ORCHIDACE^ 



Plate 108 : Cleistes divaricata 

 1, 2 and 3, plant natural size, drawn from spe- 

 cimens collected by Mrs. Augustus P. Taylor, 

 near Thomasville, Georgia. 4, petal, natural 

 size. 5, lip spread out, di'awn natural size. (In 

 a series of specimens the margin of the trian- 

 gular apical part of the lip, and the terminal 

 part of the crest exhibit a wide range of varia- 

 tion.) 7, rhizome and roots, drawn natural size. 



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