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Plants of the Punjab, 



Herbs, Unbranched, with Alternate Exstipulate Simple Leaves, 



Petals united. 

 Stamens none. 



Microstyiis Walichii, 



Orchidacb^. 



¥. B. I. V. 686. 



Himalaya, 



fast of the Sutlej, 



4-7,000 ft. 



tiimla, in woods 



(Collett), 



Anther one. 



small, root perennial, annual flowering stalk swollen 

 at the base, 6-10 in., ribbed, stem 2-3 in., leaves 2-4, usually 

 3, 4 by 2 in., ovate-lanceolate, short-pointed, sheathing 

 at the base ; flowers ^ in. long, yellow-green, more or less 

 tinged with purple, in terminal racemes, bracts lanceolate, 

 shorter than the capsule, sepals oblong, 2 lateral rather 

 shorter than the dorsal, petals linear, longer than the 

 sepals, margins recurved, lips shield-like, broadly ovate, 

 tip notched, basal lobes straight, short-pointed, sometimes 

 shghtly overlapping, spur none, column very short, anther 

 sessile, stigma concave with short arms, just below the 

 anther ; capsule ovoid, ribbed, seeds very many, minute. 



Microstyiis 

 muscifera, 



see Herbs, Unbranched, Opposite, Exstipulate, Simple, 



Microstyiis 

 cylindrostachya, 



ORCHIDACEiE. 



E. B. I. V. 689. 

 Himalaya, 

 east of the Sutlej, 

 7-8,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 



Liparis rostrata, 



Liparis paradoxa, 



Orichidace^. 



E. B. I. V. 694. 



Himalaya, 



( ast of the Sutlej, 



6-8,000 ft. . 



Mahasu (Collett). 



like the last species, but leaf only one, oblong or ovate, 

 flowers ^ in., crowded, sepals broadly lanceolate, petals 

 shorter than the sepals, lip ovate, abruptly pointed, mar- 

 gin thickened, column without arms. 



see Herbs, Unbranched, Opposite, Exstipulate, 

 Simple. 



smooth to medium size, perennial, roots hbrous, stem 

 swollen at the base : leaves 3-5, broadly lanceolate. 5 by 

 2|- in., sessile, sheathing, long-pointed ; flowers | m. across, 

 yellow-green, striped with purple, in a terminal raceme 

 on a stout angular naked main flowering stalk, 4-10 in. 

 long, bracts h in. below to ^ in. above, triangular, sepals 

 linear, yellow-green, margins reflexed, tip thin, short- 

 pointed, petals oblong, striped yellow and purple, shorter 

 than the sepals, tip inrolled, lip dull purple, 2 small conical 

 glands at its base, flat, broad reflexed, notched, column 

 long, curved, upper half winged, spur none •. capsule club- 

 shaped. 



