Orchidee.) FLORA OF TASMANIA. 19 
Haz. Common in shaded places, in a poor soil.—(Fl. Sept.-Nov.) (v. v.) 
Disrris. New South Wales. 
Similar in general characters to P. curta, but readily distinguished by the horizontal or nodding flowers, by 
the lips of the perianth being egual in length, and by the apex of the galea being suddenly turned downwards. 
— Wings of column produced upwards into slender, filiform appendages, broadly auricled below, and dilated. 
9. Pterostylis pedunculata (Br. Prodr. 327); foliis radicalibus substellatis ovato-oblongis lan- 
ceolatisve subacutis obtusisve, scapo laxe 1-2-bracteato, flore erecto, labii inferioris laciniis capillaribus 
galeam apice repente incurvam superantibus, dente intermedio incurvo interjecto, labello incluso columna 
breviore, lamina subacuta, appendice bifida penicillata.— Lind. l.c. 391. (Gunn, 629. (Tas. OXIV. A.) 
Has. Abundant in shady places.—(Fl. Sept.-Nov.) (v. v.) 
A smaller species than either of the preceding.— Leaves 1-2 inches long, sessile or petioled, erect or spreading. 
Scape slender. Flowers erect, $ inch long. Lower lip with two long, slender, filiform arms, much longer than the 
suddenly inflexed galea. Wings of the column produced upwards into slender, filiform appendages, and downwards 
into falcate auricles.—PrLATE CXIV. 4. Fig. 1, labellum; 2, side, and 3, front view of column :—all magnified. 
4. Pterostylis nana (Br. Prodr. 327) ; foliis radicalibus stellatis longe petiolatis ovatis obtusis acu- 
minatisve, scapo puberulo 2-bracteato, bracteis distantibus subfoliaceis, flore erecto, labii inferioris laciniis 
filiformibus galeam acuminatam subzequantibus, labelli lanceolati appendice bifida subpenicillata.— Z/n4/. 
l.c. 391. (Gunn, 902.) (Tas. CXIV. B.) 
Has. Dry soil; not uncommon in several parts of the Colony: Woolnorth, Circular Head, Gunn ; 
Bagdad, Miss Forster.—(Fl. Oct.) (v. v.) 
DisrRiB. Victoria, Robertson. 
Very similar to P. pedunculata, but much smaller, with petiolate, ovate, acute, or even acuminate leaves ; 
smaller, less foliaceous, lanceolate bracts; a pubescent scape, and smaller flower.— Leaves rather numerous, 3-1 inch 
long, including the long petiole. Flower erect, 3-1 inch long. Wings of column produced upwards and downwards 
into subulate points. —PrLaTE CXIV. B. Fig. 1, labellum; 2, side, and 3, front view of column :—all magnified. 
5. Pterostylis obtusa (Br. Prodr. 327); foliis radicalibus (in planta florida nullis) stellatis breve 
petiolatis ovato-oblongis obtusis, scapo 2-3-bracteato, bracteis subfoliaceis, flore majusculo erecto, labii in- 
ferioris laciniis longe filiformibus, galeæ arcuato-incurve sepalo dorsali longe acuminato caudato petalos 
acuminatos superante, labelli lamina lanceolata, appendice bifida appendiculata.—Lindl. 7. e. 889. (Gunn, 
857.) (Tas. CXV. C) 
Has. Poor soil; common in the northern parts of the Colony: Circular Head, Guan ; Port Sorrell, 
Cheshunt, and the Mersey, 4rcher.—(El. Nov., Dec.) 
A handsome, rather large species, a span to 7 inches high.— Root of two collateral tubers, of which one bears 
four or five petioled, ovate-oblong leaves, and the other, a bi- or tri-bracteate, slender scape. Bracts 2 inch 
long, loose, rather foliaceous, with long, acuminate points. Flower erect, 13 inch long. Galea arched, curving 
downward from above the middle; dorsal sepal, with a very long, caudate apex, longer than the petals. Lower lip 
with very slender, erect, filiform lacinie. Labellum very narrow, its apex exserted, irritable, as in most of the 
species. Wing of column produced into a short, subulate point above, and long oblong auricle below.— PLATE 
CXV. C. Fig. 1, column and labellum ; 2, labellum; 3, front view of column :—all magnified. 
6. Pterostylis cucullata (Br. Prodr. 327); foliis radicalibus amplis stellatis oblongis oblongo- 
lanceolatisve acutis, bracteis 1-2 magnis foliaceis late vaginantibus cymbiformibus cucullatis membranaceis, 
flore magno erecto, labii inferioris laciniis subulatis galeam lente curvam equantibus, labello integro obtu- 
