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at tlieir basal edges ; midlobe oblong, obtuse, not exceeding the lateral 

 ones. Spur a short obovate sac, ^ the length of the ovary. Anther- 

 cells parallel. Pollima obovate, curved, attached by a short caudicle 

 to an oval gland. Stigmatic processes clavate. Ovary tapering upwards 

 and curved. 



Western Himalaya : Song, at 8,000 ft. Brandts ; near Simla, JEdge- 

 luorth, Lady E. Bahington- Smith ; near Naini Tal, up to 8,000 feet, 

 Colonel Davidson; Tehri-Garhwal, 7,000 to 10,000 feet., Buthie (524 and 

 22,990), P. W. Mackinnon; also at Mussoorie, between 6,000 and 7,000 

 feet, frequently as an epiphyte on oak trees. 



Of the Himalayan species of Habenaria this plant appears to be 

 most nearly related to II. goodyeroides. It differs principally in having 

 much narrower and thinner leaves, and they are placed much lower 

 down on the stem. The flowering spikes are longer and narrower; 

 the flowers are much smaller and altogether green ; the floral bracts 

 are shorter, and the shape of the lip is very different. I have much 

 pleasure in dedicating this species to Lady Elizabeth Babington- Smith, 

 whose keen and practical interest in the botany of Simla during the 

 Viceroyalty of her father, Lord Elgin, resulted in several interesting 

 discoveries. 



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