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in form, and hence the name of pseudobulbs applied to these organs, 
which bear leaves at the apex; others have leafy stems, either erect 
or long and creeping. The leaves are fleshy, and these or the 
pseudobulbs, or both, serve as storage organs for the plants during 
periods of dryness. 
GEORGE V. NAsH. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE. Fig. 1—Plant. Fig. 2—Flower, X 2. Fig. 3.— 
Dorsal sepal, X 2. Fig. ee sepal, X 2. Fig. 5.—Petal, X 2. Fig. 6. 
—lLip, X 3. Fig. 7.—Column, 
