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which, at all events, is very anomalous.’ The next year he sent 
to the editor of Verh.’d. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft the 
following letter: 
““S, JUAN IN THE PROVINCE OF VALDIVIA, 
‘‘Rebruary 5th, 1865. 
** Dear Sir: 
“About a year ago I received from Professor von Schlechtendal a report on a 
remarkable orchid (?) which my eldest son had discovered here in several places on 
the same unlucky day in which the whole of my possessions were burned. I calle 
this plant Arachnites uniflora. I had not been able to recognize with certainty the 
pistil and stamens in the small, dried eae which I possessed. However, there 
rata ed to me to be present six stamens of the usual form. In the latter part of 
November, my son, in spite of the great amount of labor that the management and 
rebuilding of the estate involved, again found this plant and studied and portrayed it. 
herewith share with you his drawings and descriptions so that you may convince 
pein that this plant must unquestionably found a distinct family 
rachnites occurs not infrequently in the neighborhood of my i beter. always 
in the shade of Aristotelia Macqui and other trees, which usually will not suffer other 
vegetation beneath them. It appears to be a wound (?) parasite. In height it 
varies from between a foot and a foot and a half. All specimens, without exception 
are one-flowered.”’ 
It has been found in several places along the Andes south 
from Valdivia to somewhat south of Lake Argentine. It grows 
in peaty humus in the shade of various trees. 
ORCHIDACEAE 
35. CHLORAEA Kinoi (Hook. f.) Wildeman, Rés. Voy. Belgica, 
Bot. Phan. 72. 1905. 
Asarca Kingit Hook. f. Fl. Ant. 2: 351. 1847. 
36. C. PLEISTODACTYLA Kraenzl. & Speg. Anal. Mus. Nac. 
Buenos Aires 7: 167. 1902. 
This species is closely related to, if not identical with, 
Asarca arauacana Phil. Linnaea 29: 56. 1857-1858. 
37- C. MAGELLANICA Hook. f. Fl. Ant. 2: 350. 1847. 
A beautiful and striking plant on account of dark veins of 
the bracts and the perianth. 
38. Coponorcuis Lrssonu (D’Urv.) Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orch- 
4II. 1830-1840. 
Pogonia tetraphylla Poepp. & Endl. Nov. Gen. & Sp. Pl. 2+ 
16. pl. 122. 1838. 
