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ORCHIDS OF THE SIKKIM-HIMALAYA. 
Prate 51.—Liparis Mannii, Reichb. fil. А plant, of natural size. Fig. 1 profile view of в 
flower with its bract, 2 the lip showing the two erect side lobes and the depressed apical lobe, 
З apex of ovary, column and anther {з situ, 4 empty anther, 5 pollinia; all enlarged. 
14, Liparis PUsSILLA, Ridley in Journ. Linn. бос. XXII, 294. 
Epiphytal. Psewdo-bulbs tufted, ellipsoid; about "5 in. long. Leaf solitary, linear- 
lanceolate or linear-oblanceolate, acute, tapering to the base but not petiolate, 2 to 4 or 
even 6 or 7 in. long, and from "25 to “5 in. broad. Inflorescence slightly longer than 
the leaf; the peduncle usually longer than the raceme, slightly winged, ebracteate; 
raceme rather densely-flowered. Floral brací lanceolate, equal to the slender pedicelled 
ovary. Flowers 719 in. long, pale-green. Sepals oblong-elliptic, slightly oblique, obtuse, 
flat, reflexed. Petals linear, blunt, shorter than the sepals, reflexed. Zip broadly oblong, 
deeply grooved from base to apex, much decurved from the middle, the base without 
calli or auricles, the sides entire; the apex broad, emarginate and entire, or slightly 
erose, Column not curved, sub-cylindric, not winged at the apex, anl only slightly 
thickened at the base. Hook. fil. Ic. Plantar., 1856A.; Fl. Br. Ind. V., 701. 2. auricu- 
lata, Reichb, fil. in Flora for 1872, p. 277 (not of Miquel). 
Sikkim-Himalaya at 4,000 to 7,000 feet. Clarke, Pantling No. 85. Khasia Hills, 
4,000 to 6,000 feet, common. Distrib. Java, Sumatra. Flowering in Sikkim from August 
to October. ' 
Prarie, 4l.—Liparis pusilla, Ridley. A plant, of natural sise. Figs. 1 and 2 front and profile 
views cf a flower, З lip, 4 column, 5 anther, 6 pollinia ; all enlarged. 
15. Liparis Duruter, Hook. fil Іс, Plantar., 1857B. 
Epiphytal Pseud»-bulbs tufted, ovoid, from :35 to *5 in. long. Leaf linear- 
oblanceolate, tapering to the base, petioled or sessile, 1 to 3 in. long and ’2 to °3 in. 
broad. Inflorescence as long as the leaf; the peduncle winged, slightly longer than the 
raceme, ebracteate, Ёасете rather laxly-flowered; floral brast linear-lanceolate, equal 
to or exceeding the stilked ovary. Flowers minute (only *i2 in. long), pale green. 
Sepals elliptic-oblong, blunt, retlexed. Petals linear, recurved, longer than the sepals. 
Lip quadrate, slightly narrowed to the base, decurved about the middle, the edges near 
the base with two thickened processes, true calli none; the sides of the lip entire; 
its apex ‘broad, sub-truncate, slightly emarginate, minutely  erose. Column slightly 
curved, rather long, obscurely winged, not thickened at the base. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. 
M, 701. 
Sikkim-Himalaya, in the valley of the Teesta; elevation 1,000 feet; Pantling No. 
179. Kamaon in the Gori valley; alt. 2,000 to 3,000 feet; Duthie. 
This species was founded on specimens collected by Mr. J. F. Duthie, Director 
of the Botanical Survey of Northern India, at an elevation of from 2,000 to 3,000 feet 
in the Gouri Valley in the Kamaon Himalaya. In Sikkim it has been found only in 
the valley of the Teesta at elevations of about 1,000 feet. It closely resembles 
L, pusiiia, Ridley, but is a smaller plant with a less decurved lip which has slight 
thickened auricular processes at the base. This has also a longer column than Г. pusiila. 
In Sikkim 1. pusilla grows at elevations of from 5,000 to 7,000 feet. | 
Prate 42.— Liparis Рие, Hook. fil. A plant, of natural size. Figs. 1 and 2 front and profile 
views of a flower, 8 lip, 4 column, 5 anther, 6 polinia; ай enlarged. - 
