Chap. L OECHIS MASCULA. 



Desceiption of Fig. 1. 



a. anther, consisting of two cells. 

 r. rostellum. 

 t. stigma. 

 Z. labellum. 



'n. nectary, 

 p. pollen-mass. 

 0. caudicle of pollinium. 

 d. viscid disc of pollinium. 



A. Side view of flower, with all the petals and sepals cnt off except the 



labellum, of wliich the near half is cut away, as well as the upper 

 portion of the near side of the nectary. 



B. Front view of flower, with all sepals and petals removed, except the 



labellum. 



C. One pollinium, showing the packets of pollen-grains, the caudicle, and 



viscid disc. 

 1>. Front view of the candicles of both poUinia with the discs lying within 



* the rostellum, its lip being depressed. 

 E. Section through one side of the rostellum, with the included disc and 



caudicle of one pollinium, lip not depressed, 

 f . Packets of pollen-grains, tied together liy cla.'stic threads, here extcui'.ciL 



(Copied from Bauer.) 



