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is found to be formed of several irregular rows of teeth-like processes. 
Column very short, the side wings reaching to the top or above the 
anther. 
Hab.: Geraldton. The above description is drawn up from a plant now (May) 
blooming at Bowen Park, and undoubtedly it is the most showy of all Australian 
orchids, its nearest ally being D. phalenopsis, Fitzg. 
SPATHOGLOTTINS, Blume. 
8. Soutteriana, Bail., Proc. Roy. Soc. Ql. xi. (After William 
Soutter, who has taken much trouble in collecting plants of this Order 
Taceme about 3 in. long, bearing 8 or 9 light purple flowers. Bracts 
lanceolate 7 or § lines long, pedicels about 1 in. ong. Sepals and 
petals about 5 lines long. Labellum 3 the length of the other segments 
of the perianth, articulate to the base of the column close to the 
lateral lobes. These latter are oblong or slightly spathulate, and 
t 
Pr, 
“large, thick, erect, rather spreading glabrous calli; middle lobe with 
a tather long claw, expanding into a somewhat flabelliform blade, the 
§ densely woolly margins. Column 
"pwards—presenting, with the anther, an almost hooded appearance. 
From the above brief description it will be seen that the 
present species 
s—S. Pauline, 
es in m 
M. The present species, however, has narrower, more grass-like leaves. The 
- any respects the only other Australian specie: 
flowers are also mu 
ch smaller, and different calli. 
é Hab, : St Creek, Cairns-Herberton Railway line. I received a leaf and 
ag! bloom e February, 1893, from Mr. L. J. N 
rom Mr. BE, 
bth suffici he flowers, and great 
edhe they continue in bloom, make species of this genus desirable plants 
EULOPHIA, R. Br. 
agrostophylia, Bail., Proe Roy. Soc. QI. xi. (Name suggested 
its grass-like leaves.) Rhizome of irregular form, resembling : 
_-Bhger rhizome, thick, fleshy, whitish, stained here ahd there aa 
hea? Staining a length of 4 in. and a breadth of 1} in. viet . 
heath’ stem slender, compressed, about 2 lines broad, with - ong 
Pras hing Scales which cover the lower 4 or 5 in, a _ «3 . 
a baeenlike leaves on long petioles, together attaining a length of “ aE 
G Mass, over 7 lines broad at the widest part, prominently st . : 
a ‘lend much more prominent than the others. Seape 2 nti sac 
2 ‘Wattoy } the sheathing scales near the base about 1 in. long, ae 
and lanceolate points, the upper ones without app “on 
the “ini § into long narrow bracts like those — om race 
aie. © or flower-bearing r ; pe 
% OF alittle shorter than the slender pedicel. Spur very prominent 
the bud 
and prominently marked by numerous rib-like nerves. Scape slender ; 
