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MUSACEAE. 
Musa spec. 
Legit Dr. [. Ganon in suo horto Batang Taroe (Sumatra) 
November 1914. 
In 1909') we had an opportunity of descr an abnormal 
inflorescence of Musa Sapientium I. and 1914°) a long stalked 
and a ramifying inflorescence of the same species. 3 
The deviation now to be mentioned refers to a young sprout 
from a rhizome producing instead of ordinary leaves only a num- 
ber of sheaths (Fig 4). Now the remarkable fact is that this sprout, 
ends into an inflorescence feeble it is true which itself produces 
two branches. This inflorescence bears a number of flowers, of 
which I examined some. The outcome of this examination was: 
three flowers show three coalesced sepals, one petal (anterior) 
and 8 fertile stamens, 
two flowers with three sepals as before, two small (posterior) 
petals between the calyx-teeth, one anterior petal, five fertile 
stamens, one sterile one, 
one. flower with 3 sepals grown together, | (anterior) petal, 
4 fertile stamens and one sterile one. 
Which of these cases comes nearest the normal structure or 
agrees with the same cannot be decided so long as the species 
has not been identified. ° 
The stamens mentioned sub 1 have a turn for petalody. 
Of pistils no trace. 
ORCHIDACEAE. 
Aérides odoratum Lour., var. odoratissimum. 
Legit J. J. Smirn in suo horto, January 1918. 
Habitat Pontianak. 
This very variable species has Pcs given rise to a com- 
munication about spurred petals, broadening and division of the 
Shinai and the appearance of two additional rostella *). By this 
1) 2e Série, Vol. VIII, p. 41. 
2) 2e Série, Vol. XII, p. 126. 
3) 2e Série, Vol. XIV, p. 89, Vide also p. 129. 
