IN JAVA. 



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remoTable. The operations here described are oftea completed 

 before the opening of the Spathoglottis at all. 



Of the orchids I gathered hsre none interested me more 



FIG. 16. — AECKDINA SPECIOSa ; A, B, E, 



AS FIG. 17 ; c, rrPEE margin, and 



D, LOWER AND SIDE FLAPS OF 

 STIGMA. 



FIG. 17. — ARUNIJIXA SPECIOSA (,liUD) ; 



A, TOP OP CREST OP ANTHER-CAP ; 



B, pollixia; d, lower margin' of 



STIGMA ; E, STIGMA ; F, FROXT OF 

 COLUMN. 



than the Arundina spsciosa, Bl. This cane-like species grows 

 to a height of between five and six feet, jjroducing without 

 intermission for many months a succession of large and 

 beautiful purple flowers. The labellum is tubular, and has a 



f:g. 18. — aex'ndina speoiosa showing 

 anther quite rotated into 

 stigma ; d, lower flaps of stigma 

 closing down anther-cap ; a, f, 



AS IN FIG. 17. 



FIG. 19. — ARUNDINA SPECIOSA SHOWING 

 POLLINIA R0T.4TED INTO STIGMA 

 AND THE FRONT OF COLUMN, F, 

 BURST WITH SWOLLEN POLLEN 

 TUBES. ANTHER-CAP EEMOVEP. 



broad fringed dark purple margin, from which radiate deeper 

 lines converging towards the bright yellow throat, where they 

 merge in two ridges leading to the shallow nectar-depression 

 at the base of the column. 



In the very young bud (Fig. 16) the column is crowned with 



