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fiinl them more or less united in IMasdevallia, Cypripedium, Crypto- 

 pliorauthus, many Oncids, etc. On the other hand it is not uncommon, 

 especially in Cypripedium, tn find the sepals separate. 



Fig. 2. Malformed flower of CattUyu guttata, with diagram, s, sepals ; p, petals ; c, column, straight with a 



terminal anther. 



(From the Gardeners' Chronicle.) 



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Fig. 3. Roftular peloria of Dendrobium I'hala-uopsis. The lip is scarcely diffirent from the lateral petals 



cither in colour or form, 



(From the Qordemrs' Chronk'e.) 



Inner row of periautli segment x — Corulla, Petals. in this part of 

 the flower we meet with changes of a \ny interesting character. The 



