Fig. 19. 



Malaxis PALnCOSA. 

 (Partly copied from Bauer, but modified from living specimens.) 



a. anther. v. spiral vessels. 



p. pollen. r. rostellum. 



cL clinandrum. s. stigma. 



I. labellum. 

 M. the sepal which in most orchids 



stands on the upper side of the 



flower. 



A. Perfect flower viewed laterally, 



with the labellum in its natu- 

 ral position, upwards. 



B. Column viewed in front, showing 



the rostellum, the pocket-like 

 stigma, and the anterior late- 

 ral portions of the clinandrum. 



C. Back view of the column In a 



flower-bud, showing the anther 

 with the included pear-shaped 

 poUiuia dimly seen, and the 

 posterior edges of the clinan- 

 drum. 



D. Back view of an expanded flower, 



with the anther now contracted 

 and shrivelled, exposing the 

 pollinia. 



E. The two pollinia attached to a 



little transverse mass of viscid 

 matter, hardened by spirits of 

 wine. 



