fascicles (those next the common axis) of the lowest part of the spike, and 
proceeds in the same order upwards: after the flowers of the posterior fas- 
cicles are withered, those of the anterior begin to open in a similar man- 
ner.— Lindley. 7; 
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Drawn by J. Lindley, Esq: 
a 
. a The anther. 5 The stigma. c The top of the style. d One of the 
lateral appendages. e The base of the labellum. The filament. g The 
germen.—All magnified. 
