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3. Habenaria arietina, HooJc.f. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 138. Habit and 
appearance of H. pectinata. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 4xl§ in. 
Petals pubescent, broader than the upper sepal, inner margin 
straight, outer strongly curved. Lip lobed only for about three- 
fourths of its length, segments of the fringe very long and slender ; 
mid-lobe rather shorter than the side-lobes ; spur 1J in., hardly 
swollen at the tip. 
Simla ; July, August. — Himalaya, eastward to Khasia. 
Usually confounded with H. pectinata. 
4. Habenaria intermedia, Don ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 138. Gla- 
brous. Flowering-stem 10-24 in., robust, leafy. Leaves rarely 
overlapping, usually 5-nerved, ovate-lanceolate, 2-4 in., narrowed 
to an acute point, base sheathing. Flowers 2 in. across, green- 
white, few, distant ; bracts leaf-like, the lower ones usually longer 
