336 CXX, ORCHIDEÆ. [ Prasophyllum. 
Lateral sepals free or very shortly connate at the bas 
Labellum obtuse at the base or slightly sumteabted but 
not gibbous. rene s eies, 
Labellum with the recu end ovate or oblong, un- 
dulate, much. broader ded the Wicked d inner plate 6. P. patens. 
Labellum with the recurved end line rah not 
much broader than the guide inner pla 7. P. fuscum. 
Labellum with a gibbous base protruding been ‘the 
late als. Western ptt . 8. P. eyphochilum. 
Flowers under 3 lines long. aei narrow-oblong, Slender 
Western species with numerous eei 
rly Ww un d TA ovale. 
Lateral sepals subulate, twice as fud s as i petals . « s 10. P, macrostachyum. 
Sect. 2. Podochilus.— Labellum obtuse at the ni on a short distinct horizontal 
claw, but continuous with it and the base of the colum: 
Lateral sepals not saccate at the base, usually conna 
inner, pate. of the labellum deep and copiously fringed on 
all Western s . P. Fimbria. 
fmi oie: of the labellum iad l “Small Eastern species . 12. P. striatum. 
Late saccate at the base. Western 
Lateral sepals adnate at the base to eve Sebel anton of 
the column, otherwise free 13. P. parvifolium. 
Lateral sepals connate, the sa ceate base enclosing the basal 
projection of ag column but free from 
Flowers under 24 lines. he pose and peii of "y uni- 
orm colour and m most] » 14. P. pliierisn 
Flowers 3 lines dd Den. sepals broad and white, 
contrasting Sih the T acute is SM 
nd p 15. P. cucullatum. 
Secr. 3. iiis sium. —Labellum obtuse or contracted es a claw at the base, 
articulate on a horizontal claw-like basal projection of the column, and usually move- 
able. Stem slender, the leaf almost or quite reduced to a rer fe bract. ers 
very sm 
Labellum neither Pingo nor ciliate 
Lateral se very gibbous at the base. cte 
ce Tang as long as the anther . 16. P. nigricans. 
Lateral sepals narrow, i gibbous. Loin narrow. 
anther. Rostellum very short. 
Flower dark coloured, about 1 line long 17. P. rufum. 
Poo epe long as or longer than ‘the anthers. Rostel- 
lum 
ers. 
Lateral seht of the column 2-fid or 2-dentate. 
Flowers pale, nearly 2 lines long . 18. P. brachystachyum. 
Lateral appendages of the column entire and i long. 
Flowers dark- eerie 14 lines long . . 19. P. despectans. 
fri 
Labellum ciliate « or fringe 
La E es ong. peret - the upper haif with long hairs. 
epe 2 bo gib at the rg sea 
lait bre to 24 Moos. Labellum equal or dilated 
towa 
. 20. P. fimbriatum. 
amor sepals psi 3 lines. Labellum tapering towards 
« 0 21. P. Archers, 
an ‘broadly ovate, fringed - or ciliate with long hairs. 
Lateral sepals not gibbous at the base . . 92. P. intricatum. 
PURA UR ovate- iun bordered pt very "short cilia. Ve 
teral sepals scarcely gibbous at the base 23. P. Woollsii. 
