HERMINIUM. 189 
viii, 335, t. 440; Krnzl Orch. Gen. and Sp. i, 930. H. wunalascheense Reichb. 
f. Ic. Fl. Germ. xiii, 107, t. 417. H. Schischmarefiana Chamiss. in Linnæa їй, 29. 
Platanthera Schischmarefiana Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. 986, Neottia macrophylla Don. ' 
Prod. 27. Spiranthes macrophylla and unalaschcensis Spreng. Syst, ii. 708. 
Tishung Pass in the Astor District of Baltistan, J. E. Winterbottom No. 749, 
Каат Valley in Kumaon between 8,000 and 9,000 feet, Duthie’s collector No. 94103. 
Flowers during July and August, It extends eastwards to Nepal and Sikkim, and is 
found also in the Aleutian Islands, 
5. Невмікісм Durar Hook. f. Ic. РІ, 2199A; Fl. Br. Ind. vi, 130. 
Whole plant 1 to 2:5 dm.  Tubers ellipsoid. Lower portion of stem bearing a single 
very loose sheath. Leaves two or three, from below the middle of the stem, 5 to 198 
ст. long, linear or oblanceolate, acuminate. Scape overtopping the leaves, rather stovt 
‘curved, naked. Spike 5 to 10 cm., sub-secund, many-flowered. Flowers deflexed, рае 
green, 4 mm. in diam.; floral bract much shorter than the curved and Weaked ovary 
Sepals obtuse, dorsal broadly oblong, the lateral pair smaller sub-faleate, Petals ovate 
to ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, fleshy. Lip as long as the sepals, triangular or 
orbicular-ovate, entire, obtuse or sub-acute, with a small globose saccate spur at the base, 
Upper surface with two small elliptic calli near the base. Anther oblong, the celis 
parallel; pollinia sub-globose, caudicles short, slender, inserted within the conical trun- 
cate horn-like glands, Staminodes large, spreading. Stigmatic processes large, clavate; 
rostellum erect, subulate. Krnzl, Orch. Gen, and Sp. i, 535. 
Western Himalaya 8,000 to 12,000 feet, T. Thomson; Laka, Edgeworth; Garhwál, 
King ; Badrinath, Herb. Saharanpur; Kuari Pass in British Garhwál 11,000 to 19,000 
feet, Duthie No. 4424; Rálam Valley in Kumaon 8,000 to 9,000 feet, Duthie No. 9413. 
Káli Valley above Budhi 10,000 to 11,000 feet, Duthie No. 6001, 24104; Gori Valley, 
Duthie’s collector No. 24105. Flowers during August and September. 
Prats 147. Herminium Duthiei Hook. f. А plant,—of natural size, Fig. 1, side view 
of flower; 2, ditto, with the sepals removed; 3, column, with lip attached; 4, flowers, 
seen from above and with the sepals removed; 5, pollinia ;—all enlarged. 
6. HrRMINIUM PUGIONIFORME Lindl. MSS, ex. Hook. f, Fl. Br. Ind, vi, 130. 
Height of whole plant 5 to 17:5 em. Tuber small, globose. Stem with one or two 
loose sheaths at the base, Leaf solitary, sub-radical, shorter than the scape, 2 to 6 ст. 
long, oblong to linear-lanceolate, rounded or sub-acute at the apex. Scape naked, firm 
and rather stout towards the base. Spike 1 to 5 em. long, laxly flowered. Flowers 
minute, few, sub-erect, green; floral ёғасі sub-orbicular, much shorter than the ovary. 
Dorsal sepal orbicular, forming with the petals a hood over the column; lateral pair very 
broad, obtuse. Petals smaller, concave, the edges crenulate. Jip as long as the lateral 
sepals, fleshy, base dilated and with two deep oval pits, anterior portion dagger-shaped. 
Anther-cells divergent towards their bases, the tubes spreading, pollinia obliquely elliptic, 
caudicles obscure, glands elliptic. Stamfnodes oblong, obtuse. Stigmas united. King & 
Pantling in Ann. R. Bot. Gard. Cale. viii, 333, t. 427; Krnzl. Orch. Gen. and 
Sp. i, 534. 
