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GENKRAL KEVIKW (iF 'IHK < »r;CHl]iEA\ 



liairy Imrns of a hiiglit piii|ilc (■(tlour, ami in Calasctum it is uxtended 

 into an acuminate point and produced below tlie stigma into two 

 bristle-like appendages that are extremely sensitive. In most species 



Hooded coliiiiiii or 

 Trichopilia tortilis. 



Wingless coluiiin of 

 Odnntoglossnni oordatniii. 



Column and lip of 

 OdontocrlosRum eirrosum. 



of Zygopetalum, especially those included in the sections Huntleya 

 and Bollea, the culuiun is excessively broad and thick, equalling in 

 breadth the fleshy erest of the labdlum : in strong' contrast to this 



Zygopetalum maxillare. 

 With tliiok column and fleshy grooved crest. 



the long slender bent column of the male flowers of Cyctoches has 

 a striking resemblance to a swan's neck Other parts of the column 

 are also subject to modification ; the anther is often beaked so that 



