Fi- 19. 



Malaxis paludosa. 

 (Partly copied from Bauer, but modified from living sjiecimens.) 



a. anther. 

 p. pollen. 

 cl. clinandrum 



r. spiral vessels, 

 r. rostellum. 

 s. stigma, 

 abellum. 



M. the sepal which in most orchids 

 stands on the upper side of the 

 flower. 



A. Perfect (lower viewed laterally, 



with the labellum iu its natu- 

 ral position, u]nvards. 



B. Column viewed in front, showing 



the rostellum, the pocket-like 

 stigma, and the anterior late- 

 ral portions of the clinandrum. 



C. Back view of the column in a 

 tiower-bud, showing the anther 

 with the included i)ear-shai)eii 

 pollinia dimly seen, and the 

 posterior edges of the clinan- 

 drum. 



P. Back view of an expanded flower, 

 with the anther now contracted 

 and shrivelled, exposing the 

 pollinia. 



E. The two jtollinia attached to a 

 little transverse mass of viscid 

 matter, hardened by spirits of 

 ■^ine. 



