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NEOTTE.i:. 



CiiAr. IV. 



Ficr. 1.-) 



Kl-II'ACTIS I'ALUSTRIS. 



anthor, with the two o)i('ii colls 



seen in the t'ront view I), 

 rudimeutary anther, or auricle, 



referred to in a future chapter, 

 rostolluni. 

 stigma, 

 labellum. 

 Side view of flower, with the 



lower sejials removed, in its 



natural position. 

 Side view of flower, with the 



distal portion of the labellum 



di'pressed, as if by the weight 



of an insect. 

 C. Side view of flower, somewhat 



B 



enlarged, witli all the sepal.s 

 and ])etals removed. e.\cepting 

 the labellum, of wliich the 

 near side has been cut away ; 

 the ma.ssive anther is seen to 

 be of large size, 

 f). Front view of column, somewhat 

 enlarged, with all the sepals 

 and jietals removed: the ros- 

 tellum has sunk down a little 

 in the specimen figured, and 

 ought to have stood higher, 

 so as to hide more of the 

 anther-cells. 



