OECHIDS OP THE SIEKlM-HIMALAYi.
a s the leaves , few- f lowered, tlioir ba s e s she a thed wi th nume r ous smaU bract s . Flowcn
l a r g e , whi te, 3 to 3-5 in. a c r o s s ; hmct oblong, acute, c onc a™, a s l ong a s or long e r than
the long- s t alked o r a i y . Sepab a n d ptials sub-equal , creoto-patent,, oblong, obtuse or
sub-acute, wi th ent i r e undul a t e edges . Lip oblong, wi th l a r g o rounded lateral l o b e s -
the t e rmina l lobo s epa r a t ed b y an i s thmus f r om the lateral , broad, .short, cronate, with
two broad, square, ye l low larael la: on its uppe r s u r f a c e ; di sc between the s ide lobes
wi th four y e l l ow fimbriate lamcl laj . Column long, the a p e s hooded a n d erenate. Anthr
wi th a sub- a cut e l ip. PoUmia. 4, na r r owl y obl onz , compres sed. Cafmh na r r owl y c l aya t e ,
2 in. long . L i n d l . in l iot . E o g . , 1841, t. .57; F o l . Orchid. 8 ; Wa l p . Aim V I 3 2 9 -
P a r t . n . Ga r d . I l l , 171, f. 312-, F l . de s Se r r e s , t. 1 8 0 7 ; Pe s e a tor i a I , t. 3 5 ; Wa rne r ' s
Sol . Or ch. I , t. 3o ; Orch. Alb. , t. 6 4 ; J e n n i n g s ' Oi ch. , t. 7 ; Gar tonf l . V I I I , t. 2 4 5 ;
Ho o t , m F l . Br . Ind. V, 839.
S i t k im, at elevat ions of 0 , 0 0 0 to 8 , 0 0 0 f e e t ; c ommo n ; in flower dur ing Ma r ch
a n d Ap r i l ; PantUng , Ko . 104. We s twa rd a l ong the r ang e to K uma o n , a n d e a s twa rd
t o Bhut an. K h a s i a Hi l l s .
T h e flower is pur e whi te throughout , wi th the except ion of the l amel l a j of the
l ip whi ch a r e ye l low. T h e depth of the y e l l ow va r ies , and a va r i e ty ha s been
f ounde d f o r the f o rm in which it is v e r y pa l e .
Pi iTE l S 4 . - C o%s « i emiala, L b d l . A p lmt K g . 1 , t . p . u l , ; , f „ , „ i „-„^ j
ovary column aud Hp seen from the side, S lip, front vieiv, 4 coluain with the anther m situ, 5 empty
anther, 6 pollinia; ali enlarged.
H. CffiLOGl-NE CORyMBOSA, L i u d l , F o l . Orchid, , 7.
Pseitda-hiUs r a ther c r owded on a s tout rhizome, ovoid or obovoid, s l i ght ly she a thed
at the ba s e , 1 to 1-5 in. long . Lcavei na r r owl y el l ipt ic-oblong, acute, nan-owed to the
ses s i le ba s e , 4 to 7 in. long , and -8 to I'3.5 in. broad. i i a cme shor ter or long e r
than the loaves , docurved, i t s pedunc l e enclosed in l a r g e sheaths . Fhwm three or f our ,
l a r g e , l ax, whi te, 3-25 in. a c r o s s ; Jloral h-asi lanceolate, a s l ong a s tho s t a lked ova ry.
SqnU and peloh sub-equal , l anc eol a t e ; the petal s r a ther na r rowe r . Up oblong, much
cont r a c t ed about the middl e , the lateral lobes br o ad and b l u n t ; tho t e rmina l lobo ova t e ,
tho a p e x a cumina t e and recurved, crenulate towa rds tho ba s e and the di sc wi th three
lamel laj . Cthinit c a rved, s l i ght ly wing e d towa rds the a p e x . Follmia falcate-el l ipt ic,
compr e s s ed. Oaf ale cl ava te, I-Ó in. long . Eo t . Mug . , t . 6 9 5 5 ; Wa lp. Ann. VI , 3 2 8 ;
Ho o k . fil. F l . Br . Ind. V, 8 3 1 ; Ee i chb. fil. in Ga r d . Ohron., 1876, I I , 8 ; Ro l f e 1 c.
1887, I I , 73. f. 15.
S i k k im, at elevat ions of f r om 6 , 0 0 0 to 8 , 5 0 0 f e e t ; m flower dur ing Apr i l and
Ma y , c ommo n ; P a u t h u g , No . 77. Bhut an, Kh a s i a Hi l l s .
T h e sepa l s and pe t a l s a r e pur e wh i t e ; the pos ter ior pa r t of the l ip i s brown, the
middl e pai't ha s four y e l l ow blot ches and the t e rmina l pa r t i s whi te. T h e s ide lobes
of the lip are some t ime s erose a t the ma r g i i a s i s ( in other spe c imens ) the ba s e of
the middl e lobe. T h i s spec ies is of t en confounded wi th C. occuUcita and C. mlida. T h e
flowers a r e sweet - scented.
PLATE 135.—Calo^yne Krymlosn, Lindl. A plant; of luUural e.
anther in iilit, 3 empty anther, 4 pollinia; ali enlarged.
Fi g . 1 hp, 2 column with the
0. CoiLOGYilK OCCDLTATA, Ho o k . fll. I c . Pl ant , t. 3 1 0 4 .
P s e M n l b , obl iquely a t t a ched to a rhi zome -25 in. thick, obovoid or e lhpsoid,
pol i shed, 1 to 1-5 in. l ong . I.eav,, in pa i r s , na r rowly elKpt ic, a cute, na iTowed t o
the va r i abl e pet iole, l eng th 2-25 to 3'5 in, , br e adth -75 to 1 in. , pet iole '30 t o "
in. i i « . » f r om the ba s e of the pseudo-bulb, longe r than the l e a v e s , erect, s l ioi t
2- or 3 - f l owe r ed; tho pedmi c l e much longe r than the pseudo-bulbs , enve loped a lmos t
to tho ton in wide spa tha c eous Imo b whi ch enclose at the summi t tho two y o u n g
leaves Fhwcn 2 in. in di am. , wh i t e ; J l o v l oblong, c ymb i f o rm, a cute, long e r
than ' the s t a lked o v a r y Sopdb and petah sub- equi l in l e n g t h ; the pe t a l s na r r owe r ,
oblong- lai iccolate, aoute, . spr e ading . Lip o b l o n g ; the l a t e r a l lobe s l a r g e , rounded
crenutato in f ront , s epa r a t ed b y a const rict ion f r om the oblong a cute, r e curved en ire
t e rmina l l o b e ; di s c between the s ide lobes wi th two l a r g e thi ck c rona te ' l i g ^
o shor t sma l l one be twe en them at the anter ior end- CoUmn wi th a broad hoodl
ike wi n g e d ape x . ToVini^ obovate. Ho o k . fil. F l . Br . I n d . V, 833.
S i k k im, a t eleva t ions of f r om 6,000 to 7 , 5 0 0 f e e t ; in f lowe r d u rmg J u l y ; P a n t lmg ,
K o . 3 1 3 ; Griffith, No . 5 1 9 5 (Kcw Di s t r ib. ) , , i , „ ,
T h e flower is whi t e wi th the except ion of s ome s t r e aks and a l a r g e blot ch of
ye l low on tho l ip. T h i s i s closely allied to C. Li u dl . , but di l ier s in h a v i n g
dior t e r peduncles whi ch a r e mo r e complet ely enve loped in she a thing br a c t s l a r g e r and
wider than those of tha t species . T h e r a c cme s a r e a l so mo r e erect a n d h a v e f ewe r
flowers, and tho lat ter a r e inodorous .
ri-VT» oeMa. Hook, ffl. A plant; naUr.l « » . F « . 1 lip, 2 eolamu
with X t 3 empty . a th. r , 4 p o lMa , » » » r l « ; « ! , 5 e.p.ul,, 6 t r .u. v . r . , s.otioa of the
same; iolli enlarged.
7. CaiLOOYXE OVALIS, L i n d l . in Bo t . E o g . , 1833, Mi sc. 9 1 .
PmMulls long , eyl indr io, s l i ght ly thi o t oue d towa rds the she a thed ba s e , pol i shed,
1-0 to 3-0 in. long, r i s ing a t di s t anc e s of 3 to 4 in. f r om a r a the r s tout imb n c a t e l y
she a thed r h i »me . Lea„ in pa i r s , thinly cor iaceous , el l ipt .e-oblong, a c u e, t a p e r ing a t
tho ba s e into the short p e t i o l e ; l ength 4 to 5 in., br e adth 1 to 1-0 in. I n / l o , . " - "
t e rmina l , be a r ing thr e e flowers which e x p and s ing l y . Fhwers about 2 in. a c r o s s ;
tei tract cor iaceous , l -3o in. l ong , ovate- lanceolate, convolute, c aducous . Sepal,
equal , ova to- l .uc eol a t e , a cute, spr e ading . Petal, l inear , blunt s p r e a i n g or refl.
Lif o b l o n g ; the lateral lobes na r row, r o cur v ed; the t e rmina l lobe br o adl y oblong ,
its edg e s a U uppe r s u r f a c e wi th stifl bl a ck ha i r s ; tho di s c wi th wo c r i spad larocllai
f r om L s e to apex. Col«nn cuiwed, br o adl y wing e d . » ^ « / f , ,
di a t e ly obovate. Lindl . , F o l . Orch. 1 2 ; Wa l p . Ann V , 2 3 ; Ho o k , m F L Br . I i d
PantUng , No. 19. We s twa r d to Ne p a l and Dchr a D u n ; Wa l l i ch, Gamb l e . K h a s i a
Hi l l s , a t 4 , 0 0 0 f e e t . , • , , •
T h e flowers a r e pa l e brown, the b p h a vmg bl acki sh-brown ma r k i n g s and h a i r s ;
tho column is of a wa rme r tint than the res t of the flower. T h e mf lor c s e enc e is