ORCHIDACEiE 



if at all undulated. Labellum three-lobed, suggesting in its form 

 the labellum of C. punctatum; lateral lobes ±6 mm. long, about 

 3 mm. wide, erect, parallel with the column, rounded at the tip, 

 conspicuously nerved ; middle lobe about 5 mm. long, 5 mm. wide 

 at the base, below the middle subquadrate, above the middle di- 

 lated, rounded on the distal margin, emarginate, conspicuously 

 nerved; claw about 3.5 mm. long, nearly 2 mm. wide, oblong- 

 cuneate, somewhat canaliculate and traversed longitudinally by 

 raised nerves that terminate in the large lobed crest that is situ- 

 ated on the disc between the lateral lobes. Crest four-lobed. Col- 

 umn 7 mm. long,clavate,exalate, produced into a submembrana- 

 ceous, mobile, oblong foot which is joined to the claw of the lip. 

 Anther operculate, incumbent. Pollinia four, cohering in pairs. 

 In the structure of the flower this species shows close affinity 

 with Cyrtopodium punctatum Lindl., but is clearly set apart by 

 the smaller proportions of the perianth organs, more slender habit 

 and by the simple, rarely branched, inflorescence. The lateral 

 lobes of the labellum, as far as dried material allows one to judge, 

 assume a different attitude from those of C. cristatum, and are 

 not so nearly orbicular. Furthermore the crest is a differentiating 

 character as a glance at the accompanying plate clearly shows. 

 The flowers in dried specimens still retain indications of the red- 

 dish-brown maculations and yellow bars and blotches that char- 

 acterize the species when the flowers are fresh. Unfortunately 

 Lindley did not make any reference to the color of the flowers 

 of C. cristatum, and from the specimens I have examined it is not 

 possible to detect any traces of the color that might have pre- 

 vailed in living material. In the preparation of the plate that il- 

 lustrates C. Broadwayi an attempt has been made to restore the 

 color areas, but due allowance should be made not only for nor- 

 mal variations but for those crudities in restoration that must 



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