328 ORCHIDE. 
12. Column viewed in front, anther removed. 
13. Labellum front view. 
Has. Assam. Assam Herb: 415 March 7th, 1836. 
Oss. Basis columne antica quasi geniculata, e pubescens@ 
cum basa labelli saccum brevem efformans. Anthera fere im- 
mersa, clinandrio profundo. Rostellum nullum, vel potius 
brevissimum rotundatum certe Bletiæ species. 
B. bracteosa, foliis lineari-ensiformibus longissimis scroti- 
nis, scapis bracteis scariosis acuminatis vestitis, floribus race- 
mosis, cristis labelli carnosis lobatis, fere confluentibus, co- 
lumna dorso pubescente. 
2. Bletia densiflorus Gr. Pl. CCCXIIL. Fig. II. 
Terrestris rhizomata repente, fol. bifariis imbricatis, sub- 
secundis, vaginis latis laxiusculis, late ensiformibus, vel an- 
gusti-lanceolatis, acuminatis bipedalisve, venosis plicatisque 
a mediis nutantibus. 
Scapus pseudo-radicalis, vero axillaris hinc per basin vaginze 
erumpens, subpedalis,hinc illinc vaginis albis inflatis, lanceo- 
lato-ovatis acuminatis vestitus. 
Racemus densiflorus, bracteis caducis primo conniventibus 
in cornuum obtusum lineari-lanceolatis, albis acuminatissi- 
mis, flores multoties superantibus apice vestitus. 
Pedicelli breves ovariaque glabra, flores parviusculi expansi 
penduli nutantisve lutei, calcare multo magis pallido, alabastra 
bracteis tecta ascendentia. 
Perianth. posticum connivento-ringens. Sepala oblonga 
breviter acuminata lateralia basi paullo obliqua. 
Petala obovata pallidiora brevioriter acuminata. 
bellum calcaratum, calcare ovario dimidio fere breviore 
clavato recurvato, lamina biloba, basi utrinque auriculata, 
medio bicristata, aurea, lobis albidis, parte media unguem 
laminz quasi referente columnae omnino adnata. 
Columna lineam longa semiteres, faciei antic marginibus 
cum labello adnatis supra dorso 3-dentata, dentibus rotunda- 
tis, stigma transversa, apicem columnze occupans. 
