83 in tv70 yeers, however, it altered comrletely, snd is nov; quite 

 indistinguishable from C. odoretum. ^he more crowded petals 

 overl3'"inp; each other at once distinguishes this from G. altile and 

 !^. pallidum. 



48. 0, pallidum, I^T. S. 3r. .Growths 8-15 lines longs, 6-11 

 lines broad and 4^-10 lines thick, with a faint or distinct ridge 

 on the face of the notch (t^'^e f), psle chalky-green, merked on 

 the tor with some indistinct scattered dots of a darker green, and 

 a line o^ confluent dark green or T>urple dots crossing the top 

 consversely to the orifice, with or occasionally v-ithout an ellip- 

 rin.o- of confluent dots enclosing the notch end passing over the 

 lohe on each side midway between the orifice and margin. Calyx 

 3-5-lobed; tube included or partly exserted. Corolla 12-15 lines 

 in diameter; tube usually not longer then the calyx; petals 45-55, 

 lax, usually divided into tv/o groups spreading right and left, 

 rink at the u^per two-thirds, white at the basal third. Style 

 about ]. line lonrr; stiraias 4, rather longer than the style, plu- 

 mose-f ili"^orra, pale greenish. — 1^.. pallidum. N. S, Br..in Journ. 

 linn.^Soc. '^ot.. Vol. 45, p. 96. 



"Worcester "^iv. On a mountain near ''orcester, Cooper. 



The pale chalky-green colour of this species readily distin- 

 miishes it from its allies. In the laxit;?- of its petals it is 

 similar to C. altile, but they are paler in colour and v;hite for 

 a greater length at the base. 



49. C. placitiHii, ^'. E, tSp. Growths at newly-imported 

 plants 4-8 lines long, 3§-6-| lines broad, and 2|--4-^- lines thick, 

 becoming m.uch larc-er under cultivation, v»dth the faces of the 

 notch keeled (type Q,) , some plants entirely green, others more 

 or less tinted xvith or entirely purple, v/ith a line of confluent 

 d^rk o'reen or dark purple dots on the keel of the notch v;ith its 

 outer end forking- into arched lines enclosing its notch, outside 

 o-f* this enclosing- lines ere one or two short lines and some sca- 

 ttered dots. Calyx 4-lobed, usually considerably exserted. 

 Corolla 7^-10 lines in diameter; tube fint-lly exceeding the 

 caljrx, white; petals 40-60 in 2-3 series, regularly spreading, 

 not arranged in tvro groups, and not so crowded as in C. odoratum, 

 en+"irely vhite or pale-lemon yello^/r, with the tips on the back 



or on both sides tinted with pink, or entirely ■very pale pink, 

 v-ryinp on different plants; stamens about 15-16, in 3 series, 

 ^t-'-le less than 1 line long; stigmas 4, about 1 line long, pale 

 ye'' lo'rish -white. — I', placitum, ^^. S. Bp. in ^ourn. Linn. Sqc. 

 ■^ot., Vol., 45, p. 99. 



Robertson Div., near Robertson, '''^rloth, 7985. 



II 



'^'rowths two-lobed at the top (ver^^' shallowly in C. qusesi- 

 tum) , end the lobes or top of the growth compressed and keeled 

 somewhat as if pinched betv/een the finger and thumb, v/ith flat 

 sides to the notch separating- the lobes, except in 57, C, turri- 

 ^^erumV vrhich has cvlindric lobes convex or subtruncate at the top. 

 '"vrps R-T. (Species 50-57). 



^urff^ce feeling slightly and harshly puberulous to the touch. 



