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French, and McKibbon, (Maryborough district), I am not aware 

 ■whether it has been found out of the colony. 



Thelymitra carnea (R. Brown.) Stem slender, often flexuose, 

 from under 6 inches to 1 foot high, with 1 to 3 pink flowers, the 

 leaf narrow linear, and 1 or 2 bracts sometimes leaf like, sepals and 

 petals oval, elliptical or oblong, column nearly half as long as the 

 perianth, anther — connective, produced beyond the cells, but broad 

 and obtuse. 



This pretty and not very common species, should be looked 

 for mostly on damp heathy flats, and it is also met with in damp, 

 hilly places in the vicinity of mountains. The color ranges from a 

 pole flesh up to a light magenta, and in some cases wben growing 

 in strong loam, it approaches very near to T. McMillani in color and 

 general appearance. Jn former years, this little Orchid was some- 

 what common in the vicinity of Brighton, Caulfield, Dandenong, &c. 

 but of late years it, as well as many other plants, has become some- 

 what rare and difficult to find. As a pot plant for a collection, it 

 is very interesting, but it has a very provoking habit of unfolding its 

 blooms very imperfectly, althought if plenty of light is provided, it 

 will appear (if only for a few hours) in full bloom. To grow it 

 well, black sandy loam seems to be best suited to its successful 

 culture, plenty of water whilst growing, full light, plenty of drainage 

 and proper rest for the tubers when past flowering. This species 

 seeds very freely, and I hope on some other occasion to offer a few 

 remarks on the fruiting of our Terrestrial Orchids, a subject, which 

 I believe, has received very little attention, but having grown and 

 flowered nearly 70 species, I have been able to make a few obser- 

 vations on the subject. Flowers in November and December. 

 Found also in l^ew South Wales, Tasmania, and South Australia. 



Thelymitra flexuosa (Endlicher.) Stems slender, and usually 

 wiry and flexuose, from 6 to 9 inches high, leaf narrow linear, rather 

 thick, and the empty bracts sometimes leaf-like, flowers 1 and 2, 

 yellow, smaller than in the other species, the sepals obtuse, column- 

 Aving continued behind the anther, but only half its length, anther 

 produced into a thick, pubescent appendage. 



A singular little species, flowering late in the season, often in 

 January. It may be readily distinguished from T. antennifera by 

 its much paler color, smaller flowers, and less prominent lateral 

 appendages. I had the honor of finding this species for the first 

 time near Melbourne nearly 18 years ago at Caulfield, when Baron 

 von Mueller kindly named the specimen for me I had looked in 

 vain for it during many years, but only succeeded in finding it 

 again a few years since at Elsternwick, when I was much j^leased to 

 renew my acquaintance with this pretty Orchid. In a collection of 

 Terrestrial Orchids, this species should form a good companion for 

 T. antennifera, carnea, McMillani, and other slender growing kinds. 

 To cultivate it, use black, sandy loam, plenty of water, and the 

 treatment for the former smaller species will also suffice for this one. 



