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Plants of the Punjab. 
a 
Herss, UNBRANCHED, WITH ALTERNATE EXSTIPULATE SIMPLE LEAVES, 
Microstyiis Walichii, 
ORCHIDACER. 
F. B. I. v. 686. 
Himalaya, 
east of the Sutlej, 
4-7,000 ft. 
Simla, in woods 
(Collett). 
Microstylis 
muscifera, 
Microstylis 
cylindrostachya, 
ORCHIDACEA. 
Ff. B. i. v. 689, 
Himalaya, 
east of the Sutlej, 
7-8,000 ft. 
Simla (Collett). 
Liparis rostrata, 
Liparis paradoxa, 
ORICHIDACEA. 
F.'B. 1. v. 694. 
Himalaya, 
cast of the Sutlej, 
6-8,000 ft. 
Mahasu (Collett). 
PETALS UNITED. 
STAMENS NONE. 
ANTHER ONE. 
small, root perennial, annual flowering stalk swollen 
at the base, 6-10 in., ribbed, stem 2-3 in., leaves 2-4, usually 
3, 4 by 2 in., ovate-lanceolate, short-pointed, sheathing 
‘at the base ; flowers } in. long, yellow-green, more or less 
tinged with purple, in terminal racemes, bracts lanceolate, 
shorter than the capsule, sepals oblong, 2 lateral rather 
shorter than the dorsal, petals linear, longer than the 
Sepals, margins recurved, lips shield-like, broadly ovate, 
tip notched, basal lobes straight, short-pointed, sometimes 
sightly overlapping, spur none, column very short, anther 
sessile, stigma concave with short arms, just below the 
anther ; capsule ovoid, ribbed, seeds very many, minute. 
see Herbs, Unbranched, Opposite, Exstipulate, Simple. 
like the last species, but leaf only one, oblong or ovate, 
flowers 4 in., crowded, sepals broadly lanceolate, petals 
shorter than the sepals, lip ovate, abruptly pointed, mar- 
gin thickened, column without arms, 
see Herbs, Exstipulate, 
dimple. 
Unbranched, Opposite, 
smooth to medium size, perennial, roots fibrous, stem 
swollen at the base; leaves 3-5, broadly lanceolate, 5 by 
2) In., sessile, sheathing, long-pointed ; flowers 4 in. across, 
yellow-green, striped with purple, in a terminal raceme 
on a stout angular naked main flowering stalk, 4-10 in, 
long, bracts 4 in. below to 4 in. above, triangular, sepals 
linear, yellow-green, margins reflexed, tip thin, short- 
pointed, petals oblong, striped yellow and purple, shorter 
than the sepals, tip inrolled, lip dull purple, 2 small conical] 
glands at its base, flat, broad reflexed, notched, column 
long, curved, upper half winged, spur none : capsule clup. 
Shaped, 
