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and then resumes an upright position to near its summit, where it is again bent. It is, also, twisted in a unique manner, so that its front surface, including

Fig. 32.

Mormodes ignea.

Lateral view of flower, with the upper sepal and the near upper petal cut off.

N.B. The labellum in the drawing is a little lifted up, to show the depression on its under surface, which ought to be pressed close down on the bent summit of the column.

l. s.a. anther.
l. s.pd. pedicel of pollinium.
l. s.s. stigma.
l. s.l. labellum.
l. s. lateral sepal.

the anther, rostellum, and the upper part of the stigma faces one side of the flower; this being either to the