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so competent an artist as Mr. H. Hormusji Deboo, whose work is 

 indeed excellent, and one is glad to see his name commemorated 

 in Eulophia Hormusjii, Duthie. A similar compliment is paid to 

 lnayat Khan, an enthusiastic and very successful native collector, 

 m Listera Inayati, Duthie. 



Incidentally it may be mentioned that the orchid flora of 

 India, Northern India more especially, has now been almost 

 fully illustrated in the Annals. Part i. of vol. v. contained "A 

 Century of Indian Orchids," by Sir Joseph Hooker, and vol. viii. 

 is wholly devoted to "the Orchids of the Sikkim Himalaya," 

 with 448 plates, by Sir George King and Mr. R. Pantling. 



The following particulars of the North- Western Orchids are 

 mostly taken from the author's "Introduction." Up to the 

 present time 173 species of orchids have been collected within tho 

 limits described above. Of these, 114 are terrestrial and 59 are 

 epiphytal, and 24 are peculiar to the region, or at least, they have 

 not hitherto been found outside of its limits. Several of the last 

 category are described for the first time. One collector of 

 specimens, Mr. Philip Mackinnon, F.L.S., contributed no fewer 

 than nine previously und escribed species, discovered by him and 

 his native collectors in the neighbourhood of Mussoorie. There 

 are 58 plates, representing as many species, and only such species 

 as are not figured in the volume on the Sikkim orchids. No 

 fewer than 105 of the western species extend to Sikkim, and 35 to 

 China. A noteworthy fact in this connection is the wider distri- 

 bution of species of orchids than was formerly supposed, as shown 

 by recent investigations. Twelve of the species are found in 

 Ceylon. Pholidota imbricata and Spiranthes australis extend to 

 Australia, and Epipactis gigantea and Goody era repens re-appear 

 in North America, Avhilst 10 British species also occur in North- 

 West India, namely, Listera ovata, Corallorhiza innata, Good- 

 yera rejtens, Spiranthes autvmnalis, Epipogum aphyllum, 

 Epipactis latifolia, Cepiialanthera ensifolia, Orchis latifolia, 

 Berminiuitt Monorchis, and Habenaria viridis. Forty-five 

 genera are represented ; none of these are endemic. The most 

 numerously represented are : — Habenaria, 31 species; Dend- 

 robium, 15 ; Liparis and Euhphia, 9 ; Cymbidhim and Her- 

 minium, 7 ; and Coelogyne and Goodyera, 6 species. On the 

 other hand, 18 of the genera are represented by one species each. 



The genus Cymbidium divides naturally into leafy and leafless 

 species, which are, however, very uniform in floral structure. 

 C macrorhizcm, LindL, is a remarkable representative of the 

 latter group. It was originally described from Kashmir specimen**, 

 but it is now known to inhabit the mountains eastward to Assam, 

 Khasia, and Naga. The flowers are not easily distinguished from 

 those of the leafy C. land folium, Hook. It has been described as 

 a root-parasite, but there is no evidence of this in the specimens 

 at Kew. Indeed, the fleshy, branched, hairy rhizomes suggest 

 that it is of saprophytic nature. 



Cymbidium .Uackixnoni flowers in mid-winter near Mussoorie 

 at an elevation of 5,000 feet, within the region of heavy snowfall. 

 An allied species, C. cyperi folium, is found in similar situations, 

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