362 ORCHIDE. 
The appendage is remarkably attached to the labellum in- 
side about the middle, the parting back forming 4 a saucer. 
1. Flower laterally. 
2. Do. one lateral sepal removed, I think it is not adherent 
to the labellum. 
3. Petals and sepals removed. 
4. Column and labellum in front, the labellum deflexed. 
5. Long section of labellum. 
6. Upper end of column lateral. 
7. Same dorsal, 
8. Dorsal of an anther, just like an insects head. 
9. Under do. 
10. Pollinia laterally. 
11. Column, lateral, anther removed, 
12. Ditto dorsal. 
13. Do. ventrical shewing loose cells in gorge, 
14. Loose conducting cells, and raphides, 
The flowers seen were imperfect, though expanded, the pol- 
linia had not become united to the gland, 
SARCANTHUS. 
1. Sarcanthus secundus Gr. PI. CCCXXXVI. 
Epiphyta in arboribus; caulis compressiusculis, vaginis, 
quorum infimz albido-brunne:e Striatze, omnino obtectis, pe- 
dalis vel sesquipedalis, inferne radicans, 
Folia secunda, linearia, carnoso-coriacea, integerrima, utrin- 
que sed przesertim apice attenuata, apice basi constrictiusculo 
ambitu dente 3-gono, apice basin subzquante tereto subulato, 
"longitudine spithamza, latitudine sub 4-linealia. 
Spice directione fere foliorum, his breviora, oppositifolia, 
vere axillaria, sursum paullo incrassata, basi fuscescentes, 
squamis vaginantibus paucis tecte, cieterum albida angulata, 
aspectu pruinoso. 
