Chap. VII. 



CATASETUM TEIDENTATUM. 



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especially on the sides, and its edge is crenated. The 

 other petals and sepals are all reflexed, and are not so 

 much spotted as in the Catasetum. The bract at the 

 base of the ovarium is much larger. The whole column, 



Fig. 81. 



B. Myanthus barbatus. 



a. anther. 



an. antennae. 



I. labellum. 



p. pollen-mass, rudimentary. 



s. stigmatic cleft. 



sep. two lower sepals. 



A. MONACIIANTIIUS VIRIDIS. 



A. Side view of Monachimthus viri- 



dis in its natural po.sition. (The 

 shading in both drawings has 

 been added from Mr. Reiss' 

 drawing in the ' Linnean Trans- 

 actions.') 



B. Side view of Myanthus harhatui 



in its natural position. 



especially the filament and the spike-like anther, are 

 much shorter ; and the rostellum is much less protu- 

 berant. The antennae are entirely absent, and the 

 pollen-masses are rudimentary. These are interesting 



