Pterostylis.'] 
I. OUCHIDEiE. 
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2-10 in. high, quite glabrous. Leaves : radical petioled, oblong or elliptic- 
oblong, 1-2 1 in. long, obtuse ; cauline reduced to 1 or 2 large, erect, sheatil- 
ing bracts, f— 1-^ in. long. Flower solitary, erect, |-| in. long. Upper 
sepal much curved towards the tip, acuminate ; lateral erect, their points fili- 
form, exceeding the upper. Petals as long as the upper sepal, obtuse or 
subacute. Lip glabrous, its tip a little exserted ; tip of appendage villous. 
Northern Island: east coast, bogs near Oroi ; hillsides, Cape Palliser; Wairarapa val- 
leys ; and tops of the Ruahiue mountains, Cotenso. 
5. P. trullifolia, Hook. f. FI. N. Z. i. 249. Small, slender, glabrous, 
2- 5 in. high. Leaves radical, or towards the base of the scape, petioled, 
broadly ovate or orbicular-cordate or trowel-shaped, obtuse or acute, 1,- 
in. long; petiole slender. Bracts 3-5, spreading, lanceolate, acuminate, 
the lower sometimes petioled. Flower solitary, erect, •§- in. long. Upper 
sepal abruptly arched forward beyond the middle, acuminate ; lateral erect, 
their points filiform, longer than the upper. Petals narrow, acuminate. Lip 
glabrous, its tip shortly exserted ; tip of appendage villous. 
Northern Island : Bay of Islands, Edyerley, Cotenso , etc. 
6. P. puberula, Hook. f. FI. N. Z. i. 249. Small, slender, puberu- 
lous, especially below, 3-5 in. high. Leaves radical, crowded, small, short, 
shortly petioled, in. long, ovate-cordate, acute. Bracts numerous, erect, 
sheathing, lanceolate, acuminate. Flower erect, solitary, f in. long. Upper 
sepal slightly arched, acute ; lateral erect, thin ; points filiform, as long as or 
exceeding the upper. Petals broad, as long as the upper sepal, tips broad, 
obtuse or truncate. Lip with the tip exserted ; tip of appendage divided. 
Northern Island, Colenso ; Auckland, Sinclair. Very closely allied to the Tasmanian 
P. nana. 
7. P. squamata. Brown; — FI. N. Z. i. 249. Stout, glabrous, erect, 
3- 8 in. high. Leaves radical, crowded, sessile, erect, \ in. long, ovate-lan- 
ceolate, acuminate ; bracts 3-4, sheathing, acuminate. Flower solitary, f-1 
in. long. Upper sepal slightly arched, acuminate ; lateral deflexed, their tips 
linear, straight. Petals linear-subulate. Lip filiform, exserted, pendulous, 
plumose with long golden hairs, terminated by a large purple gland ; appen- 
dage curved, villous at the tip. Wings of column each with a long erect tooth. 
Northern Island : Auckland, Sinclair. Also a native of Tasmania and east and west 
temperate Australia. 
13. CHILOGLQTTIS, Br. 
Erect, rather stout, scapigerous, small herbs. Roots of small tubers at the 
end of underground caulicles. Leaves 2, at the base of the stem. Scape 
with 1 bract and 1 flower. Flowers suberect, lurid purple ; peduncle lengthen- 
ing after flowering. — Perianth 2-lipped. Upper sepal arched ; lateral placed 
under the lip. Petals ascending or reflexed. Lip with a claw, with large 
glands or protuberances at the base and on the disk. Column long, 2-fid at 
the tip. Anther terminal, persistent. Pollen-masses 4. 
A small south-east Australian and Tasmanian genus, with one Auckland Island species. 
1. C. cor nut a, Hook. f. FI. Antarct. i. 69. A small herb, 2-4 in. 
high. Leaves 1-1^ in. long, linear-oblong, acute ; veins reticulate. Scape 
