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ROSE-COLOURED PAXTONIA. 
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GENUS. Paxtonia Lindley. Perianthilm patens, hexaphyllum, 
JBquale; labello petalis conformi. Columna erecta, teres, subclavata, petalis 
paulo brevior. Anthera terminalis, operenlaris, decidua. Pollinia 8 , angus- 
ta, clavata, apice coberentia. Stigma rima transversa, verticale sub rostello. 
Herba cEespitosa, foliis plicatis, racemo multlfloro, radicali, foliorum longitu- 
dine. Lindley : in Botanical Register, Vol. XXIV, t. 60. 
SPECIES. Paxtonia rosea (Lindley) Pseudo-bulbis dense aggrega- 
tis, oblongis, tripbyllis. Foliis lanceolatis, plicatis. Scapis erectis, folio- 
rum longitudine. Bracteis ovatis, acutis, patulis. Sepalis petalisque con- 
formibus, Eequalibus, oblongis, acutis; labello antico. 
Character of the Genus, Paxtonia. Perianth spreading, 
formed of six equal folioles ; lip similar to the petals. Column erect, 
round, somewhat club-shaped, a little shorter than the petals. An¬ 
ther terminal, opening with lid, deciduous. Pollen masses eight, 
narrow, club-shaped, cohering at the apex. Stigma with a transverse 
slit, vertical under the beak. 
Description of the Species, Paxtonia rosea. Pseudo¬ 
bulbs much crowded together, oblong, marked with circular lines the 
scars of former leaves, each bulb producing three leaves. Leaves 
lanceolate, plaited, nearly a foot long, vaginating and tapering at the 
base where they are surrounded by concave, ovate, acute, brown 
scales. Scapes erect, springing from the base of the bulbs, equal in 
length to the leaves, about the thickness of a quill, having two or 
three distant vaginating scales. Bracts ovate, acute, spreading, as 
long as the pedicels. Flowers rose-coloured, nearly half an inch in 
breadth, pedicels slender, as long as the ovary. Raceme many-flow¬ 
ered. Sepals three, spreading, oblong, acute, perfectly regular. 
Petals three, also uniform, that which represents the labellum situ¬ 
ated anteriorly. Column erect, round, flattened a little in front, 
