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CllAl'. V 



and are thus desi^'natod, for they serve as tlie means 

 for the removal of the lar<>jer waxy masses from the 

 anther-cells. The tips of the caudieles are f^enerally 

 reiiexed, and in tlie mature flower protrude a little 



Fiff. •_'■_'. 



Cattleya. 



u. anther. 



b. .-spring at the top of the column. 

 p. jiolk'n-inasses. 

 ;•. rostfUuin. 

 .s. stigma. 

 col. column. 

 /. labi'llum. 

 n. n(!('tary. 

 </. ovai-iiim, or germen. 

 A. Front view of cohinin, with all 

 the .sepals and j)etals removed. 



B. Section and lateral view of tho 



tlower, with all the sepals and 

 petals removeil, e.vcept the bi- 

 sected labellum shown only in 

 mitline. 



C. Anther viewed on the under side, 



showing the fmir caudieles with 

 the four pollen-masses beneath. 



D. A single pollinium, viewed later- 



ally, showing the pollen-mass 

 and caudicle. 



way out of the anther-case (see fi^. A) lying on the 

 base of the upper membranous li]) of the rostcllum. 

 Tlie labellum enfolds the column, making the tlower 



