CCELOGYNE. 133 
middle; lateral lobes large, rounded, incurved, the edges serrulate; terminal lobe 
rotund to oblong, blunt, entire or very slightly notched at the apex, the dise with two 
ridges. Column broadly winged towards the apex. Pollinia broadly oblong, compressed. 
Capsule narrowly clavate, 1:75 in. long. Lindl. Fol, Orch. 5; Bot. Mag., t. 4661; Walp. 
Ann. VI, 226; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. V, 831, 4 
Sikkim, at elevations of from 4,000 to 7,000 feet; common; in flower during May 
and June; Pantling No. 76, Westward to Kumaon and eastward to Bhutan and the 
Assam hill ranges. | ! 
The sepals and petals are pure white, the upper surface of the lip has two elongated 
blotehes of yellow margined with red on its side lobes and two united orbicular spots 
at the base of the terminal lobe, with reddish oblique lines on the outer surface of 
the side lobes; the column is white with a vertical yellowish-brown band in front. The 
flowers are fragrant, 
Рілте 182.—Cwlogyne ochracea, Lindl. Fig. 1 floral bract; of natural sise, 2 lip, 3 column with 
anther in situ, 4 empty anther, 5 pollinia; ай enlarged. 
9. CG@LOGYNE FLACCIDA, Lindl. in Wall. Cat., 1961; Gen. and Spec. Orch., 39, 
Pseudo-bulbs ovoid-cylindric, with large fibrous brown sheaths at the base, 2 to 6 
in. long and '8 to 1 in. in diam. Leaves thinly coriaceous, in pairs, narrowly oblong, 
acuminate, narrowed into а long channelled petiole, length 4 to 6 in., breadth *75 to 
1:25 in. the petiole 1:5 to 2 in. Raceme from the base of the pseudo-bulb, decurved, 
many-flowered, lax, as long as the leaves; its peduncle short and with large lax sheaths 
at the base. Flowers 1°5 in. across (vertically); bracts obovate-cymbiform, acute, "75 to 1 in. 
long, caducous. Sepals sub-equal, oblong-lanceolate, acute, spreading. Petals narrower and 
shorter than the sepals, acute. Lip oblong, 3-lobed; the side lobes long, with acute 
apices; the terminal lobe oblong, reflexed; the disc with three yellow flexuose ridges 
between the side lobes. Column long, broadly and erosely hooded at the apex. Pollinia 
oblong. Capsule ellipsoid, tapering to both ends but especially to the lower, winged, 
1:5 to 1°75 in. long. Lindl. in Bot. Reg., 1841, t. 31; Fol. Orchid. 2; Bot. Mag., 3318; 
Walp. Ann. VI, 223; Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind, V, 829. 
Sikkim, at elevations of 3,000 to 5,500 feet; common; Pantling No. 136; in 
flower from March to May. Nepal; Wallich. Khasia Hills and Burma. 
` The sepals and petals are of a pale brown colour; the lip is of a darker brown, 
the terminal lobe however being white with a yellow patch near its base; the lamellæ 
are yellow. The column is white with a broad yellow streak in front and the anther 
is buff-coloured. The flowers have a disagreeable smell. 
Рілте 188—Calogyne flaccida, Lindl. A plant; of natural size, Fig. 1 flower, 2 lip, 3 floral bract, 
4 column with anther in situ, 5 auther, 6 pollinia, ай enlarged, 7 capsule; of natural size. 
4. CELOGYNE CRISTATA, Lindl. Coll. Bot. t. 33. 
Pendulous; pseudo-bulbs rising from a long stout rhizome, rather distant, ovoid- 
cylindrie, polished, sheathed at the base, 2 to 3 in. long and about :85 in. in diam. 
Leaves in pairs, linear-oblong, acute, narrowed to the sessile base, 6 to 10 in. long and 
about "8 in. broad. Racemes from the base of the pseudo-bulbs, pendulous, about as long 
