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A. In what are called female flowers. 



1. With 6 stamens, very frequent, the additional 6th stamen 

 standing before the so-called labellum. 



2. With 8 stamens, standing in one circle, the rest of the flower 

 normal. 



3. With 6 stamens, one, two or three of which, standing before 

 the outer organs of the perigone, had assumed the form of the 

 labellum. 



4. With 3 labella, 8 perigonial leaves confluent, one more 

 outside, standing behind the middle labellum, 11 stamens, 6 

 carpellary chambers (frucht-f acker), all these placed in circles 

 around a simple pistil. 



5. The labellum confluent with the rest of the perigonial organs, 

 a free filiform body standing behind it. 6 stamens. 



6. With 6 stamens, that standing behind the labellum bearing 

 an anther. 



7- With 4 perigonial leaves, all blended together, 4 stamens, 2 

 carpels, one of the 4 petals opposite the bract, as also one of 

 the carpels. 



B. In the male flowers. 



1. With 6 stamens, all of normal form. 



2. With 6 stamens, the 6th blended with the labellum below. 



3. With 6 stamens, two of which, standing in front of the lateral, 

 outer petals, had expanded into the form of labella. 



4. With 6 stamens and 3 labella. The two additional labella 

 standing, with a stamen, each in front of one of the outer 

 perigonial organs. 



5. The two lateral outer perigonial organs free, the lateral inner 

 blended with the intermediate outer one. The rest of the 

 flower normal. 



6. Tetramerous flower. With 2 labella in front, then 2 free 

 perigonial leaves right and left, and 4 others, blended together, 

 behind. 8 stamens, one of these adherent to the pistil be- 

 low, and one more added in the form of the labellum, stand- 

 ing in front of one of the lateral outer petals, 1 pistil and 4 

 carpels. 



7- Twin flowers, very common, the perigone 3-parted, 2 seg- 

 ments in front simple, one behind 7-lobed, 5 labella, 12 sta- 



