BLETIA. 327 
Perianth. ringens explanatum album, rosaceo-striatum 
punctatumque, 5-venium, venis 4-lateralibus, apice evanidis ? 
exterioribus minus conspicuis. Sepala equalia discreta lineari- 
woblonga acuta. Pet. lineari-spathulata apice triangularia 
sepalis 3-ties angustiora. 
Labellum cum basi columnz continuum vix articulat. sub 
mobile! subcucullatam 3-lobum, lobis lateralibus subovatis 
acutis, terminale subcordato paullulum reflexo, discus carno- 
sus latiuscule spathulatus, e cristis 5 valde carnosis transverse 
lobulatis, viridibus, centrale paullo longiore colore albus pur- 
pureo-tinctus vel maculatus, discus viridus. Labelli basis ex- 
tus pubescens. 
Columna semiteres lineam longa dorso pubescens, superne 
dilatata, et quasi 3-loba, lobo postico anthera, affigente; late- 
ralis stigmatibus binis occupata excavata stigmataque ideo 
cucullata sunt. 
Anthera terminalis rugosula atro-brunnea maculis 2 brun- 
neis antica sitis notata, mobilis, decidua, bilocularis, loculis 
dimidio 4-locellatis. 
Pollinia 8 accumbentia cerea obovato-pyriformia, faciebus 
contiguis complanata, ope materize flave, flexuosz, cohzren- 
tia. 
Glandula nulla. Caudicula una pulverea cuique pollinio 
quarum hz infima affigentia longiora sunt. Ovarium pubes- 
cens, oblongo-ovatum. 
l. Flower enlarged about 3 times. 
2. One of the sepals. 
Column in front. 
Ditto behind. 
Anther back view. 
Do. incumbent face. Pollinia in situ. 
Do. do. pollinia removed. 
10. Pollen masses viewed laterally. 
11. Do. do, the pairs separated. 
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