FOLIA ORCHIDACEA. AN ENUMERATION OF THE KNOWN SPECIES OF ORCHIDS. J eh By PROFESSOR | LINDLEY. VOL. I. LONDON. 1852 ro 1855. PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR, BY J. MATTHEWS, AT 5, UPPER WELLINGTON STREET, COVENT GARDEN. MissouR! BOTANICAL GARDEN LIBRARY pabaahs os BMOLA: 6-4 ACACALLIS eo ee MAR eS ACES ADA Ee te te Oa og dn eed eine ee Fe RANSIA =. : rae fe SMP ACHLOTLE Ct BF OO ee i CALANTHE . Z : ey CHEIRADENTA: . =. COMLIODA |. = CLOGYNE Coe ey, Cer aeene Rt WATS 2 Se EPIDENDRUM . . .. - ERYCINA ek oe GEODORUM Co Ge ee WOE a ee, WO LIMATOD. eee Reged ee eae CONTENTS, ——— . printed Feb. 19, 1853 Feb. 19, 1853. Aug. 20, 1853 Jan. 10, 1853 . Feb. 21, 1853. Feb, 21, 1853 Jan. 21, 1854 . Oct, 1, 1852 Jan, 21, 1854. Oct. 16, 1852 Jan. 10—25, 1853 . Jan. 6, 1853 Nov. 1, 1854 . Feb, 19, 1853 Oct. 1, 1852 . Jan, 10, 1853 Oct. 20, 1855 . Ap. 20, 1853 Dee. 1, 1853 . Feb s8SF 2 pages 2 a. a 8 2 » 6 12s, 2 » ” es eee 4, 2 4s aT yy 2 » fy 2 a ee Se sae mS s a4 4 iy ODONTOGLOSSUM .. ONCIDIUM .. : ONCODIA (=BRACHTIA) Peter halts : POLYC PINELIA QUEKETTIA .. OLLI CLIEA SARCOPODIUM SOBRALIA STANHOPEA Seller . SUNIPIA . VANDA ZYGOSTATES . CONTENTS. printed Oct. 14, 1852 24 pages i Oct. 23, 1855 . ee: tee a Feb. 21, 1853 / ees = Jan. 28, 1854 . oS Pv Fes ISSO 7 Dec. 1, 1853 ey ae s5 Feb. 19, 1853. eee ; ie Oct. 14, 1852 a ae & Fes. E59 ue ss Jan. 10, 1853 . | ee 55 Jan. 21,1854 .. ie | | ewer ‘ a Oct. 1, 1852 . oy oe Gee Feb. US9 Fr Jan. 10,1853 Goi Se ism eS 20 1858: pon eee + Oct. 19, 1852 : Pie, Obrervalimsr cur le eae pic reece oleg Orehidets par Ed. Prella PT Cnled May HS9. - ABBREVIATIONS. 2 OenktJ, Dp ABOLA. SepaLa subcoriacea, patentia; lateralibus connatis, labello suppositis. PETaLa meg teaein conformia. m liberum, sessile, columnam amplectens, basi dila- tatum, = ae membranaceum ; callo 3-plici carnoso. Couumna nana, membranaceo-marginata ; 3 clinandrio margi- nato. Portrta 2, oblonga ; gece brevi, tenui; glanduld minuta, Anthera subrotun a, e : Herba epiphyta, Americe ropa ebulbis, acaulis. Folia aes coriacea. Flores parvi, racemosi; pedunculo radicali. curious yea = poe be regarded as an woos of Oncidium and Gieuegumen: from both which, as well as their allies Brassia and Miltonia, it is —— = an a — delicate egraza, minute ci gnee. and solid pollen-masses. The column too forces down the sessile lip by ts thin projecting edges, which eee: os upon the lip pe partially surround ie calli. 1. A. radiata. Wild in New Grenapa; in the province of ghia at the height of 9500 feet; Schlim, 111, (v. s. sp. cel. Linden.) The whole plant about five inches high. Leaves coriaceous, channelled, perfect sessile, the uppermost not half the length of the raceme and t, the next perfect, the remainder merely ¢ gi scales, from ong which rises the scape, consisting of = or Bar small distant flowers seated on a flexuose rachis, with short cucul iated acute bracts. se seem to siriedea 3 the at . orga ply at the poin e posses mrs ip cir e base, then contracted into a linear retuse upper half. Pi the triple gets ae middle is erect, the sides smaller and ae tei (* Flowers brown with yellow rays. Column and lip white.” —Schlim.) Fes. 19, 1853. ACACALLIS. SEPALA a petaloidea ; lateralibus basi ima levissimé producté conn: a sbaitlin basi subobliqua. unguiculatum, sepalis longius, petaloideum ; kgpodliio (un 1e) lineari, apice saccato, margine lobato ; mesochilio brevi, & facie sacci, 3-corni ; —— transverso, basi concavo, juxta mesochilium verticaliter plicat Cotumna brevis, subteres, anticé argon cum labello continua, apice alata ; stigma subrotundum, in marginem inferi- orem bicallosum, superiore 3-partito, leis ae brevibus forcipatis intermedia (rostello) subulat OLLINIA eel ip feiatinallats biloba, emaciata, forté casu quodam) ; culd rhombed; glandulé parva, subrotunda. Herba mlokiia Americe tropice, pseudobulbosa. Folia nervosa. Racemi erecti, pauciflori. Flores speciosi. Allied to Huntleya, Warrea, &c., but clearly cam a — long narrow hypochil, with a deep bag at t the _ surr e-lobed reflexed border, and furnished in front with three p acer eS arising from the very base of the mesochil at its — with the hypochil and just d base of il. Mr. H. G. Rei above the concave ribbe of the epichi chenbach’s PaRraDISANTHUS, with which I am unac cunatek, would seem to be alsoa genus 1. A. cyanea. Wild in Braztt; Barra of Rio Ne = oe on trees by forest streams; July, 1851; Steg SP (v. 8. sp.) Th a very fine — ag _ habit of a Maxillaria of the mose Mr Sore a0 with a as those of Odontoglossum Poscetores Mr. th is ight «bis pple ith pale veins ; back and wings of column streaked Lapeer the blue of the Pre r is almost perfectly pure. The ong, Wi uc i ricco e pseudobulb is ovate, and one-leaved. ‘ecinding the close five-flowered raceme, is about a foot long. Sepala et petala subrotunda, apiculata, basi cuneata. Hy- chilii saccus margine acuté 5-dentato auctus ; mesoc pro cessus recti, subulati ; epichilium transversum, subtrilobum, seit. atum, basi laté “cuneatum, concavum, lobo medio minuto acuminato integerrimo. Column ale membranacee, quadrate. Clinandrium dorso cornutum. Anthera membranacea, ecristata. Fes. 19, 1853. - ACAMPE. Srpata carnosa, fragilia, explanata, omnia basi eequalia, late- a calcari labelli leviter adnatis, dorsali pauld majore v. remo- “Periiy sepalis conformia, semper recta. Laxse.ium carnosum, fragile, saccatum, v. cale cara tum, colum- ee apode adnatum, indivisum, auriculatum ; sepius intra saccum lined elevaté s. lamella get auctum CoLUMNA crassa, nana, apoda angulis anticis seepils in mu- cronem productis ; clinandrio verticali. — transversum, aie orm rostello ae obscuro, emargina LINIA cereacea, geminata ; PEP GSE pe ci ta polliniis Ipnpicee’ ; —— parva ibrotandi Anthera ovata, bilocularis, valvulis sem Herbee seals le Asive tropicee. aan — disticha, apice obliqua. Flores dense racemosi, carnosi, Sragiles, lutee maculate. Pedunculi breves, rigid, laterales, onions latis brevibus dit persistentibus. Prescot “7 these plants — sa hitherto placed in the genus Vanda, yet ir small brittle flowers, ch there is no flexibility, their *" adnate to nag edges of the column, rey denaee = and very small gland afford convenient means of separating them m the true Van das, to which said little resemblance. As now limited, Acampe forms a very natural rou A. multiflora. re foliis loratis apice obliquis emarginatis, pedunculis ramosis erectis aeons foliis brevioribus, labello ovato acutiusculo, care vacuo Vanda multiflora. Lindl. Collect. eee t. 38. Wild in Cu1na—Reeve the ravines of Hong prea flowering in eptember, or Rae asi: on, (v. v. ¢. s. sp. comm. cel. Champion.) A species of no fete sk ve ee coarse fleshy leaves and small yellow — dotted with sanguine. I see io tans formerly confounded with it specim of A. longifolia, which titers among other things in having a hairy aed line inside the sac of the 2. = longifolia. s longis loratis apice obliquis obtusissimis, racemis horizontalibus foliis tripld brevioribus, labello carnoso plano ACAMPE. (2) s ubrotundo-ovato transversé rugoso basi concavo pubescente cristé carnos& per axin Vanda longifolia. 10, 215. Journ. Hort. Soc., VII. Wild in a ees (v. 8. — et v. 3) A fine-looking plant, ith d avy leaves,as muc. uch s a foot and a half long and t two i sree wide, aiease soumied at the end, ‘lowers insignificant, sweet-scented, much ike seg of Acampe multiflora in rm and colour, except that they are a corymb at the end of a hort stiff gem g peduncle not mailer rae length of the leaves ; very leshy, and banded with Nil 2 cee yellow . the lip is white nside the pouch of the lip ar s yellowish h — - erect y plate, which slightly divides 1 the re of the lip i ‘ae: me halv ee Se = 3. A. Wighti A. foliis obliga’ bilobis, racemis densis sessilibus nanis, sepalis petalisque obtusissimis, labello ovato obtuso fimbriato basi bicorni, calcare intus piloso Vanda Wightiana ? _ ic. t. 1670. V. fasciata. Gardner MSS, Wild on trees in Inpta ; Tvamally Hills and ee Ceylon—Gardner, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Hooker.) «“ Flowers abasic _ with dark erimson = purplish spots ; lip nearly white, with a red In the base of the lamina.”— Wight. Two subulate i 0 Wi ight’s plate as springing ; from the base of the lip ; an probably ae es ae tubercles found im A. congesta. My specimens yed and unexaminable as to this poin . A. congesta. L ‘alii elongatis canaliculatis obliqué bilobis mucrone in- terjecto, racemis subsessilibus nanis, labello rhombeo acutangulo papilloso st a elevati, calcare intus piloso, linea elevaté sursum mucr Vanda aioe Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1839, misc. 94. Wild in Mapras ee 4836; Ceylon—Lod- diges, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp. comm. cel. Wight.) Flowers small, yellow and _— _ From 4. eg which I have formerly referred = owing to ture of specimens, it differs in having pee! long leaves, and an acute-angied tip, iy with with be Aegean 4 elevated middle line, | At the junction of the spur and lamina there is a stout tubercle on each side. * 5, A, papillosa. _ A. caule elongato ramoso, foliis obtusis < obliqn’ emarginatis mucrone interjecto, racemis sessilibus nanis, labello ovato oblongo — papilloso medio elevato calcare intus - piloso auriculis anticé confluentibus. ———— — 222. Bot. Reg. t. 1552, with its syno- Wild on the continent of Inpia; Prome—Wallich ; Malabar ; (3) ACAMPE. East Bengal and Chittagong—J. oe Hooker and T. Thomson ; hot valleys of Sikkim—J. D. Hooker, (v. v. c. et s. sp.) Flowers small. Petals and sepals yellow banded with ips ae white. It differs from A. congesta in the form of the lip, and the of the papillosity, which is always crowded into an elevated line in aed middle, The Si _ plant — by Dr. Hooker, and nr ee meth not in sae : th agree The represented in the I Botanical Regi 6, A. cephalotes. A. racemis capitatis pedunculo rigido squamato brevioribus, labello ovato subcordato papilloso ur na calcare brevi conico intus villoso, auriculis carnosis confluenti Wild in Sytuet ; on the plains—J. D. oe and T. Thomson, (v. 8. sp-) “Flowers yellowish green with transverse bars of brown purple. Lip posterior, very pale rose, with deeper ‘pots, ae fimbriated on the disk.” —J. D. H. & T.T. This exists in Hooker and — ara sree numbered 197 ; but the ses . associa with it appear Va ss nda alpina. "The short cal blunt spur, ele ake. sar and fleshy shallow aie distinguish it it "sufficiently from A. papillosa, . A. excavata. . folus rectis planis lobo altero truncato dentato altero bites rotundato, racemis sessilibus nanis, sepalis petalisque angustis dorsali pa labello ovato acuto excavato basi uniden- tato calcare intus piloso Wild in WESTERN — ; the Cente ins! (v. 8. sp. comm. cel, J. D. Hooker.) Habit, that of A. papillosa. Colour of flowers unknown. 8. A. dentata. A. caule flexuoso, foliis latis planis obliqué rotundatis icule gracili anguste equalibus, sepalis petalisque distantibus 5 labello brevi ovato in centro papilloso basi bee ntibus carnosis aucto, auriculis — caleare recto cylindraceo elongato pendulo intus Wild in Stxxim Himataya, on the ocr ranges—J.D Hooker, (v. 8. sp. comm. cel. invent.) The long slender panicle, and the four — fleshy teeth at the base of the lip, are features peculiar to this species, whose flowers are about the size of papillosa ; their colour is unknown to me. ACROCHAENE. Sepa.a explanata, membranacea, lateralibus majoribus trian- gularibus columne pedi producto adnatis, ra. Lapettum ce. pede columne articulatum, sicher complicatum, inappendiculatum, in columnam incumben Con setin ee mutica, basi longé producta. Por » globosa, apice rim& verticali fissa, caudiculis totidem seeetiieg apice contiguis a = ta. Glandula 0. Anthera membranacea, incumbens, 1-loculari Herbee epiphyte, Indie septentrionalis, pseudobulbose, Folia coriacea, Racemi radicales, erecti, laxe vaginati. What the true position of this and Sunipia may be is open to some — The presence of a tough terete caudicle to each pollen-mass points to Van- deze ; but there is certainly no free gland. The habit of the only species is uliar. 1. Acrochene punctata. Pseudobulbus ovatus. Folium solitarium, cette ob- longum, 4 unciale, petiolo 33 unciali. Scapus radicalis, folio brevior, basi laxé inatus, squamis patulis lineari “insioealatis membranaceis vestitus, apice racemosus. Bractese squamis con- formes, ovario vix equales. Flores stramimei, sanguineo-punctati. Sepalum dorsale erectum, ovatum, obtusum ; lateralia triangularia. Petala uninervia, fimbriata. Labellum complicatum, trilobum ; lobis lateralibus erectis obsoletis serrulatis, mtermedio recurvo plano obtuso Wild in the Srigrae Hntaravs at the height of 4000 feet —J. D. Hooker, (v. s. sp. et te. pict.) Jan. 10, 1853, ADA. PERIANTHIUM clausum, apice patulum Sepata subzequalia, acuminata; lateralibus basi pauld obliquis. Peraa conformia breviora. Lasettum elongatum, indivisum, c. columné parallelum eique basi adnatum ; lamellis 2, membranaceis, in appendicem linearem truncatum connatis. oLumNa aptera, ceterim Oncidii, basi convexum dilatatum et marginatum. Stigma excavatum PoLiinia 2, cereacea, posticé sulcata ; caudicula brevi, obo- vata ; — ‘circulari.. Anthera Oncidii, ecristata. epiphyta, Americe tropicze, abitu omnino Brassice eu: glumacee. Scapus — Spica cylindracea, simplex, bracteis membranaceis. Ylores xanthi This is a remarkable plant, with brilliant mage slated flowers collected in a close raceme envelo in thin cucullate membranous bracts, and never opening except at their point. The leaf is neat six inches long, narrow, channelled, rather shorter the scape, which bears two distant mem- branous sheaths. Mr. Linden referred it to Brassia ; from which, however, it differs in some im ticulars :—1, the lamellz of fiuent branous ; 2, the lip is parallel with the column and solidly united to the base of it ; 3, the column is twice as long as in other B. i at the base; 4, the caudi and obovate, while and thin-edg: cle is short the gland is cireular. For this Feason I place it atthe end ofthe glamaccous rassias. Possibly it may be related to Rehb.’s genus Brachtia, a plant of which I have no iaowied ge. i: aurantiaca. Folium canaliculatum. Scapus longior bisquamatus. Bractez cucullatzee membranacese ovariis subsessilibus multo — Flores apice tantum patuli, se sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceo acuminatis. Labellum lineari-lanceolatum acutissimum convexum columne elongate basi adnatum ; lamellis memb: apice truncatis acutis basi intus pubescentibus. Wild in New Grenapa; in the province of Pamplona, at the height of 8500 feet above the sea— Schlim, 121, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden). Dec. 1, 1852. ALVISIA. Calyx bilabiatus, basi clausus ; sepalis lateralibus in mentum semi- connatis. Petala mult minora, libera. Labellum emarginatum, con- avum, ¢. basi — column articulatum. Columna nana, li : a ; : dion ollinia 8, oe oe , libera toh spicis termin Sen ‘tanto dangeti sparsifloris. Bractexe erbaceee. Flores parvi. among the species referred to Eria much resembles this ie ioe in which the a disunited anther-cells, each with 2 valves pions not vertically, nstitute an Fe terete, not pen Abas into . visia tenuis. Ceylon, Thwaites. Os Hey He Os Amtopemows district, surg 188 1853, (h.s. sp.) obulbs single or membranous, janes narrowed into the petiole, acute. “Spikes filiform, 2”—5” long, ‘naked at the base; the flowers being at last 2”” apart. i ome, herbaceous, membranous, roundish, acute, rather longer than Flowers perfectly Pavel — smooth, 1” long. Sea bank, concave, a : Seneviratna, the meritorious native artist who has been attached to the Botanic Garden, Ceylon, for more than thirty years. Jan. 6, 1859. BRACHIONIDIUM. Sepala Poses aca pre eg lateralibus connatis. Petala con- mia, 6 minora. Labellum nanum, sessile, indivisum. Columna nana, cha , basi haud produc ainekaen 3-lobi brackiis m maximis a carosis, perc plano ieee ecto. An a ; Pol- ae artilaginea setacea. Rhizom: repens, vaginatuin, is coriacea iahussthn gerens. Flores solitarsi, consptcut, brev pedicellat I formerly ppg one soem: sf Pi genus to Restrepia, the t oh charac- ters of which wi unknown. r acquaintance with the structure of Brachionidium, although still ne “neafien, e pollen-masses qe anther not having been seen ore with Stelis than Restrepia. With the steel genus , indeed, it eornenpotids is in the dwarf lip, pressed close ye genes a footless column, and in the great development of the lateral arms the column, whic ’ Eaves’ are not stigmatic. But it core not only in its whole habit, but in the petals having the same full development as the great membranous psc In Pleurothallis, I find nothing at all approaching this structure. 1. Br. parvifolium (Restrepia —- Lindl. in Orch. Pence at No. 18); foliis ——— Pacer albidis——. slope o Peak of T among mosses er old stunted trees at 12000’ of elevation aves ia phi flowers are "aap iy” long, far larger than in the other species ; "D yalian. slightly with ” Linden, With their lip and column I am unacquainted. 2. Br. concolor ; foliis acuminatis subtus —— labello lunato inap- pendicula: Bolivia, Bridges, h. s. sp.—F lowers much smaller than in to-——. the last. Lip crescent-shaped, strongly 3-veined, thin edged, with the horns of the crescent r 3. Br. hore ea foliis oblongis a tantum, labello — medio tubereulo 3-lobo aucto——New igo Funck & 58, h. s. omm. cel. Lin ae Flow intermediate te in si ae two preceding species. The lip fina Dicken ed margin; its "Sobed perce is just in the centre, upon the jatiiate vein, with a furrow along the middle lobe. Jan. 17, 1859. mi BRASSIA. ~ R. Brown in Hort. Kew., ed. 2, V. 215. LO., gen. cxxaii. SEPALA explanata, basi eequalia; lateralibus elongatis acu- minatis sepits caudatis. PETALA pge see sepalo dorsali sequalia v. minora. Lazettum planum, indivisum, ¢. columnd continuum, basi bilamellatum, verrucis seepé antepositis. CotuMNa nana,aptera. Stigma excavatum Poutinta 2, cereacea, postice sulcata ; “ eandiculd Yineari arcuata : glanduld ovali. Anthera Oncidu. Herb epiphyte, pseudobulbose, Americe tropice. Folia pergamenea. Racemi radicales, simplices. Flores sxanthini, speciosi. A genus , from which nothing in reality separates it except its very 5 hoor saree pera and entire bilamellate tip pea with ch ee lateral se pga The inflorescence of Oncidium is however usually branched. Ava is readily known by its closed perianth, lip, caudicle, and Figen. Mitronta by its auriculate column firmly blended with the base of the lip. SUBDIVISIONS OF THE GENUS. § A. Evsrassta. Bracts short and inconspicuous. 1. Lip quite — ia ip verruco § B. Grumaces. Brsots long, herbaceous. $A. 1 ar R. Brown, in Hort. Kew., V. 215. B. sepalis late ibe labello dupld longioribus, petalis a acu- minatis labello subzqualibus, labello paulo Lebdesic supra basin oblongum in limbum subrotundum — ellis disjunctis simplicibus apice dentiformibus basi v (A) Flowers large, pale yellow, with a siete sis lip, spotted below the tiedeaie artw., p. 94. B. raye. Heke in at a 4003. Dec. 1, 1853. BRASSIA. (2) Wild, A, in Jamatca—R. gee Purdie; B, GuatemaLa— Skinner, Hartweg, &e., (v. v. I am afraid there i Sdoabt about a ies = aT ees the same. The identity of RB. sedlats aa guttata has been overloo esume, in conse- figu th i ras an opportunity of examining a specimen in the possession of his Gra ce the etre of Northumberland, and I find that this part of the figure is wholly ous. The sepals and petals are see a nd in ae usual coer = Masespsrvion remarked in the genus. It is much handsom r, and m th i y Mr. Skinner at San Salvador twice as large, and ina specimen — me, from the ae of the Horticultural Prat oo larger than even the las B. Lan Lindley, in Bot. Reg., t. 1784. Bot. ‘Mag, ; 8577. Ib. 3194 (?) B. petalis labello eequalibus — labello oblongo- lanceolato acuminato undulato basi pubescente, lamellis pilosis disjunctis proclivibus cornubus 2 c. cre fitehisedie antepositis. A) hole bright — sweet-scented, spotted with brown ; the lip whole-coloured. Lateral sepals not twice ako ng as the lip muarouanhyn. Flowers bright yellow, slightly spotted with brown ; lip much paler. Lateral sepals very acuminate, three or four times longer than th the lip. B. macrostachya. Lindley, Sertum Orchidaceum, t. 6. (C ila. Flowers pale yellow, stained with dull purple at the base of the ‘sepals, winch are clear yellow. Lip contracted in the middle, dirty yellowish brown at base, more than half as long as =the lateral sepals. B. pumila "Linden Bot. Reg., 1845, mise. Wild in the Wzst Inpies; A, Su rnan—Eaee B, Demerara —Loddiges ; C, Caraccas—Linden (2. That all these plants are forms of the same species is I fear undeniable, notwithstanding the great differences in colour and the size of the i» especially in the length of the lateral sepals, which in macrostachya are five or more inches long. All are very near B. caudata itself, sao deed: te want subt int | i e aristate of tha peace hich apa ae ag vse stuliaed Wits andl 3 t th 8 to pumila w dull purple at the base of Gar petals telus no purploon the sepa visting eat arg gee it is remarkable for a pair of some ——— front of the two two little customary * 3. B, Lawrenceana,- oe in Bot. fteg. 1841, mise. 6, t. < B. sepalis lateralibus labello dupld longioribus, labello oblongo-lanceolato acuminatissimo un ulato, lamellis 2 pubes- — anticé connatis truncatis. B) angusta. All # All the parts very narrow ; the lip aristate with a ten- cies Becca. i Bape and Watt Cah = Boag - Lindlagy Bet Re, 1844, no. C3) BRASSIA. Wild in Braziz; B, eR eprint: (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) Except size and colour I = no safe mark by which to distinguish A and B, Both are very sweet-scented. The “eg Be bright yellow flowers, spotted with cinnamon ; the latter has all the parts sacra hay ae dirty yellow with a uniform dull brown stain on the — half of the petals, and a few dull brown spots near the base of the lip. Both are occasionally received among collections formed in Brazil; if B. rasan eh - sero angusta, which I can hardly doubt, then it would seem to be erara. The truncate double Saaiall mh with n additional —_ e “front meas an easy rats of identifying Swedes, and separa especially from B, Lan thombeo undulato petalis breviore, lamellis levibus rectis appen- dice membranacea biloba in fronte. Wild in Brazit—Harrison ; Regel, no. 694, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) This is th allied = ss caudata, ie which it differs in its longer petals, e form its lip, and in having two large teeth connected at their base in freait of Pd Nasal, which are fe te smooth. The lip is spotted wi a yellow d. The sepals and petals appear from the dried brown on flower to be unspotted. Regel’s specimen is much mutilated, but seems to belong here. * 5. B. caudata, Lindley, in Bot. Reg., t. 832. LO., 212. Bot. Mag., 3451. B. sepalis lateralibus longissimis acuminatissimis, p labello vix longioribus, labello ovato-oblongo apice sahelido, lamellis eaters apice liberis dentiformibus. The shortness of the petals, which are the labellim, wall the very great le of the lateral tail-like poral peculiar. The flowers are dull yellow, aagineraee! with broad brown blotches. In Regel’s Brazilian specimens, whic very ill-preserved and referred here with some doubt, the lip is shores and extended into a long bristle-shaped point. peruviana. Pépp. and Endl., gen. et sp., I. t. 117. = ye is elongatis acutissimis, “ sepalis anguste linearibus acuminatissimis sequalibus; floribus resupinatis, labello oblongo lanceolato acuto undulato crenulato” sepalis subequali ungui- culato basi bicalloso. : fee dry thickets on the eastern 0 t iota age iigtrt of Chihuamecala, towards Cuchero des, Poppig. anythin this ‘nak e flowers are represented eee sania ellen, po ing tad n number, ce ge gr ‘ i equality of as grow — mre a pete i ik pean a eink ees ava ofthe pt, as is also the unguiculate lip. BRASSIA. oe. * 7. B. villosa. B. floribus stiboarnocis, sepalis petalisque subsequalibus imma- culatis, labello ovali apiculato convexo disco pulverulo, lamellis villosis abbreviatis apice confluentibus verrucis 4 oblongis obliqué antepositis. Wild at the sources of the i aoe 8. Sp.) Flowers smaller oo much more fleshy than in any o e genus (“very sweet-scented ”—W.). The four warts placed x Ase in sie of a short, shaggy, ‘foable cat are very peculiar. § A 2. * 8. B, brachiata, Lindley, in Plant. Hartweg., p.94. Bot. Reg., 1847, t, 29. B. sepalis longissimis (semipedalibus), _— verrucoso basi rotundato dimidié superiore subcorda minataé ula vend media leviter carinaté, lamellis vfarpHcttiul glabris apice triangularibus erectis. Wild in Guatemata; Hacienda de la Laguna—Hartweg, (v. v. c. et 8. sp.) The finest species of the genus, with pale green flowers, studded on the lip with green warts, and many rich —- oblong spots on the sepals and petals. I T kee ave seen cultivated specimens measuring twelve inches from the point of the dorsal sepal to that of one of t the laterals, othe wild specimens are much smaller. The great heart-shaped upper half of the lip, and the smooth lamellz, clearly distinguish the species from B. verrucosa. * 9. B. verrucosa, Lindley, : Bot. Reg. 1840, mise. 66. Bateman, Orch. Mex. and Guatem., t. 22. B. sepalis lateralibus longissimis, petalis angusté a, labello obovato-lanceolato acuto verrucoso, lamellis villosis antic bidentatis recurvis. . B. odontoglossoi Klotzsch in Bot. Zeit. aes 942, B, coryandra. Moremi im Ann. Gand., IV. 29. B. Cowani. ‘ort. Wild in GuatemMata—Barker, (v. v. ¢.) Flowers many times larger than i n B. aristata, on an gran scapes, warts. impossible (4) BRASSIA. angustato sub apice aristato secus medium verrucoso: lamellis glabris apice liberis (nunc 2- — divergeukibns rotundatis, B. longiloba. Alph. DC., 10 not. r. Genev., t. I, A. (1847.) Wild in GuarEMata—Skinner, (es 8. sp.) Flowers among _ smallest in the genus ; according to M. De — with a white lip and green sepals and petals ‘lightly harars with purple. Very distinct in the A spor: ending in bristle points, and in the presence of a distinct awn beneath the point of the obovate warted labellum. § B. Giumacez. * 11. B. cinnamomea, Linden, in Hort B. racemo laxo multifloro, bracteis seiodltet oanitaals ovario zequalibus, sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis acuminatissimis patentissimis lateralibus multd longioribus, labello dorsali breviore igs scat em acuminato lamellis 2 velutinis convexis dentibusque 2 antepositis. Wild in N. Grenapa; on the Sierra nevada of ay Martha at the elevation of 6-7500 feet—Schlim, 988, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden.) Sepals and petals dull brown, neariy four inches in iS § samostocies from _tip to tip. reece speckled with purple. This is also called B. hava in French 12. B. ocanensis. B. racemo saistieiies bracteis herbaceis scintelatin ovario multd longioribus, sepalis carinatis petalisque ovato-linearibus obtusis carnosis recurvis subequalibus, labello oblongo acuminato cuneato lamellis convexis pilosis dentibus 2 # iakeotans dis glabris antepositis. Wild in N. Grenapa, in the province of Ocafia—Schlim, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden. Resembles B. glumacea, but the bracts longer, the ne se and petals short and blunt, and the front teeth of the hestielias almost globular 13. B, glumacea, Lindley, Orch. Linden., No. 91. ; B. racemo paucifloro, bracteis herbaceis carinatis ovario zequalibus, sepalis linearibus acuminatis subequalibus, petalis conformibus brevioribus, labello brevi ovato acuminato convexo depressis. apice obtusé runcinatis. Wild in Mera; from damp forests at the height of 5600 feet —Linden, 646, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. inv.) smooth. OE Se 4. B, imbricata. B. racemo paucifloro foliis breviore ‘squamis imbricatis acuminatis vaginato, bracteis herbaceis carinatis ovario —e BRASSIA, (6) GLUMACEZ. sepalis petalisque a toey basi setaceo-acuminatis, labello oblongo plano acuminato lamellis pubescentibus depressis apice in dentes assurgentibus Wild in He Marrna—Purdie, (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) ery like a larger say of B. glumacea ; but the pectin are not only fu full two inches wi de, but m h longer than the flowering stems. The sepals and petals are also finer pointed, and the lamellze are ieceeteanindy downy. 15. B. cinnabarina. Linden, MSS. . bracteis ovatis cordatis acutis ovario brevioribus, sepalis petalisque lanceolatis acutis, labello oblongo-lanceolato acuminato glabro lamellis flexuosis venas incrassatas referentibus medio dente obtuso auctis. Wild in N. Grenapa; in the provinces of Soto and Ocafa at the height of 9000 feet—Schlim, 1085, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden.) Flowers very oyna orange-red, an inch and half long before — The lamellz have the appearance of a pair of thick veins extending to two- thirds the length of ‘the lip, and furnished each with a blunt tooth about the middle. B. Keiliana, chs. f. in Paxton’s Flower Garden, 1852, No. Bas. Bot. Zeit. 1852, i. B. spica pauciflora, bracteis navicularibus ovaria superanti- bus, sepalis lineari-lanceolatis gig eee petalis breviori- bus, labello oblongo-lanceolato un rinque obtusangulis basin versus eli anticé in auriculas sarees, column basi angusta Wild in La Guarra—Rchb. fil. me s. comm. ¢. auct.) Sepals yellow, then beautifully brownish orange ; cinnabarine when dried lip whitish, Very near B. cinnabarina, from which it is readily known by its long navicular bracts. 17. B, Warczewitzii, Rchb.f. in Bot. Zeit., 1852, Oct. 1. B. bracteis triangulis concavis acutis pedicellis brevioribus, petalis a lati basi acuminatis labello cai labello medio velutino oblongo acuminato basi cuneato lamellis distinctis apice retrorsum falcatis puberulis. “eos in Equapor; near Punt St. Helena and Tipi Happa— ewtz. Flowers said to hehe sin of plowaoms: ine at Pon lg ed pel The upper spl is described as being lanceolate acuminate with a CALANTHE. R. Brown in Bot, Reg. 578, absq. charact. (Oct. 1821.) LO., 249. This well-marked genus approaches Phaius very nearly, as Griffith has pointed out, but the adhesion of the pollen-masses to a separable gland is ma on the lip afford pestle specific marks, but cannot be employed in the as will be evident from the following enumeration, 5 SPECIERUM ANALYSIS, § - Guisseprecuiia. Calcar 0, v. brevissimum. A. Calear a. Tabell lobus medius — —— : . IL. tricarinata. : : . 2, puberula. B. Calear brevissimum. . Labellum lamellatum. lamellis 5 t 3 4. brevicorny b. er secus axin callosum, lobo medio maximo . obo i 5. biloba. e, laneien: nudam et ot petala tomentosa nana. ._—«&6._ mexicana. d, —__—— * basi tuberculo hirsutum” . . 7. abbreviata. § II. Evcatantue, Calcar elongatum. lium indivisum . “ ee: . : - 8. alpina. B. Labelli lobus medius maximus. Petala retusa, a aged diversa Soars ‘ - 9. conspicua. —— acutiuse similia. Lab. re he acutus, caleare uncinato . 10. cureuligoides. subrotundus emarginatus. basi bicallosus. po bivaginato, "spied ha. angustifolia, se oa multivaginato, sich io a euada. ee labelli lac. lat. linearibus . 13. galeata. minutis . 14. emarginata. Nov. 1, 1854. CALANTHE. (2) GHIESEBREGHTIA. C. oer of sees lacinize subzequales asi his = idum aut seriatim verrucosum, ee nies xum - 19. wncata. rectum labello eequale. labelli “gs = predpte: verrucse > Pim | 20, parviflora. minores ; ; paneee bar angusta. tee : chapatoace Labelli lacinize pon pram mea . 22. furcata. scapo vagiots dense i im bin . 23. vaginata. —_—————. paucis listed bie. floribus nutantibus campa- I tiger nul: —__— erectis explanatis. verrucis liberis confusis 25, veratrifolia. _ cucullum }26 gracillima. b. ee basi a ee dietiat' sates - «+ 27. alismefolia. ¢. Labellum lamell ame 3 ery ior — — blobs, lacintis rotundatis im- 28. discolor. cee marginatus apiculatus : + 29. bicolor. lamella 1 juxta spicem eS BOL Grifichs. d, Labellum bi — calear ov: point a us . : : : “i . 31. speciosa. ————— sone 32. densiflora. €. Labellum basi seas tribus elevatis. ome ‘ ; : « 33. etre Sia quadrilobum ; : é . 34, herbace f: Labellum basi n Inflorescentia hirsutism pendula : P . 3d. vestita, —————— entosa labelli 4- lab iaciniis sabrotundi eequalibus . 36, chloroleuca. ralibus minoribus acutis : : : ; } 37. fulgens. D. Vix nota. ‘ ee ‘ a - » 88, odora, § I. GuieseereaHtia. 4. Rickard, in Ann. Se. ser. 3, TIL. p. 28. 1, C. tricarinata, JO., no. 18. Wild in Nerat—Wallich, (v. s. sp.) z. C. puberula, ZO., no. 19. Pe in et 313. A. Wild on the mountains of Sy1 ; Kwasta Movun- TAINs—Griffith, at the aig of pd oe feet—Hooker and Th : xa, at 5000 feet—T. Thomson; Assam—Mack ; Sixxmr, Dorjecling, at 3000 feet—J. D. Hooker, (v. 8. "p-) Flowers rose-colour, wil as litt ol The ee varies in form ‘ lip Fe crema ered imear-lanceolate and entire to GHIESEBREGHTIA. (3) CALANTHE. 3. = ecidentalis. /, scapo ovariog. tomentosis, labelli basi conici lobo medio jabritands crispo 5-lamellato. Wild in the N. W. Himatayra; Sirmur, at 6-7000 feet—T. Thomson, Jacquemont, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Thomson, et in hb. Mus. Par. 841 he five lamelle planted upon a nearly orbicular lip, with a very short conical spur, plainly distinguish this. I know nothing oP its colour, 4. C. brevicornu. LO., no. 16. Sertum Orchid., t. 9. Wild in Nerat—Wallich ; Kamaon—Namik, at 9000 feet— Strachey and ri heer etna SIKKIM, in woods, in May, at 5-6000 feet—J. D. Hooker, (v. 8. sp.) Flowers brick-red, striped with white, 5. C. biloba. C. spica dens& ht ties sepalis acuminatis patentissimis, petalis linearibus, la basi conici lobis lateralibus obsoletis intermedio sietealat cuneato bilobo saniate: acutis per axin carnoso. Wild in Sixxrm, at 4000 feet—J. D. Hooker, (v. s. = comm. cel. inventor.) Flowers in long a dull wine-red. The pollen-masses are represented aped po in a drawing among Mr. Cathcart’s collection, as adhering to a wedge-sh eaudicle, as broad and nearly as long as themselves. . GC. mexicana, /chd. jf Orch. Europ., t. 355, jig. 5.6.4 Bot. Mi. 1858, p. 493. C. spicd conica, floribus omnind tomentosis, petalis nanis, labello pauld longiore obovato apiculato cornu brevi_ laciniis lateralibus erectis nanis. Ghiesebreghtia calanthoides, A. Rich. I. c. Lindley in Orch. Linden., No, 128. . Wild in Mextco—Galeotti, Leibold ; in Cupa on the edges of the forests of Mount Liban and the Sie tra Maestre, at the height of 3000 feet, August—Linden, @. a. sp.) ‘is Petals urea white, dotted with rose.”—Linden. Although I oa d i thn double ged ol the pollen-masses, it is and in and more deserving of distinction than many eed «ee iis abit i however the same as that of Calanthe. f CALANTHE. (4) GHIESEBREGHTIA. 7. C.abbreviata. LO., 20.15. (Amblyglottis Blume.) Wild in Java, near the —— of the river Tjikundul in the mountains of Gede—Blum Flowers white, in May. § II. EUCALANTHE. 8. C.alpina, J. D. Hooker , USS. C. spicé secunda, labello subrotundo inciso basi nudo, calcare pendulo filiformi-conico duplo longiore. Wild in Sixxim, at Lachen, in pine woods, at ~ va feet, in July—J. D. Hooker, (hab. s. sp. comm. cel. inventor.) Flowers greenish yellow, “scentless;” lip yellowish, very irregularly striated with red. onspicua. Cs esi Fis chslongro-lanceoletie pe aie petalis retusis pauld latioribus, labelli lobo medio obcor asl cuneato versus columnam ido (S54 ous compresso clavato incurvo labello eequali. _ Wild in the Pururprines ; Bohol— Cuming, (hab. s. sp.) A noble akg with the habit of C. Masuca and fulgens, but with flowers twice as large as in either ; their colour is unknown. Leaf broad, like that of C. veratrifolia, lightly pilose beneath. Raceme short, roundish. Flowers nearly smooth, two-an Ps alf inches long, at least, from the setting on of the pedicel to the end of the p- Sepals narrowly oblong, one-and-a-half inch long, acute, equal-sided, Gove to five- veined ; ; petalst the sam same length, rather broader, quite tuse a ab ee may ing wae eee * 10. ©. cureuligoides, 1070 . and. Hasselt rg fe reat occe po me Bide STi. ? Calanthe pulecra. ZO., no. 9, Wild in Matacca—Griffith ; Febivk “aud Srvegarorr— Wallich; Java, in the woods of the mountains of Se ribu— Blume, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) Spike erect, a foot long in vigorous specimens, Flowers bright yellow, %aZAov EUCALANTHE. (5) CALANTHE. 11. C, angustifolia. ZO., 20.12. (Amblyglottis Blume.) Wild in Java—Lobb; in shady places on >. mountains of the province of Buitenzorg—Blume, (v. 8. sp. I have wild ganorsgtt from Mr. Lobb, in one i which the leaves are three times as broad as in the other. The spike in and few-flowered, with deciduous oeniots. "Two inflated sheaths oie ape scape. In Reinwardt’s unpublished figures, where it is called Limodorum ie eo the flowers are represented as white with a pale orange-coloured lip. I find the latter to be four-lobed, with rounded equal lobes and a pair of calli at en base. 12. CG. clavata, 1O., zo. 11. Wild in Sericee—Wallich ; Kasra, at 4000 ft—Hooker and Thomson ; Stxx1M, at 4-5000 feet—J. D. Hooker, Cathcart, (hab. 8. sp. et v. ic. pict.) A fine species with primrose flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme, 13. C. galeata C. (racemo paucifloro secundo), sepalis petalisque galeatis, a basi bicalloso laciniis lateralibus linearibus — inter- & obcuneata calcari acuto curvo equali. Wild in Stxx1m, at 4000 feet, near Dorjeeling—J. D. Hooker, (v. ie. pict.) Dr, Hooker's herbarium contains no specimen of this very distinct species, which is founded on a sketch by himself, preserved pmen ghis collections. It iarities, lip i is nothing in to which this Poi be referred even tes ee wee raceme sad nodding ywers, hich be accidental, are disregard: capsules are orm, a hae pura fe t Foe aiakaoat inch long. The drawing is dated May 9, 1848. 14, C, emarginata. LO., x0. 4. (Amblyglottis Blume.) Wild in Java, in the primeval woods of M. Gede—Blume. Flowers large, violet, with orange-coloured callosities on the lip. i a C. Sayin 6. Orch. _ A tt. 35, 36. syl * Thouars O (B) vatatnaaion Rehb. f. in Linn. XIX. Wild in Mavrirrus and Bovrs vance Bouton, &e. 5 ; fields in elevated situations— yjer 5 B, Port Natal—Rchb. f. (v. v. ¢. ef 8. sp. eg gi a CALANTHE. (6) EUCALANTHE. The Natal plant which Mr. Reichenbach regards as a variety, I have seen nowhere. It would seem to have a more slender habit, shorter a and a finer spur. * 16. C. versicolor, Lindi. Sert. Orch., t.42. Bot. Reg. 1844, sub t. 37. Wild in the East Invtzs ; locality unknown, (v. v. ¢.) Flowers white, with a purple lip, changing to yellow. ~ yton ‘oe Ceca * 17. O. Masuea. ZO., no. 3. Bot. Reg. 1844, 4 37. Bot. Mag., t. 4541. C. emarginata, Wight. ic. 3. t, 918. Wild in Nerat—Wallich ; Sikkim—Cathcart ; Nr ILGHERRIES —Lobb, (v. v. ¢. et 8. 8, sp.) Flowers large, purple, with three long rugged white or orange-coloured callosities on the base of the lip. The oe and Java localities indicated in must now be expunged, as uncertain * 18, 6 purpurea. LO., no. 2. Bot. Reg. 1844, sub t. 37. Wild in Cryzon— Macrae, Walker, (v. v. ¢. et ie. pict.) The three preceding species are very — > — _— — C. ver. soles the wild locality of which is unknown, may be a mere . Masuca. What differences I most rely upon will appear from the yicisefone contrast :— versicolor, Masuca. purpurea, Leaves. . smooth on both sides. pilosebeneath. softly hairy beneath Clos 3s 255 wc ss, OPO 4265. ee. leafy, larger than the shorterthan the 0 So ees pedicels . , Bracrs as long as pedicels. go at white 2 4°). °° “pepe (ae ioe TOM | 5 + 5» oe OR. 4 5 Do. _ side- lobes, .f CPlique . . - - + oblique. - . round. nearly straight, not curved, longer nearly straight, Srtl- ss longer than the than the pedi- shorter than the pedicel . . . ce. = « pedicel, I should add that for the characters of C. purpurea I am obliged to re! chiefly upon an Indian drawing, all the Ceylon specimens that I have — being much decayed and hardly examinable, except a small meals one in Sir W. Hooker's Herbarium, collected b zd Mrs, Walker. 19. ©, uneata, : C. rae o angusto, bracteis folincaie ovario /multd ee Sectthos, labelli basi ‘hispidi lobis lnteralibus eae intermedio au calcare uncinato. EUCALANTHE. (7) CALANTHE. 20. ©. parviflora, Lindl. in Paxt. Fl. Gard. sub t. 61. Wild in Java—Lobb (334), (v. s. sp. comm. dom. Veitch.) A slender : with a downy spike, sometimes as much as a foot lon nh eaves fro’ and a half to four and a half inches broad, sasegecol reflexed. The ‘go ral lobes of the lip are conspicuous] iy larger coeply bifid middle one ; the warts are bef numerous and extend by ms the us to the base in crowded rows. The pollen-masses are almost sessile on an obovate glan d. 21. C, angusta. racemo tomentoso denso angusto, labelli lobis lateralibus intermedio bipartito minoribus, verrucis paucis gyratis, calcare subclavato apice inflexo ovario pauld longiore. Wild in Kuasta—Lobb, (v. s. sp.) Leaves very small, not more than four inches long, petiole included. Scape a foot high and more, with a few distant ovate sheaths. Raceme very dense an w, with short downy ovate bracts, resembling that of C. veratrifolia on asmall scale. The warts at the base of the lip form a kind of circle with two or smaller in the middle, hares one or two outside in the direction of the point. * 22. C. furcata, Bateman in Bot. Reg., 1838, mise. 34. Wild in the Patttpprnes—Cuming ; Java—Junghuns (308), De Vriese, (v. s. sp.) A plant with the habit of = norte SI oe white. Mr. Reichenbach has rightly pointed out the fact the spur — species is variable, a times and eit t lip. The same fact is obecrrable in my wild specimens. It chiefly differs ae Se the lateral lobes of oes It is probably the Amblyglottis veratrifolia of Blume. 23. C. vaginata. C. scapo vaginis densé imbricato, racemo denso conico tomen- toso, bracteis floribus longioribus, labelli 4-lobi laciniis zquilatis obtusis crist&é verrucosi antrorsum hispida, calcare labello longiore. Wild in Assam—Major Jenkins, (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) only seen on Seas age cage ected tr acme oer Seay saslen Vin which let invested. Th unusually dense. No leaves accompany the specimen. Possibly the flowers patie appear before them, as een ee Mere near 0. 38). 24. C, Perrotetti. 4 Rich. = Ann, Se. ser. 2, XV. 68. Wight. i ic. pl., t. 1664. gf weld cel 3a Lobb ; frequent in clumps of forest, in moist soil, from July to: Angas, oy eventos esciy as My Wea eer comm. cel. 4 ek cere ; e CALANTHE. (8) EUCALANTHE. Flowers delicate lilac, ee to Wight, the lip as a mere? tinge, hey are twice as large . veratrifolia, and appear in all cases the sepals and petals ples pe presenting a somewhat campanlate appear- ance, whereas in that ee — lateral sepals are completely refiexed. Differs from C0. purpurea and its allies in the lateral Tobes of the lip being as long as tie 1 middle one or aly 80, * 25. C. veratrifolia. &. Br. in Bot. es» 720. LO., no. 1. —— 1¢., t. 283, fig. 4. 4200 BS (A) wers pure white @) discolor. A dwait form with a dirty brownish lip, and a pale purple (C) a Flowers white changing to buff. Ambiygotis flava. Blum rit 370. t. 64. Flos triplicatus. Rumph. A pV bots 82; 7, 2 (D) comosa. Raceme very den bracts broad, very "downy, C. comosa, = b. f.m Lin; . 374, —Mrs. Walker; ConTINENT OF r INDIA; ; B, Ceylon—Macrae ; C, Ausrraria, in the Illawarra distri trict, South of Port Jackson—A. Cunningham ; Amporya—Rum mphius ; Java— ume; nee “ gyton—J. D. Hooker; Ninenerries—RKchb. <. we v. This is a very oe ss plant, varying so hat in appearance aot to soil, p and climate. The varieties above enum merated m migh de inconverienee ed disregarded, or they m ight be greatly m — a The size of the bracts, the denseness of = inflorescence, and the degree of downin watines are very variable circumstance 26. C, gracilli C. racemo grac cillimo pubescente, bracteis ovatis acutissimis, sepalis lateralibus subrotundis reflexis petalis angustioribus, labelli 5-lobi laciniis linearibus obtusis, verrucis paucis sub cucullo plicato latentibus, calcare recto labello longiore. C. veratrifolia, Hooker in Beechey's Voyage, p. 71. Wild in the Soctzry Istanps—Beechey, (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) ' with a narrow imes as much as eighteen inches long, with straight narrow by no dulated b very littledown. The flowers are much like those of C. veratrifolia, the are roundish, -sided and while the petals are narrower and three-veined ; and the crest at the base of mates consists ‘3 * beneath which lurk | a few warts, i rwards narrow elevated plate. By this circumstance it is acres distinguished from C C. veratrifolia, oni apace a of its different habit. The only leaf in Sir W. Hooker’s herbarium is ee es long, by three-and-a-half broad, and seems to to be smooth « on both sides. inter- media alté oe ¥ eallo maximo carnoso tuberculato juxta 27. C. alismesfolia. : — Reais C. foliis Heer e ee mage subtus glauces- centibus, labelli quadrilobi laciniis lateralibus linearibus i EUCALANTHE. (9) CALANTHE. Wild in Stxxrm in hot valleys at 2000 feet—J. D. Ho a in Kwasta, at 4000 fee t—Hooker and Thomson, (2. s. comm. cel, viatores ; et v. ic pict.) Leaves with much the appearance of Alisma Plantago ; inflorescen pac A — od Fagot ts ovate, squarrose Bight aged scar with oils except the s, which are roundish and mewhat gr markable cadet at the base of the lip is bright vellvee . C. discolor. Lindi. in Sert. Orch., sub t. 9. Bot. Reg. 1840, , as 2 Wild in Japan—Zollinger, (v. v. c. et 8. sp. comm. cel. Sonder.) Sepals and petals claret-coloured ; lip white tinged with pink. 29. C. striata. 2. Br., in Bot. Reg., 578. Limodorum striatum. Banks, Ic. Kaempf., t. 2. C. bicolor. Lindley, in Sert. Orch., sub t. 9. Wild in Japan—Kempfer, (v. v. c. comm. dom. de Mechelynck.) Flowers yellow, cinnamon-brown at the back. The Ag has a bifid linear downy callosity at the base, beyond which rise three lamelle extending the point, each having a minute lamellula at its own base, 30. C. Griffithi. Lind. in Pazxt. Fl. Gard., sub t. 61. C. racemo laxo multifloro, labelli lobis lateralitus linearibus Sonne intermedio subrotundo truncato denticulato sub apice dente unico magno aucto, calcare r pendulo. se in asa To iene? on wet banks at 6000 feet, and above lagong—Griffth, (v. 8. sp. comm. cel. inventor.) aioe are Spur ee lip. A single compressed tooth just within the apex of the lip. 31. C, speciosa. ZO., 20. 8. (Amblyglottis Blume.) Wild in Java; in the dense woods in the mountainous parts of Bantam and Buitenzorg—Blume. Flowers orange-coloured, * 32. C. densiflora. LO., 20.10. Bot. Reg., t. 1646. Wild in SytnEt—Wallich ; Assam—Grifith; Kuasta, at 4000 feet—Thomson and Hooker, (°. v. ¢. e¢ s. sp.) When the raceme forms a globular mass, com letely covered by smitahs ete, ths, todaee coat Each seape is furnished with three inflated sheaths. The column is pear ip oneal wn eomprecinri ts Ig constricted neck above its junction with the lip. Flowers apricot-yellow. C. plantaginea. be eee Sertum Orch., t. 24. Griff. ie., : "380, z ie —_— ‘ CALANTHE. (10) EUCALANTHE. Wild in Nepat and go Song Namik, at 9000 feet—Strachey and Winterbottom Booran , between Tussulling ae Chindrippa, 7. 7500 feet —Griffith; SiKKIM— Cathcart, (v. s. sp.) Flowers pale rose-colour or violet with a darker lip. C. herbac o foli lis latis pieces labelli -. tricostati 4-lobi lobo intermedio alté obcordato, calcare sigm Wild in Stxxim, in hot valleys at 1-4000 eee D, Hooker, v. &. sp. et te. pict.) Sepals and petals lanceolate, green. Lip pure white. Spur doubly curved yellowish, ot - C. vestita. LO., 0.5. Paxton Ft. Gard., 147, ¢. te. Bot, ee t. 4671. bars? Griffithii. Wight i te., t. 1751. Preptanthe vestita. Rchb. f. in Bot, Zeit. 1853, 493. Wild in Burya—Griffith, Wallich, (v. v. c. e¢ 8. sp.) 74>? a Bor. rs pale Seaicaloas. rst eh wali arog shaggy. In a variety there yong a deep crimson blotch at the of the lip. Mr. Rehb, examined this plant before the Behar Bay adhered to nate acd: supposed | og tak be a distinct genus, which he called Preptanthe, and placed among piden: 36. C. chloroleu C. racemo raro ects labelli nudi 4-lobi laciniis eequalibus rotundatis. Wild in Srxxrm, in hot valleys = 2000 feet-—J. D. Hooker, (v. 8. sp. et ic. pict. comm. cel. viator.) Pd tgs rich yellowish green, Lip white, with a dull yellowish stain at 37. C, fulgens. C. racemo capitato paucifloro, labelli 4-lobi nudi laciniis lateralibus dimidiatis intermedio bilobo lunato multd majore, calcare pedicello longiore. Wild in Stxxrm, in hot pel see at 2-3000 feet—J, D. Hooker, (v. 8. sp. et ic. pict. comm. cel. viator.) A beautiful te _ Flowers tay ses eas across, deep warm warm crimson. wit ar its bas ar ot ed yl rin : 88? 6, odors. Griffith, notul. IIT., 365. EUCALANTHE. (11) CALANTHE. Wild in Urrer Assam, in grassy places ; Suddyah, April 10— Griffith. species at | slang known, may not be accidentally rather than naturally un- mpanied by cate oe it differs in all other Pa half high — iffith describes the f coving stem of his plant as being a foot and half hi I am ge rig with one other species, but too imperfectly to define it. Amblaglottis ‘pies of Prof. de Vriese’s Sumatra collection, with white flowers, narrow hairy sepals, naked petals, and a nearly equally four-lobed lip, with a curved sharp spur not half its own length. Supposed species now referred elsewhere. C. gracilis, Lindley. = Limatodis gracilis. C. viridi-fusea, Hooker. = Ania latifolia. C. Gebina, Loddiges. = Bletia Gebina. CHEIRADENIA. oe —— herbacea, patentia: lateralibus pedi producto columne adnati rmia. LaBELLUM i coined lanum, c. pede columne articulatum ; linea mediana elevata, lamella intramarginali digitata, Cotumna brevis, semiteres, mutica, pede longo lineari. Stigma circulare. Pourinta 2, solida, in caudiculam ovalem sessilia ; glanduld ? Herba epiphyta, Guayanensis, muscicola, acaulis. Folia mem- branacea, nervosa. Pedunculi filiformes, pauciflori, parce vaginati. Flores em herbacet. Th the spurless ie eri other ¢ priets eters seem to refer fm to the Maxillarideous —— as well as the stemless bulbs habit. Its station wide seem to my pda talum graminewm, which is Sy eh means the plant >a called b by Mr. H. G. Reiche eit aad those Warreas which form the author’s genus Wareziewiczella. But ned —_ undivided jclnciiidien, peculiar lip and habit, are essentially differe 1. C. cuspidata. Wild in Frencu Guayana—Leprieur, 108, and probably 114, (v. 8. sp. tn herb. mus. Paris.) A stemless bulbless pl rad —. three to four inches high. Leaves a few, obovate, membran s, slightly ribbed, sp , drawn to a fine rved point. Pedicle filiform, with two or three sprea ding dis- ical, slender recu tant acumi vaginee, flowers at the point. Sepals and petals ee acute. “Lip membranous, 0 chorsie, very obscurely three-lobed, with an elevated line along the middle, and a thin intramarginal lamina, divided into ms equidistant ens of — 114, but I — he are due for upon my specimen is the same as 108, which I have examined. y than the ‘Administration of the Museum of Natural oe at Pak Fes. 21, 1853. eas settee ies as gi oe ( 23 nes = COCHLIODA. Separa petaloidea, patentissima, libera : lateralibus angus- tioribus labello suppositis. Perata tenera, patentissima, sepalo dorsali eequalia. LaBettum tenerum, 3-partitum, ad medium usque columnz nnatum, decurrens : callis 2 oo, apice verticaliter bivalvi- ae Cosidilece ad instar) sub anther Cotumna arcuata, elongata, ines auriculata ; clinandrio cucullato. Pottnta 2, oblonga, => caudiculd rhombeo-ovali ; glanduld oblonga parum major Herpa epiphyta, Peruvians, pseudobulbosa. Folia coriacea. Racemus radicalis, dens ted rus ; pedunculo sguamato, bracteis glumaceis, Flores conspicui The habit of nee plant i is that of 3 Odontoslossum the lip and column ome refer it to Epidendrum ; the pollen-masses and caudicle are such as we fin s ae raised bivalve ise which opens vertically. The two narrow lateral sepals, stan apart from a others and beneath the lip, indicate an unmistakeable affinity 1. C. densiflora. Wild in Purvu—Mathews, (v. 8. sp.) doancse 72 — dred te mething like tha ee tenue, with one narrow s spreading leaf at = point, ed a pair of more ch sereciod tase ones aa the base. Peduncle about as thick as = sa crow gull five inches long before reaching the flowers, aeuied through its entire length with close-pressed glumaceous sheaths. oblong, ier: pioneer cher. long. in glumaceous, cucullate, spreading, about as long as the — sepals and petals ro undish, acute, of the same size ; la’ sepals eas — acute, nearly paral lel. Lip three-lobed ; lateral lobes roundish, middle one linear-oblong, tiated and two-lobed at the point. In their dried state the fowers are me inch and a quarter across ; their colour is unk it seems to have “stg yellowish, oF white, and unspotted. nown 5 Fes. 21, 1853. CCELOGYNE. LO., p. 38. SEPALA conniventia v. patentia, libera, (nunc invicem agglu- tinata) qualia, petaloidea, sepits basi o A conformia, aut multd angustiora. ABELLUM cucullatum, trilobum v. indivisum, petaloideum, basi sepé saccatum, venis 2—3 rept parallelis cristatis ; nunc cum basi columne connatum Cotumna erecta, libera, alata, apice membranaceo-marginata. Stigma prominens, alté excavatum, bilabiatum Point 4, libera, incumbentia, materie granulosa Se wie Anthera infra apicem columnee inserta, mobilis, vix deci rene ipso vel ¢errestres, Asize tropice, ‘samailidiatnis Folia osa. Racemi, aut flores solitarii, terminales, sepe e a corneis script Flores albi, a Jlavidi aut brunneo. maculati, immo virescentes, sepissime speciosi ANALYSIS OF THE SECTIONS. § I. Neocrne. Flowers closed. Sepals earinate, saceate. Lip bisaccate. § If. Cuesre= Flowers expanded, “geen: 1. Flaceid ndulous. ae. * erect, simple. Pe the sepals. 3. Prolifere. gal cee Seka ivan iinbricated aaa immediately below the flowers, | and Pp 4, Pilifere. erect, simple, or flowers solitary. Petals filiform. 5. Flexuose. Racemes erect, very flexuose, finally naked, with ad- ressed dcsttncons bracts at the point. § III. Pxerone. Flowers large, membranous, appearing before or after the plaited leaves which are membranous and quickly perishable, Pe I. NEoGYNE. 2Rehd. fil., in Bot. Zeit., 1852, C. ictentoes Lindley, in Wall., Pl. as. rar., I. 33, “16. . : ©. peeuidobuiis nega — teretibus, foliis lanceo- latis 5-nerviis acuminatis longé petiolatis, racemis nutantibus densifloris terminalibus radicalibusque foliis multd. ——— bracteis latis oblongis cucullatis sterilibus carnosis flori — erase — clausis, a ee carnats £. 3 ea aE 1854. CCELOGYNE. ce?) NEOGYNE. saccati lobo medio bilobo lateralibus minore, cristé duplici flex- uosd infra medium evanescente. C. trisaceata, Griffith, itin. notes, p. 72. Wild in Nepat—Wallich; Kuasta at Mamloo in woods— Griffith; at the height of 4000 feet—J. D. Hooker, and -. Thomson, (v. v. . et. 8. sp.) This noble plant has large pore isn ede Sate with a yellowish stain at the end of the lip ; door searcely ever expand, b placed in long nodding racemes, supported by great fleshy panes im bracts “They = ud shart are ery lon ng, a and narrow, resembling long flasks, The uch as eighteen inches long, by three inches broad, The aioe eins oft oe sepals very remarkable, but hardly enough for the establishment of a new genus, § IJ. CCELOGYNA VERA. 1. Fuaccip2#. This section is known by the long pendulous racemes, C. incrassata, No. 28, may possibly belong here. = §. C. flaccida. LO.,no.1. Bot. Mug., t. 3318. Bot. Reg. 1841, ¢ C. ps eud Sinha = angulatis squamis coriaceis ustulatis vestitis, foliis lanceolatis v. oblongo-lanceolatis longé petiolatis coriaceis, racemo flexuoso “ nutante, bracteis deciduis, petalis lineari-lanceolatis, labello ovato trilobo: lineis tribus elevatis flexuosis: lobo medio ovato dupld angustiore basi denticulato. — in Nepat; near Noakote, on trees—Wallich, (v. v. c. 8. sp.) Flowers in long drooping racemes, wi = a peculiar and disagreeable odour. Bracts soon thrown off leaving the flowers naked. Sepals white, on tec scarcely acute. Petals of the same alae but not more than one-third the breadth, and curved backwards. Lip channelled, ovate, three-lobed, with the middle lobe ovate, acute, wavy, toothed at the base, and turned back at the point ; near its base are several crimson veins ; towards the apex it is Lb ited in the centre ; along the middle run three raised eed lines om termina’ shropty a ite within the base of the mile lobe descent Sige da * 3. eal in Bot. Reg. 1842, mise. 84. C. rencihaln ites angustis angulatis, foliis lance- olatis 3-nerviis, racemo pendulo, bracteis ovatis cucullatis ovarii longitudine persistentibus, sepalis petalisque subequalibus, labelli —_— lobis lateralibus rotundatis a at ved intermedio obtuso : 4 ad apicem usque papilloso-cristatis. aie in SrxcarorE—Loddiges, (v. v. ¢.) “4 rr". nage ecw ee jana aa ego Flowers not larger >. fir in Smecessdh sated six inches so Ae FLAccIDR. ¢45 CCELOGYNE. * 4. ©, lentiginosa. C. racemo paucifloro, bracteis linearibus convolutis persisten- tibus, petalis linearibus, labello obovato plano lineis duabus elevatis continuis lobis lateralibus Sais intermedio subro- tundo unguiculato dupld latiore emargina Wild in Movtmern—Lobb, (v. v. c. comm. dom. Veitch.) T only “eo this tt crt sige; from a fragmen communicated by e flowe: essrs. Vei the size of C. flaccida ; the lip is white finely freckled’ ‘ith scr one oe te base ; the short Interal lobes are rd oe with the same eclour ; the middle lobeis tinted with yel and is ra wavy. The two lamellze _— about half way up the maladie toes sas lghaty curved, and perfectly 5. C, tomentosa. C. racemis longissimis laxis pendulis, bractels magnis longé distantibus convolutis, labelli lobo medio ovali lateralibus obtusis lineis 3 elevatis serratis, ovario tomentoso. Wild in TRoptcat Asta (place unknown)—T. Lobb, no. 187 (v. s. sp. in. hb. Hooker.) Of this — plant one specimen exists in Sir Wm. Hooker’s herba- rium. Ite ts of a raceme about eighteens inches long, having nineteen or wenty Sima south a downy ovary ; the bracts are broad convolute bodies an in : i i flowers spread ‘widely and are about two inches or more i * 6. C.asperata. Lindley, in Journ. tage Soc., IV. 221. C. racemis pendulis densé multiflori subpubescentibus, bracteis subrotundo-ovatis concavis duris siccis, lanceolatis carinatis, petalis angustioribus conformibus ecarinatis, labelli_ Tobis lateralibus erectis spo : disco densé verrucoso costis 3 ineequalibus levibus pone yg C. Lowii. Paxton’s Mag. Bot., Sept. ae p. 225. Wild in Borneo—Low, (v. v. eee diameter, in drooping racem foot long ; gid pectin greg Ps reat is richly marked with owabie pale cre: 1 from a rugged bright meaner os oa ced tease above qu — this ; the figure i: isa very * 7, C.pandurata. Lindley, in Gard. Chron., Dec. 10, 1853. =~ C. fo eae is multinerviis, — ag pent bracteis ullatis distantibus persistentibus, then, labello basi concavo Beg retuso cis icem crispo setaceo-mucronato (lateribus deflexis seo gsr eit lobis basilaribus nanis acuminatis disco levi tri sacri Shai a stA al: CCELOGYNE. (4) FLAccips. Wild in Bornro—Loddiges ; common on trees in shady places = water—Low, (v. v. ¢. et s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) very fine species, with leaves and raceme respectively eighteen and twenty inches long. The flowers, inches apart, are green, a pendent raceme furnished with brown cucullate deciduous bracts as long pedune ach flower is about four inches across if d, P p etals, and a singularly warted lip, marked with deep, broad, black veins and stains, upon a re yello he eep doublewarted lines on each side of a three-ribbed as disk ; these crests converge towards the. middle of th lip, where the themselves in a field of pallid, rugged, irregularly situated, often crore warts. The column is a ‘slightly expanded into thin rounded e of P own best Hoo kerian ‘behesne states the flowers to “ emit a a benutifal p perfume.” . ERECTA. The species grouped under = aioe resemble each other nearly, and =e are too much subdivided. No evidence, however, exists in Europe show the nature of their variation, if a iy. They are only known from the Fil iferous race by their petals not being extremely narrow; in general the flowers of the latter are almost solitary. . C. trine ds EL. C peai-veniened vain in rhizoma crassum squamosum, foliis longis 3-nervibus lanceolatis plicatis in petiolum lon angus- tatis, racemo brevi stricto vagina imbricata, bracteis deciduis, petalis lineari-lanceolatis, labelli trilobi lobis rotundatis : interme- dio subrotundo undulato lineis tribus flexuosis elevatis eequalibus e basi labelli ortis. Wild in Tavoy, on the Tenasserim Coast—Wallich, (v. v. sp.) A ver pretty species. Leaves fifteen to sixteen inches long, — and aceme not more than five Bet high, with about five flowers, the colour of which is unknown. ie at hyllis, folii - pseu nadie -corrugatis monophyillis, foliis rege ee lanceolatis coriaceis petiolatis ucifloris strictis basi imbri- petiolatis, scapis pai catim squamatis, bracteis latis oblbagls concavis persi racine, nein feos lateralibus obtusis intermedio a majore sub- 1 ; rermedia C. eae Wight, ic. t eT R. Wild in Cevton—Walker; Niie@uerntes, on branches of trees in clumps of forest near — (v. 8. se in . oven Kiant Ge 8 0. Tei eadily known by its coriaceous (5) CCELOGYNE. EReEcTs£. narrow leaves with two lateral tiga folds imitating so many n The inflorescence resembles that ovalis. The details of the lip in in ‘the Tcones are in some respects Be 0. C. odoratissima. LO., C. — ovatis pate “oli 1—2 speaclonniieeie nervosis racemo erecto 2—3-floro brevioribus, bracteis angustis cymbiformibus ieasiciten, labelli trilobi 3-cristati lobo medio obtuso subundulato lateralibus brevioribus planis. (A) posta oblong. Middle lobe © ~ rounded, C. odoratissima. Wight, ic. t. (B) iat much narrower, lis lobe of lip slightly acute and narrower, C. angustifolia. A. Rich., in Ann. des Se., ser. 2, XV. t. 6. Wight, ic. t. 1641. Wild A, Crytoy; on the mountain Nuera Elli a— Macrae ; ILGHERRIES, on trees— Wight; B, NiteuErnies— Wight, Perrottet, 868, 522, (v. 8 vy Whole plant from four to six inches high, in dense tufts. Flowers pure neonate very fragrant* There is no doubt that C. angustifolia is a slight ys A: Richards See from whom I have an authentic specimen, is nee: coae, especially in the condi- tion of the lip. aha SeawtGess tu Coy le-. ple cee ‘gs. ee Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1846, t.69. Bot. . pseu nd lanceolatis in aici angustatis racemo ate eg basi squamis nitidis vaginato apice nutante longioribus, sepalis _ peta- lisque angusté lanceolatis, labelli trilobi intus pubescentis lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio ovato acuminato — sinu denticulato integrove lamellis 2 rectiusculis in medium apicem evanescentibus lined brevi elevata apice dentiferd prope basin interjecta. Wild in Booran, Kuasta; common on Thumathaya and Lamplangthaya—Griflith, (v. v. ¢. ef s. sp.) Flowers pure white, with bright — ‘yellow blotches we i ee S pretty, and extremely ted. In colour this apy sometimes having yellow-brown ocellated blotches on the lip, sometimes having a dull brownish lip with ig: The absence of supp processes assists much in distin- to the elevated ridges of the middle lobe of the lip assists guishing it from C, ocellata, &e. 12. C. nitida. LO., no. 7 ne ig te oblongis obtusis squamis nitidis vestitis, foliis longé angustatis, racemis strictis basi squamis pe levigatis imbricatis hale vaginatis quam folia multd longioribus, bracteis deciduis, sepalis petalisque = i branaceis, labelli lobis lateralibus rotundatis CCELOGYNE. (6) Erect. medio subrotundo cordato-ovato lineis 2 elevatis rectiusculis in limbum interruptis adjecta elias utrinque. (?) Cymbidium nitidum. Roxb. Fl. Ind., IIT. 459. Coelogyne ? nitida. Lindley, Coll. Bot., p. 33. Wild in N ~ pe Tapper SES at 4-7000 feet —J. D. Hooker, (v. s. sp.) What I understand by this name is that Lo wiag anes by Dr. Wallich under his number 1984. It has the leaves of C. ocellata, — ch shorter and more dense racemes arising from polished iter. imbricated sheaths. The texture of the flowers is much thinner, and the ae much rounder that the owers must be almost globular when fres They are said fe be white and sweet-scented, with a stain upon the lip like ae of C. ochra 13. €, osa. C. panndobalbe ovatis oo foliis 2 oblongo-lanceolatis nervosis subsessilibus racemo erecto nutante multifloro subsequa- libus, scapo basi laxé vente. bracteis persistentibus oblongis acutis floribus subzqualibus, labello ovato-lanceolato lobis late- ralibus obtusissimis intermedio linguzformi lineis 3 elevatis glanduloso-dentatis, columna subbiloba. C. nervosa. Wight, ic. t. 1638; nec AR. Wild on the ee (v. 8. sp. in hb. Wight.) A larger plant in all respects than C. nervosa, with leaves of another form. The lateral lobes of the lip are ar more distinct, there is never more than i sites B short teeth resem bling glands ; the lateral crests are deeper than the middle 14. ©. nervosa. 4. Rich., in Ann. Sc., ser. 2, XV. C. pseudobulbis ovatis, foliis 2 coriaceis ant teak ee sessilibus racemo erecto 2—4-floro brevioribus, bracteis cymbi- formibus patulis ovario res at sepalis petalisque oblongis conformibus, labelli Peed tati lobo medio ovato acuto latera- libus Seer othe —_ on rocks near Neddoubetta— Richard). A. species ‘ith the Bai of ot odoratissima, a, but with roundish sessile and flo hr Their colour is unknown. lait Rputed vnder tha wand i in Wight’s c., t, 1638, is different (see no. os C. corrugata. Wight, ic. t. 1639. : c pecudobulbis ovatis foeper foliis 2 oblongis mem- branaceis undulatis Saale o trifloro longioribus, bracteis eymbiformibus sileli, sepalis petalisque subsequalibus oblongis acutis, labelli medio —— “his lateralibus acutiusculis inter- medio ovato acuminato obtuso: Wien nent oar Osvaricing: Putyrey Mount ee : —Wight, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Wight et Lobb.) an % © Erecra. tt) CCELOGYNE. - Very near (. nervosa, 8 different in — singularly rugose pseudobulbs, and ics lit wavy leaves. ‘ Flowers pure white, except the crests and veins of the lip, which are yellow? 16. C..co: C. meats ee ~ oblongis oe folis ovalibus basi in petiolum brevem angustatis, racemis 8—4-floris e vagina lax imbricaté corymbosis, bracteis its deciduis, sepalis petalisque lanceolatis, labelli lobis lateralibus rotundatis apice denticulatis intermedio ovato-lanceolato plano integerrimo, lineis 8 elevatis uarum 2 longioribus crispis altera abbreviati ad sinus labelli utrinque auctis. Wild in Stxxim-Hrmataya, common at 6-9000 feet of -_ tion; Kasra at 4-5000 feet—J. D. Hooker, (v. s. sp. com cel. J. D. H.) Much resembles @. ocellata, from which it differs in the pseudobulbs, short leaves, corymbose racemes, and much longer aie lobe of the lip. Flowers “ white, sweet-scented ; lip with red veins on ower half and six ocellate spots at the base of the lower lobe.” —J, c. Hook. 17. C. brevifolia. C. pseudobulbis ovatis subangulatis nitidis, foltis ovato- oblongis wim acutis racemis paucifloris basi nudis brevioribus, racemo lax o paucifloro bracteis deciduis, sepalis petalisque angusté Imecalatis labelli trilobi intus pubescentis lobis rotundatis lamellis sculis cis apicem medium evanescentibus adjecté parvula sere line& alt&é membranaced in axin inferiorem. Wild in Kuasta, at the height of 4-5000 feet—J. D. Hooker, and T. Thomson, (v. 8. sp. comm. cel. invent.) nc lard and tha ane” racea, but the leaves are broad and short, the flowers twice 1 d the additional tubercles of C. ocellata are present on each side of the middle lobe of the lip * 18. C. ocellata. ZO., no. 8. Bot. Reg. 1839, mise. 25. Bot. "Mast .» t. 3767. C. pseudobulbis ovatis angulatis squamis nitidis vestitis, foliis esr basi longé angustatis racemis strictis basi nudis equa- s, bracteis cité deciduis, sepalis petalisque oblongo-lanceolatis, eee lobis lateralibus truncatis intermedio ovato, lineis tribus elevatis rectiusculis alteré abbreviata dentatd ad sinus utrinque auctis Wild in — and ee Knasta—Lobb ; Booran .; Srexrmm-Hiwar aya, at 7000 feet—J. D. es me de = Aeigee ae: ae ee CCELOGYNE. (8) ERECTs. the base of the middle lobe, besides which there are = lateral sacked of brown. The column is bordered seg brilliant — yel The crests of the lip are a which converge towards the base of the aide lobe a € a as more long. They have none of the loose co ose arrangement of corymbosa, nor do they proceed from lax — of imbricated scales. The figure i in Bot. Mag. is from a starved specim * 19. C, Cumingii. — in Bot. Reg., 1840, mise. 178, 1841, #29. Bot. Mag., ¢ oc pseudobulbis ovatis, folii geminis lanceolatis 5-nerviis bate acuminatis racemo paucifloro longioribus, scapo_ basi racteis convolutis floribus longiori ibus , petalis lineari- eweolee labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio ovato acuto revoluto basi sent lamellis 3 ale continuis adjectis 2 abbreviatis prope apice Wild in eS at catia s v. Cc.) w-white, except bed este of the lip, eget is fied ran; og 8 28, —. readily wn by its very long car oe. Ap siete bracts, smaller flowers, ain ta much shorter middle lobe to the ‘uP which also appears to want the outlying processes on either side of the ridges. 20. C. cristata. —— Coll. Bot., p. 33. LO., no. 2. Bot. a: 1841, 7.57. Paxton’s Fl. Gard., ic. xyl., no. 312. C. pseudobulbis oblongis uke angulatis, rhizomate crasso squamoso, foliis lineari-lanceolatis, —_ erecto pee pus breviore basi squamis corneis vaginato, bracteis oblongis di catis persistentibus, petalis shietgonmiass undulatis, labelli trilobi cristé triplici interrupta : infima brevi 5-lamellata inter- m a pectinata supremé bilamellata yer are lobo medio — ‘Parvo pee obtusé subtridentato. Wild in Nerix; Srimer, Kamaon—Wallich ; at Champawat at ag feet—Strachey and Winterbottom ; Darjeeling— Griffith ; Sixxra, at the elevation of 5-8000 feet—J. D. Hooker, . v. ¢. et 8. sp.) One of the striking of the white-flowered —— Orchids. It forms oblong or ovate two-leaved pseudobulbs u upon a hard a ey oe ie The ves are lanceola: h te, the The flowers ap imbricate mes, in ponent ie Goacin b: aches, whi which afterwards sheathe bee pea as and i its stalk. When y i diame: sepals and pe’ EReEcra. (9) CCELOGYNE. at the base of each of = three central is a wavy plate, and at the upper end of the two which stand on each side the middle vein is another solid plate terminating abruptly in front and more or less toothed. 3. PROLIFERA. All the species here collected agree in having a ber of hard im scales immediately below the flowers, and not at the fo foot of the mee They often, p » P ce a seco ly sheath beyon first series of flowers, and out of that sheath arises a second series o: ph ets distinctly combines this group with the last, through @. . C. barbata. Griffith, Itin. Not., p. 72 ; Notul., p. 280 ; te. t. Di Jig. 2. C. pseudobulbis subampullaceis, foliis oblongo- lanceolatis longé petiolatis valdé coriaceis undulatis, scapo stricto rigido apice squamis coriaceis arcté imbricato, racemo subflexuoso sessili, bracteis maximis cucullatis citd deciduis, sepalis oblongis, petalis lanceolatis, labello Sti basi saccato margine anteriore costisque tribus ciliato-fimbriat Wild in Bootan—Griffith ; eee near Mamloo—Id., Lobb, 4-5000 feet, J. D. Hooker and T. Thomson, recog Punjee— Galli, tees eee: W. Gd. D. a. ant F745 This is perhaps the finest of this fine genus. The coriaceous lea inches long ; the are erect, very stiff, as esp as the leaves, and furnished atthe apex with an imbricated shea: out of wi pears a ose four to six inches long, of very large blunt deciduous e flowers are fully two ii : ly tw and a meter, pure white, except very long hairy fringes, which are brown at their base where they border the fi lip, and wholly brown where they a ae Judging from excellent dried specimens, I should suppose that the whole of the middle lobe of the lip is brown also ; but this is not mentioned by Griffith, whose figure is a bad one. * 22. C.elata. aa 20,5. Walt, Pl. As., HI. 12, é. 218. Bot. eoek 1839, mis cashier. ‘hiss angulatis, foliis oblongis coriaceis basi iialis longé petiolatis, scapo rigido stricto foliis bre apice squamis distichis coriaceis vagmato, racemo athe racteis “ aaalus evicobetes™ citd deciduis, petalis eari-lanceolatis, labelli plani medio bicristati lobo medio cordato- ovato arenite lateralibus obsoletis Coelogyne——-——. Griffith, ic. t. 290. Wild in Nepat oe SyLHet—~ Wallich; Booran— Griffith ; IKKIM- A, 4-6000 feet—J. D. Hooker; in the Sarjee Valley, as 8700 feet Strachey and Winterbottom, (e. v. c. et 8. sp. “G j Leaves more than a foot : seated a e 0 eudo - bulb, and terminated by a cai at =. ictal Benet ont CCELOGYNE. (10 ) PROLIFERE. of which appear eight or nine white a ee with yellow near the point of — ~~ and havin lea: Barberry b g << <1) aS ® ct, S 2 o ° bar) ot fo" @ e two wav. OE sot f m. ity 6 a Be half way up the iadle l lobe they are rich ae yellow towards t int, white otherwise. I presume this is No. 840 of Griffith's pba gr p. 163, found on rocks near Panukka, in aca * 23. C. prolifera. LO. no. 6. is teretibus, foliis lanceo- latis Tonge petiolatis, seapo terminali gracili erecto foliis duplo ongiore sepits prolifero sub quoque racemo squamis distichis arcté vaginato, bracteis deciduis, sepalis oblongis discoloribus, petalis linearibus, labelli trilobi lobo medio retuso denticulato lateralibus obtusissimis lineis 2 elevatis continuis. Wild in Nepat, near Noakote and Toka, on Pine and rocks— Wallich; Kmasta, at 5000 feet—J.D. Hook and “ Thomson; eae m-Hrtanara, 2-4000 feet—J. D E « v. c. et 8. sp.) fresh the eget are Bias nish pened when dried the sepals are —— ark glaucous = and almost gluma The specimens which I have ed vary in condition of the pare nt oe _—— of the lip, which is finely sealer Goatsald or ae and retuse or slightly ac 24. ©, flavida. J. D. Hooker, ined. C. pseudobulbis ovatis subangulatis, foliis lanceolatis petio- latis, scapo terminali gracili erecto foliis subsequali prolifero sub quoque racemo squamis distichis arcté vaginato, bracteis deciduis, sepalis ovatis, = filiformibus, labelli trilobi oblongi obtu- sissimi lobis ralibus nanis obtusis intermedium cordatum imbricantibus : ‘Tels 2 elevatis in sinus abeuntibus, columna subaptera. Wild in Keasta—Lobb ; Srxxim-Himataya—Cathceart, (v. s. sp. et te. pret.) Flowers pale green, not larger than in Pholidota, to which this species forms a transition, by its almost wingless column and sad olaolete ehort ren 25. C. longipes. simis in petiolum gracilem angustatis, — terminali filiformi foliis longiore prolifero sub quoque racemo squamis distichis arcté vaginato, bracteis deciduis, sepalis ovatis, jnurnt filiformibus, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus obtusis divergentibus intermedio eehear gar ge ae ; lineis 2 ceaieeee ad basin decurrentibus, x SGmie ange Wild in Kuasta, at 4-5000 = * De Hooker and T. —— — 7 comm. eel. inven tibus, foliis lanceolatis acutis- ~ a ES a iP Oe ACR Bo eed eRe tLe ee a a ae ee eee PROLIFERA. (ll) CCELOGYNE. liferous species. The flowers are intermediate in size between C. ——e and let ida. Sie ee and lip are as much saccate at the base as i C. Gardneria 4, Fivirer”. Erect, solitary, or racemose flowers, with extremely narrow, usually thread- a petals are acs usatiealatic of “this little rainy which, moreover, never has the hard shining pseudobulbs and sheathing scales of the section. 26. C. fuscescens. LO., C. pseudobulbis elongatis Tau foliis latis oblongis plicatis utrinque acutis, racemo nutante paucifloro, bracteis deciduis, petalis acuminatis finenttblis labelli lobo medio amplo -ovato acuto undulato lateralibus nanis ; lineis 3 elevatis juxta basin. . (A) Lateral lobes of be rie obsolete. (B) brunnea, Late of the lip acute, dull brown, Elevated lines of the crest rediiah oran ’ Lisdliog: in Gard, Chron, 1848, p. 71, ¢. te Wild, A in NeEpat on trees—Wallich, B Kaasta, at the height of 3000 feet—J. D. Hooker, and T. Thomson ; Stxxim-Himatara, 4000 feet—J. D. Hooker, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. invent. et v. c.) —— ten inches long by three broad. Raceme drooping, five to six- Flowers brownish green. The dorsal sepal broader than the ith f hat I can no ome * 27. C. speciosa. LO., p. 39. Bot. Keg. 1847, C. pseudobulbis ovato-oblongis costatis —npiatee, “tolis bulbis m longioribus, petalis linearibus reflexis, labellt talohi laciniis lakeeaibue anticé denticulatis intermedia biloba rotundaté cristis duabus muricatis crassis “a =— ipso labelli confluentibus tertia brevi tenui basilari interject Chelonanthera speciosa. ola Bia. 384, #. 51. Wild in Java; in the woods of M. Salak—Blume, Lobb, (v. v. ¢.) Fawes ers in pairs at the end of a slender —— about four inches OE Sepals and petals ae ss : “23 pitch-brown. umn broad, white ; m4 with a pure white ers nearly four inches in diameter when ded. 8. ©. inerassata. LO. C. « bulbis oblongis aioe foliis lanceolatis nervosis, unculo nutante multifloro,-labello intus intus bicristato nudo, “limb, io ovato incrassato.” Blume. =: Chelonanthera incrassata. Bins, p. 384. aS Rek/ Newin Brien Tees, : CCELOGYNE. (12) FILiFERz, Wild in Java; in woodson M. oo “Flowers dirty white, transparent. Limb of the lip brown, wavy.” I have never seen this. It is placed by o learned ie of the name next C. speciosa. Can it be C. tomentosa, No. 5 . C. fimbriata, Lindley, in Bot. Reg., t. 868. Ib. 1838, mise. aves Bot. Cab., t. 1425. C. pseudobulbis subrotundo-oblongis estriatis, foliis ovali- lanceolatis gone os acutis pedunculo basi vaginato paucifloro longioribus bracteis concavis cartilagineis deciduis floribus longi- oribus, petalis filiformibus reflexis, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus rotundatis in fronte denticulatis intermedio angustiore ovato pilis fuscis fimbriato, lamellis 2 elevatis rectis parum denticulatis. Wild in Cutra—J. D. Parks; Kuasta spgneeele at 4000 feet—J. D. Hooker, and T. Thomson, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) An in _ nspi ses creeping a rene rere athe genus. Pseudobulbs She Civesh yiaaes © pale’ alive" brown, with ‘the. ip paler, faced, er eo te and fimbriated with dark purple” (J. D. H. ) in the Khasia plan ovalis. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1838, mise. 171. c. paedbbulbis fusiformi-ovalibus striolatis, foliis_ovali- lanceolatis acutis spicd longioribus, pedunculo basi vaginato su 4-floro, bracteis concavis cartilagineis floribus longioribus, petalis reflexis filiformibus, labelli trilobi shy lateralibus in_ fronte pectinatis intermedio ovato emarginato pilis fuscis villoso et fimbriato, lamellis 2 elevatis crispis, columné apice subintegra. C. fimbriata. Lindley,in Wall. Cat., no. 1957. Griff: ic., t. 291, 1. Wild in Nepat and Kamaon—Wallich, (v. v. c. et s. sp.) Much like C. fimbriata, = s a8 larger in all = 20 echo la p eomiger = Posie He oval, not roundish oblong ; the flow —— more shaeey lip, and crisp ane straight coset ee is x eaniegilies rps in tal gardens as C. fuscescens, which is a totally different species, /. ee * 31. C. faligi Lindl. in Lodd. Cat. Bot. idea — - C. pseudobulbis ascendente, foliis lanceolatis undulatis racemo 2—00-floro Tag oribus, bracteis deciduis, petalis filiformibus, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus vix intermedio latioribus acutis in fronte fimbriatis intermedio obateo retuso fimbriato, Jamellis 2 flexuosis versus basin subitd interruptis Wild in the Cine Movuntatns, at 5000 feet—J. D. Hooker and T. Thomson ; drensst Hewaneiae ae te s, at 5000 feet—J Hooker, Seca te . sp. comm. cel. invent.) ———— a uccapeds lip. It is . me sc Sl ce ie ee oni FILirera, Cis) CCELOGYNE- specimens from Hooker and Thomson have flowers much smaller than ia is 130) a very large-flowered imperfect coms of this breed, beyond fi 32. C. simplex. C. pseudobulbis ovalibus elongatis teretibus, foliis 2 oblongis multinerviis racemis erectis paucifloris basi imbricatim vaginatis longioribus, bracteis elongatis cito deciduis, corre _campanu- plano lineis 2 Sentirrain elevatis tertid brevi ad ‘basin obi medii adjec Wild in Java—Lobb, (v. s. sp. comm. dom. Veitch.) Flowers about the size of Hyacinthus nutans, four to six in an erect raceme ; the flower-buds only wrapped in bracts, as in C. longifolia. 33. C, miniata, LO., no. 16. C. pseudobulbis ovatis aelieli is in rlizoma ramosum annu- latum, foliis 1-2 oblongo-lanceolatis racemo erecto brevi flexuoso longioribus, sepalis ovatis, pe linearibus “ labello intus lineis 2 élevatis ; ; limbo erecto acutiusculo.” Chelonanthera miniata. Blume, p. 385. Wild in Java; near the sic os ot the R. Tjikundul, on M. Gede, and on the lofty parts of M. Salak on trees— ume. There is a drawing among Professor Reinwardt’s, under the P 2 of an inch long has haaoth see-dechbenin- aad BEE ¢ et Bot act 1064 palo, Kiara 7 ISF ¢ = wipe py Aone 24d. «A ail ‘os 5. FLEexvosz. 34. C, longifolia. LO., no. 15. C. pseudobulbis sulcatis ovatis, foliis striatis longo-lanceolatis, racemo elongato flexuoso multifloro , bracteis cum floribus simul decidentibus supra flores arctissim’ imbricatis, sepalis carinatis, petalis filiformibus, labello oblongo emarginato plano o bil: Chelonanthera longifolia. Blume Bijdr. 385, t. 51. eho Java—Lobb; — the source of the river ae . Gede, and on M. Salak, penance Blume, er 2. 2 se in hb. Hasler, et ic. .) with = texpaiviibéa Yike* that of s grass, or a Pholidota Only ove oe, “ena inal he revi oes ring fen off, while the upper agen ellie CCELOGYNE. (14) FLEXvOsz. of the —— is included in long closely imbricated glumaceous bracts. Flowe rs cinnamon-brown about an inch long, with a greenish stain between two raised ag figure of it occurs among Professor Reinwardt’s valuable collection of drawings, marked Cymbidium pedals alum 35. C. bilamella C. foliis snes ‘B-nerviis racemo elongato flexuoso multi- floro brevioribus, bracteis c. floribus simul decidentibus supra flores arctissimé imbricatis, sepalis carinatis, petalis filiformibus, labelli angusti basi sigmoidei lobis lateralibus falcatis aes duplici apice rotundata interposita intermedio ovali bilinea apice crispo. eee in the Parrreprnns— Cuming, (2. s. sp.) ad leaves and 3-lobed lip with a double lamella distinguish this from C. Tonpifotia, of which it has all the habit, I have only seen a single flower. 36. C. Rumphii. Angreecum nervosum. Rwmph. Herb. Amb., VI. t, 48. Wild in Amporwa; on trees—Rumphius. *«« Gea Aortes. I only know this from the above figure. It is evidently very near C. bila- mellata and longifolia, to the latter*of which Blume refers it. But it bears a broad ribbed leaf twelve or fifteen-inches long by four wide, and the racemes are only ved or ecto robgebit . “ is nearest o. bilamellata, but its flowers are four tim large, resembling a flying hornet, according to Rum a who = sandr Pa be yellowish white outside, and variegated with bro the insi , 4 § IIL Preione. Don. Prodr. Nep., 37 .—Gomphostylis, — Wallich. There is something so peculiar in the plants called core by ves: that iy Scud be anata ble to fi means of separating them from Coelogyne. Occasionally I have imagined = they might be pe aes by Py geet characters as a saceate lip, an undivided furnished by bearded ellate veins, ne to b species are Alpine. yle describes the P. precox as being found ornamenting with its asd richly-coloured flowers the branches of Oaks on Loudoar, at “etal pee of Plone. cago 30° N. Lat,, but only asker = moisture of th The secret of their successful so mai in in Keeping th them cool and dry while at nace nap ng as they are inclined to grow. Me C. Hookeriana, C peal _ glabris, foliis — = ee PLEIONE. (15) CCELOGYNE. Wild in Stxx1m-Himataya ; Darjeeling, on rocks in woods at 7-10,000 feet—J. D. Hooker, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. invent. et te. pict.) A pretty little plant, about a inches high, = —— the habit of Cypripedium guitatum. Flower e than a a half long, with bright rose-coloured sepals and "pene, and = wus ie tinged or Ss. with pin e lip is oe united to the column in any degree, th of 8. C. diphyll C. peendiobulbis oblongis medio constrictis, foliis ge minis angustis subcoriaceis acuminatis, pedunculo flore ter longiore, bractea obtusi inflaté apiculaté ovarii longitudine, labello obtusé trilobo emarginato venis fimbriatis 5—7 interruptis alterA brevi adjecta utrinque juxta apicem. Pleione diphylla. Lindley, in Paxton’s Fl. Gard., sud t. 51. Wild in Kuasta—Griffith, (v..s. sp. comm. beat. invent.) . neg Have specimens of this plant from Mr. Griffith, who found it on the Monntaings rates in his Itinerary 2 Notes, p. “44, No. sy From this it ns set tat the leaves are som and ong Repeitices ted i in the middle. end pr ree with purple Epidendrum § 3. DIACRIUM. Lindley, in Hooker's Journal of Botany, III. 81. This section at first sight seems to merge in Encyclium ; for the chief difference appears to consist in n the » stem being fusi form and leafy at t the end, which is but a ll modifi condition. In addition, sg lip of £. bicornutwm is not — write faa column, and has two deep pits under side, corresponding wi same number of fleshy elevated plates on the upper side. 81. E. bidentatum. L0., p. 98. _ E. foliis eine apice ee oe v. : ah pseu- oro, se DIACRIUM. ( 27) EPIDENDRUM. —— B secre 2 reeetgae Ree labello semilibero rhomboideo angulis utrinque unidenta Wild in ace take Saree (v. os $. sp.) The only memorandum I possess regarding this species is a sketch of its flower, made ma —_ years spd from a specimen in the rtian herbarium. It seems very near Z. bicornutum, but it has petals narrower not broader than the sepals, and he side lobes of the lip are little more than projecting teeth. * 82. E. bicornutum. Hooker, Bot. Mag., t. 3332. E. foliis lineari-oblongis obtusis ‘coriaceis, caule corniformi, sepalis ovato-lanceolatis, petalis conformibus latioribus, labelli trilobi lobo medio elongato lanceolato acuto lateralibus obtusius- culis basi lamellis 2 triangularibus aucto. Wild in Trixtpav—Hooker; Dimerara—Schomburgk, 429, (. v. c. et 8. Flowers large and white; slightly tinged with rose-colour. Lip 9 pombe at the base, with some crimson specks 0 n the tongue-like middle lobe. rding to Schomburgk, the petals are sarap otted with crimson, which sping case with the cultivated plants. 83. E. Lindenianum. Sitar and Galeotti, Orch. Mez., no. 42. = “pseudobulbis oblongis 1-phyllis, folio oblongo-lineari obtuso, scapo terminali, floribus luteis, racemo 4-5 -floro, labello libero subspathulato obtuso.” Wild in Mextco—Galeotti. § 4. a Lindley, in Hooker’s Journal of Botany, 1. We here find a set of creeping species, with true pseudobulbs, sessile (or nearly sessile) flowers, and a lip adnate to the column. They differ from Aulizeum and Osmophytum in the pecudobu a in the flowers not being in conspicuous racemes ; from Lanium in their flowers not being panicled and woolly ; from Spathium, hualiadidtiien, roe gee dendrum in their stems not being leafy. * 84, E. Hooker, Journal of Botany, I. 49, t. 118. Bot. Mag., t. 3233. pay foliis brevibus lanceolatis subundulatis acutis, floribus soli- tartis, sepalis ovato-lanceolatis acuminati s lateralibus majoribus labello subtis adnatis, petalis sngeationbus acuminatis incurvis, labelli trilobi columne adna: ti laciniis us ro erectis intermedia triangulari ey E. uniflorum. Lindley, Bot. Reg. 1839, misc. 13. Wild in Braziu—Harrison; Jamarca—Hooker ; oes Barker, (v. v. e.) EPIDENDRUM. ( 28 ) HORMIDIUM. Flowers small, yellowish green, one or two together. I have no where found a wild specimen of this. Wild in Mexico ; near tee Se (v. v. ¢.) Pseudobulbs about hat = inch high. Scape, peduncles, and ovaries, taken — about the same length. Flowers adull, dingy, greenish brown, not e those of £. m Sr Sa 86. E. cxspitosum. Péippig and Endl., N. G. et Sp. Pi., I. #. 101. KE. pseudobulbis subcylindricis diphyllis, foliis ovali-lanceolatis —_ floribus in sinu folii paucis brevissime spicatis aut sessilibus, petalisque subzequalibus lanceolatis, labello integro trans- verso reniformi lateribus “Greemes breviter apiculato nudo, capsula subrotunda tripter: Coelogyne triptera. Ad. ng fies . Voy. Duperr. t. 42, A. Wild in Perv; on in dense forests between Cuchero and Pampayaco—Pép Flowers hardly a line aa green, with a white lip. 87. E. serpens. Lindley, in Benth. Pl. Hartweg., p. 149. K. pseudobulbis oblongis 2—3-phyllis, foliis ovato-lanceolatis oe sepalis ovatis, petalis on oe abello ochleato serrulato levi, supe ovali triquet Wild in Perv ; mountains near Chiquiribanba, creeping among Lichens—Hartweg, (v. 8. sp.) Flowers rather large, deep violet ; the pseudobulbs so crowded together that they must form a carpet when growing wild, It is remarkable that no er appear to be connected with the pollen-masses in species, but some powdery matter is formed in its stead. The ca: spun ie bnges tea he laa ciscecigt bere ee in L. Ae O. ic. pl. 2, p. 111. 1 infl known in the genus, distinct! —— hi cote, Thelipis adnate rei erssore and sauder it scour Amphiglottium, t a 88. E. Stamfordianum. Tocetang Orch. Mex. and Guat., a A PsiLANTHEMUM. ( 29 ) EPIDENDRUM. lanceolatis, petalis dupld_angustioribus, labelli tripartiti laciniis lanis equilongis lateralibus oblongis rotundatis intermedié transvers& biloba s. emarginataé riata. = * E. basilare. Klotzsch, l. c., t. 45. Wild in GuareMaza, on the coast in — ey moist soil —Skinner; Sa. MarrnHa—Purdie, (v. v. ¢. sp. comm. cel Sans F ranched deliciously fragrant, pale yellow, with a vivid Veh spot at the b base of the i. oe saat * 89. E, purpurascens. Poche in Tijdschrift. nederl., IV. sin KE. “fo fis in in pseudobulbo elongato pedunculato solitarii hneari-lanceolatis, scapo radicali vaginato, sepalis petalisque eis formibus breve acuminatis margine revolutis patentibus concolor- ibus, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus ovato-faleatis acutis divari- catis, tatermedio unguiculato cordato-ovato acuto recurvo, disco bicalloso Wild i in SuRtNAM: on trunks of trees, in woods on the Suri- name and Upper Commewyne rivers ; Nov., Dec.—Focke. Pseudobulbs fusiform, purplish. Scape four-o- — Lindley, in Ann. Nat. Hist., XII. Orch. Linden., E. folio oe oblongo coriaceo obtuso, pedunculo elongato spathis plurimis falcatis obtusis distinctis vaginato, racemo brevi 4—5-floro cernuo, floribus carnosis, sepalis oblongis acutis dorsali refracto, petalis ovalibus subconformibus, labello subrotundo scelnto trilobo basi bicalloso lined elevaté interjecté: lacinia intermedia abbreviata truncata. Wild in Venunzveta; the high regions of the Sierra Nevada in Merida, at the height of 10, 000 to 11,000 feet—Linden, 618, (v. 8. sp.) 113. E. Hartwegii Lindley, in Plant. Hartw. , p. 150. E. foliis 2 basi remotis oblongis obtusis 2 acing apice obliquis spice rigid multiflore basi | Spathacexe caulisque bulbosi teretis longitudme, floribus coriaceis, ovario triqutr clavato, sepalo supremo oblongo obtuso lateralibus acutissimis, petalis obovatis, labello subrotundo zequaliter trilobo bane callo. pubescente concavo aucto, ungue et columna brevissimis, Wild in Peru ; onthe Cordillera near Loxa—Hartweg, (v. s. sp.) N r allied to EZ. but the lea: shorter broader. i sane ses and i de tec sails ince eto Their celocr is AULIZEUM. ( 37 ) EPIDENDRUM. * 114, E.volutum, Lindley, in Pazxton’s Flower Garden; gleanings, no. 427, ve. 215, KE. caule tereti membranaceo-vaginato apice 3-phyllo, foltis ‘neath dhlden a pergameneis inaqualibus, racemo sessili stricto flexuoso, bracteis magnis glumaceis distantibus pedunculis longi- oribus, sepalis petalisque linearibus margine revolutis eequalibus acutis, labello subrotundo-ovato subcordato ne leviter trilobo cuspidato callis 2 ad basin plicisque tribus obsoleti Wild in Cuntrat Amertca—Skinner, (v. v. ie Stem merely terete, and not swollen into a pseudobulb. Flowers sera whit _ end “ no beauty. _ Easily known da _ ee alternate ts, pla ly to the “middle of f the foot- “stalk and ovary of each flower. 115. E. pulchellum. Richard and Galeotti, Orch. Mez.,no.45. E. “nanum, pseudobulbis ovoideis diphyllis, foliis ovali- oblongis a floribus purpureis, racemo simplici terminali 3—4- floro, Tabe lo adnato trilobo concavo lobis lateralibus latis obtusis intermedio minori emarginato.’ Wild in Mux1co—Galeotti. § 7. OsMOPHYTUM. ee in Bot. Bons 1839, mise. 135. Hook r. TIT. 8 In the whole of this division the = i i is sty undivided, without any igs cy WwW . E. tigrinum. Lindley, Ore. Linden., i. “hii dearengoar i: coriaceis o basi squa elects dupld brevioribus, sepalis petalisque fimsclats, labello” obovato piloso callo magno apice transversé corrugato basi biconcavo pubescente, clinandru trilobi lobis rugosis dorsali appendice membranaced 3-dentat& anteposita. Wild in VENEZUELA; on earth or trees at Jaji in Merida, at the height of 5-9000 feet; July—Linden, 1468; Braz? Minas Geriies— Weddell, (v. 8. sp. comm. os Linden ssed. Petals yellow, > aosaatalld ith red. Lip white, washed with purple.” A plant in the riegatum, but with go four times as large. I suppose that a drawin wings No.1 in the Hb. ar.,made in the Minas Geries, by Mr. longs to i * 117. E. variegatum. Hooker, Bot. Mag., t. 3151. Bot. Reg., 1839, #. 11. E. psendobulbis fasiformibus compressis diphy llis, oblongis obtusis, racemo multifloro, sepalis petalisque sbrtand obovatis coriaceis obtusis, labello subrotundo brevissimo acu! EPIDENDRUM. ( 38 ) OSMOPHYTUM. intis sub columnd —— callis duobus incurvis in appen- dicem hippocrepicam carnosam confluentibus, lobo column postico obtuso dente jueabnaienss subbifido anteposito. (A) virens, Sepals and ved green spotted with purple. Lip white with a crimson hors sailioe va mark. (B) coriaceum. Flowers — loured, — purple spots on the sepals and petals, and dirty purple stre ake on the ms E. coriaceum. sa , Bot. Mag., t. 3595. © crassilabium. Calli of the lip vaio and more downy. Leaves ore remote at the base. E. ade sie sagt and Endl., Nov. Gen., If. p. 1 (D) leopardinum, Flowers yellow, called yee dark a re is at the point, Leaves long, nei like those of £, ti Wild in Troprcan America. A, Brazil 2 vasiinn: Loddiges; Rio Negro above Barcellos, common—Spruce, 1948; New Grenada—Funck and Schlim, 1435; B, Demerara—Parker ; : Jamaica—Purdie ; C, Peru— Mathews, 1886; trees and rocks in the primeval forests near the farm of Pampayaco — Poppig; , New Gre eee in the province of Ocafia, at the height of 4950 feet—Schlim, 1010 0, (v. v. e. et 8. sp. See variable plant, realy ie by its very short sigs on the base of w laced a concav eallus, which gives the lip the appearane e of being divided hevieaially into two layers. On very strong specimens there are “occasionally three or four leaves on a pseudobulb. The flowers are e extremely fragrant. I am ——— = the es leaves of which are sometimes stric ctly oblong, as in Spruce’s ec A some- times strap- a and as much as a foot long. Péppig’s figure is accompa- nied by details which it would be difficult to find, cg he overlooks the down on the lip, which is a striking feature of the speci 118. ee — H. G. Reichenbach, in Linnea, XXII. p get multifloro (14) bracteis se acutis, sepalis oblongis cuneatis obtusis, petalis subeequalibus minoribus, labello minuto ovato cuneato anticé nunc seat obeolotiasins trilobo callo w Wild in New Grenapa; Pamplona, at the height of 6000 feet ; January—Funck and Schlim, 1435, (Tch chb.) Leaves in pairs, long, acute, carinate. Nearly allied in lip, leaves, and column, to £, tigrinum co variegatum. Flowers yellow and white, flecked with purple, —Rechb. B. Spentiacet So G. Reichenbach, in Bot. Zeit. 1852, se 731. - e spatha a: OSMOPHYTUM. ( 39 ) EPIDENDRUM. abeuntibus, sepalis oblongis acutis, petalis obovato-oblongis acu- minatis, labello ovali anticé subitd acuto, callo depresso oblongo a basi discam versus in carinulam antrorsum excurrente, co abbreviata crassa, clinandrii auriculis ee sbkeacgul nunc bilobis medi linear apice tri-quadridenta Wild in Costa Rica; on the Bie tei oe 120. E, Wi — E. pseudobulbis teretibus diphyllis, foliis oblongis scapo sub- eequalibus, spathd papyraceé pedunculi angulati longitudine, racemo 6—8-floro stricto, sepalis siceuntiin acuminatis, petalis ovalibus, labello subrotundo cochleato acuminato basi bicalloso secus axin costato. Wild in Braziiz; Minas ste a aot 775, (v. 8. sp.) Resembles £. fragrans, from wh ly known by the presence of a strong rib which runs along mes axis of the tp. * 121. E.collare. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1843, misc. 85. E. caulibus fusiformibus elongatis apice triphyllis, foliis co- riaceis canaliculatis patentibus, racemo laxo paucifloro, cuniculo ovarii elongato extts manifesto, sepalis petalisque conformibus apice recurvo bas i trilamellato lamellis lateralibus basi bilobis, clinandrii margine peters seniiigiot to. Wild in GuaTEMaLa—Hartweg, (v. v. ¢.) nee anteee inches long, strong, and d furrowed. Flowers whi ing to yellow and brown as they go Be gag So cata ys ip agsas by = elevated edge, standing up like a collar. The cuniculus of the ovary as prominent and conspicuous as in a Pelargonium. * 122. E. fragrans. Swartz, Fl. Ind. Oce., III., 1847. Bot. Mag., t. 1669. Bot. Caé., t. 1039. E. pseudobulbo monophyllo angusto fusiformi, foliis lanceolatis apice recurvis, scapo folio breviore, sepalis lineari-lanceolatis peta- lsque ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis patentibus, labello subrotundo cuspidato lineato integerrimo, columnz lobo dorsali obtuso dente bifido anteposito. E. emul Li B gone um. Pg ap deren hg 1898. (B) megalanthum. Flowers very large, with vivid enue rich crimson on the lip. Wild in the Trorres of AMERICA ; ee ; Jamaica —s nch Guiana — Leprieur, 123 ; Hace 205 ; ; Focke, 127; ee Aaclcrk, 4 493 ; > EPIDENDRUM. ( 40 ) OSMOPHYTUM. a ; Para—Loddiges. B, Guatemala— Skinner, (v. v. c. e¢ 8. sp.) extremely fhageat le green or cream-colour, with crimso : grow y &. variety, but merely a diminutive og The variety B is remarkable for its gigantic dimensions, which it retains i in cultivation 5 the ——* are ribnes: = eighteen inches long. * 123. E. glumaceum., Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1840, ¢. 6. E. pseudobulbis ovatis apice angustatis diphyllis, foliis angusté oblongis patentibus, racemo terminali cylindraceo € spathis glu- ace Wild in Braztz; on the branches of Vellozia one. on the summit of the Pedro Bonito Mountain, comm Gardner, 243 ; Equ aeseteres ae v. ¢. et 8. sp. in be ‘Fos ker.) d euw.p. This has the t gt He pedir from which it differs in the colour of its flowers, which are white d with pink, and striped with rose, in the long tapering figure of the aie 3 AU. by the peculiar form of the sepals and petals, — in the shape of the lip, which is convex not concave, obovate, and acumi * 124. E. inversum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1839, mise. 185. EK. pseudobulbis diphyllis elongatis compressis, foliis oblongo- loratis obtusis, spicd terminali sub-6-flora basi spathaced bracteis brevibus ovatis acuminatis, ovario triquetro, sepalis petalisque patentibus lineari-lanceolatis convexis subzequalibus, labello ovato acuminato basi levi medio sulcato callis 3 obsoletis, columnd obtusé 3-dentata, anther cardinis appendice oblong denticulata. Wild in Braztt; on the Crescentia—Martius; in the Minas =a gren, 776, (v. v. c. et s. sp.) Flowers with a few purple streaks on the column and a pa e base of ‘thet es ae a heavy not very pleasant smell, something like that of ar to it. Itdiffers from Z. glwmaceum in the colour and ts flowers, and I believe in the calli of the lip, but the specimens of that denis at my disposal do not enable me to describe them accurately. The species are, however, no doubt distinct. = * 125. E. calamarium. Lindley, in Bot. ees 1838, mise. 163. E. pseudobulbis derecho ovalibus diphyllis, foliis linearibus planis abrupté acutis, racemo simplici erecto, bracteis minutis acuminatis, sepalis patentissimis linearibus acutis apice recurvis, __ petalis aula ahaa tears lnhello: postico subrotundo cuto convexo basi pubescente, callo duplici lato apice confluente. OSMOPHYTUM. (41) EPIDENDRUM. Wild in Braz; Organ Mountains, on the stems and branches : — in large clusters ; April—Gardner, 624, 5869 (0. 2. ¢. 8. sp.) Flowers pale, whole-coloured, yellowish green, with five small Pita spots = ie tae of the lip, Not t fragrant. A small two-leaved plant, four or five igh. * 126. E. ‘ripuneta ctatum. ovalibus diphyllis, foli std] scapo ‘ongioribus, racemo paucifloro, bracteis minutis, peas line- aribus acuminatis, petalis angustioribus, labello lanceolato plano basi pubescente callis 2 clavatis sulcisque 3 utrinque, columnz lobis anticis acutis. Wild in i Shoat, (v. v. ¢.) ch like Z. calamariwm. Flowers yellowish, with three deep purple spots in front of the calli, and two or three smaller on each side above the furrows sat ae E. attenuatum. aule basi ramoso in pseudobulbos tenues angustos mono- h ica: diviso, folio lineari-lanceolato racemo tenui spiceeformi dupld breviore, bracteis subulatis, sepalis linearibus membranaceis acutis dorsali reflexo, petalis filiformibus, labello ovato cordato basi bisquamato tuberculo i ovario lagenzeformi. Wild in Venezveta; Truxillo, at the Aguas de Obispo, at the height ol 9000 00 fet Avguet Punk and Schlim, 734, (v. s. aaa The habit is that of E£. transparens. Flowers small, membranous, with — petals and a yellow ip, on which are five pesmi prene forked dark . E. cochleatum. es Jacq. Ic. Rar., HII. t. 605. Bot. os 4.572. LO. E. ps seudobulbis a compressis diphyllis, foltis oblongis acutis subundulatis, sepalis petalisque paulo angustioribus lineari- anceolatis reflexis, labe ) postico cordato cochleato subrotundo basi bicalloso, columna nana, clinandrii lobo dorsali obtuso dente lineari bifido anteposito. (B) pallidum. Stains on the lip very faint. Anacheilium cochleatum. Hoffmgg. in Linnea, XVI. 229. Wild in the Wezst Ixvres, where it is common ; in Mexico, near Zacuapan , &e.— Galeotti, 5107, (v. v. ¢. ef. 8. ‘p-) Leaves broad, deep green, in pairs upon an oval furrowed pseudobul Sepals an d petals green. TH: green, bordered with purple, and deeply see with the same colour below the middle. EPIDENDRUM. ( 42) OSMOPHYTUM. * 129. EB, lancifolium. Pavon. L0., p. 98. Bot. Rey. 1842 : se eudobulbis ovalibus diphyllis teretibus, foltis oblongo- Ssisisiees acutiusculis, racemo brevi, sepalis peta alisque lanceolatis acuminatis reflexis, labello cordato oblato-ovato cochleato basi tricostato. sda in speneenipacncse (@. v. ©.) e E. cochieatum ; but sepals and petals shorter and broader, and lip regularly conta without a tendency to peeriea at the apes Flowers pale green ; lip marked with deep crimson radiating strea * 130. = pee eee in Bot. Reg., misc. 1841, no. 123; Site B. p ae serrata. E. marginatum. gee —— and Otto., Ic. Pl., i 36. ? E. bracteolatum. Rel. Henk., 100. LO., 5. Wild in Mexico; ; pees near the Hacienda de la Laguna; August—Schiede, 11 ; Oaxaca—Galeotti, 5020; Vera Cruz— Id. 5161 ; Guanzaas ‘A—Skinner. r, (0. v. c. et 2. sp.) Allied to £Z. it atum ; it has the same — but the pseudobulbs are strongly ribbed at the side, aie the lip has margin erisp and crenated. The flowers are oak ea-green, with the eceee of the lip, which is striated with bright deca purple rays. 131. E. chondylobolbon. Lich. and Galeotti, Orch. Mex.,no.43. E. “ pseudobulbis oblongis compressis basi articulatis 3—4- phyllis, foliis lanceolato-linearibus obtusis, flor. luteis violaceo- lineatis, labello breviter unguiculato cordato apice longé acuminato acutissimo.’ Wild in Mats ions 182. E. marmoratum. Rich. and Galeotti, Orch. igre no. 44, foliis ellip- ticis oblongis, scapo terminali dependente, flor. violaceis, “labello adnato convexo orbiculari emarginato costato.” Wild in Mux1co—Galeotti. LANIUM. ( 43 ) EPIDENDRUM. § 8. LANIUM. Lindley, in Hooker’s Journal, III. 85. @ lanes scaly stems throwing up little leafy branches or even pseudobulbs, and loosely arranged small long-stalked flowers, more or less covered with down, are vie principal characteristics of this section, which has a lip adnate tothe column, The only other Epidendrum with woolly flowers is Z. lanipes. * 133. E. microphyllum. pint elo * Journal, III. 85. KE. ramulis foliosis, foliis distichis angustis carnosis canalicu- latis acutis serrulatis racemo terminali omens mult6_breviori- bus, sepalis aristatis, petalis linearibus, labello oblongo acuto basi bilamellato venis tribus per medium obsoletis. E? sareophyllum. Focke, Bh nederl, 1V. 67. Wild in Demerara—Schomburek ; Hostmann, 626, in herb. Mus. Par. and Miquel, ee v. ¢. et 8. sp.) reeping species, with woolly dull purple or greenish flowers. eliiteted ahead has much a foot-stalks soa en cere than the wild one. ocke observes that t Jlen-masses mbent, not collateral, a circumstance whi ch I e ads hint to = watts this i is pe an Epide ndrum. See h work above quoted. 134, E. Avicula. Lindley, in Hooker's Journal, IIT. 85. E. ramulis pseudobulbosis diphyllis, foliis ovatis planis margine levibus paniculd oe multd brevioribus, sepalis raenisareee acutis tomentosis, pe earibus, labello acuto subrhombeo basi bi merges Wild in Brazit ; mountains, forming dense tufts on t Organ m stems and branches of trees; April—Gardner, 625, (v. 8. ten ves about “a inch long. Panicle between three and four in Hower wna, n seen from the back not unlike a little bird in full § 9. SPATHIUM. Lindley, in Hooker's Journal of Botany, III. 81. Bot. Reg. 1844, misc. 82. This division is distinguished by its stem being pre leafy, and erect, its flowers placed on a long peduncle, which proceeds from a spathe consisting of the one or more reas bracts, and by its labellum being z wholly attached to corolla. It diff , and not pone Sheer mith ty r three leaves at the end only. It is very near AMPHIGLOTTIUM, fro’ mh it is distinguished by the branches not being excessively lengthened and covered with close Teemee seales below the flowers, In their stead the oars is usually Agi. sheathing spathe, like that of Cattleya, out “of oe the ' inflorescen ce proceeds: occasionally there are ti of the fo ollowing enumeration, EPIDENDRUM. ( 44 ) (Racemosz) SPATHIUM. a. Spatha subsimplex. Flores racemosi. * Labellum indivisum. 135. E. grandiflorum. Lindley, in Hooker’s Journal, III. 86. E. foltis distichis ensiformibus obtusis, racemo denso termi- nali basi flexuoso é spathd duplici orto, sepalo dorsali ovali lateralibus duplo latioribus dimidiatis, petalis linearibus, labello subrotundo cordato emarginato margine postico crispo venis baseos 2 elevatis. Wild in Penu—Mathews, (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) Flowers coriaceous, about twice as large as in £. variegatum. E.maneum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1844, mise. 28. labello parvo postico carnoso concavo indiviso callo magno mar- gine membranaceo in medio Wild in Perv; on the Cordillera, near Loxa, flowering in Fuly — Hartweg ; in New GRENADA, in the gtipet of Pamplona, at the height of 9000 feet—Schlim, 135, (v. s. Flowers rather small, orange and yellow—Htug. ; yellow aoe with red.— Schlim. 137. E. ventricosum. Lindley, in Hooker’s — IIT. 86. E. foliis lineari-lanceolatis acutis, racemis angustis multifloris é spatha lineari ortis, floribus membranaceis, sepalis aie ualibus oblongis acutis, petalis filiformibus, columna ventricosa, labello ovato cordato acutissimo basi bicalloso. Wild in Peru—Mathews, (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) A slender plant, with the stem about six inches up to the commencement of the spathe. Racemes from four to five inches pec ype = spathe which covers the whole peduncle. 7 oat purple, 188. E. tenellum. KE. foliis paucis linearibus, pedunculo flexuoso bracted lineari — tenui ad utrumque articulum, floribus 3—4 membranaceis, is oblongis carinatis apiculatis, _— filiformibus, labello su se eS rotundato repando basi bicalloso Wild in New Grenapa—Funck and Schlim, 1049, (v. s. Pie comm. cel. Linden.) — The smallest species I know, not more than four inches hi; The thin ee 6 SPATHIUM. (Racemosm) ( 45) EPIDENDRUM. 139. E. adenoglossum. Lindley, in Hooker’s Journal, IIT. 86. foliis carnosis lineari-oblongis obtusis, racemo ‘elongato simplici terminali é spatha ancipiti pedunculo breviore orto, sepalis ovatis reticulatis, petalis linearibus 3-veniis acutis, labello lineari asi callis 2 lamelliformibus minore interjecto instructo. Wild in Peru; Pangoa—Mathews, (e. s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) Flowers small, in a thin flexuose spike. * * Labellum trilobum. — E. brachyglossum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1844, misc. 82, 0. i. foliis lineari-oblongis ce rotundatis obliquis, racemo elongato simplici terminali nutante é spatha ancipiti pedunculo breviore orto, floribus carnosis, sepalis obovatis concavis, petalis linearibus 3-veniis acutis, labello brevi trilobo laciniis lateralibus nanis intermedia ovaté callis duobus lamelleeformibus tuberculoque interjecto. (B) microtum. Leaves longer and a Eze more distinctly carinate, Lip linear, with a pair of minute auricl Wild in Perv; on the bse face of the Andes, near Nanegal —Hartweg; RB, New Grewnapa, in the province of Ocafia, at an elevation of 5800 feet—Schlim, 1029, (v. s. sp. ; B comm. cel. Linden.) A slender creeping rooted plant, with small flowers, and the appearance of E. lossum, b fee nie aan : are narrower and the lip has a different “ag posed variety B may be a distinct ies ; but it is extremely like oe oe and I dare not place too much reliance st the form of the lip, h seems as if it might 3 that of adenoglossum, e ted. ***® Labellum tripartitum. 141. E, sarcodes, E. caulibus strictis brevibus carnosis, foliis oblongis obtusis carnosis, spathis 1—2 carinatis herbaceis, ‘Tacemi i cylindracei erecti pedunculo spathis a floribus coriaceis, sepalis oblongis crassis obtusis, petalis membranaceis obtusis apice dilatatis, labelli brevis carnosissimi lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio oblongo apiculato, callis 2 maximis lineAque elevata interjecta. ieee New Guenapa; near Papaquere—Purdie, (v. 8. sp. in hb ker.) General pi tegeinaesidin es acrrecn cat ecm ms The excessive thickness of the lip is peculiar. EPIDENORUM. ( 46 ) (Racemosm) SPATHIUM. 142, E. acutissimum, E. caulibus elongatis, foliis angustis oblongis obtusis, racemi pedunculo spatha dupld- longiore, bracteis “ setaceo- acuminatis medio brevi tereti carnoso lateralibus cordatis repandis margine ea callis 3 subzequalibus in lamellas deorsum desi- nentibus Wild in New a Mariquita—Triana, 134, (v. 8. sp. comm. cel. Linden.) Much — = sarcodes, but with an entirely different flower, and larger thinner lea 143. E. cylindraceum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1844, mise. 82. E. foliis ovato-oblongis, pedunculo spathis 2—3 equitantibus elongatis herbaceis vestito, racemo erecto elongato cylindraceo, sepalis obovatis acutis dorso scabris, petalis linearibus, labelli 3-partiti basi tricallosi laciniis lateralibus angustis antrorsum falcatis posticé serrulatis intermedid lineari basi latiore apice in lobos 2 subrotundos serrulatos divisa Wild in Perv; in the woods of Pitayo, in the province of he at the height of 10,500 feet—Hartweg; near Pasto amieson, (v. 8. sp. Flowers small, in a very dense cylindrical ER about six inches long ; whitish according to Jamieson in herb. Hooker. 144, E. sinuosum. E. caule longo flexuoso compresso, foliis lanceolatis acutis, racemo brevi nutante, pedunculo spatha falcata breviore, bracteis minutis setaceis, sepalis coriaceis dorsali lanceolato lateralibus valdé obliquis, ‘petallis lineari-spathulatis reflexis, labelli lobis lateralibus cordatis acutis basi callos Se enticulatis inter- 2 medio oblongo acuto, callis 2 in osas excurrentibus lineAque recta elevata ——— Wild in Cotompia; in palpi ee orests at the mouth of the Paramo del Taito at the ight of 6000 feet; Nov.— ... ? 1181, (v. 8. sp.) Iam ee = = name of the collector by whom this was found, and can ce e leaves are seven or eight inches long. “ Flowers y 145. E. breviveni E, caule ramoso, folis oblongis obtusis, spatha ancipiti obtusa, peduneulo ancipiti breviore, racemo laxo erecto, bracteis setaceis ovarii longitudine, sepalo dorsali oblongo lateralibusque dimidiatis 3-veniis, petalis linearibus obtusis l-veniis, venis omnium cis SPATHIUM. (Racemosa) HE) EPIDENDRUM. apicem desinentibus, labelli lobis lateralibus auriculatis anticé digitatis intermedio lineari in lobulos duos ——— reps expanso, callis 3 minutis, clinandrio cucullato emargina Oe i Perv; Pichincha at 10,000 feet of ce amieson, 7, (@. 8. sp. in hb. Hooker ) Power the size of Z. corymboswm, apparently pale green. The short veins which never reach the point of the parts to which they belong are very pec cae * 146. E. Trinitatis. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1844, mise. 82. E. caulibus foliosis ancipitibus, foliis elongatis lineari-lanceo- latis Pinisencentibas obtusis oblique emarginatis, racemo terminali nutante pedunculato basi spatha herbaceé equitanti, sepalis lineari- lanceolatis, petalis piliformibus, labelli lobis laters bus acutis concavis denticulatis intermedio lineari-lanceolato acuminato basi 3-calloso. Wild in Trrxtpap—Garden meports Santa Marrna, Molina Rio Hacho—Purdie, (v: v. ¢. et s. sp.) small, in a long raceme, pale greenish yellow, with a deep apricot- ‘sie! in It appears from Purdie’s eens in Sir W. Hooker’s herbarium to form particularly long thick roots 147, E. carneum. Lindley, Orch. Linden., no. 49. E. foliis oblongis obtusis, spath& solitarié rect carinata pedunculo squali v. breviore, racemo nutante, bracteis membra- naceis setaceis, sepalis lateralibus lanceolatis —— petalis filiformibus, labelli lobis lateralibus subrotundo-cuneatis planis intermedio carnoso to basi trilamellato. Wild in esr, trial in the forests of Jaji, in the f Merida ee ; the height of 5000 feet; August— Findon 63 675, (v. 8. sp.) Flowers smaller than in £. bivalve, yellow, with a flesh-coloured lip, arranged in a nodding raceme from three to four inches long. 148. E. bivalve. E. foliis oblongo-lanceolatis, spatha solitariA falcata carinaté pedunculo zquali, sepalis lateralibus lanceolatis acuminatissimis, petalis linearibus deflexis, labelli lobis lateralibus semicuneatis planis intermedio carnoso tereti, lamellis baseos latissimis lobis lateralibus subeequalibus tuberculo interjecto. Wild in VENEZUELA ; on trees in the forests of Pamplona, at the height of 9000 feet—Linden, 1266, (v. s. sp.) . Flowers yellow, larger than in £, carnewm. Le oe oe mely distinct from that species, with which I confounded it in the Orch. Lind. Tue grat bivalve cal and teote midi lobe ofthe ip are peel. EPIDENDRUM. ( 48 ) (Racemosz) SPATHIUM. 149, E. cornutum. Lindley, in Hooker’s Journal, ITI. 86. foliis gramineis lineari-lanceolatis acutissimis, racemo elongato cylindraceo cernuo, sepalis linearibus acuminatis striatis, petalis filiformibus, labelli trilobi laciniis lateralibus nanis rotun- datis intermediA tereti cornutd basi 3-callosA Wild in Peru—Mathews, 1895; New Gr RENADA, Boca del Monte, a Bogota ‘and the village of Tena—Hartweg, 1420, (v. 8. sp.) The Peruvian plant is more slender and aps in all its dimensions than that from New Grenada, but I think not otherwise different. The two spathaceous bracts are acuminate, as long x the peduncle. Flowers white, very fragran 150. E. iets genie HI. G. Rehb., Linnea, XXII. p. 838. eminis acutis maculatis, racemo cernuo elongato, bracteis lncablatis cuspidatis, sepalis oblongis acutis, petalis lan- ceolatis a labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus rotundatis medio producto acuto lineis 8 elevatis, callis 2 magnis in basi, clinandrio rable Wild in VENEzUELA; cool places in the woods of the Sierra Nevada of Merida, in January—Moritz, 1069. Stems very strong. Leaves longish, acute. hovers brown.—Rchd, ' * 151. E. colorans. K/otzsch, in Allg. Gartenz., Aug. 9, 1851. E. caule tereti, foliis patentirecurvis oblongis brevi-acutis sub- carinatis, racemo brevi punctato-scabro, spatha dorso crenulata diphylla, floribus parvis brevi-pedicellatis bracteé lanceolata acuminata, sepalis spathulatis, petalis subbrevioribus angustiori- busque, labelli lobis lateralibus brevioribus intermedio elongato apice bilobo lamellis 3 " parallelis angustis instructo Wild in in GuaTemMaLa— Warezewitz. Stems a foot high. Li, Sepals white at fist then pink Peal narrower and lite shorter Lip white with three narrow plates.—. — Klotzsch 2, E. parviflorum. 7. Peruv. Syst. 245. LO., no. 68. t gore stricto gracillimo, foliis membranaceis lineari-lanceo- latis acuminatis, racemi furcati tenuis pedunculo spatha angustis- sima brevio. re, sepalis co riaceis, petalis filiformibus, labelli trilobi laciniis integiig lateralibus cae sotundatis intermedié divaricatim biloba, venis 3 elevatis. ots in Perv; Jambrasbamba—Mathews, 1900, (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) The slenderest species of this group. Stems not thicker than a knitting needle, about one foot high. Spathe about two inches long, extremely narrow and fine-pointed. SPATHIUM. (racemosa) (49) EPIDENDRUM. 153. E. armeniacum. Lindley, i in Bot. Reg., t. 1867. E. caulibus teretibus erectis, foliis lanceolatis coriaceis acutis rubplicatis racemis pedunculatis cylindraceis nutantibus, bracteis setaceo-acuminatis, sepalis patulis ovatis acutis, petalis setaceis, labelli subcucullati laciniis lateralibus rotundatis intermedia ova acuminata, callo magno oblongo integro acuto in discum. Encyclia macrostachya. Poppig and Endl. N. G. et Sp. 2 t. 114. Wild in Perv; on trees near Cuchero; flowering in December —Poppig ; in Brazrt—Miers (v.v v.0. et 8. sp.in hb. Miers.) Flowers small, lata Aira ina slender drooping spike. Leaves some- times grassy, sometimes lanceolate 5. Spatha subsimplex. Flores subumbellati. 154. E. Seutella. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1844, misc. 82. E. foliis coriaceis Saher distichis, spatha brevi lata acinaciformi pedun eequali, racemo umbellato aucifloro, se- palis petalisque atin Be labello oblongo cordato plano obsoleté bicalloso. Wild in Perv ; in the woods of Guayan, on the western slope of Pichincha, near Quito—Hartweg, (v. s. sp. Flowers greenish yellow, very large. Li ip full an inch long. Spathe ve broad, about an inch and half I long. Lip an inch and half long. se E. geminiflorum. Humb. et Kunth. Nov. Gen. et Sp., Pi. ra 354, LO., p. 102. E. caule repente ramoso, foliis oblongis obtusis coriaceis, pe- dunculo paucifloro é spath pollicari orto, floribus riccsapette sepalis lanceolatis acuminatis patulis margine revolutis, petalis conformi- bus planis, labello ovato cordato subcucullato trilobo: lobis lateralibus rotundatis ab coment sinu brevi sejunctis, callis 3 linearibus elevatis intermedio Wild in Perv; Popayan, on aa eee < him tet Valley of Lloa—Jamieson : in shady mountain places, at the height of 7400 fits Fhaaabolat and pacer (v. 8. sp.) Stem with dwarf, stiff, erect side branches. Flowers middle-sized, very fleshy, with ene ly rags ager partion yellowish green, according to Humboldt an oe r. Jami Siaageese in the Hookerian Herbarium have broader Hei tates fe commana in se from Popayan, brought retog by Hartweg. 156. E. megagastrium. E. caule repente rixnoe0, foliis ovato-oblongis obtusis co: unculo paucifloro é spatha duplici laxa abbreviata orto, floribus valdé carnosis, sepalis petalisque aus laced planis, labello cordato Jan. 25, 1853. EPIDENDRUM. ( 50 ) (umpettate) SPATHIUM. ovato cucullato indiviso basi 2- —* are aspera triangulari ass aoe cuniculo maximo ventrico: ild in PExv; on trees in the ae of Chachapoyas— Beathows, (v. 8. sp.) Very like E. geminiflorum, but the flowers are larger, more fleshy, and have a long distended - uch in front of the ovary. The lip is undivided, has only two calli, and in place of the rect teaeaad lamella there is a dull triangular space, covered with snes pera 157. E. lacustre. E. foliis latis obtusis, spatha duplici suprema acinaciformi, racemo brevi umbellaformi, pedunculis ovariisque 4-pld longiori- bus, sepalis petalisque linearibus acuminatis patentissimis, labello subcordato-ovato acuminato obsoleté trilobo, callis baseos acutis lined. elevata interjecta. E. leucochilum. Lindl. Orch. Linden., no. 47, nec Klotzsch. Wild in VenezvuEta; on half-submersed rotten tree the es of Laguneta, in the — of Merida, at the height of — feet—Linden, 684, (v. s. sp.) described as being from three to — ae high, with the purest This = Acadia. They are — inches and a half across, and consequently g the largest in the gen * 158. E.leucochilum. Kiotzsch, in Allg. Gartenz., 11, p. 146. Ie. Plant. rar. berol., t. 46. Pazxton’s Flower Garden, III. ; gleanings, no. 622, ic. 8038. E. foliis coriaceis obtusis, ‘spatha magna solitarié pedunculo longiore, umbella brevi cernud, sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceo- latis — labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus magnis obliqué orbi intermedio ovali basi bicalloso lineisque tribus elevatis, iiuandieio cucullato truncato. E. flavidum. Lindl. Orch. Lind., no. 48. Wild in New Gnewav A; terrestrial in he cold region near inthe province of Pamplona the height of S00 feet ; Ape —Thaden, 99 2213; Funck and Schlim, 1084; vince of Ocafia, near 8. Pedro, at the elevation of 6000 feet— Schlim, 743 ; Caraccas—B. Otto, at the height of 4500 feet, 7 poi A very fine caulescent plant. Leaves coriaceous, oval, acute. Flowe green, with a snow-white lip. In Funck and Schling? s 1084, the calli at ps base of the lip are wrinkled, and seem almost three-lobed, and the spathe is no! quarters of an inch lo: WwW jane were published, I only knew this _ by the — character and ipti i rtenzeitung ; and I then supposed cones Ber i it to be different ss in oa now shows it to be. Under this nsion, when I found it gem Mr. Linden’s error Jaa _ so 1 "hug it new, and called it £. favidum, an SPATHIUM. (umBeLLaT®) ( 51) EPIDENDRUM. 159. E. longifloram. Humb. et Kunth. Nov. Gen. et Sp. Pi., I. 354. L0., no E. foliis ‘aan obtusis, racemi nutantis pedunculo spatha maxima breviore, sepalis geek ogre ig ree acumi- natis margine revolutis, labelli tripartiti laciniis lateralibus ovatis obliqué truncatis revolutis : intone 4 lineari cuneat& mucro- nat margine revoluta dupl6 longiore, callis 2 lineisque 3 elevatis. Wild in aig neo ta on the slope of Mount Puruguay, a lofty poin e Andes near the village of Aguacillas, at the —- ot 3860 "dock-—Haiobolts and Bonpland; Popayan, ar the village of Sotara—Hartweg, (v. s. sp.) A most noble plant, with ac flowers more than four inches across. Some of the leaves are about a foot long. ec. Spatha subsimplex. Flores paniculati. 160. E. tovarense. H. G. Rchb., Linnea, XXII. p. 838. KE. spatha brevi acuta carinata (? ), panicula vanciflot brac- teis minutissimis squamzeformibus acutis, sepalis oblongis obtusis, petalis subeequilongis basi cuneatis, labello trilobo lobis lateralibus semiovatis aliquid cuneatis basi bicallosis medio cuneato rotundato anticé emarginato margine hinc inde minuté denticulato. Wild in Cotomata ; Tovar—Moritz, 851, (2chb.) Leaves few, rather long, sharp-pointed. Flowers white, pink on the out- side.—Rchb. ae mesomicron. E. fli brevibus ee obtusis, racemo basi subpaniculato é spatha brevi obtusa, bracteis linearibus acutis patulis, floribus carnosis, sepalis oblongis petalisque linearibus acutis, labelli trilobi Jaciniis lateralibus rotundatis serrulatis intermedia parva carnosa ovaté per medium obtusé carinaté, callis baseos 2 acutis 2que minoribus exterioribus, clinandrio margine tenui cincto. Wild in Boutvia—Bridges, (v. s. sp.) Stem a foot leng. Leaves five inches long by one inch and a half broad. Flowers when dried black and brittle. The five calli are remarkable ; that in the middle being large, deep, and reaching to the L weep: of a middle lobe oe those next it free at the point, and the o very 162. E. amplexicaule, vaginis scabris, foliis oblongis implecion hee: acuminatis papyraceis, panicula laxa cernua flexuosa, a tha angust& pedun- culo longiore, bracteis linearibus acuminatis herbaceis ovario EPIDENDRUM. ( 52) (pantouLatm) SPATHIUM. sequalibus, sepalis acutis lateralibus valdé obliquis, petalis lineari- bus acutis venosis, labelli lobis subzqualibus oblongis truncatis = dentatis lateralibus obliquis, callis 2 elongatis, clinandrio Wild in Perv ; Quito—Jamieson, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Jamieson, A.D. 1849.) The habit of this is almost that of some thin-leaved Evelyna. Leaves three ee anda half long by one inch and three-quarters wide. Flowers the size of E£. : 163. E. excisum. Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1844, misc. 82, no. 14. E. foliis latis oblongis apice rotundatis excisis, spatha brevi lata coriace pedunculo longiore, floribus laxé paniculatis, petalis filiformibus, labello basi bicalloso laciniis lateralibus cordatis ob- soleté crenulatis intermedia lineari divergenti cuneata retusa. (B) grandiflorum, Flowers with all the parts larger and broader. Wild in Perv; on the ascent to Sotara, near the village of Totoro, in Popayan n—Hartweg; B, rocky banks, page ” —Mathews, 3182; Santa Martha—Purdie, (v v. 8. hb. Hooker.) This is much like theese of —o it has the nec0ia rt it has a great sheathing ‘patio: The variety B sometimes forms great ho —— 1 cucullate spathes, not unlike pai of £. paacacon + this is es ei Pu pecimens. d. Spathze plures imbricate. 164, E. raphidophorum. E. foliis oblongis obtusis, racemo crasso pendulo spathis pluri- bus maximis foliaceis longiore, bracteis rigidis acicularibus inferi- oribus qualibus, sepalis coriaceis oblongis _lateralibus abrupté acuminatis, petalis linearibus reflexis, labelli lobis lateralibus acinaciformibus obsoleté denticulatis intermedio oblongo truncato apiculato apice concavo, callis 2 lineAque interm Wild in the Caraccas ; the Silla, at the Sage al of 6500 feet— ove Funck and Schlim, 182 ; ; same place, at the Paramo de los Conisos....? 1180, (v. pg comm. cel. Zinden’) strong with the habit of Z. nutans, but distinct in its spathes and long pemeie mpsecte caentn! Flowers white, asia vd Finck and Schlim, —— omit § to ine Seed no, ies procured by unknown collector as he who obtained £. 165. E. E. spatha flied — longiore, racemo denso multi- floro nutante, bracteis minutis setaceis, floribus carnosis, sepalis oblongis eau cree ain linearibus, labelli trilobi laciniis sub- SPATHIUM. (ieRIcaT2) ( 53 ) EPIDENDRUM. integris laciniis lateralibus rotundatis intermedi retusd cuneata, callis 2 conspicuis linedque interjecta obsoleta Wild in New Grenapa; at Matanzas, in : Paeielens, at the elevation of 7000 feet; Nov.—Schlim, 136, (v. s. sp. comm cel. ines) with the habit of Z. nutans; the flowers are not panicled, but in a dense eying raceme six owe "ie , and there is a large herbaceous spathe at its base. Flowers pale viol 166. E. spathaceum. Lindley, in Hooker's Journal, ITI, 85. E. racemis alternis densissimis pendulis spathis foliaceis fal- catis conduplicatis vix longioribus, sepalis rigidis striatis a petalis filiformibus, labelli trilobi lacintis lateralibus obtusis ticd obsoleté crenulatis intermedié ovali — basi bilame at linea elevaté interject& brevioribus Wild in Perv ; obtained by Mr. ‘whic out of the herbarium of Ruiz and Pavon, preserved at Lima; New Grenapa; in the province of Pam mplona, near Matanzas, _ the ee ae ’ 6000 feet ; February—Schlim, 110; Mariquita—Triana, 1 (0. 8. sp. in hb. Hooker et comm. cel. Titdony asses of inflorescence of this plant are upwards of ~ a a half foot long, and consist of dense racemes proceeding from the axil o so ve a great resemblance to that of some Palm. = plowaee white and pink, Leaves thick, leathery.””—Schlim. * 167. E. raniferum. LO., 64. Bot. Reg. iea2, t. 42. lu (A) Lobes of the lip all toothed at the poin (B) Back lobes of the lip rounded, others ‘tesa blunt, all entire. (C) luteum. Flowers bright yellow, with — ie doe and a whiter lip. Back lobes of the lip confluent, plaited and lacer Wild A,in Mexitco—Pavon; B and re in Demerara—Schom- burgk, scsi ich v. c. et 8. sp.) brown oar The Posae varies in the amount of too bservable in = lip. ees escribed the divi Se entire ; in others they are all too’ In the pone Hs t. hich flowered with Messrs. Loddiges, the lip is not pratt tr t three-lobed only, with the middle lobe emarginate. The lateral divisions are rounded, lacerated, and crisp, like those of some Ap iot hte cera foliaceis equitentiios: bunds; racemo beat multifloro sessili cernuo, bracteis linearibus, sepalis 0 oblongis EPIDENDRUM. ( 54 ) (mpricatm) SPATHIUM. obtusis, petalis lmearibus, columna sigmoided, labelli lobis carnosis integerrimis lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio cuneato bilobo rotundato, callis 2 maximis lineisque tribus elevatis quarum intermedia major. Wild in signee a. (v. s. sp. comm. cel. rene a long, broad, acute. os ten, wane imbricated, forming a heath nine sl long in in the specimen before me, just as i n E. ion Pal fleshy in a short raceme scaawaly longer than’b broad. 169. E. discoidale, E. foliis ellipticis acutissimis, racemi brevis pedunculo spathis pluribus equitantibus acutissimis breviore, floribus carnosissimis, bracteis minutis apice setaceis, pa oblongis _ ARR petalis linearibus canaliculatis, Jabelli transversi circularis lobulo termi- nali truncato callis 2 acutis ae intermedia clevat. Wild in Domrytoa—Dr. Imray, (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) i. one to one — a half foot high. — six — long. Flowers an in £. nutans, their an inch long. In the centre ” the Ii is a oe dull — which seems to 0 be connected with some _ liarity of colour, t dry specimens. Much like £. Clow weal, gate a stouter plant, with flowers very much cree, and a widely different lip. * 170. E. Clowesii. Bateman, in Bot. Reg. 1844, misc. p. 16. E. foliis lanceolatis acutis racemo basi spathaceo erecto longi- oribus, bracteis minimis mucronatis, floribus carnosis, sepalis oblongo-linearibus, petalis filiformibus reflexis, labelli _lobis subundulatis ebbitilédan intermedio bilobo majore, callis 2 minutis cum lineis duabus elevatis lateralibus confluentibus lined inter- media abrupté cis apicem evanida. ohne in GuaTeMaLa—Bateman, (v. v. c.) Although i = ba only a of this plant which I have seen, the spathes are of the Sime leafy state that is required for a Spathian Epi on which account I formerly placed it among Amphiglotts, yet nity to Z. discoidale that : am iev' pecimen it has so close an affinity led to believe my 5: to a? the Fi svc which xist are imperf which condition get 8 a leafy ch stem is ‘heat vafy sere asey its goers length. leaves are nearly six inches long. The raceme short with about fifteen flowers ; ~ a being enclosed in several equitant spathes. adres yellowish w s four to five lines long, their stalk about the same length. I formerly ees entea ea calli, which are small and not easily distinguished from the raised lateral lines which proceed from them. —— E. xantholeucum. H.G. Rehb., Linnea, XXII. p. 839. racemo recurvo multi- acutis, x 0 = tusis cuneatis, ——— Tabelly tale — SPATHIUM. (nrrcarx) ( 55 ) EPIDENDRUM. rotundatis sinu obtuso disjunctis 4 lobo medio abbreviato cuneato sans bilobulato, callis 2 maximis lineé longa elevata interjecta. Wild in Venezveta ; at Chachopo in the province of ear at the height of 9000 feet—Funck and Schlim, 852, (v. ) Stem a foot and more high, clothed with long obtuse leaves, Spathes pers coll in a cluster at the foot of the raceme, which is eight and almost parallel with the Print down which it hangs. Flowers voaoniee wie white lip. * 172. E. Harrisonie. Hooker, in Bot. Mag., t. 3209. E. caule folioso tereti, foliis elongato-oblongis obtusis cum mucrone, pedunculo flexuoso elongato spathis pluribus acuminatis vestito, racemi 7—8-flori abbreviati nutantis axi pedunculo multd breviore, bracteis squameformibus acutis, sepalis petalisque — oblongis coriaceis obtusis his pauld angustioribus, labelli carnosi tripartiti cordati basi bituberculati laciniis lateralibus oblongis truncatis intermediA cuneat& apiculo reflexo. E. aeridiforme. Booth, in Bot. Reg. 1845, mise. no. 12. Wild in Brazti; on wee) in the Organ Mountains ; April— Gardner, 5868, (v. HNL es Cnc 2 — Page in habit and mode of growth bears e resemblance to E. nutans. Flowers green, amas: ional with reddish 1 brown, § 10. Pepe teas Lindley, in Hooker’s Journal of lg 81; Bot a a 1844, mise. 24. Amphiglottis, Salisbury ‘e Hore Trans., < character of cae eres pigr oh a in a long leafy stem with distichous leaves, an absence of any te ency to form pseudobulbs, a peduncle suddenly at with pon ose sheaths, pone a tip wholly united to “oo column. They join the last section of Spathian pide ms through £. Hi risonie, which section consists of Ataphighotts in all ea except that the bracts are spathaceous and herbaceous, or fuliaceous ANALYSIS OF THE SECTIONs. Flores veré paniculati . ; A. POLYCLADIA. Flores racemosi aid in in_paniculam race- mosam tes). Labellum seidiclatsan Soe ie ew! ea ee BOLOOHILA. —— lobatum. laciniis omnibus integris . C. SCHISTOCHILA INTEGRA. laciniis laceris. lobo medio lamellato. D. SCHISTOCHILA CARINATA. lobo medio = basi bicalloso : E. SCHISTOCHILA TUBERCU- LATA. Sie atlas Soe a) ere ek a aS re a heed abel c.f EPIDENDRUM. ( 56 ) (Porycrapia) AMPHIGLOTTIUM. A. POLYCLADIA. a. Panicula effusa pyramidalis. * 173. E. nutans. Swartz, Fl. Ind. Oce., I. 1499; Hooker, Fixot. Bot., I. t.50. LO., no. 44. E. foltis oblongis distichis undulatis obtusis, panicula divari- cata nutante multiflora ramis basi spathaceis, sepalis oblongo- lanceolatis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis obtusis patentibus, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus subrotundis intermedio transverso truncato apiculato basi bicalloso venis tribus elevatis. (B) dipus. Middle lobe of ip, lip divided into two linear arms. Flowers brownish green with a white E. dipus. Lindley, in Sao 1845, t. 4 Wild in the Wust Inprss ; cueniaban on the west of Jamaica —Swartz; B, Brazit, in rocky places—Von Martius, (v. v. ©. et 8. sp.) Flowers sweet-scented in the evening, quite green in i mt but wand green and white in B, which ties a shorter and more compact infloresce and a differently shaped lip, but which I do not now roped as a species, 174, E. paniculatum. 7. Peruv. Syst., p. 243. LO., 61. E. foliis oblongis acuminatis, pedunculo vaginis acumina- tissimis membranaceis vestito, paniculé composité divaricata, bracteis pedicello brevioribus, sepalis oblongis, petalis filifo ormibus, labelli quadrilobi Jaciniis posticis brevibus semicordatis obtusis : anticis lmearibus divaricatis, callis duobus lineisque 3 brevibus elevatis contiguis. E. leve. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1844, p. 17. = es Leaves very acuminate. Front lobes of lip very long cy prrenial Leaves oblong, suddenly cuspidate. Wild in Perv ; Popayan—Hartweg: New Grenapa—Funck and Schlim, 1448; Schlim, 68; Vunezveta—Funck and Schlim, 732 ; Caraccas—Linden, 616; B, Penu—Maclean ; Bourvia—Bridges ; es Pr o--Mathewe: (v. 8. sp.) A noble species ; its pan which . = or nine — _~ rag nearly a foot broad, being pe sare with flow It is common all over tropical So erica, varying with a more or hae dense caaeee e in the colour of the flowers, which are sai der a white lip (732), or ae (68 and mek and very sweet-scented. ‘The ro w ound cim seems to be pani tal. ‘iling forms act I have seen are the varieties B and C. 175. z. fastigiatum. E. fol is angusté o olongis 1 AMPHIGLOTTIUM.(Potyctapta) ( 57 ) 3 EPIDENDRUM. bracteis rigidis acuminatis pedicellis contortis subsqualibus, sepalis oblongis basi angustatis, filiformibus, labelli quadri- lobi laciniis posticis brevibus rotundatis anticis linearibus divari- catis, callis 2 elongatis costisque 3 crassis occupanti- bus, columnd apice carnosa rues biloba, (A) Leaves oblong, six inch da quarter. (B) ee oa sec tices by ok province of Mari uita—Triana, 127 erty ae C3), fo 8. Sap seaiia. 00k. Sida Very like £. paniculatum, but with a& more erect panicle, with stiffer pollen- 176. E. laxum. Pdéppig et Endlich. N. G. et Sp., I. p. 2 K. “caulibus repentibus adscendentibus ancipitibus, foliis lanceolato- oblongis acutis, panicula terminali elongata lax multi- flora, sepali , Jabelli columnad triplo longioris ovalis subcordati apice breviter trifidi nudi laciniis integerrimis intermedia majore acutiore. Wild in Perv; on trees in woods on the eastern subandine slope, at the farm of Cuchero, in February—P6ppig. Reso above a foot high on a long — rhizome. Leaves seldom more ' than three on each, with a spiny point. Panicle a foot long or more. Flowers small, pale green. 177. E. porphyreum. Lindley, in Hooker's Journal, IIT. 86. KE. foliis distichis oblongis acutissimis, squamis spathaceis densé imbricatis acuminatis pedunculo ae panic simplici multiflora, sepalis oblongis acutis lateralibus falcatis, petalis lineari-spathulatis, labelli trilobi laciniis lateralibus rotun- datis intermedié quadrata bidentaté: disci axi elevata apicem versus bicallos& basi bicornuta. Wild in Peru; on trees in the Andes of Popayan—Hartweg woods on the eastern side bi Pichincha, at an elevation oF 7000 feet—Jamieson, (v. s. Very like Z. paniculatum ; but aan distinct in the custo ealli ing Jong and —— and in the presence of two 7 calli on each de the main ulatum, deep or si * the lip. Flowers larger than in £. panic 178. E. Funkii, H. G. Reichenbach, in Linnea XXII. 839. K. panicula multiflora, bracteis brevissimis lanceolatis obtu- sis, sepalis oblongis acutis, petalis caneata a spice obtusé trilobis, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus oblongis latere externo retusis EPIDENDRUM. ( 58 ) (Porycrapra)AMPHIGLOTTIUM. denticulatis medio cuneato anticé retuso, callo bicruri in basi lamella erecta interposita, Wild in Pamprona; atan — of 7500 feet ; January, 1847 —Funck and Schlim, 1436. a rather long, dispel ted es wide sheaths. Flowers whitish, with violet.—Rchb. It does not seem clear in Mr. Reichenbach’s inged mind whether this is an —— - not. I cannot find any species to which the definition applie: 179, E. Henkeanum. Presi. Rel. Henk.100. LO., no. 40. E. foliis distichis ovato-lanceolatis nervosis acutis, spicd paniculata, sepalis oblongo-lanceolatis acutiusculis in basin attenu- atis, petalis spatulatis, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus rotundatis medio minore obcordato. Wild in Peru—Henke. Scape a foot high. Sepals ten lines long. Leaves ten lines broad. Perhaps E. porphyreum. * eee E. pallidiflorum., Hooker, in Bot. Mag., ¢.2980. LO., n0. E. foltis distichis oblongis linearibus obtusis pedunculo dis- tanter vaginato brevioribus, sepalis petalisque lanceolatis obtusis patentibus, labelli trilobi lobis subzequalibus rotundatis: inter- medi trisulci 2-callosi marginibus involutis. Wild in Domryica—lInmray, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Henslow.) Flowers pale yellowish white, with a purple stain on the end of the column. The imen in the Botanical Magentis was weak. e inflorescence is dated a loose iy I do not find any sufficient authority for its being a of St. Vin 181. E. hymenodes. Li tis membra- orbas: iran once ipaibes subzequ: hu, eli petting emus carnosis : lateralibu ante antheram lineolisque 2 elevatis, clinandrio subin Steir. Wild ix New Greyaba ; on trees, in the province of Sa. Martha, at the elevation of 4000 feet ; in lofty forests above Minca; ee _ (2. 8. a cel. —— ae The tk ni clothed by long membranous se cts whic, in the dried state, stnikinglg a ‘contrast with the black flowers. The r are ela i os ( 59 ) EPIDENDRUM. 182. E. Miersii E. foliis ovato-oblongis acutis, poe amplA divaricato- ramosd pauci-vaginata, bracteis minutis, sepalis lineari-oblongis acutis, petalis filiformibus, labelli lobis ‘lication oblongis inte- gerrimis intermedio bipartito cuneato laciniis fimbriatis, callis 2, clinandrio cucullato membranaceo indiviso. Wild in Brazit ; Organ Mow ntains—Miers, 1838 ; DeMERARA —Scho omburgk, (v. 8. sp. in Bb. Miers.) A most distinct plant with a great branching panicle of (apparently) yellow flowers, having a similar form to those of 2. Weddelii. * 183. E. seri E. sik tl filiform: laxA pedunculo elongato distanter vagi- nato, bracteis minimis, ovariis longipedunculatis, sepalis lineari- lanceolatis acutis, pet is filiformi-spathulatis, labello lineari oblongo acuto seriebus 5 verrucarum ornato, clinandrio integro. Wild in Muxtco—Bateman, (v. ». c.) A thin re at —- end of a me a peduncle, and dirty yellow flowers, are v of Amphiglotts. 184, E. myrianthum. E, foliis lineari-lanceolatis acutis vaginis nigro-punctatis, pani- cule 2 composites € effusee rami s divaricatis, — setaces, pedi- isque longissimis — ie oa lineari-spathulatis, _ahallo longiore 4- ‘tio bicalloso laciniis truncatis linearibus eequilongis recurvis lateralibus subin- tegris intermediis apice tantum laceris, clinandrio utrinque carnoso obtuso appendice dorsali membranaceA cucullata bifida. Wild in Guatemata—Klee, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. invent.) A most brilliant species, conspicuous with its narrow leaves, whose sheaths are spotted with black, and great panicles of membranous ruby-red flowers. d. Panicule laterales, racemose. * 185. E. Blepharistes. Barker, in Bot. Reg. 1844, mise. 80. p- E. foliis angusté ovalibus elongatis obtusis, panicula simplici stricta racemosa, sepalis ovalibus, petalis acuminatis, labelli qua- drilo eequalibus linearibus apice multifidis lined medié elevata callisque duobus semiliberis arcuatis ad basin. Wild in La Guayra—Linden; Venezvera—Funck and Schlim, 1436, (v. v. c. et s. sp. comm. cel. Linden.) The habit of this altoge E. polyanthum. The sepals dd Sp teuh Side pas etctad em, Sena keer ar eataeea of ie pee, which gives the flowers a very gay appearance. EPIDENDRUM. ( 60 ) (Potyctapra) AMPHIGLOTTIUM. 186. E. brachycladium E. folis angustis phlongi carinatis obtusis apiculatis, panicula angustaé racemosa, bracteis parvis ovatis acutis squarrosis, sepalis oblongis lateralibus vald® o obliquis carinatis, petalis rhombeis, labelli longioris transversi laciniis lateralibus cuneatis intermediA- que parva biloba denticulatis, callis 2 apice liberis lineAque elevata interjecta. (A) Petals and lip but little toothed, or even entire. _(B) ons ipes. Petals and lip much toothed or fringed. Stem fusiform © base, Wild A, in Perv; Huanuco—M’Lean, Mathews; Bourvta— Bridges; B, Canacoas, Sa. Martha—Purdie, (ov. 8. sp. B, in hb. Hooker er.) e narrow panicle, fleshy flowers, great wedge-shaped and small two-lobed posaa of the lip, are peculiar to this species. B has a stem like that of E. Stamfordianum, and has both petals and lip very considerably denticulate ; but in the intact 30 respect each variety varies much. *187, E. polyanthum. ZO., 0.50. Bateman, Orch. Mez. et Guat., t. 34. E. ‘lis distichis ovali-lanceolatis acutis, panicula stricta sim- plici racemis plurimis multifloris cernuis basi spathaceis, sepalis ovato-lanceolatis acutis striatis, petalis linearibus reflexis, labelli trilobi tricostati lobis lateralibus subcuneatis retusis: intermedio retuso, ovario scabro (A) Flowers rich orange-colour. E. funiferum. m. Ann, Gand., 1V. 211, t. 198. E. bisetum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1841, mise. 148. (B) densiflorum. Plata greenish, with a little pink on the edges and in the middle of the E. densiflorum. ae in Bot. Mag., t. 3791 E. rubrocinetum, Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1843, mise. 20. Wild in Muxico; A, Talea—Hartweg: Vura vg gig ee: 5125, in the hot country; B, Parkinson, (0. v. c. et s. sp.) Flowers in A, orange or salmon-colour, with a strong smell of cowslips ; in B, pale green. I am unable to discover any distinction beyond colour among the plants now brought ——. I do ss = an authentic specimen of E. densiflorwm in Sir W. Hooker’s Herbarium. £. fw Jog oe is no doubt ———— here, the locality given b y Prof. Morren, St. Catharine’s, being 188. E. — La Lia ave, oAaelignet oe bt ee —— oe tichis AMPHIGLOTTIUM. (Potyctapra) ( 61 ) EPIDENDRUM. ee in Eee on trees on the mountains of Valladolid— Liay Flowers green, dotted, Lip with three purple streaks at the base. 189. E. Martianum. Lindley, in Ann. Nat. Hist., IV. 382. = —— distichis angustis lanceolatis, paniculé. strict simplici ncavi usiusculis vaginaté, racemis corymbosis, pais ig ties obovatis obtusis sepalis multd angustioribus, abello cordato subrepando basi bicalloso lineis 3 elevatis, Wild in ee on plains near Villa Rica, in the Minas Gera —Martius, (v. 8. sp. in hb. Mart Stem from one and a half to two feet high. Facute stem stiff, erect, branched, much longer than the leaves, which are narrow and ‘sharp- pointed. B. HOLOCHILA. * 190. E. co corymbosum. E. caule ramosissimo, foliis —— acuminatis racemo corymboso longioribus, pedunculo basi 1—2-bracteato, bracteolis setaceis pedicellis brevioribus, “techus membranaceis, sepalo supremo angusto lateralibus latioribus semiovalibus acutis petalis linearibus basi tenuissimis uninerviis, labello abies cordato obtuso, callis 2 lineaque brevi elevaté in go genes Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1838, misc. no. 146 ; not of ish sod in Braztt—Miers, no. 3484; Organ Mountains, on an old tree—Gardner ; DemeErara—Loddiges ; VENEZUELA, on trees in the forests of Merida at 5500 feet—Linden, 647, (v. 8. sp. et v. A small iaies species with the dhe, grenieosegaties of £. anisatum ; but the d the lip quite membranous without 1 lobes. Flowers green. * 191. E. carinatum. E. caule brevi tenui erecto, foliis paucis membranaceis striatis lanceolatis acutis, racemo subrotundo cernuo, bracteis setaceis ovario subequalibus, sepalis lanceolatis carinatis, petalis lineari bus, labello undulato circulari 3-lineato callis 2 angustis, ‘dean drio cucullato emarginato. Wild in Mexico; Sierra San Pedro Nolasco, Talea, &¢.— Jurgensen, 647, (. 8. sp. in hb. Hooker.) — A small thin-leaved plant with the habit of E. fuscatum. EPIDENDRUM. { 62 ) (Honocuia) AMPHIGLOTTIUM. 192. E. setiferum. Lindley, i in Ann. Nat. Mist., IV. 383. E. foliis lanceolatis acutis, caule simplici, pedunculo squamis lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis sub floribus foliaceis vaginato, Wild in Braziz—Gomez, (v. s. sp.) Has the habit of £. fuscatw ‘um, but shorter inven, longer bracts and a oe _ The flower-stem is about ten inches long in the specimen before * 193. E, cucullatum. Lindley, i im Bot. Reg. 1838, mise. 47. E. caule compresso folioso, foliis lanceolatis acutis, pedunculo squamato paucifloro foliis multd breviore, rachi brevi flexuos4, se petalisque erectis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, labello obovato cuto: line&é medié tuberculisque duobus basilaribus callosis, antherd longé infra apicem clinandrii cucullati dentati truncati ins E. biforatum, Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1844, misc. p. 15, no. 2. Wild in Brazit; Para—R. Harrison, (v. v. ¢.) mattractive of this large genus. The flowers are sm remarkable for being inserted far below the apex of the column, in whic respect the species approaches ar ane Physinga, The £. biforatum was founded upon a bad specimen of thi 194. E. lamprocaulon. H. G. Reichenbach, in Bot. Zeitung. 1852, st osum rigidum, ramulis paucifoliatis vaginis verruculis asperis, ‘oliis anthesi adhuc persistentibus 1—3 oblongo-linearibus acutis, racemis tenuibus paucifloris flexuosis basi unisquamatis, squamis lineari-subulatis parvulis, bracteis angusto-lanceis pedi- cellos non «quantibus, sepalis oblongo-linearibus acutis, petalis dupld per labelli lamina obtusé trilobulé minuté denti- culata 2 erectis in basi. Wild in Mzxtoo ; near Oaxaca—Galeotti, 5265, (tchb.) There e two imens from Gale mumbered ig — oS eee this in all respects Senegt the leafsheaths, nt, on near * 195. E antenniferum. Lindley, in Paxton’s Flower Gar- den, vol. I. ; gleanings, 234, ic. 113. E. — coriaceis oblongis acutis, pedunculo gracillimo apice subj . — — filiformibus, labello ovato leviter AMPHIGLOTTIUM. acmneaas ( 63 ) EPIDENDRUM. Wild in Mextco; Xalapa—Henchmann, (v. s. ¢.) In many other = there is a = aS to Sacer = pe tals, | toes : no other d n the same degree re. be obse that the cngeuning = an Afietarriwt, the wake foe frstc and shit yeaa the flowers expan * 196, E. Skinneri. Bateman, in Bot. Reg., t. 1881. Healers in Bot. Mag., t. 3951. K. foliis distichis lanceolatis acuminatis, caule apice longé aphyllo squamoso, racemo ¢ aceo multifloro, bracteis mem- branaceis setaceis pedicellis equalibus, doribus cernuis, sepalis lineari-lanceolatis, petalis ovalibus acutis, labello ovato acuminato integerrimo per medium trinervi basi obsolet 2-calloso. E. Fuchsii. Regel in Schweitz. zeitschr. fir Gartenb. 1851, p. 202. Wild = isi on trees in a cool climate—Skinner, (v. One a the most —- of its race eae: large, deep rose-colour, in long racemes. It is difficult to cultivate, Mr. Skinner says that it inhabits a middling temperature, and will thrive best in a climate graduat ted from 5 70°. i s not to put it in earth, but to permit it to hay ehcs scope for the young roots and shoots, which it, when wild, throws out in fount. E. Fuchsii is certainly a a starved state of this common and well-known pian * 197. E. costatum. Richard and Galeotti, Orch. Mew., ressO crasso is ma va culatis apice a foliis oblongis subundulatis acutis paniculé cernud bispathaceé revioribus, bracteis spathaceis costatis icellis_brevioribus, sepalis apice involutis, petalis angustioribus incurvis, labello transverso rotundato dentato emarginato basi bicalloso venis radiantibus, clinandrio integro. Wild in Mextco—Galeotti, Loddiges, (v. v. c.) Flowers rich erimson, as large as in £. nutans 198. E. filicaule. ZO., E. caule gracili fais laa “fli linearibus acutis, sepalis cuneato-oblongis acutis petalisque filiformibus patentibus, labello subrotundo cordato retuso repando, spicis terminalibus 3-floris, rachi i bracteis spathaceis paucis membranaceis. Wild in Braztt—Prescott; branches of trees, Pedra Bonita ‘Tejucr—Gandner, 242, (0. 8. sp.) ranched reed-like plant. Flowers a in little three-to-four-flowered othr: a. halt hidden among the grassy lea 199. E. Sellowii. H. G. Reichenbach, in Linnea, XXII. p. 339. E. pedunculo brevi squamato, squamis vaginantibus subacutis, EPIDENDRUM. ( 64 ) (Hotocnma) AMPHIGLOTTIUM. bracteis subzqualibus, ovariis pedicellatis longioribus, floram sepalis oblongis acutis, petalis angustioribus, labello cordato ato. acuto basi bicarin Wild in Brazit—Sellow, (Rchb.) “Stems erect, leafy. Leaves longish, rounded at the point.” - 200. E. Galeottianum. Richard and Galeotti, Orch. Mez., 21 “ E. caule simplici, foliis ellipticis obtusis carnosis, racemo simplici terminali, floribus parvulis purpureis, labello adnato cordiformi subobtuso.”’ Wild in Mextco—Galeotti. 201. E. Schlimii. H. G. Reichenbach, in Linnea, XXIT. 838 EB pedunculo erecto subflexuoso basi spathaceo, spatha lanceo- laté acuta parva internodio ad florem breviore, bracteis lanceolatis Wild in Venezurta; Merida, at the height of 6500 feet ; September, 1846—Funck and Schlim, 1049, (Zchb.) m erect. Leaves half amplexicaul. Flowers pale red. Mr. Reichenbach observes that the spathe is quite small, and suggests that it may be not a Spathium, but an Amphiglottium, C. SCHISTOCHILA INTEGRA. ato gis acutis, caule ramoso fruticoso, racemo terminali nutante, sepalis cartilagincis petalisque mem- branaceis ovato-lanceolatis acutis erectis, labello subrotundo as retuso apiculato undulato callis 5 magnis confluentibus in disco. Wild in Mextco—Payon, (v. olim s. sp. in hb. Lamb. Stem branching, without a trace of sheaths, as thick as acrowquill. Bracts linear-lanceolate, about as long as the ovary. 203. E. gladiatum. Z0., 47. E. “ foliis distichis gladiiformibus, racemis terminalibus fasci- culatis corymbosis recurvis, sepalis oblongis obtusis margine reflexis petalisque spatulatis patulis, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus AMPHIGLOTTIUM. (IntzcRra) ( 65 ) EPIDENDRUM. subquadratis rotundatis intermedio multd minore obcordato basi bituberculato. Wild in Peru—Pavon, (v. s. sp. olim in hb. Lambert.) m a foot high, apparently rat naked at the base, hard, as thick as a goose-quill, leafy towards the up and curved. Racemes short, pro- i se sheaths. Sep i four I mo thought identical with a Mexican plant, now referred to E. anisatum. The original specimen requires to be re-examined. 204. E. anisatum. La Liave, p. 27; LO., no. 62. KE. caulibus brevibus erectis, this ovate eet carnosis obtusis racemis longioribus, bracteis membranaceis ovatis, sepalis oblongis petalisque lineari-cuneatis obtusis, “te lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio emarginato basi bical E. gladiatum. Lindley, in Bentham pies Har ai p. 72. Wild in Mexico ; on trees near Valladolid, June—La Llave ; Rancho del Ojo de Agua, April—Hartweg, (v. s. sp This is very near £. gladiatum, with which I once eg a8. but it seems to be satisfactorily distinguished by its narrow fles moe er , Short membranous blunt bracts, &c. The flowers are descri ied aa being myrs a pd colour, and emitting a a smell lof Anise at night. The lip is said to have purple lines at the b 205. E. orchidiflorum. Sulzmann. LO., E. foliis distichis coriaceis ahs (esl longie obtusis, caule apice nudo obtusé vaginato, racemo brevi terminali, floribus carnosis, sepalo supremo obovato lateralibus oblongis dimidiatis, petalis linearibus sub-cuneatis, labello subrotundo basi bicalloso apice tridentato: dente intermedia minore. Wild in Braziu; Bahia, in sandy thickets—Salzmann ; sandy bushy places near ~sppia Chains em —Gardner, 1421; screen area (v. 8. Leaves very fleshy and shining. Hise r-stem a foot long, a clothed vow blunt pamrcoibane rough sheaths. Whnwets green, as large as in the largest te of EB. fuscatun * 206. E. fuscatum. Swartz. Nov. Act. Ups., VI.69. LO., no. 38. Bot. Reg., t. 67. Bot. Cab., t. 887. Bot. Mag., 1. 2344. E, foliis oblongis undulatis apice recurvis, scapi squamis acu- minatis, sepalis oblongis, petalis ae labello carnoso cordato trilo s rotundatis intermedia | emarginat apice calloso basi 2-tuberculato, spicd globos recurv. E. anceps. Jacq. Amer. 224, t. Amphiglottis lurida. Salisbury, re ¢. (B) virescens. FI th al E. virescens. Lodd. Bot. Cab., i. 1867. E. musciferum. Lindley, in Hooker" s Jowrnal, I. 6. JAN, 25, 1853. EPIDENDRUM. (66) (Uyrecra) AMPHIGLOTTIUM. (C) vi viridipurpur eum. Flowers much larger than usual, with a violet lip edged with yellow. E. viridipurpureum. Hooker, in Bot. Mag,, t. 3666, Wild in the Wxst Invtzs, and Troprcan — Jamaica —— Grenada—Loddiges; Panama—Cuming, 1288; t. Vincents — Guilding ; Dominica po tcey ; Guayana— is Se ae acquin, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) One of the most common plants in some of the tropical parts o of America, large flow a flower-stem shorter thancommon. ‘There is a little differdhes t in ayy ae of lobing of the lip. 207. E. ovalifolium. ZO., x E. foliis distichis snalt ctdonlots acutis, sepalis oblongo- lanceolatis, petalis linearibus, labelli trilobi cordati lobis —— bus rotundatis intermedio lineari bilobo disco 3-carinato bas bituberculato, racemo elongato. Wild in Muxrco—Pavon, (v. s. sp. olim in hb. Lambert.) the tie near £. fuscatum, from which it chiefly rpeeaizie = ee Jateral lobes of 1e an and the racemes vas It requir es re-examination. What bears gigs name in gardens is usually a starved state of LZ. paniculatum. * 208. E. smaragdinum. Jindiey, in Bot. Reg. 1838, misc. 44. E. caule gracili ad fastigium ipsum folioso, foliis lineari- baicedbatis acuminatis subdistichis, spicd terminali paucifloré rigida nutante foliis breviore, bracteis acuminatis squarrosis — ovario ventricoso cuniculato brevioribus, sepalis lineari-oblongis acutissimis, petalis angustissimis acuminatis, labello cuneato cordato carnoso apice tridentato basi bicalloso : laciniis eequilongis lateralibus rotundato-truncatis intermediA acuta decurva. Wild in Demmrara—Loddiges; Brazit, Organ Mountains— Wists (oo oe) op we Aion 8.) a to E£. —— with small bright greenflowers, hardly distinguish- — Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1844, mise. p. 7, E. "fois distichis lineari-lanceola tis canaliculati tis es AMPHIGLOTTIUM. (IntEcRa) ( 67 ) EPIDENDRUM. Wild in Braziu; in dry upland ap are Serro do Frio, Dia- mond Distrie barnes, t 5207, (v. s. sp.) Somewhat related to Z. orchidiflorwm. Remarkable fer its short falcate lateral sepals and round lip, without any sort of fringing, and for the enlarged pseudo- fe condition of its stems at the base, in which they approach £. brachy- cladiu 210, E. Lima. E. caule ramoso folioso, foliis ovato-lanceolatis acutis vaginis seabris, racemis subsessilibu s corymbosis, bracteis lineanbus acernifiuie herbaceis pedicellis sequalibus, sepalis lanceolatis mar- gine revolutis lateralibus obliquis carinatis basi columne: manifesté adnatis, petalis lineari-spathulatis 3-veniis, labelli lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio cuneato minoribus, callis 2 — linedque elevaté interjecté, clinandrio cucullato carnoso Wild in Perv; in the ravines of Pichincha—Jamieson, 111, (v. 8. sp. in hb. Hooker 7.) In habit this — with Z. corymbosum, from which its scabrous sheaths, a flowers, and widely different lip, age mee it. The lateral sepals are an inch long, ust ae distinctly united to the base of the column. The cap- isco oblong, three-cornered, with ect. rather thin-edged ribs at the angles. * 211. E. vandifolium. Lindley, in Journ. of Hort. Soc., IV. p. 269. E. foliis longis angustis distichis recurvis basi canaliculatis, — brevi —_— subsessili, labelli tripartiti — lateralibus ircularibus intermedio lineari retuso lineis tribus parallelis fucidis elevatis aitisnas 2 dotgatis intra basim. Wild in Mextco—Loddiges, (v. v. ¢.) Introduced by Messrs. — from whom I may hag deste in April, = It is nearly mpc d to £. fuscatum, but its leaves are lon w, distichou and recurved like those of some Vanda. The flowers im pao eae dul purple, somewhat freckled 212. E. Weddelii. E. caule simplici, foliis —- ovalibus obtusis sursim angus- opin pedunculo elongato gracili apice paucifloro, pe filiformibus, labelli lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio cuneato fisso brevioribus. aden in Brazit; Serra d’ouro branco, Minas Geries, Dec. —Weddell, (0. ic. pict. in hb. Mus. Par. I have only sat a sketch of this, among s Brazilian drawings. It represents a slender a plank soos 5 tee high, with four leaves towards the roo of £. elongatum. EPIDENDRUM. (68) (iwrecra) AMPHIGLOTTIUM. 3. E. Warczewitzii. H. G. Reichenbach, in Bot. Zeitung, 1853, EK. 2788 calamum anatinum crasso ‘paucifolio (5—6), foliis in caule florido duobus summis tantum adhuc vigentibus lineari- ligulatis apice bilobis, pedunculo reflexo plurifloro basi bisquamato, squamis apice lanceis glumaceis vix pollicaribus pedicellis brevi- oribus seu zqualibus, ovario sub apice strumoso cuniculato, sepalis petalisque oblongis acutis, labello lato-cuneato anticé dila- tato minuté denticulato trilobulo, oa 2 erectis in basi lineis tribus elevatis antrorsum procurrentibu Wild in Costa Rica and inane ndiadia: (Rchb.) 214, E. paranthicum. H. G. Reichenbach, in Bot. Zeitung, 1852, p. 736. E. tenu e pusillum rhizomate tenuissimo, caulibus assurgen- tibus teretiusculis, foliorum vaginis hyllaceis laminis car- nosulis trigono-teretiusculis obtusis, pedunculo ancipiti paucifloro, racteis — lexicaulibus ovaria pedicellata non squan- tibus, sepalis pe ue lanceolatis acutis, columna ultra basin labelli product, Gabel ?) trilobo lobis lateralibus oblongis anticé et posticé rotundatis medio lineari acuto (omnind Hormidii more). Wild in GuatEMaLa— Warczewitz. Flowers as small as in Stelis —— Leaves scarcely half an inch long. Stem as much as five inches high—/chb. I presume that the word labello is accidentally omitted by Mir. Reichenbach in his printed definition above quoted, 215. E. centropetalum.* H. G. Reichenbach, in Bot. Zeitung, 1852, p. 736. . caule stricto calamum passerinum crasso densius foliato, foliorum vaginis arctissimis violaceo-verrucosis, foliis lineari- oblongis sensim acutis, pedunculo abbreviato basi unisquamato paucifloro, bracteis lmeanibus acutis ovaria pedicellata longé non agIs aribus angusté conie apice cuneatis medio cuneato alt bilobo lobis oblongis obtusis cum Sentiealo 3 in sinu, callo bilobo cum denticulo medio corneo in basi, clinandrio cucullato longe producto integro crenulato Wild in VERAGUA; on the voleano Chiriqui—W areczewitz. i vw p s.—. * As this sheet was going to press, the B. Z. of Dec. 31, 1852, reached me, in which Mr. Reichenbach raises this to the rank of a genus, called Ons oe joining with ita second species. The genus is deseri ribed as having a petaloid, AMPHIGLOTTIUM. (Cartnata) ( 69 ) EPIDENDRUM. D. SCHISTOCHILA CARINATA, 216. E. spicatum. Hooker er fil., in Linn. Trans., XX. 180. E. caule simplici flexuoso, foliis lanceolatis acutis laxé vagi- natis, spicd dens ovali squamis 2 membranaceis suffultd folis mults breviore, bracteis lineari-oblongis carinatis ovario gequalibus, sepalis ovalibus acutissimis lateralibus sub apice alté carinatis, talis linearibus acutissimis, labelli subrotundi lobis lateralibus cordatis rotundatis anticé denticulatis sublaceris intermedio retuso majoribus, callis 2 minutis lineAque interjecta obsoleta, Wildin the Gatapagos ; Chatham Island—Capt. Wood ; James Island—Darwin, (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) This has no very obvious affinity to = other species. Its loose leaf-sheaths and simple oval spike are very peculia 217. E. attenuatum. E. foliis carnosis ovato-oblongis obtusis, pedunculo aphyllo, bracteis linearibus acuminatis pedicellis multd longioribus, sepalis petalisque linearibus acuminatis, labelli lobis lateralibus semiovatis laceris intermedio lineari-lanceolato subdentato multd brevioribus, callis 4 lined longa elevaté interjecti, clinandrio obsoleté denti- culato. Wild in New Grenava—Lobb, (0.8. sp. in hb. Hooker.) A plant quite unlike all others, with flowers resembling those of £. ciliatwm in miniature. *218, E.cinnabarinum, Salzmann. LO.,106. Bot. Reg. 1842, ¢. 25. E. foliis oblongis apice sub-recurvis, sculls petalisque lance- olatis subzequalibus, labello trilobo carinato basi Goratieas laciniis lateralibus inciso-laceris intermedia basi obcuneatd sub apice con- niente apice cuneaté truncaté angulis acuminatis simplicibus ssisque. Wild in Brazi; camer thickets near Bahia — Salzmann Glocker, 38 ; Pern mbuco, in similar places—Gardner, 1163 ; VENEZUELA, i cdastiaie in hb. Hooker, (v. v. c. et s. sp.) Three species, each of great beauty, are very nearly related. They all have bright scarlet or crimson flowers, a pair of tubercles at the base of ne pcg ates ene | aridged line running from between the tubercles to nearly the apex lip. They however differ thus: £. radicans has the lateral lobes of the la labellum rounded and toothletted only, not lacerated, and it cinnabarinum ‘has EPIDENDRUM. (70) (Cartyata) AMPHIGLOTTIUM. * 219. E. Schomburgkii. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1838, mise. no. 16. 2.68. K. foliis oblongis obtusis carnosis, caule simplici apice aphyllo, sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis acutis eequalibus casa labelli trilobi alté carinati basi bicallosi lobis late- ibus semiovatis latis rotundatis posticé laceris: intermedio aes apice triangulari crispo denticulato et utrinque undulato. E. fulgens. Focke, Tijdschrift nederl., IV. 66. (B) confluens, Lobes of the lip almost blended in one circular deeply- fringed body. E. fulgens. Ad. Brongn. Voy. Duperrey, t. 43. Wild in Demerara—Schomburgk, 834, 581; Surinam, on the trees bordering the — mmewyne river—Focke, 57, 1057; Brazit, Pernambuco, on trees—Gardner, 1162; St. Catha- rine a ‘Panty ee of Qaito—Jamieson in 8. Sp Flowers rich ae ery handsom Leaves sometimes bordered with _ erimson. The variety B wit with - the lobes of the lip — eg together into one spigc as plate, a little d at the edge, and more int, seems to very common state. There i is no doubt that the yet ‘of tte lip varies greatly, * 220. E. radicans. Pavon. MSS. » 35. E. foliis carnosis subcordatis ovatis ge fea caule simplici longé aphyllo — sepalis petalisque lanceolatis acutis paten- tibus, labelli carinati basi bicallosi lobis lateralibus rotundatis ee fiernolic cuneato apice fimbriato emarginato utrin- que in ss aoe Bateman, in Bot. Reg. 1838, mise. 10. Wild in GuatEMata—Skin Mextco—Hartweg, 567; grass at Tomatze, near ears (v. v. c. ef 8. feos of the finest of its race, with dark orange-red fl flowers, as much as an inc and a half across. It always has long white oe proceeding from the si the stem. The plant thus named in Payon’s handwritin ng in the Fieldingan herbarom Se Diaanies @ polybulbon. 1, E. r. ‘folie oblongis obtusis carnosis, caule simplici apice ae 7 ap petalisque lanceolatis eequalibus patentissimis, labelli’ t lobi carinati basi bicallosi semicircularis lobis cequalibus i insequa: liter dentatis intermedio cuneato lateralibus antic’ rectis posticé rotundatis, clinandrio as denticulato. Wild in New Grewapa; in the province of Ocaf hlim, 1032 ; Demerara, on 1 the Conocon mountains—Schomburgk, (v. s. sp.) This is nearest £. Schomburgkii, weap which it is distinguished by its e aceally divided Ji, same ad flowers, and the inconsiderable =~ of the lip. flowers are vermilion according to Schon omburgk, o: ig to Se AMPHIGLOTTIUM. (Carmara) ( 71 ) EPIDENDRUM. 222. E. imatophyllum. LO., K. folis distichis ligulatis ane. a caule sim- plici apice aphyllo vaginato, epee lineari-lanceolatis patentibus lateralibus falcatis, petalis dupld latioribus nanis laciniatis inter- medio cuneato-rotundato subundulato basi serrato. ?E. flexuosum. Meyer, on a p. 260. LO, no. 34. Focke, Tijdschrift. nederl., IV. tld in rae 426; Parker; Surtyam— Kuppler, 1656; Hostmann, 405; Buaart, mouth of Rio o Negro, on trees —Spruce, 1660*, (v. v. c. et 8. sp.) Flowers pale rose-colour, larger than in £. elliptioum. Leaves very long, strap-shaped. The column i is sometimes green, and the same colour occu a small extent in the se exuosum is referred hither in hb. Hooker —and perhaps with jauties, No. 122 of the He rb, Mus. Par., collected in French Guiana by Mélinon, consists of leaves of this, and flowers of Z£. Schomburykit. E. SCHISTOCHILA TUBERCULATA. 223. E. dichotomum. Presi. Rel. Henk. 101. LO., no. 58. E. foliis lanceolato-oblongis obtusis, — sal 8 aphyllo squa- pe laciniis fimbriatis lateralibus rotundatis eatin intermedia majore obcordata, callo altero concavo crenulato indiviso duo- busque minoribus ad basin, clinandrio integerrimo. Wild in Purv—Mathews, 1024; near Hea Hk (v. 8. sp.) ut distinguished by its little lobed lip, eay entire ts base, Very near E. ibaguense clinandrium. The unlobed tubercle with a pair of smaller calli near affords another mark of distin 224. E. tum. E. foliis ovato-oblongis obtusis carnosis, scapo aphyllo racemo oblongo composito densissimo fastigiato, bracteis namie sepalis petalisque oblongis obtusis equalibus, labelli multifidi, lacimiati lobis lateralibus intermedio truncato minoribus, tuberculi 5-lobi —_ callo terminali 3-crenato lateralibus 2-crenatis, clinandrio integro. Wild in Perv; on the Andes of Quito—Jamieson, (v. s. sp. in. hb. Hooker.) la: id tuber- geo aera teins Oe inflorescence. Tes thie size of £. Schomburgkit. EPIDENDRUM. ( 72 )Tusercutats)AMPHIGLOTTIUM. 225, E. brachyphyllum. E. foliis ovato-oblongis carnosis, pedunculo 4-squamato racemo bis ae bracteis acuminatis pedicellis brevioribus, sepalis petalisque oblongis acutis subeequalibus, labelli lobis in- eequalibus dentaitis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio cuneato emar- ginato apiculato ungue utrinque 2-dentato, tuberculi tripartiti lobis lateralibus decurrentibus intermedio ovato 5-crenato, clinan- 10 serrato. Wild in Boutvia; in the province of Yungas, Dec.— Weddell, 4255, (v. 8. sp. comm. hb. Mus. Par ) A sturdy an about six inches high, with the habit of 2. elongatum. owers rose-coloured. 226. E. spin K. caule snes apice densé folioso, foliis lineari-lanceolatis petiolatis rigidis apice spinescentibus, pedunculo sessili bra cteis inferioribus acuminatis herbaceis, sepalis oblongis subzequalibus, la sversi lobis dentatis lateralibus rotundatis antic’ incisis aikarisedio se minore, callo ovato elevato concavo ene utrinque tumido et in labellum decurrente, clinandrio se Wild in Brazit—Miers, 3484, (v. s. sp. in hb. Miers.) _ Stem nine inches high, at the upper end bearing five or six stalked taper- inted leaves, an inch and ahalf to eet: inches long. Raceme sessile, two inches long. Flowers the size of £. ellip 227. E. Lindenii. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1845, misc. 59. FB. caulibus simplicibus strictis, foliis carnosis ovalibus obtusis emarginatisve, racemo oblongo obtuso, sepalis lanceolatis petalis- que eequalibus, labelli laciniis laceris lateralibus subrotundis inter- media cuneaté emarginata, callo 7-crenato a convexis integris inferioribus dupld majoribus, clinandrio den : Wild in VexezveEta ; rocks in the shee mona - the height of 5000 feet—Linden , 686; New Grenapa, San _ Martha—Purdie ; Caraccas—Linden, 64, (v. 8. sp.) This seems to be a common plant on the Spanish Main. Mr. Linden says there are three varieties ; one wi t carmine flowers, another with rose-coloured, and a with yellow-orange. The central tubercle is hemispherical, with seven lobes wally diminishing in size up to the point. — oe ms ~ belongs, in part at least, to some other P ee * bo] and the middle ree of the lip is merely denticulate, 228. E. cochlidium. Lindley, in Ann. Nat. Hist., Vol. IV. 382. E. foliis ovato-oblongis obtusis emarginatisque coriaceis, sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis patentibus equalibus, labelli AMPHIGLOTTIUM.(Tupercutata( 73 ) EPIDENDRUM. laciniis laceris subequalibus intermedié cuneati truncati callo carnoso maximo excavato trilobo parim majore. Wild in Peru—Mathews, 1868; Sgt, Merida, in sub- alpine rocky oat 1601, (v. 8. sp. ) Flowers yellow and red according to Moritz. The large tubercle aca covert the whole motes of the ip is very ronson ble. It is said by Mori be called “ Flor de San José” in Merida, E. xanthinum. Lindley, in Bot. ned 1844, mise. p. 18. r. "lit oblongis carnosis, caule longé aphyllo, sepalis peta- lisque patentibus ovalibus acutis riser us, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus truncatis alté incisis intermedio cuneato dentato, callo ' plicato mucronato concavo serrato, clinandrio anticé serrato, E. ellipticum, var. flavum. Lindley, in Ann. Nat. Hist., IV. p. 382. Wild in Brazitt—Martius; Serro do frio, Minas Geriies — Gardner, 5205; Caraccas— Linden, 636; Loddiges, (v. v. c. et 8. sp.) Flowers yellow, or vermilion, touched with orange. Stems wage “a po rding flartius, but in all my specimens very much shorte like £. ellipticum, but its yellow flowers are peculiar, and the central uae of the lip is destitute of the shoulders that run off into the side lobes in E, ellipticum * 230. E. ellipticum. Graham, in Exot. Bot., t. 207. LO., no. 56. Lodd. Bot. Cab., ¢. 1216. E. foliis ellipticis obtusis aati succulentis, caule longé aphyllo nune ramoso squam: sepalis petalisque patentibus lineari-lanceolatis zequalibus, labelli ‘talobi iobis dentatis laterali- bus rotundatis intermedio e to basi cuneato, callo concavo plicato acuminato utrinque in lobos laterales decurrente deorsim dentato, clinandrio serrato. E. erassifolium. Z0O., no. 55. Bot. Mag., t. 3543. Wild in Brazti; Organ mountains—Miers ; common on rocks poten, bore flowers, and especi ily ms = form of the tubercle of the lip, which is deeply furrowe d, or plaited, shouldering off to t the lobes, and i i there with a free tubercle as in Z. elongatum. Flowers light . E. tae ra Jacq. ic. rar., IIT. t. 604. Bot. Mag) é. sit 40, = — ‘ata acutiusculis, Fae longé aphyllo tentibus Tneari- lancoolatis $ Be io vvabelly trilobi ie truncatis EPIDENDRUM. ( 74 )Tupercutata)AMPHIGLOTTIUM. denticulatis : intermedio duplé majore dilatato cuneato emarginato - biloboque denticulato, callo carnoso concavo acuminato crenato utringue verruci crenata aucto, ae serrato, Amphyglottis pangs Salish. Hort. ie E. secundum. Linn. sp. pl. 1349. — ps 224,t, 137. ZO., no. 57. Wild in the Wane Inpies; Trinidad—Schach ; Dominica— Imray ; Antigua—Nicholson ; Martinique, on the mountains —Jacquin; Carace as—Jacquin in, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp Flowers bright rose-colour. Leaves longer and thinner, more ovate and acute io in E, ellipticum. * 232. E. lacerum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1838, mise. 18. E. foliis lineari-oblongis acuminatis obtusis, caule simplici apice aphyllo laxé squamato, sepalis petalisque patentibus lineari- lanceolatis subaqualibus acutis, labelli lobis equalibus laceris pose intermedio apice mucronato integro, callo hippocrepico ucronato in labellum utrinque per crura 2 decurrente, clinan- dei serrulato. Wild in Cusa—Capt. Sutton, (. v. ¢.) slender species with narrow grassy leaves, pale rosy flowers, and a distinct entire point to the middle lobe of the lip. It has the habit of = ‘imatoy hyllum, but the leaves taper to the point, and the lip is wholly differe 233. E. ibaguense. Humb. et Kunth, Nov. Gen. et Sp., I. 352. LO., no. B. foliis oblongis obtusis carnosis, caule simplici apice aphyllo nune ramoso, sepalis oblongis acutis ioe ar petalis conformibus pauld minoribus, labelli lacero lobo intermedio sipaiats lateralibus altiis fimbriatis cordatis apice rotundatis, callo concavo carnoso trilobo apiculato, clinandrio serrato. Wild in New Grenava; between Ibague and M. Tolima, at ae vale: of 4440 fect—Humboldt and Bon land; Prrv, walls and rocks about Loxa—Hartweg; deep ravines “So amieson, 94, (v. 8. sp.) swe aes ae orange-coloured fi The and a x broad, and the stems as thick as a swan’s quill, so rently often branched. When old they become as smooth as bamboo. > : oe 234. E, Schlimii. E. caule erecto ramoso, ges vaginis paucis obtusis dis- tantibus, racemo laxo, sepalis petalisque membranaceis oblongis reflexis, ‘column elongate basi tenui, labelli parvi lobis laterali- bus hastatis cordatis posticé subdentatis — Ttrifidis intermedio lineari indiviso, callis 5 conspicuis oviformibus Wild in New Grenapa; on trees in forests on the Volcan del AMPHIGLOTTIUM.(Tosencuzara( 75) EPIDENDRUM. Diablo, in the pan of Socorro, at the height of 4-5000 feet—Schlim, 75, (v. 8. m. cel. Linden | Leaves unkno The stem ess like some shrub. The flowers are bright vad an sacks and a half in diameter, with a very slender column and small lip. * 235. E. patens. avert Fl. Ind. Oce., I. 1495. Bot. Cab., t. 1537. LO., no. Bot. Mag., t. 3800. Paxton’s Flower Gar Vlcciag 304, ic. 198. KE. foliis oblongo-laneeolats, racemo longo laxo pendulo, sepalis petalisque subsequalibus oblongis acutis concavis patenti- bus, labelli quadrilobi lobis fsfetalthaie subrotundis anterioribus linearibus obtusis conniventibus, callis 2 minutis lineAque elevata. > Wild in oe me sabe on the mountains—Swartz; GuaTeMaLa— r, (v. c.) Skin Stem about a foot high, clothed with oblong coriaceous distichous leaves. The raceme is about nine in sara long, and pendulous, bearing thirteen or fourteen flowers le rusty yellow colour, an n inch and a half across. Sepals thicker in date f han the petals, keeled on the outside, an somewhat dark i sg ogra four-lobed light central elevated line, a tubercles at its th lobe: nd a ed, somewhat 2a Stethones very much larger eu the two in front, which are divergent. § 11. EUEPIDENDRUM. Lindley, in Hooker's Journal, III. 81. The essential distinction of this section is the leafy, — ge cH pen stem, the adnate labellum, and the entire want of sheaths at the base of its peduncle, as in —- ottium, or of leafy spathes, as in Satie. The Species may be subdivided thus :— Folia equitantia - A. EQUITANTIA. Folia plana, bracteis spathaceis seepius ancipitibus . B. PLANIFOLIA SPATHACEA. Folia plana, ae depauperatis. um — . ©. PLANIFOLIA UMBELLATA. flori . D. PLANIFOLIA RACEMOSA. ecttue paiieatatie . E PLANIFOLIA PANICULATA. In all cases the species with an entire lip form the beginning of each series, and those with it most divided the termination A. EQUITANTIA. * 236. E. vesicatum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1838, mise. 89. KE. "ails elongato, foliis inflatis equitan tantibus carinatis acutis gioribus, sepalis lineari-oblongis acutis, petalis conformibus an- gustioribus, labello subrotundo cordato ‘TineA media ssa duobus basilaribus elevatis, collo ovarii medio vi EPIDENDRUM. (76) (Equrrantra) EUEPIDENDRUM. Wild in Brazizr—Loddiges, (v. v. ¢.) Leaves covered with . — ete imbriecated, and more like inflated carinate bracts than true leaves. Flow eenish white, with the — vary having an pvned oe semi- pamagaves blister near its middle. This blister is in fact the lower extremity of the cuniculus, * 237. E. equitans. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1838, misc. 76. E. caule folioso ancipiti, foliis equitantibus ancipitibus lanceo- latis elongatis acuminatis, flore solitario terminali pendulo, pedun- culo ancipiti, = diphylli foliolo inferiore erecto foliaceo flore longiore, sepalis linearibus acuminatis patulis, petalis con- formibus pauld brevioribus, labello sabe daacanlato trilobo complicato cum column4 basi connato medio trilamellato ; lobo medio carnoso semitercti recurvo lateralibus erectis membranaceis integris. Wild im Mexico; Vera Cruz—Hartweg, (v. v. ¢.) In habit resembles Fernandezia. Flower dull chocolate-brown. B. PLANIFOLIA SPATHACEA, . E.ram Jacq. 8 221, @ 132. Swartz, Fl. Ind is if 1505. “£0; nO. EK. fruticosum, ramosum, foliis Tears obtusis emarginatis, racemis terminalibus laxis flexuosis paucifloris, bracteis cucullatis obtusis ovario sisi gioribus, sepalis ovato-lanceolatis petalisque linearibus acutis serciniboas, labello subcordato ovato acuto con- cavo rigido. aa eer Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 1600. los ramosum. Spreng. ‘Syst. ITT., 734. Wild on trees in the West InprIEes, common; DremErara— Parker; Frencn Guayana—Mélinon, 116; Mexico, rocks and trees —§000 feet near Oaxaca, on the Pacific side— Galeotti, 5034; Brazil, i Dindiletiess Miers, (v. 8. sp.) Stem shrubb: woes dichotomo Flowers smal nish epg It varies in the size of i In Si ir William Hooker's herbarium a ae specimen diiieay! 179), with mares two inches long by half an Feti igi Jacq. Amer. 222, t. — Swartz, Fl. Ind. Dee HII. 1507. LO., no. 70. Hook. it, E. caule subsimplici foliis distichis nee obtusis, spice: flexuosee rachi ancipiti, bracteis foliaceis dolabriformibus carinatis ovarii longitudine, sepalis coriaceis ovatis obtusis patenti- bus | ibus majoribus, petalis lmearibus membranaceis, labelli EUEPIDENDRUM. (SparHacea) ( 77 ) EPIDENDRUM. postici cordato-ovati obtusi disco calloso cuniculo inflato, clinandrio dentato. Wild in the Wrst Inpigs, common; Caraccas— Purdie ; Mer nee! on; Demerara—Loddiges, ee 889 ; Surtnam—Splitgerber; Brazin, on trees, Barro do Rio N eondiites e, 1166, Martius, Miers, (v. s. one et v. ¢.) Stem simple, a span high, two-edged. Flowers small, green, turning yellow. * 240. E.coriifolium, Lindley, in Journ. Hort. Soc., V1, 218, ¢. te. E. foliis angustis coriaceis subdistichis carinatis concavis obtusis, spicé dens& terminali, bracteis coriaceis carinatis herbaceis distichis ovario longioribus, sepalis lateralibus crassis carinatis ovalibus, petalis linearibus Ee labello subrotundo plano emarginato basi bicalloso medio elevat Wild . CENTRAL fai ee - v. 2 Tn all its parts tough, es Poearm? and generally glazed, as it were, with a shining exudation. leaves are ihe neigh six Pac long, concave, with a s| midri pike terminal, about four inches long, consisting of hard dedietentiaast usied arr Flowers jreeiah. Keel of lateral sepals serrated. 241. E,xylostachyum, Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1845, misc. E. caule simplici, foliis oblongis obtusis coriaceis mucronulatis vaginis scabris, spicd stricta flexuosd dura folio summo partim breviore, bracteis herbaceis cucullatis ovatis rigidis approximatis, floribus carnosis, sepalis oblongis concavis, petalis conformibus i stioribus, labello cordato ovato obtuso concavo margine recurvo, clinandrio Segre. Wild in New Grenava; Pefion du Pan de Azucar, on the side of oe at the height of 6000 feet ; February— —Linden, ae sp.) E. acsedoun, but the bracts are larger, the spike is short, creep ai arger, and the petals are almost as broad as the sepals, instead of ort filiform. Flowers greenish white 242. E, macrostachyum. Lindley, im Bot. Reg. 1845, mise. p. 70. E. caule simplici, foliis oblongis mucronulatis vaginis seabrius- culis, racemo longissimo cernuo angulato, bracteis magnis duris ovato-cordatis reflexis, floribus coriaceis, sepalis oblongis obtusis, oe labello cordato obtuso levi basi valdé concavo, stimasito te Wild in ri Gennes. on the rocks of the Pan de duces, on the side of Tolima, at the mes of 6000 feet ; February —Linden, 1279, (v. s. sp.) EPIDENDRUM. (78) (Umperrars) EUEPIDENDRUM. A singular species, with rac more than a foot long, covered with ese Pri d bracts wee half at an ane long. Flowers green, fleshy. Stem o to three feet high, 243, E.imbricatum. LO., 71. E. caule ramoso, foliis distichis lineari-oblongis obtusis, spicis ovato-oblongis imbricatis, bracteis carinatis obtusis, sepalis peta- lisque ovatis acutis subsequalibus erectis, labello ovato acuto soackeld crenulato. Wild in Brazi; pendent from ze trees in the Organ Mountains—Garduer, 630, (v. s. Spike almost like a strobilus, two inches ee by one and a half inch broad. “ Flowers white.”—Gardner. 244. E. bifarium, Swartz F1. Ind. Oce., ITT. 1509. LO., 69. E. foliis distichis cordato-lanceolatis acuminatis horizontali- bus, spicd terminali flexuos4, rachi ancipiti, bracteis spathaceis compressis falcatis acutis carinatis, sepalis ovato-lanceolatis con- vexis, petalis brevioribus setaceis, labelli dilatati trilobi lobis lateralibus subrotundis integris intermedio bilobo. Wild in Jamatca—Mac Fadyen, 4; on the trunks of trees on the Blue Mountains; September—Swartz, (v. s. sp. in hb. Smith et Hooker.) Stem to four inches high. Flowers greenish white. Bracts somewhat lente, Kecled, cP long as the ovary. The only specimens . have seen of this n Mr, Smith’s herba ee from aay self, and in Sir William Hooke er's. Its wt xicaul fleshy somewhat fa sie a Pato and long — ancipitous zigzag spike, are sary different from anything else in the e gen C. PLANIFOLIA UMBELLATA. 245. E.piperinum, Lindley, in Ann. Nat. Hist., XV. 256. _E. caule ramuloso, foliis distichis succulentis oblongis obliquis laxé revissimis te us subbi- fis sepalo dorsali petalisque filiformibus erectis lateralibus : ovato-lanceolatis carinatis_horizontalibus, labello cordato-ovato cochleato ecalloso venis radiantibus in margine confluentibus. Wild in Perv; on the road a Quito and the village of Machachi—Hartweg, 1419, (v. s. sp.) A small succulent species, when dried ‘sian netted. It looks like a ——— 246. age Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1845, mise. p. 66. Orch. Linden., no 3 E, eaulibus ramosis is scaberrimis, foliis striatis ovato-lanceolatis, ° loribus 2—3 terminalibus sessilibus co: coriaceis, sepalis lineari- EUEPIDENDRUM. (Sraracra) ( 79 ) EPIDENDRUM. lanceolatis acutis striatis, petalis setaceis, labello subcordato ovato concavo apice carnoso basi ecalloso intiis pubescente avenio Wild in New Grenada; in the forests of ng at the height of 10,000 feet, Jan anuary —Linden, 1272, (v. s. sp.) Flowers small, a dull yellow colour. Branches excessive ely rough with irregular asperities. Leaves about one and a half inch long. It is much like #. Lima in habit, although so different in structure ~ 247. 2 stenopetalum Hooker, in Bot. Mag., t. 3410. E. caule flexuoso, foliis loratis acuminatis a oo umbella sessili terminali pauciflor4, sepalis angustioribus acutissimis, labello obovato rotundato convexo ‘ser, lamellato, columné brevissima, clinandrio carnoso lobato E. lamellatum. Bot. Reg. 1843, mise. 60. Wild in Honpuras—Sir C. Lemon; Panam ma—Fendler, 832 ; Jamatca—Mac Fadyen; Vennzvena, in Merida, near St. Cristoval, in forests at the height of 3000 feet, October— Linden, 710, (v. 8. sp. et te. pict.) Sir W. Hooker says that 8 se is free from the column, Mr. Booth that it is adherent ; we cannot settle the point from — of examinable specimens. The flowers are bright spores ay The £. stenopetalum of Knowles = i Lscsaid a ss binet, II. p. 175), now scenes lost, must be v * 948. & SS ee Nov. Act. Ups., VI. 68. Bot. —_ — LO., E. difforme. Fens mer. ie : E. subumbellatum. Hoffing. n Li nea, A VE. 238, ?K. radiatum. Hoffing. Bot. Steams g 1843, 832, Wild in the Wrst capa Ee ane Pina 379, Dominica —Imray, 130, St. Vincent’s—Guilding; Brazit, Minas Geriies—Widgren, 4a7; Busectines in woods near Sambo- rondan—Hartweg, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) Flowers green, without a trace of spathe or equivalent bracts. * 249. E.latilabre. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1841, mise. 163. E. foliis ovatis obtusis brevivaginantibus supremis suborbicu- laribus, umbellé 2—4-flora sessili, sepalis lineari-oblongis — patentibus, petalis lineari-spathulatis obtusissimis, labello hoa uae, sublobato emarginato basi bicalloso feré 4-pld latiore quam clinandrio laciniato. ?E.virens. Hofimg. in Linnea, XVI. 233. EPIDENDRUM. (80) (SparHacca) EUEPIDENDRUM. Wild in the West INDIEs, Dominica —Imeay ; PERU. ia bamba, on trees—Mathews; Brazin, Rio Toasice= -Gaidoee 628, —- Aiastiatie = Mises, (v. v. €. et 8. sp.) ar E. rien i of which it has the — but its lip, which is ong, vi h specim are almost orbicular. Nevertheless, it is mu uch to be doubted ehatiee | this is abet more than a gigantic variety of 2. wmbellatum. 250. E.ensatum, Richard and Galeotti, Orch. Mex., no. 54. E. “ caule compresso — foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis, floribus parvulis albido-brunne adnato trilobo lobis obtusis subequalibus margine sinuos Wiid in Mrextco—Galeotti. E. tetraceros. H. G. Reichenbach, in Bot. Zeitung, emarginato in sinu minuté unidentato lineis tribus medianis elevatis, clinandrio 4-dentato dentibins mediis minutis lateralibus dolabriformibus. Wild in Veraava; on Mount Chiriqui— Warczewitz. Twice as large in every part as £. filicawle, which is nearly related to it.—Rehb. * 252. E.lacertinum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1841, mise. 109. Hort. Soc. Journ., IT, 309. E. foliis lanceolatis acuminatis pedunculo longioribus, racemo sessili con ovariis subsecundis longissimis — bracteis setaceis — ongioribus, sepalis lanceolatis ogee petalis tiveast lansboalais,, labelli trilobi basi bilamellati lacinii lateralibus triangularibus intermedié lineari acuminat& loons, anthera cucullo integerrimo immersi. Wild in Guatrmata—Loddiges, (v. v. ¢.) - The flowers hang down on long stalk like ovaries from one side - a short raceme ; bright n, with the exception of the column, which is yellow ; the lip i isa little apr with A oe! 9 and has the appearance of a lizard’s tail, chide es being outside the flower, and the head and shoulders buried E. folis eco obtbate, floribus fasciculatis, sepalis aie acuminatis pedicello longioribus, labelli tril EUEPIDENDRUM. (Srarmacea) ( 81 ) EPIDENDRUM. lateralibus pire —— apice dentatis intermedié setacea brevioribus, clinandri Wild in Braztt; at the Barro do Rio Negro, on trees—Spruce, 1466, (v. s. ?) n the largest state of Z. nocturnum. Flowers pared Leaves six inches from tip | to tip of the p08 attenuated sepals. Sepals and petals white ; lip white.”—Sprue * 254. E.nocturnum, Linn. Sp. P/.1349. Jacq. Amer. 225, 189. LO., no. 43. Bot. Reg. ¢.1961. Bot. Mag.,.t 4: 8298. E. foliis oblongis, sagt te subgeminis, sepalis petalisque pedi- cello dupld brevioribus linearibus acuminatis patentibus, labelli trilobi lobis ical ovatis integerrimis intermedio setaceo brevioribus, clinandrio dentato. E. discolor. Richard and Galeotti, Orch. Mex tridens. Péippig and Enilicher, N. G. et Sp, "I. ‘i 103. (A) Leaves oval, four to five times as long as broad. (B) latifolium. Leaves very large, not more than twice as long as broad. Wild in the Wust Inprus; St. Vincent’s—Guilding, Dominica —Imray, 200, woods on the mountains of Martinique— Jacquin, Jamaica—Mac Fadyen; Surryam—Focke, 126, ann, 36; Demerarna—Parker; Prnrv, on rocks and stones—P6ppig, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) About a = ke —— three sae: long, ‘ac i with a tinge of r crimson, t varies the breadth or th oe bck as to noua it doubtful whether E. longicolle is oe a — in Bot. Reg. 1828, mise. 49. ™ : ia ie supra columnam convergentibus, labelli ‘trilobi lobis lateralibus obtusis semiovatis integerrimis intermedio setaceo brevioribus: lamellis 2 callosis ad basin, collo ovarii elongato, clinandrio dentato. Wild in Dumernara—Schomburgk, (v. v. ¢. et s. sp.) nocturnum, but much less handsome. The — and pela are shoe wo the lip white, with two yellow plates at the base Jan. 25, 1853. EPIDENDRUM. (82) (Racemosa) EUEPIDENDRUM. D. PLANIFOLIA RACEMOSA. 256. E, jamai E. Te ching tsnseolati acutissimis racemo longioribus, bracteis herbaceis acuminatis pedicellis equalibus, floribus mem- branaceis, sepalis lanceolatis petalisque linearibus acutis, labello transverso indiviso cuspidato basi bicalloso, clinandrio cucullato indiviso. Wild in Jamaica; on trees in the woods of Dunrobin Castle— Purdie, (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker Not — like any other species. The two upper leaves (?) in Sir W. Hooker’s herbarium being broken off, I am not quite sure of the section. “the Seton wa oe eet Se in E£. verrucosum ipa a gee tly white or ye 257. E,. ledifolium. scone oad a Orch. Mez., no. 50. so ceis setaceis pedicellis eeu us, sepalis acutis petalisque obtusis angustioribus linearibus, labello cordato subrotundo emarginato subintegro basi Sanction lineis 3 elevatis interruptis. Wild in Muxtco—Galeotti, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. inv.) A cam a shrub, in the specimen before me almost eighteen inches high. Flowers yellow 258. E. subulatifolium. Rich. and Galeotti, Orch. Mex.,no E. foliis teretibus subulatis acutis, scapo 4—5-floro, tae intensé luteis parvulis, labello suborbiculan integro sinuoso. Wild in Mextco—Galeotti. 259. E. propinguum. ich. and Galeotti, Orch. Mex., no. 49. E. “ caule tereti foliis Sans lanceolatis obtusi tosiusculis, race- mis 4-floris, floribus gin i _ Wild in Seer ern 260. E. Philippii. H. G. Reichenbach, in Linnea, XXII. 840. K. racemo paucifloro, bracteis lanceolatis acutis ovaria pedi- cellata superantibus, sepalis oblongis, petalis lanceolatis basi cuneatis multd angustioribus brevioribusque acutis, labello ovato cordato latere utroque sinuato anticé emarginato margine subtili- ter crenulato, callis 2 minimis. Wild on the CorpriiERas; eastern side—Philippi, (Rehb.) Stem —: leafy. Leaves longish, with a sharp point, and broad EUEPIDENDRUM. (Racemosa) ( 83 )* EPIDENDRUM. 261. E.orgyale. Lindley, in Ann. Nat. Hist., XV. 256. E. caule orgyali distiche foliato, foliis ovato-oblongis margine vaginisque scabris, racemo sessili erecto cylindraceo, bracteis membranaceis subulatis, floribus carnosis, sepalis ovalibus, ae spathulato-linearibus serrulatis, labello cordato acuto se callis duobus juxta basin unoque sulcato minore sub apice, ar culo ventricoso. Wild in New Grenada; Andes near Bogota—Hartweg, (v. &. Sp. Stem five feet high. Flowers apparently yellow. 262. E, quadratum E. cols alto oe foliis coriaceis ovato-oblongis obtusis, racemo sessili cernuo wmultifloro, floribu carnosis, bracteis lineari- bus herbaceis acuminatis, flori ibus arias, sepalis oblongis obtusis, petalis spathulato-lanceoatis minuté denticulatis, labello subrotundo-quadrato ato undulato basi bicalloso axi crass’ venisque lateralibus elevatis carnosis rugosis, nandis carnoso 4-dentato, Wildin Trorioat AMertca—Linden, (v.s. sp. comm. cel. Linden, numero aut loc. nat.) Near £, orgyale, with very much larger Rowse. 263. E. fimbriatum. A. B. X., £351. LO., no. 27. E. foliis distichis oblongo-linearibus obliqué retusis margine vaginisque scabris, racemo angusto terminali, floribus subsessili- bus, sepalis linearibus retusis, petalis conf Srmibus serratis, labello subrotundo-ovato serrato basi bilineato, columnd nand E. alternans. Lindley, in Hooker's Journal, IIT. 88. Wild in Perv; lofty mountains of Andi sang ar 1072 and 1897; ravines of Pichincha—Jamieson, 67 and 95; woods of Gua an—Hartweg, 1418; nearly on a level ge uito—Jamieson, 9; province of Carabaya— Weddell, 4668 ; VENEZUELA, terres trial, in the Paramo del Zumbador, at the height of ti ,000 ot then 1473; New Grenapa, tufts in the open spaces of the vast forests of Quindiu, hota Palmilla and El Moral, in the province of Mariquita, at the height of 8400 f eet—Linden, 1288, nr: Ocal, on the borders of rivulets—Schlim, 736, (v. 8. Slender plants about six inches high, with sae! racemose tei — Weddell ; white, se with rose or violet—-Linden. lip varies in its degree of fimbria - E. scriptum. h. and Galeotti, Orch. es no. oe B. “caule tereti, folie , ribpeeseeen acutis, floribus viri EPIDENDRUM. (84) (Racemoss) EUEPIDENDRUM. dulis, racemo simplici terminals, labello adnato obsoleté trilobo albo lineis purpureis scripto Wild in Stas ro6-2 Chileotii 265. = longipetalum. Rich. and Galeotti, Orch. Mez., no. 55. E. “caule compresso diphyllo, foliis approximatis lato- clipticis vileaiatie floribus pallidé roseis, racemis paucifloris scapum pedalem terminantibus, sepalis internis linearibus externa dupl6 superantibus, labello cordato obsoleté trilobo.’ Wild in Muxtco—Galeotti. Compare with £. antenniferum. 266. E.tenue. Lindley, in Hooker's Journal, III. 88. E. foliis distichis linearibus acuminatis: obliqué emarginatis, racemis acutis angustis simplicissimis (nunc casu quodam bifidis multifloris 10—20), bracteis ovatis acutis rigidis cucullatis pedi- cello longioribus, floribus erectis membranaceis, se obtusis, petalis. filiformibus, labello sessili ovato acuto concavo utrinque 1-dentato, venis baseos elevatis. Wild in Brazit—Martius, (v. 8. sp. in hb. Martius.) The habit is that of Z. parviforum. Stems little more than six inches high. =. E. angustissimum. caulibus ceespitosis — simplicibus, vaginis scabriusculis, fois Jinearibus serrulatis mucro ronulatis, racemo tenui flexuoso foliis breviore, bracteis panei ovario eequalibus, sepalis linea- ribus reflexis, petalis filiformibus, labello tripartito laciniis late- ralibus cuneatis fimbriolatis intermedié ovata. Wild in New Grenapa; province of Mariquita—Triana, 128, AS 8. sp. comm. cel. Linden.) E. fimbriatum and tenue. Stem six to nine inches high. Flowers Plu cm The exact structure of the lip and column cannot be determined in the only specimen I possess. ae E. cardioglossum. H. G. Reichenbach, Linnea, XXII. E. racemis pau \cifloris cernuis, bracteis lanceolatis acutis, sepalis oblongis acutis, petalis oblongis basi cuneatis ab apice latissimis acutis, labello trilobo oblongo cordato retusiusculo medio apiculato latere utroque emarginato, callis 2 in basi lineis 8 elevatis antepositis. Wild in the Caraccas, March—Moritz, 621, (Rehb.) ‘Stems strong, branched. Leaves longish, acute. Vaginze in the dried spe- cimen yery rough, erecta es Seems to be near E. scabrum. EUEPIDENDRUM. (Racemosa) ( 85 ) EPIDENDRUM. . E. conopseum. R. Br., in H. Kew., V. 219. gi 2a 1 506. Hooker, i im Bot. "Mig. 3457. LO., no. 4 E. foliis paucis rigidis coriaceis acuminatis, racemo laxo multifloro, sepalis linearibus petalisque angustioribus 2 meee patentibus beatie: labello obtusé trilobo lacinid intermedid ovata aut quadrata, callis 2 apice liberis, clinandrio cucullato integerrimo. E, Magnolie. Mubl. Cat, 81. eres trees sea coasts of Georgia and Carolina Elliott rida—Baldwi i i West Flori —— Louisiana—hb. H Hooker, (v. 8. sp. m hb, Hooker.) is, t n Epiphyte yet known, occurs, we are told by Elliott ar to ee orth as « ' Eding’s island, at the entrance of Port Royal inlet. To the south it becomes more common, and is found on several species of oak and other trees. Plant four inches high, or smaller, Flowers five to eight, green or pale yellow.” The lip of Sir W. Hooker’s Louisiana plant has the middle lobe branches of the evergreen trees on which it is » from the nocturnal radiation which produces ice in such countries as * 270. E.acuminatum, #7. Peruv. Syst., 248. LO., no. 31. E. caulibus erectis subramosis, foliis lanceolato-linearibus a vaginis verruculosis, cana cae foliis subz- ngustati lekebalites semiovatis obtusis posticé subdentatis intermedio truncato tridentato 3-lineato et bicalloso, clinandrio integro cucullato. Wild in Perv; on trunks of trees, 12,500 to 13,000 feet— Jamieson, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Hoo her J A grassy plant, with erect open racemes of greenish-yellow flowers. 271. E.scabrum. V. Peruv. Syst., 248. LO., no. 49. E. caulibus ascendentibus subramosis, foliis coriaceis ovato- lanceolatis obtusis, racemo denso oblongo reflexo sessili, exe oblongis lateralibus column adnatis, petalis filiformibus 3-partito basi bicalloso laciniis equalibus lateralibus denticulatis intermedia indivis&, columna brevi crassi, clinandrio integro. Wild in Perv; mountains of Pillao and Mufia—Ruiz and Payon; Surrucucho. 0, on the trunks of trees, Chimborazo, on rocks at 12,000 fee 10 and 251; of Bafios—Hall, Chachapoyas—Mathews, 3200; Id. 1063; Nzw Grenapa, ; Pamplona —Purdie, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Hooker.) EPIDENDRUM. (86) (Racemosa) EUEPIDENDRUM. Very like £. varicosum, among the Amphigloes, as well as £. chioneum. Varies much in the size of both leaves and flow 272. ce torquatum. Lindley, in —— Pl. Hartweg., p. 149. KE. elongato aspero, foltis oblongis coriaceis obtusis distichis, pick sessili recurva, eats corlaceis, sepalis ovatis acutiusculis, petalis tenuiori ibus basi angustatis partim angustiori- bus, labelli trilobi basi bicallosi lobis Sheek es subtruncatis intermedio cuneato tridentato Wild in Purv; Piao n the ascent to the Paramo de Guanacas, at 10, 500 Let Hntwe weg, 1424; on the ground on the Cordillera of Loxa—Id. ; NEw GRENADA, on the ground, a the Quebrada betwe n Monserrate and upe, in rovince of Pe, ie the height of 8160 feet; March— Lin en, 1268, a 8. sp.) Near £. scabrum, but with much larger and more coriaceous flowers. It varies very much in size of the flowers, which are yellowish—Linden, and very fragrant—Hartweg. 1t seems to be always terrestrial, 273. E. chioneum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1845, misc. p. 73, KE. caule levi ramoso, foliis ovato-lanceolatis mucronulatis, racemo capitato cernuo, bracteis erectis herbaceis acuminatis ovario longioribus, sepals subrotundo-ovatis apiculatis, ae obovatis minuté se labelli laciniis integris imterme lineari medio rugulosa basi ‘icallosA cuneata lateralibus animales acutis, clinandrio alté marginato Wild in New Grenapva; on the ground, Paramo, between Venta Quemada and —_ at the height of 12,000 feet ; March—Linden, 1344, (v. s. sp.) The flowers are pure white, in A close heads, an inch or more long. It is very near Z. cernuwm, but differs in the form of its sepals and the lobes of the lip, if that fe sao is correctly described. Leaves staat two inches long by a quarter o ide, 274. E. cernuum. Humb. et Kunth. Nov. Gen. et Sp., I. 353. LO., no. 46. a bt foliis oblongis obtusis coriaceis, bse elongata cernua, sepalis lanceolatis = revolutis cuspidatis , petalis conformibus angustioribus, labelli trilobi margine eto lobis lateralibus sub- rotundis acuminatis intermedio triplé majore concavo convexo lineari apice rhombeo axi coriacea basi bicallosa. Wild in Peru; on trees in the Ravines of the Andes of (v. 8. sp. in ib. Hooker Stem three feet a and more. Spike three inches long. Flowers sweet- eee a CARS Or re ce EL tf Gee eR te EUEPIDENDRUM. (Racemosa) ( 87 ) EPIDENDRUM. 275. E, matutinum. H. G. Reichenbach, in Linnea, XXII. p. 840. E. racemo incurvo brevi multifloro, bracteis lanceolatis acutis ovariis pedicellatis multd brevioribus, sepalis lanceolatis acutis petalis subeequalibus sub apice dilatatis, labello libero trilobo lobis lateralibus margine externo rotundatis apice acutis medio — ligulato acuto lamellis 3 elevatis in medio, callis 2 parvis Wild in VenEzvEta ; Merida, Jan.—Moritz, 1065, (Rchb.) — strong. Leaves longish, acute, keeled beneath, Flowers yellowish. —Rehb, “os E, inse ectiferum. six inches long by more than two broad. Flowers small, membranous, on long slender stalks. 277. E. Arbuscula, Lindley, in Benth. Pl. Hartw., p. 93. EK. caule tereti frutic coso ramoso, ramulis vestitis apice 2—3- un a in Hoses, San Juan Sacatepequez; April—Hartweg, (v. s A plan t wih a large — vera leathery leaves, three or four inches long, and many pale stout roots. Flowers dull chocolate, relieved by a patch of Seis in the middle of pa Jahellions, whi] is so folded back at the sides and front, that, although almost circular, it presents: the form of an old- fashioned three-cocked hat. _ 278. E.incomptum. H. G. Reichenbach, in Linnea, 1852, p. 735. KE. caule valido squamoso superné folioso, foliis summis anthesi persistentibus cuneato-oblongis acutis erectis, racémo plurifloro congesto, bracteis lanceolatis aceeinees ovaria infima EPIDENDRUM. (88) (Racemosa) EUEPIDENDRUM. pedicellata subsequantibus, sepalis oblongis petalisque linearibus acutis, labello transverso trilobo basi rotundato lobis laterali- us divaricatis medioque producto triangulis, clinandrio quin- quelobo. Wild in Veracva; on Mount Chiriqui—Warczewitz. Next to £, Arbuscula—Rchb. E, PLANIFOLIA PANICULATA. eum. LO. E. foliis distichis tnt late acutis striatis, racemo terminali paniculato, sepalis oblongis acutis, petalis linearibus, labello cordato acuto medio plicato basi calloso, clinandrio integro. Wild in Perv—Pavon, (v. s. sp. olim in hb. Lambert.) 280. E. recurvatum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1845, mise. An E. foliis ensiformibus mucronatis strictis, panicula gra ramis longis recurvis 5 us, bracteis apice since fipribas membranaceis distantibus, sepalis es Oa petalis lineari- spathulatis, labello alt’ co cordato subquadrat Wild in Venuzvnta; heights of —. in the province of Merida, 6000 feet above the sea; June—Linden, 1472, (v. 8. sp.) — as with = habit of Z. —— &e., but with rose-coloured flowers, h are three or four times as large. . E. diffusum. Swartz, Fl. Ind. oce., UI. 1503. LO. 25. re oT 4, 8565. E. foliis oblongis, caule ancipiti, paniculé filiformi terminali alis raimosi » Sepi eari-lanceolatis petalisque setaceis erecto- patentibus striatis, labello cordato angusto membranaceo acumi- nato trilineato basi calloso —— coragiege ma Fisk, Ann. Nat, Hist., VIII. 471. E. tenuiflorum. Wild in Jamatca; on oo in the temperate parts—Swartz, Mac Fadyen, (v. s. sp. et v. ae Flowers small, crimson. 2,.E. Funckianum. Rich, and Galeotti, Orch. Mex., no. 52. “ ee caule articulato, Dey _ geen er apice “ bilobis, = parvulis brunneis paniculatis, labello adnato cordato acuto.” + - Wild in otis Cabos EUEPIDENDRUM. (Panicunara) ( 89 ) EPIDENDRUM. 283. E. micranthum. Lindley, in Hooker's Journal, IIT. 88. E. foliis distichis lanceolatis acuminatis, racemo v. paniculd racemosa virgata, bracteis setaceo-acuminatis florum dissitorum a palis oblongis carnosis obtusis i aia peta- aribus, labello oblongo quadrato indiviso ee in Peru—Mathews, 1858, (v. s. sp.) A plant with flowers scarcely a line long, and all the habit of £. tridactylum. 284. E. aquaticum. Lindley, in Ann. Nat. Hist. 1 EK. caule ascendente ancipiti ramoso, foliis ieee acutis panicula simplici paucifloré (aut racemo) pauld brevioribus, sepalis oblongis petalisque linearibus obtusis, labello meets alté cordato cucullato, cliandrio carnoso utrinque bi bidenta Wild im Brazit; Goyaz, on the margin of a small stream n N.S. dAba dia; May—Gardner, 4364; Minas Gerdes, sede ~ de Curaca; Oct —Gardner, 5206, (v. s. ‘sp) s four or five inches long ; leaves from half an inch to two inches. Flowers yellowish, 285. E. vincentinum. Lindley, in Hooker's Journal, III. 88. E. caule ee foltis distichis angusté lanceolatis. acutissi- mis panicula pauciflora laxa filiformi brevioribus, sepalis lineari- lanceolatis, petalis filiformibus, labello subrotundo crispo Wild in St. Vincents—Guilding, (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) A small delicate species, not more than four inches high, with minute membranous flowers, disposed in a short, loose panicle, with ‘Gliform pedicels. 286. E, frigidum, Linden, in Bot. Reg., 1845, mise. p. 76. Orch. Linden., no. 36 E. caule stricto indiviso, foliis imbricatis coriaceis ovato- oblongis obtusis emarginatisque, paniculé racemosa nutante, brac- teis coriaceis ovatis abrupté acuminatis, floribus valdé carnosis, sepalis ovatis obtusis alté costatis, petalis linearibus erectis, labello complicato —— ovato subtiis obtusé carinato basi bicostato, columnaé brevis Wild in SE on damp rocks a short —— from eternal snow, at the height of 13,000 feet, on the Sierra Nevada of Me ae 643 ; Rene, on the voleano of Pasto, on trees at 1 000 feet-—Jami eson, (v. 8. sp.) This singular plant has a sis a foot and a half high densely covered with leaves, iecoa are stiff, see eurved eve een? The flowers, oe ‘States i ep owers i acne nes go J sel i Puss plat is weak and racemose, not panicled. EPIDENOQRUM. ( 90 ) (Pantouzata) EUEPIDENDRUM. 287. E. durum. Lindley, in Hooker's Journal, III, 87. E. foliis distichis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, vaginis rugosis, panicula subsessili simplici pauciflora, bracteis duris ovatis cucul- ~ — ovariis zqualibus, sepalis oblongis acutis duris , petalis angustioribus, labelli postici trilobi transversé honba lobis lateralibus erectis truncatis intermedio triangulari acuto, (B) wbbepatsen Leaves narrower. Flowers much smaller, il Weddell, 1272, in hb. Mus. Par., ms simple or branched, from nine to eighteen inches high, equally covered with hard distichous leaves. Flowers small, apparently yellow. The ce ear ce is occasionally simple. Differs from g maller and less fleshy flowers, and a panicle with a shorter stalk. in Guayana—Schomburgk ; > Brazit, Minas Geries— 8. sp.) 288. E. carnosum. Lindley, im Hooker's Journal, III. 87. K. foltis coriaceis distichis ovato-lanceolatis acutiusculis, vaginis ragulosis, panicula racemove ri striata multiflora, bracteis duris ovatis cucullatis acutis ovarii_longitudine, sepalis carnosis oblongis obtusis lateralibus hine gibbosis carinatis latio- ribus, petalis sepalo dorsali conformibus, labelli postici trilobi carnosi lobis lateralibus rotundatis erectis intermedio conico solido. Wild in Brazit—Zuccarini, (v. s. sp.) rigid plant, with the habit of Z. elongatum. Panicle stiff, many-flowere Fie b sate yellow ; when dry, hard, thick, black ; evidently must be sae when * 289. E, purum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1844, misc. 75. E. caule fusiformi elongato, foliis ensiformibus obtusis, flori- fos paniculatis ramis racemosis gracilibus foliis pauld erectioribus, lineari-lanceolatis, petalis filiformibus, labelli tripartiti basi 3 nostati laciniis indivisis acutis lateralibus cordatis repandis. Wild in the Caracoas—Linden; New Grenapa, on trees eo Bunlie. Go. 9. &. os op. 44 33. 200 ker ) Leaves not half an inch wide, six or eight inches long. Flowers in a thin panicled raceme, and of a light pale green colour. The lobes of the lip vary a little in form, the middle one tpeaily being sometimes ovate, some etimes * 290. E. tridactylum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1888, mise. 81. E. caule fusiformi gracili apice distiché folioso, foliis angusté oblongis obtusis cum mucronulo, paniculé 3—5-partit t& spicata multiflora foliis longiore, Ht subrotundo-ovats i incurvis ss tales ralibus majoribus, petalis linearibus spathulatis incurvis, labello EUEPIDENDRUM. Panoiiaeis ( 91 ) EPIDENDRUM. ascendente tripartito basi bicalloso laciniis linearibus carnosulis lateralibus margine involutis — plana, column brevi crassa cuneaté labello omnind adn Wild in ed in dense tufts on oe trees in the Organ Mountains—Gar dner, 626, (v. 8. sp. et v. ¢.) Sie Be mall, brownish yellow, except the —— which is green, — thick, and wedge. shaped. The flowers are often so filled with i ta appear tuberculated. The reputed country of this, viz., Mexico, is no deabi'e Garden error. l. E. lanipe E. foliis enaifbnniibas obtusis panicula stricté brachiata brevioribus, rachi scabriuscula, ovariis lanulosis, sepalis lineari- semi-ovatis inte oe cuneato retuso basi bicalloso, clinan bilobi laciniis 2-dentati Wild in Perv; “Chachapyne—Mathows, 3183, (v. s. sp.) Flo y yellowina — nine inches long, and as much broad. The sony ovary is quite peculiar 292. Be, agathosmicum. H. G. Reichenb. Linnea, XXII. 841. EK. panicule: ramis squamis oblongis acutis suffultis, bracteis minimis pany sepalis oblongis acutis basi cuneatis, petalis linearibus apice ovatis acutis, labello trilobo lobis lateralibus semiovatis basi aliquid cuneatis denticulatis callis 2 minimis in ae lobo medio ty basi cuneat& dilatato transverso anticé emarginato denticulato. Wild in the Caraccas; on the top of the mountain, 1 near the Venta— Moritz, 233, (Rehb.) Leaves longish, acute, carinate. Flowers snow-white, very fragrant.—Rchd, * 293. E. floribundum. Humbd. et Kunth. ip Gen. et Sp., I. 353. oe 86. LO. 63. Hooker, in Bot. Mag. t. 3637. foliis lanceolato-oblongis acuminatis submembranaceis, vaniccl maxima racemosa, sepalis reflexis lanceolatis, petalis filiformibus, labelli quadrilobi basi bituberculati lobis lateralibus subrotundis terminalibus linearibus divaricatis. E. densifiorum. a in Bot. Mag., t. 3791. H. @. Reichenb., Linnea, XXII. p. 84 E. ornatum, (B) lilacinum. ae ke ee (C) convexum. Flowers smaller, shorter, with a roundish, denticulate, obseurely four-lobed lip. Wild in Perv—Humboldt and Bonpland; B, VENEzvELa— Moritz, 233, Funck and Schlim, 1448; ¢, g Sts GRENADA, EPIDENDRUM. ( 92) (Pantcuzara) EUEPIDENDRUM. in the woods of the Hacienda de ig oss near Guaduas— Hartweg, (v. v. c. et 8. ot XICAN, as ane in Bot. Mag., on the authority of the Cotlestiunt at: Wobur at branching green-flowered species, very much like Z. pnd Bhs laxum, differing however in the want of spathaceous bracts * 294. E, verrucosum. Swartz, Fl. Ind. Occ., IIT. 1497. K. foliis distichis lanceolatis obliqu’ patentibus vaginis ver- rucosis, floribus paniculatis, sepalis oblongis concavis, petalis spathulatis basi angustatis, labello mult6 longiore 4-lobo laciniis lmearibus obtusis divaricatis eee dentatis, callis 2 sul catis alteroque minore interpos Wild in J. pastas on the trunks of er a Purdie, Bancroft, &c.; New Grenapa—Purdie, (v. s. sp.) Stems simple erect, two or three feet i, Sepals and petals pale green. Lip yellow. Flowers sometimes in a large branching panicle, sometimes ina quite smooth in very § 12. PLeurRANTHIUM. H. G. Reichenbach, in Linnea, XXII. p. SA. These are long leafy stemmed species with lateral inflorescence, and an adnate lip, 295. E. Dendrobii. H. G. Reichend., in Linnea, XXII. p. 841. K. pedunculis nunc simplicibus nune ramosis, squamis ovatis nunc acutis imbricatis, sepalis oblongis lateralibus obliquis, petalis — cuneatis, labello rotundo basi obtusé hastato ante basin ic _ Wild in Venzzvurta; Merida, on mountains—Moritz, 1074, (Behb.) Stems erect, Wi leaves, which are longish, acute, somewhat carinate. Flowers yellowish.— sare” : foliis subsessilibus brevissimis is bes asi squamatis, a > aha re labello subrotundo cordato basi bilamellato. Wild in Penu—Mathews, 1901, (0. s. sp.) ee ee cauliforum. The flowers are apparently peso The appearance of the plant is that: of seme- PLEURANTHIUM. , ( 93 ) EPIDENDRUM. * 297. E. cauliflorum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1838, misc. 82. E. foliis ovato-oblongis plamis acuminatissimis, corymbis brevibus, sepalis angustis patentissimis subsequalibus concavis, is linearibus apice cuneatis acutis reflexis, labello cuneato- subrotundo trilobo lobo intermedio truncato tridentato laterali- bus rotundatis = callis tribus linearibus in medio labe lateralibus majoribus Wild in Brazit; Rio Janeiro—Loddiges, (v. v. ¢.) Flowers about res size of those of E nutans, pale straw-colour, appearing from the side of the stout cylindrical stem, bursting forth from among the dry sheaths with which it is closely invested. ALTOGETHER DOUBTFUL SPECIES. 298. E. oie. Swartz. Prodr., 124; Fl. Ind. O HI. 1511; Witlld., no. 25; “caulescens, foliis bulbis Biss carnosis ovato- ieee Root a canaliculatis subtus carinatis, scapis € sinu foliorum.” Jamai Species minima. Flores ignoti, (v. s. sp. in hb. Smith.) 299. E. angustifolium; Swartz. Prodr., 123; Fl. Ind. Oce., III, 1512; Willd., no. 26; “folio lineari bulbo innato, scapo iculato.” AMa1ca—Swartz, 0. E.?turbinatum; La Liave, Nov. Veg. Deser., II. 41; = bulbis oblongo-turbinatis confertis membranis laceratis pre eine. tis, scapo ex bulbis prodeunte, foliis lineari-lanceolatis coriaceis bulbo adnatis.” Mzxtco—La Llave. 301. CE * mayzifolium ; La Liave, Nov. Ps e4: Deser., i. 425 * bulbis ‘ his ensiformi bus trinerviis.’” Mzxtco—La Llave. . E. cristatum; 77. Peruy. Syst., 243; LO., no. 66.; a folie lanceolatis, racemo ae gw labello. ‘tripartito to lacinid — soe lateralibus triparti Perv ; on trees near Pozuzo Ruiz and Pavon. 303. E. coronatum; F/. Peruv. "Syste, 242; ZLO.,. n0.:65; foliis ovato-lanceolatis, racemis dependentibus, labello trilobo laciniis bifidis intermedia minori.” Peru ; on stones and rocks near Pozuzo—Ruiz and Payon. EPIDENDRUM. ( 94 ) 304. E. viride, Fl. Peruv. Syst., 244; LO., no. 67 ; “ foliis lanceolatis acutis, racemo terminali, labii trilobi laciniis lateralibus obcordatis intermedia bifida.” Pru; in : a on trees in the neighbourhood of Pozuzo—Ruiz and Pav 305. E. volubile; 7. Peruv. Syst., 247; LO., 37; “foliis ob- longo-obovatis, ramis volubilibus, labelli bifidi lacinis lanceolatis. ® ERU ; on precipices at Acobamba—Ruiz and P. 306. E. lineare; FJ. Peruv. Syst., 249; LO., 33; “ foliis linearibus, racemo terminali subpaniculato, ‘bello obcordato- cuneiformi basi utrinque dentato.” Peru; in groves at Chinchao, Muna, and Fussnshaaiee itis and Paviks 307. E, ferrugineum; /7. Peruv. Syst., 245; LO., 32; “foliis oblongo-lanceolatis emarginatis, racemo simplici erecto, labello acuminato in Perv. 308. E. cordatum; 77. Peruv. Syst., 244 ; LO, 36 ; “ foliis cordatis amplexicaulibus, panicula flexuosa, labelli bifidi laciniis acuminatis recurvis.” Peru; in the ates and ravines of Chinchao, on trees and rocks—Ruiz and s the present sheet was about to go to press, I received the latest number of a Botanische Zeitung for 1852, and the 2nd part of the 25th vol. of the Linnzea, which render the following additions necessary. Add to Autizeum, between 92 and 93. 309. E Oerstedii. H. G. Rehb. im B. Z.; 1852 Wild in Oowtk Rica; San Ws Doss Flowers as large as in £. ciliare, yellow.— Rchb. . E.costaricense. H. G. Rehi., 7. c. . rE. ‘peenabbat fusiformibus crassis ‘abbreviatis triarticulatis, foliis ovatis acuti solitariis seu geminis, racemo nunc flexu-_~ oso pauci—p. ro, ‘bracteis angustis ligulatis acutiusculis og ( 95 ) EPIDENDRUM. obtusis ovaria pedicellata ne dimidio quidem et sepalis ali anceolatis acuminatis subzequalibus obis late- ralibus triangulis margine postico recto po oe lobo medio angusté ligulato acuto apice vix dilatato subulato lobis lateralibus subdupld longiore, callis 2 in basi obtusé triangulis, column lobo postico denticulato. Wild in Centrat Amertca—Oersted. Leaves as large as in £. ciliare. Sepals green, Lip yellowish white.—Rchb. 122, E.fragrans. Add, according to H. G. Rehéb., the following synonyms, viz. : z. Papilio, bulbosum, Vespa, of Arrab, Fl. Flum., and £. ionoleucum Hffm mg. INDEX OF SPECIES. toma osc aciculare, 44. bidentatum, 81. ciliare, 90. acuminatum, 270. bifarium, 244. cinnabarinum, 218. acutissimum, 142, ifidum, 7 innamomeum, 22. aden um, 62. biforatum, 193 clavatum, 9 ulon, 64 bisetum, 1 Clowesii, 170 adenoglossum, 139, bivalve, 148. cnemidophorum, 163 um, 122. Blepharistes, 185. cochl > 128 aeridiforme, 172. thianum, 3. cochli agath js 292. brachiatum, 16. czespitosum, 86. ag 5 296. brachychilum, 109. collare, 121 al brach , 186. colorans, 151 alatum, 56, 57. brachyglossum, 140 concolor, 39. aloifolium, 91. brachyphyllum, 2 conopseum, 269. a , 263. bracteolatum, 130. » 308. altissi Re bractesc coriaceum, 117. 56. Brasavolee, coriifolium, amplexicaule, 162, brevivenium, 145. cornutum, 149. anceps, 206. l coronatum, 303. gustifolium, 299. bosum, 19 gustissimum, 267 amarium, 125. costaricense, 310. anisa 204 calocheilum, 53. ec antenniferum, 195 campestre, 20 crassifolium, 230. aquaticum, 284. campylostalix, 2 17 Arbuscula, 277. Candollei, 28 crispatum, 62. armeniacum, 153, eardioglossum, 268, é aromaticum, 55. earinatum, 191 cucullatum, 193. i 11 carneum, 147. cuspidatum asperum, 61 earn cycnostalix, 101. - 27, 217. eens 2 ae attenuatum, 127, 217. centropetalum, 215. oe auran cepiforme, nt decip iens, 221. auritum, 13, cernuum, 274. densiflorum, 187, 293. pe ps, 75. chioneum, 273. it ne vicula, chir ig UENSE, ‘> hi diel hotomum, as chloranthum, 37. dichromum, 76 basilare, 88. chloroleucum, 37. difforme, 248. bicornutum, 82. chondylobolbon, 131. i 281. EPIDENDRUM. diotum, 24, dipus, 173 discolor, 254, diseoidale, 169. distantiflorum, 9. durum, 287 ellipticum, 230. vum, flexuosum, 222. floribundum, 293. 122, frigidam, 286. ticosum, 202 fru’ f 4 J i 19; Funckianum, 282. funiferw : ] f { 96 ) Humboldtii, 80. hymenodes, 181. jamaicense, 256. baguense, 233. imatophy ium, 2 222. um, 73. kermesin) um, 93. Klo tzscheanum, 150. lacertinum, 252. lacerum, 232, tamas ] atilabre, 249. edifolum, — eu m, 158. coal, : 57. maizifolium, 301. icrophyllum, 133. iersii, 182. > wm oO StH + pence ‘206. myrianthum, 184. nzevosum, 6. nemorale, 60. nocturnum, 2 nutans, 173. rnatum, 293. ovalifolinm, 207. Ovulum, 42. oxypetalum, 35. pachyanthum, 25. pallidifiorum, 180. iculatum, 174 EPIDENDRUM. pulchellum, 115. Pp’ purpurascens, 89. pygmzeum, 84, pyriforme, 74, quadratum, 71. quadratum, 262, @ S rigidum, 238. rubrocinctum, 187. ui : rupestre, 108. sarcodes, 141. sarcophyllum, 133. xatile, 105. Jan. 29, 1853. ( 97 ) setiferum, sinuosum, 1 penehifoum, 70. ubaquilum, 8. subulatifolium, 258. subumbellatum, 248, tampense, 34. tenellum, 138. Pp ate ee turbinatum, 300, cra te 248, uniflorwm, eae 211. aricos 1 ridif m, 114, aster tects 298. Wageneri, 67. Warcaeiie 213. okies , 212. xanthinum, 229. Sanibalontein, F7i, xylostachyum, ERYCINA. Serata subherbacea, ries patentia, lateralibus basi connatis. ‘ALA omnind conformia. ABELLUM maximum, petaloideum, tripartitum, circa col basin adnatum; laciniis squalibus, auricula carnosi inter columnam sinumque utrumque; basi appendice bilingui auctum. OLUMNA nana, semiteres, tine carnoso (staminodiis) utrin- que ; rostello elongato oe Pottr1a 2, subrotunda, oes excavata : caudiculd \ineari subulata ; glanduld ovali. Anthera membranacea, unilocularis, longé ros trata erba epiphyta, Americe tropice, ebulbis. Folia pauca, nititiatia, teebika, coriacea, acuta. Panicula terminalis, racemosa; bracteis squarrosis, amplexicaulibus. Ovaria ramentaceo-echinata. Excellent specimens of this extremely rare plant, with which I have been favoured by M. Galeotti, show, what has long been Baar air that it is not an Oncidi ich ge it is se d fro within the edge of the lip, and a asimilar, but smaller, ear is produce sh hee = above ie rae sinus of the lip. The enxiogy of of these intermedia 1, Erycina echinata. a orensmsame H. B. B., Nov. Gen. et Sp. 1. 345,t.79. LO, — @ scape ie 1 di nts The lobes lobes of the Jj i, wae Hetly nm nplexicath wt ering ante points ccsta’ Pha weds Dhak tans pepe Tonopeis. Jan. 6, 1653 GEODORUM. Jackson in B. Rep. t. 626. (1810.) BR. Br. in H. Kew, V. 207. L0., no. CIT, |} bl a —* state, sg attention - paid to the processes which appear upon the surface 0 this and sang = ess of materials Jed to cay ie clio set oF jena in ZO., as indeed hinted in a note to that work, Even now the species require to be stadiend carefully in a live state SPECIERUM ANALYSIS. Scapo foliis oo labello acuto 1, purpurewn,. — iore, sess obtuso. Sites rire apicem callosum, callo semili Pace Lab. apice dilatatum bilobum : . 2. dilatatum. ————_ angustatum emarginatum. Folia subsessilia ; - 3, pictum, pA rei petiolata ; : - « 4, rariflorum. callo omniné adnat 5. fucatum. costato. Flores Tmembeannel, angust. — . 6, javanicum. ——— membranacei, nis <¥ ulate ~~ : seme semicristatum, Labellum nudum. ante sacculum ore $ : ‘ > - 8, candidum, ante saccum nudum : : $ : . 9. citrinwn, 1. G, purpureum. &. Br. LO., no. 1. Limodorum nutans. Roxb. trig “ah 40 ; Fl. ind., LIT, 470, Malaxis nutans. Willd. sp. pl. 4. 9 Wild in the Inpran mrhaetatty shat valleys amongst the Circars—Roxburgh. This ies is distinguished by two circumstances ; the scape is longer than the leaves, and the lip is acute. I have seen no specimen. Roxburgh says that the spike is oblong and pendulous, with distant flowers of a beautiful rose-colour. G. dilatatum. R. Br. Bot. cin . $75 (bad), LO, mes “Wight te. 8. £912, Case) Cab 7 recurvum, Roxb. Malaxis cernua. Willd, IV. 93. ewer ages Salish. in Hort. Trans., I. 261. Geodorum pallidum. Don. prodr. fl. Nep. 31. Nov. 1, 1854. pate GEODORUM. (2) Wild in the East Inprzs; moist valleys among the Circars— oxb.; CrYLon Macrae , Walker; ae at 3 feet— J.D. Bakes: SyimeT— Walli ch, (v. 8 A common Indian species, with waitiel | flowers, : marked with pink streaks and yellow The lip is either crenulate or r entire at oe — The scape is the tallest of on ora = y pus ~_ eum. abd. SG ariliy / ina Lf Clect#Z at pom —— og Sebios plete? 5 Sonat anon c* ore 6. eg “ras no. 2. Wild in eh ies New Horranp—R. Brown ; Wide Bay— Bidwill, (hab. s. sp. comm. cel. Hooker.) This plant has rela nearly sessile —S and a dense etd refracted raceme, The bracts vaginze are not membranous when dried G. rariflorum. G. foliis longé petiolatis, scapo breviore, vaginis bracteisque parvis herbaceis, racemo raro, labello basi scrotiformi ovato obtuso emarginato eallo sublibero minimo bidentato caeterdm nudo. Wild in Assam—Jenkins (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Hooker.) I found some Specimens of this, under the of Limodorum candidum, amon, ~~ some miscellaneous Assam plants oie se by Sir W. Hooker. It — distinct spur than any sec and narrow spreading sepals. There ee * 5. G. fucatum, Lindi. in Bot. Reg., t. 1687. Wild in Cervton—Walker, (v. s. sp. in herb. Hooker.) A very pretty rose-coloured species, readily known by the pair of parallel teem ribs — represent the free callus of the preceding species, and by its gibbo 3 G. folie ot shoans sessilibus scapo univaginato fat ic roe herbaceis angustissimis ovario eq - bello retuso callo 3-costato Sabiecilague Stes Cistella cernua. Blume Bijdr. 293, t. 55. Wild in Java—Lobb; near Buitenzo (o:'e:0p:in BBE SEE rg, very rare—Blume, The fi Blume is so bad th plant now before me; and yet I =m peste tert cor ene irom. > : arte matter. viene are small, tory narrow and Pomerat a ‘ont eckees when singularly fleshy texture. It is a small’ species wi Creede Bante stalks to the jenren, Colour of flo rics wane ats 7. G. semicristatum, G. foliis oblongo-lanceolatis petiolatis, vaginis 3 maximis (3) GEODORUM. membranaceis, bracteis setaccis, labello ovato emarginato callo pes isin adnato tuberculoque didymo ad ostium sacci, (floribus c. Wild in sis Pi cesievsOuning, (v. &. sp.) Very much like @. dilatatwm in habit. Colour of flowers unknown. 8. G. candidum. Wall. Cat., no. 7374. Limodorum ee Roxb. fl. Ind., ITI. 470. (A) Lip contracted at the point and — even. Leave! @ i de wider at vty point and rug Leaves with rege en flowers Wild in Seog tage Movtmern—Griffith, Wallich ; B, Kuasta—Lobb, (v. 8. sp.) This species, eo one of a smallest in stature, nse larger flowers le are se dilated emarginate point, within which it is nearly smooth ; the sac of the lip is a mere dimple and hardly visible externally, a its gph is over- looked by a pair of large callosities. Flowers white ; in A they are very like the figure of G. citrinwm in Andrews’ Repos ines Probably the eet —— varieties will be hereafter Setagticbel They are very differe n habit. * 9. G. citrinum, Jackson in B. Rep., t. 626. LO., no. 5. Wild in Pulo Penang—Jackson; Cuirracona—Wallich, (v. 8. sp.) This, the original species of the genus, is known by its ee flowers, and lip withont a trace of appendage or callosity upon its The pat are no doubt exaggerated as to size in the figure in pene nm” apeal- according to Dr. Wallich’s Chittagong specimen, they are about as asee! as in @. dilatatum. HEMISCLERIA. SEPALA erecta, agp eats eequalia. ALA conformia, branacea. LaBetiumM dependens esters lineare, sessile, coriaceum, sepalis longius, basi c. columné continuum ; lineis 3 rectis elevatis. OLUMNA nana, semiteres, basi juxta labellum utrinque auri- culatum ; clinandrivum membrana marginatum. Stigma fovea circularis. Portia 4, ovalia, eequalia; caudiculis 2 pulvereis replicatis in unam connatis ; glandu en Anthera 4-locularis, carnosa, loculis membranaceo- -margina Herba epiphyta, Americze ini caulescens. Folia coriacea, disticha. Corymbus terminalis, pedunculatus. Flores coriacei, semiclaust. A singular plant, with quite the habit of an Amphiglottian Epidendrum. From that genus it differs in its — sepals — girs — the lip and in no degree oblique ; in the latter gradually passing i he column ; and i Pp all round eth i connection with the former. It may be added that p hangs down from the foot of the column, instead of being parallel with it, as in Epidendrum. 1. H. nutans. Wildin Perv ; Chachapoyas—Mathews, (v. s. sp. in hb. Miers.) The single a i “art rare plant, preserved in Mr. Miers’ herbarium, has no number. ate of a hard stem about six inches long, closely covered with c pes gee soho leaves. The Beene: ape of sal so sho at its b: it thickens into ms club- shaped fata closely covered with sm coriaceous flowers, and stiff acute bracts, very much shorter than the stiff icels, The oh Paget are roundish ovate, concave, very obtuse, and erect. ut fla ere central is much the largest. The auricles of the column are petaloid. Fes, 19, 1853. IONE. SEPALA membranacea, basi equalia, bilabiata: lateralibus parallelis seepius connatis, labello suppositis. PETAL nana ABELLUM posticum, integrum, sepalis majus v. eequale, mar- gine membranaceum, deme striatum carnosum, sepits in apicem pugioniformem productum. Co A nana, seit: libera, mutica, basi producta. Biteai i per paria ‘glandulis 2 distinctis cartilagineis ovalibus adna Herbee eign gener ti pseudobulbose. Folia solitaria, coriacea. Scapus radicalis, spicatus. Bractese membranacee, nunc spathace@, floribus erpeanac With the habit — a Sri sr or gem foto — genus unites the glands and pollen-masses ranous two-lipped calyx, dwarf petals, and fonts in nor a art va i us ex into a dagger- shaped point, are very unlike anything belonging to neighbouring genera T see no reason for regarding the glands as of . m § 1. Latrroi2 ; bracteis spathaceis. 1. L. cirrhata, I. foliis oblongis scapo — bracteis cucullatis acutis ovariis longioribus, se teralibus connatis, petalis rotundatis integerrimis, labello ovato oblongo integro lineis 2 elevatis basi clavatis aucto. Wild in Stxx1m-Hratara, at the oe of 4000 feet— J.D. Hooker, (v. s. sp. et ie. pict. Catheart.) Very much like the next ; but the leaves are longer, and the lip is not ser- rated, but is marked by two elevated white i — Poppe irrhi of a Gian: Vie wers dirty w th purple streaks violet Ii — aay account is almost wholly ecu from Mr. Cathcart’s figure in Dr. Hooker’s possession Sack btusis duplo brevi I. foliis oblongis planis pee Siciague ) scapo dup - oribus, bracteis oral acutis membranaceis distantibus ovario longioribus, sepalis lateralibus connatis, petalis acutis integerrimis, Jan. 10, 1853. IONE. (2) LATIFOLLE, labello le serrulato in apicem longum crassum teretem striatum pro asa: genus. Grifith Not., p. 405 ; Ic., t. 328, fig. 1. Wild in the ey in the Mishmee hills—Griffith, (v. s. sp. comm ) Readily known by its broad oblong leaves, about four inches long by one and a quarter wide, an its distant bracts. The scape would seem always i en. pe below, becoming purple among the flowers. rs, and green at the apex of the newer arts. » Bracts whitish with purple veins. Lateral ft white in the middle, with ok gg — the ied Sacto veined with purple, Petals purple and 3. I. fuseo-purpur I. foliis angustis -bkininecntia scapo multo_brevioribus, bracteis ovatis acuminatis imbricatis ovario eequalibus, sepalis lateralibus liberis, petalis acutis, labello ovato cordato concavo membranaceo in apicem crassum teretem producto. Dipodous genus, Griffith Not., p. 405 ; Ic., t. 327, fig. 1. Sgr in the Himataya: trees on iicinathys in the Mishmee untains — aor — # P. comn. b. Griffith.) Ralvtat in t , thinner at - edge, and with a more dace | sees es apex, but ie racts are not carinate, imbricate each other when young, and hardly reach beread the gre r eo eee 0 4. I. paleacea, - foliis angustis obtusiusculis scapo subsequalibus, bracteis angustis. ovalibus obtusis imbricatis adpressis ovario paree marti: lateralibus connatis, petalis acutis serrulatis, labello o serrulatomembranaceo in apicem longum crassum teretem po aes Wild in the Hitazayas : Darjecling—Griffith, (v. s. sp. comm. b. Griffith) — Very like J. fusco-purpurea, but idea little longer than the leaf, the bracts are long, narrow, ‘a ftediibendeis, ond d the petals as well -— are distinctly serratod. ‘Lipes ner purple, The flowers are twice § 2. Aneustiroia ; bracteis membranaceis. 5. I, Khasiana. I. foliis lineari-oblongis emarginatis scapo filiformi zequalibus, spicd flexuosa, bracteis laxis Aangustis distant tibus ' floribus ‘tale ANGUSTIFOLLA. (3) IONE. panduriformi-rhombeo obtuso medio serrato anticé integerrimo lineis 2 elevatis secus me Dipodium eisai: ee Not., p. 354; Ic., t. 327, f. 2. Wild in the Kwasta hills, 5-7000 feet—Hooker and Thomson ; on trees at Nungbree, Churra, Myrung, Amwee—Griffith, 1219, (v. 8. sp.) A plant from three to four inches high, forming rt tufts. Flowers small, lant with the two lateral sepals completely or nearly united. Sepals white streaked with violet ; xP deep violet with two white iatakic: according to a drawin Mr. Catheart 6. I. bicolor. I. foliis Finear-oblongis emarginatis scapis filiformibus dupld longioribus, spicd flexuos4, bracteis laxis floribus brevioribus, sepalis lat eralibus semi-connatis, petalis rotundatis serrulatis, labello panduriformi serrulato in apicem crassum teretem producto. Sunipia bicolor, ZO.,no. 2. Sert. Orch. frontisp. fig. 5. Wild in N apai— Wallich ; RGA tec at 4-6000 feet— J. D. Hooker Darjeeling—Griffith, (v. 8. sp.) A smaller raga the last. Scapes very short-stalked, not half ox a of the — Sep = Behe, acuminate, wi with thre “purge veins at the Pe k k purple, with the point protruding in the form of a dagger- Slade ;in the ‘Sikkin plant shorter than in that from Darjeeling. 7. I. candida. k, fale lineari-oblongis emarginatis scapis filiformibus zquali- = , spica subflexuosi, bracteis floribus brevioribus, sepalis mnibus liberis, petalis ovatis acutis ciliato-fimbriatis, labello ovat basi fimbriato versus apicem serrulato in apicem longum crassum producto. Wild on the Kuasta Movuntatrns, at 5-6000 feet—J. D. Hooker and R. Thomson, (v. s. sp.) Flowers pure white. IONOPSIS. Humb. Bonpl. Kunth, a Shige et Sp. I. 348. £O., p. 193.——Iantha, r, Exot. Fl., t. 113. Srepaua erecta, equalia, membranacea ; lateralibus in saccum connatis. Perata sepalis conformia. LaBeLLUM membranaceum, sepalis longius, columna paral- lelum, limbo reflexo ; basi an ustatum, auriculis 2 membranaceis intra marginem callisque 2 carnosis intra auriculas OLUMNA erecta, nana, aptera, semiteres, rostello rostrato. PoLirnta 2, cereacea, spheerica, posticé excavata; caudiculd lineari ; tandndd obovata. Anthera unilocularis, rostrata. Herbee epiphyte, Americe tropice, acaules. Folia coriacea. Flores im racemis aut paniculis terminalibus dispositi, albi aut violace?, Short erect sepals of which the lateral form a small bag, a long lip refiexed at the upper half, and furnished at the base with four pr which two are thin membranous auricles within the edge of the. lip, and appears at first sight to be the case ; but in reali the base of the lip adheres only to the econ of > merc and the sac is formed entirely by the union of the of the 1. I. testiculata. ZO., p. 193 I. foliis tereti-subulatis, pie acutis basi connatis, petalis longioribus obtusis apice patentibus, labello ovato-acuminato, sacco didymo-ventricoso. Epidendrum Satyrioides. Swartz, Prodr., comes. Swart, Fl. neo: Oce- p. 1533. Wild in the Wzst Inpres, occasionally ; on the mountains of St. Domingo and ae on the Crescentia—Swartz. spring, 7 vadh, with the iagueenst ole Land oot with crimson, . Oct. 1, 1852. IONOPSIS. (2) 2. L teres. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1838, misc. 181. 4; “hills teretibus, scapo simplici filiform mi paucifloro, sepa alis acutis lateralibus enisniely, labello obovato-lanceolato apice - undulato quasi trilobo, callis magnis conspicuis, Wild in Demernars—Schomburgk, (v. s. sp. et v. ¢.) Flowers small, — Fol obtuse, and lip with crimson veins. The three-lobed lip appears to separate this anne the last ; whether the sac is didymous or not I have ea been able to asce: * 3. I. pallidifiora. age im Bot. Reg., sub t. 1904. I. foliis angustis oblongis basi carinatis, scapo simpli ici, sepalis eer obtusis, labello bilobo plus duplo innit sacco didymo ventricoso. Iantha pallidiflora, Hooker, Exot. Fl., t. 113. Wild in Trintpap—De Schack, Lockhart. Fl cin ith le st Leaves, according to Hooker, binate, ride owers w 1 hehens sae € si waving my posesion oblong, 8 acute, datetes 2 The arts san $ maka ae eculiar to this species: 4, I. brevifolia. 4. Richard, in Ann. Sc., ser. 3, IIL. 26. I. “ foliis binis recurvis oblongis apice acutissimis, scapo 3-4-floro, floribus violaceis, sepalis basi saccatis, labello triplo longiore obcordato profundé = bo.” Wild in Muxico—Galeotti. Known only from the above short character e expression “ sep: basi saccatis” seems to point toa testiculate form hike that of J. omnidifora. #5, - — Lindley, Collect. Bot., ¢. 39, A. LO., p L otis oo acutis carinatis, racemo brevi subpaniculato, “oo acutis, petalis obtusis, labelli subbarbati limbo cuneato bi bo sepals breviore, sacco simplici. utricularioides. Swartz, Prodr., Secavaans elena Swartz, Fl. Ind. ore 1531. Wild in Jamaica, in the driest plains, on the branches of So <2 and Citron trees—Swartz; Trrvrpap—W oodford, 0. 0. ¢. If the plant figured in the “ Collectanea Botanica” be taken to be that which ‘Swartz meant by D. utricularioides, then the very shoes Hint ofthe Ip agin See ee are very small, white, with red veins to the pe positing od thenndi 2 Cnn a probably refer to other species. I have seen no Jamaica | sf in Bot. Fey. 4. 1904. Pazton’s - 276, ie. 1 A i carinatis. ncn: petals = (3) IONOPSIS. labelli pubescentis limbo bilobo sepalis multd longiore : auriculis rotundatis, sacco simplici. (A.) Flowers racemose, white, with a pink stain at the base of the li (B.) sonalis. Flowers racemose, with a pink lip, and a broad purple band at the base. I. zonalis. Lindley, in Paxton, e tomentosa. Flowers panicled, s alte than usual ; white with a pink @) ‘effusa. Flowers panicled, smaller than usual, with a. nearly smooth ai ‘violacea. Flowers deep purple, in a large contracted panicle. Wild in troptcat America ; A. in Cuba—Captain Sutton ; C. in the Caraccas near Guarenes—Funck ait 8 ; D. at Sochiapam, on the frontier me ie departments of Oaxaca an Vera Cruz—Hartweg; E. coffee trees of Yatera and Mount Liban in — 2000 to 3000 feet—Linden, no. 1760, (v. v. ©. et 8. The above forms, eit in sod — = do not appear to possess any clear marks of dis pet In zonalis the ‘auricles are more fleshy than usual, an e calli white ; ge wed aeeo the flowers are smaller, as well as shila: with an st wheanenlly downy li 7.1. pulchella. H. B. K., Nov. Gen. et Sp., pl. I., 348, t. $3. LO., p. 194, L. foliis lanceolato- peo acutis planis coriaceis oo cari- natis, scapo subsimplic lanceolatis acuminatis petalis. duplo asontiie fo re labelli limbo obcordato ‘gulls mult6 longiore, auriculis rotundatis, sacco simplici. Wild in New gil ; in warm temperate places between Carthagena and Buga, on the trunks of Guava and Calabash trees, at the height of "299 928 feet, flowering in October— Humboldt and Bonpland. Of this 1 have seen no certain specimen. It appears to differ fro’ obtuse ves, according to Kunth, are from two to three long, and not more than three lines broad. I now aroes the Cuban plant of d Orch. Lind.,” no. 125) to tene o ori, ns can alone determine whether the two are salt > : Gardneri. Lindley, in Paxton’s Flower Garden, sub no. 2 L “ois longis * ep acutis, scapo paniculato diffuso, sepalis petalisque acumina subzequalibus, labelli pubeseentis limbo beordato sepalis mul longiore : auriculis semicuneatis obtus- sim much smaller-flowered plant which it res 3, with ery sharp instead of obtuse petals. a : but hironder in fount ao ak resemble a wedge cut in half, 1ONOPSIS. C4) 9. I. paniculata. Lindley, in Bot. Reg., sub t. 1904. I. foliis lineari-lanceolatis carinatis, scapo paniculato diffuso, sepalis acutis, petalis obtusis apiculatis longioribus, labelli pu- bescentis limbo rotundato bilobo sepalis multd longiore : auriculis rotundatis, sacco simplici. Epidendre paniculé. Descourtilz, Epid. Bras. ined. in Bibl. De Lessert, t. 54, Wild in Brazit—Martius; in the primeval forests of St. Paul’s— Descourtilz; near Santarem,in Para—Spruce, (v.s.sp.) The scape of this fine species is above eighteen inches high, loaded towards the summit with ‘gracefully bending branches covered with snow-white or -coloured mtless flowers, which, according to Descourtilz, sh from September or October to the following May. LIMATODIS. Blume, DBijdr. 375. t. 62. LO., no. CLXVI. Differs from Calanthe in having the column not merely free e syne a in the lip. The inflorescence is always — ot terminal, and the when dried, acquire a peculiarly thin tex l. L, pauciflora. Bl./.c. LO.no.1. Pazxt. Fl. G. sub t. 81. L. pedunculo bifloro foliis oblongis multd breviore, calcare brevi incurvo. Wild in Java; in the thick woods of Mount Salak—Blume, Lobb, (v. s. sp.) “ Flowers white.’? Stem long, leafy at the end only. * 2. L. rosea, Lindl. in Pazton’s Fl. Gard. t L. racemo tomentoso multifloro foliis poste sae brevi incurvo. Wild in Mourmetn—T. Lobb, (v. v. e.) Flowers bright rose-colour. ~ * 3. L. gracilis. L. racemis multifloris pubescentibus foliis brevioribus, calcare nullo. Calanthe gracilis. LO.no.17. Bot. Mag. t. 4714. Griffith Not. 3. 367. ld in SytuEeT—Wallich ; a Hong-Kong— eins 5 Kauasta, at 3-4000 fee t—Hoo and Thomson; Sixx Catheart, (v v. c. et 8. sp.) Flowers pale yellow, or according toa drawing of Cathcart’s nearly white. Varies much in size. mishm Lindl. in Part. Fl. Gard. sub t. 81. Le os racemo sae oe ro longé pedunculato caule folioso breviore, floribus glabris, labello obovato sees 4-lobo per axin ramen- taceo, caleare incurvo. Wild in AssaM, on the lower ranges of the Mishmee Hills— Griffith, (v. s. sp.) Oct. 20, 1854. LIMATODIS. = (85 5. punctata, L. racemis subsessilibus opreeied brevissimis, calcare recto. infundibulari, labello undulato Wild in Sumarna, (v. ic. aie penes cel. de Vriese.) S pA broad-leaved plant, with the vaginee copiously dotted with dull purple, eduncles sles humerous, horizon orizontal, two to four-flowered. Flowers white, with a saeruser lip. LUISIA. Gaudichaud, in Freycinet’s Voyage, p. 426. ets Blume Rumphia, IV. 50. Museum 1, 6 Sepata herbacea, linearia, lateralibus labello suppositis, dor- sali minore. Prrata dissimilia, tenuiora, sepius longiora, patentissima v. fornibsta LaBELLUM indiyisum, sepits auriculatum, c. columna con- tinuum, dependens, inappendiculatum, nunc convexum nunc concavum et se constrictum. OLUMNA hana, carnosa, apoda. Stigma anticum, circulare ; rostello obtuso obsole to. OLLINIA 2, cereacea, posticé excavata; caudiculd lata, brevi, triangular ; glandula membranscel replicata. Anthera subro- tunda, ae locularis ; valvulis 1S. « epiphyte, minligtaites aus Juncee, Asie et Americe iain Folia ¢eretia, rigida. Flores parvi, obscure virides v. eager are rs ; the ier aman oe volucris, found in by Mr T prrabe cri Poentmpentitcesg sm we been gathered by any other ae pe nm rocks on Mount Victoria in Hong Kong, where it was found by by Major jee Changes (herb. Champ. 2 — was not seen in flower and cannot be identified. It may peulbly be L. tere ' . L. volueris L. fe brevissimis paucifloris, sepalo dorsali recto lineari o, petalis feré triplo longioribus patentissimis linearibus susp labello biauriculato laminé cordaté oblonga onvexa Wild in Kuasta—T. Lobb, (v. s. sp. comm. am. Veitch.) LUISIA. (2) rh ne biauriculato ovato obtuso ad callosum icem margine r Wild in ae ; on trees near Martapura—Blume. 3. L. tenuifolia. Blume Museum, 6 L. petalis sepalo dorsali duplo peesicias sepalis lateralibus sub apice mucronulatis, labello oblongo biauri convexo trisulcato apice tenui bilobo. Tsierou-mau-mara’ ee ae t. 5. Cymbidium ‘enstifotiot LO., Birchea se A; = Naa ‘Se. 1841, ¢. 10. Luisia Birch Wild in ieee ‘Macrae ; ‘Wereensi mountains— Hooker ; Maranar— Rheede ; Kuasta—Lobb, (v. 8. sp.) Sepals and petals yellowish green. Lip pale green, painted with purple, and bearing some resemblance to an Ophrys. * 4, L, trichorhiza. Blume Museum, 63. L. racemo paucifloro, petalis sepalo dorsali parum longioribus, sepalis lateralibus alté carinatis, labello convexo oblongo rotun- dato basi biauri supra basin interrupto, radicibus junioribus pubescentibus. Vanda? trichorhiza. Hook. Exot. Bot., t. 72. Cymbidium triste. Hooker, in Bot. Mag., t. oes d@d in Knasta, at the base—J. D. Hooker and T. Wil hot valleys of Sixxim—J. D. Hooker ; —Hooker, (v. s. sp.) Thomson ; ; sae mountains This is the stoutest and stiffest of the genus, sometimes with an enormous ora oem of naps ey Flowers dull dirty purple, ors in B. M. 3648) white sepals an um jee Voy., p. 426, Me Ag 97 Dd. Museu L. teretifolia. Gaudich. Blane aie Ir. 50, t. 194, f- 35 t. 1 Wild i in the — Ancurretaco—Blume ; ; New Cateponra ‘orster. saat wicks ik Bl - Cogan gage eesmnannestone 6. L. teres. Blume Museum, 64. L. spicis paucifloris, sepalis lateralibus angustioribus carins dorsali et coat rape corey ar label —_ oblongo sul ¢, mucrone interme (8) LUISIA. Epidendrum teres. Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 30 ; Ie: Pl. Jap. decas 1. Wild in Japan—Thunberg. a oe? L. spicis sessilibus nanis, sepalo dorsali petalis acuminatis obtusis multd breviore, labello concavo oblongo levi medio constricto. Cymbidium triste. Hort. Angl. Wild in Cexton—Macrae, (v. s. sp. et v. c.) Flowers dull green with a dull violet lip. 8. L. Burmanica. L. spicis brevissimis, sepalis petalisque inflexis acuminatis labelli a ungue lato sulcato lamin ovata cordatd seuth pillos Seiad, triste. Griffith Notul. 340 in part. Wild in Burma; near Mergui—Griffith, (v. ic. pict. beat. inventoris.) I only know this from a sketch by Griffith. It has the habit of L. feneifela are greenish ae but the haiti are totally different. They the lip is black purple with green stains ane the 9. L. uniflora. Blume Rumphia, 64. L. floribus solitartis longé pedunculatis, petalis sepalis aqua- libus sed tripld angustioribus, labello concavo medio constricto dimidiz inferioris venis rectis elevatis superioris ovate medio calloso. Mesoclastes uniflora. Z0O., 45 Wild in Neva; Gossain Than—Wallich, (v. s. sp.) Entirely different from L. tenuifolia, to which Blume suggests that it may be referred. 10. L. brachystachys. ae Rumphia, 64 L. racemis sessilibus, sepalis petalisque ee labello coneavo medio constricto iol La cee Mesoclastes brachystachys. Cymbidium triste. Rozb. Fite, UL 461. Wight, Ic. t. 1689. | Wild in CONTINENTAL Inp1a; Delta of the Ganges, common -—Roxburgh ; Silhet—Wallich ; Khasia—Lobb ; JAVA and BorxgEo—Blume, (v. 8. sp.) pink— Wight ; yellowish—Blume ; — boi ‘dak purple bea ar yellowish poe Rake tn LUISIA. (4) “i, 1. —— . Spicis sessilibus, sepalis petalisque incurvis equi- longis, — adn ovato-oblongo convexo emarginato. iid in New Grenapa; Sa. Martha—Purdie, (v. s. sp. comm. Gel: Hooker er.) oe Flowers very small. — quite that of Luisia bruchystachys. Pollen- apparatus unknown to me. — Species es : Luisia alpina, Lindl. = Vanda alpina. MILTONIA. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1976, et t. 1992. Separa explanata, eequalia : _—— basi pauld connatis. PETALA conformia, equilon LaBELLUM indivisum, sess ne Cc. — continuum, lineis quibusdam elevatis interruptis juxta bas CoLUMNA nana, auriculis 2, nunc cum clinandrio cucullato confluentibus. Stigma excavatum. OLLINIA 2, cereacea, posticé sulcata; eaudiculd obovatd; — sidengh: Anthera operculata, membranacea, nuda. rhe eyiphyte Americe tropice, pseudobulbose, colore sepins Titania, Folia a usta, plana. Racemi simplices, radicales, pe —— _— squamis arcte imbricato, Flores speciosi, lutei, v. ——_ hort col separates this genus from Oncidium and Odontoglossum ; its iets from Brassia. Its habit is peculiar, The section B bears the same relation to Miltonia as the § Trymenium to Odo ontoglossum., SUBDIVISIONS OF THE GENUS. § A. Column with two auricles; anther-bed nak § B. Column wings blended with the cucullate ee raised edge of the anther-bed. § A. . M. spectabilis, sane, & ry Bot. Reg. sub t. 1976, Aug, A ar " 1992. Bot. Mag., t. M. pseudobulbis ovalibus encpibs levibus, foliis ligulatis patentissimis, pedun culis unifloris squamis magnis fuscis striatis inatis dens¢ imbricatis, sepalis eeniibas planis, petalis con- formibus latioribus ee Mbello maximo cuneato rotundato basi trilamellato, columne alis angustis acutissimis. A) Sepals and petals white. Macrochilus Fryanus. Floral Cab., t. 45, Sept. 1, 1837. (B) Sepals and petals purple. Bot. Mag., t. 4425, Miltonia Moreliana. Hort. Wild in Braztz; Serra de eee ic. —? no. a7, gone wisi coloured sepals = pir d trond wile pate ct iek tim inition: sary eens except colour Tit The Dao. 1, 1853. MILTONIA. (2) *2. M. Karwinskii, Lindley,inJourn. Hort. Soc.,IV.77, ¢ M. scapo paniculato, sepalis petalisque oblongo- bacenlaee apiculatis, labello obovato rigido ecristato venis centralibus recurvantibus lamellatis, auriculis column serratis, caudiculd obovata. m Karwinskii. Lindley, Sertum, sub t. rome cries Karwinskii, Candis Bot. Reg. ao 1992, Wild in Mextco—Karwinski in hb. reg. Monae. (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp. comm. cel. Grisebac = A fine species, with flowers 2} inches in — ter. Sepals and petals banded with brown on a Jehow ground. Lip deep violet on the iawee half, pale on the upper ; the lateral sepals placed exactly beneath it. 3. M. Clowesii. Lindley, in Sert. Orch.t. 34. Bot. Mag.4109. M pseudobulbis ovalibus diphyllis, foliis ensiformibus an- gustis erectis scapo longioribus, racemo paucifloro laxo, bracteis minutis, sepalis petalisque lanceolatis zqualibus, labelli cordati in medio constricti apice subrotundo acuto basi lamellis 5 ‘aacaatibes a 2a quincuncialibus aucté, columne auriculis abortientibus. Odontoglssum ¢ a Lindley, in Bot. = 1839, mise. 153, Wildin weer. a Momiiant-“Usetkice 669 a v.c.et 8.8p.) Sepals bl with mt ocolate brown — a yellow ground. Lip white at the tip, vn colored fore base. There can be no doubt that this belongs gen however, know that they are present, as represented in the Bot. Mag oe quite rudimentary. The numerous lamelle, too, are alien from * 4. M. Russelliana, Lindley, in Sert. Orch., sub t. 48. M. seeadiobulhia ovatis costatis diphyllis, foliis ligulato- lanceolatis patentibus, racemo paucifloro, bracteis acuminatis ovario ees oo sepalis petalisque conformibus ovato- undulatis, labello postico oblongo-cuneato pohoe apie aaeen 0, lamellis disci pluribus —- interruptis truncatis, solnminss Tidentate alis magnis falca Oncidium Russellianum. Lindley, in Bot, ee 1830. . in Bras; near Tejuco in the province of Rio Janeiro, 8. Be) Teter alow Pitome! pig Lip — dull violet. Wings of the 5. M. Regnelli. Reichenb. f. in | Linnea., XXII. 851. __M. pedunculo paucifloro, bracteis Paper ates — ny cae ae fio tae — mit ce nune (3) MILTONIA., cuneato : ees 3 elevatis parvis intermedio minore, alis column integris falcati Wild in cee Minas Geraés—Regnell, (v. fl. exs. comm. cel. Rehb.) This, of which I have posit a single dried flower from Mr. “eticmremet appears to be nearer M. R —— than any other species, I possess further information cimintuing 6; scens, Lindley, Sertum, sub t. M. pectbalbe diphyllis ovalibus arp ‘oli ligulatis obtusis scapo ancipiti arcté vaginato multd brevioribus, racemo disticho flexuoso multifloro, bracteis carinatis convolutis acuminatis glumaceis ovario longioribus, sepalis petalisque linearibus acutis stellatis: labello ovato-oblongo undulato acuto basi pubescente canaliculato striato, alis nae acinaciformibus integerrimis. M. stellata. Lindley, Sert., sub t. 48. Cyetsolivtadtd ite tellatum. "Lindley y, Sert., t. 7. Cyrtochilum flavescens. Lindley, in Bot Reg., t. 1627, Wild im Braziz; Minas Geraés—Regnell: Macahé and Ba- jail Tease urtilz, (v. 0. €.) ‘lowers pale a with no spots. Lip them Bs irs Jone streaks. Wings of the column yellow streaked with crimson. col “nition I believe that my M. ponted and so a are the same eo in sin differs t states, 7. stellata one a very large vigorous specimen and M. flavescens a small starved Det : certainly tation of ¢ some nursery lt is apie that the large form represented in the ion of M. De' in un in of wild Brazilian plants that have been submitted to me. Even Mr. Miers in hi jum nothing be m the G i § B. anceps. M. pseudobulbis compressis versus apicem attenuatis, foliis patenti-recurvis, labello rhomboideo-lyrato apice recurvo basi pubescente bilamellato ceri intermedio breviore adjecto, clinan- drio circulari carnoso Odontoglossum an Klotzsch in Allgem, Gartenzeit., Aug. 9, 1851. Wild in Sesee eit axel: tdi (v. v. ¢.) “Pseudobulbs two inches long. Leaves four inches os ay. six lines tw es long. without marks. Lip white, with purple lines and spots at the base.” Such is Klo s account of his OQ. anceps which I entertain no doubt is the same asa Brazi hich many years flo’ ridgment of Dr. : with the late Messrs. Loddi although the colour is somewhat different. gran plant the leaves &c., had the same scorched yellow appearance which MILTONIA. C4) characterizes M. flavescens. The sepals were dull yellow, linear, acuminate ; the petals exactly the same except being much broader. The lip was yellow, a little tinged with brown near the base, and with three purple downy veins proceeding from i ] er C5 completely confluent except at the point, and the middle one much shorter than the others. The anther-bed was expanded into a circular purple hood, white and toothed at the edge, and much longer than the anther. * 8. M. cuneata. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1844, mise. 28, 1845, ¢. 8. . pseudobulbis ovato-oblongis, foliis oblongis striatis subun- dulatis, racemo plurifloro, bracteis eclongatis glumaceis, sepalis petalisque lanceolatis undulatis, labello cuneato rotundato basi bilamellato utrinque subrepando, column medio bidentata, cli- nandrio membranaceo cucullato denticulato repando retuso. Wild in Braziu? (v. ». ¢.) a half, The wings of the column too are scarcely divided, or sail pal not at all notched, * 9. M. candida. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1888, mise. 29. Sertum, t. 21. M. pseudobulbis ovatis apice angustatis diphyllis, foliis an- gustis racemo brevioribus, bracteis membranaceis concavis squa- meformibus, sepalis petalisque oblongis squalibus, labello subrotundo crispo circa columnam convoluto basi 5-lamellato, columnd pubescente basi biauri, clinandrio cucullato cri membranaceo utrinque decurrente. (A) Column purple, lip white. (B) Column and lip yellowish. Bot. Mag.,t. 3793. Wild in Braztt, (o. v. ¢.) Flowers in long racemes, very 3 spotted with keown ; Sean cones oe > aka Po pe roa “see: -i OBERONIA. ZL. O, 15. Malaxis ; § Ensifera, Blume, Bijdr. i, 394, Sepala libera, dorsali minore, sepiusreflexa. Petala minora. Labellum sessile, columnam amplectans, i immobile, varié bine raro in’ ut carina qualia——Herbe epiphyte. Folia equitantia, Spice (v. Racemi) terminales, Flores minuti. Omnes Asiatice. , Australasicse, Polynesicas v. Mascarenenses. ou in m pperaget South Sea Islands. None have as yet been brought from Africa. They divide readily into —— and caulescent species ; — although some are as it were intermediate in § 2 x x x, yet there is no practical i in recognising to w whine abehitia acapethin belongs. § I. Acavtzs; caule nano y. parim evoluto, foliis omnibus feré radicalibus. * Labello indiviso v. obsoleté lobato. Paseo ae 5, Cymbidium iridifolium, Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3, 458) ; bracteis is petalisq. ovatis serratis, labello multifido varia lobato, foliis: longis- ‘simis ensiformibus—— A; labello basi pectinato apice ge “ogee Sylhet, Roxb. h. s. sp. B; labello basi Ca apice bilobo obtuso aba Hb, Wallich sine numero, h. s. C} labello ovato mandi alté serrato. Burma, Griffith. h. s. Peduncle two edged. Spike very long and slender. Flowers gee Evidently a sot plant, and probably appearing under other forms than ose abov tioned, 0. iridifolia of oe is probably O. Brunoniana, a ofthe Bot. Mag. i 0. tahitensi, elas, arian intus pi ilosis, 5 » labello ieee basi latiore to margine Prvor Bi t0s ve Philippine, Cuming (/sland Se h, ca anh tle Pe Spikes stout, much longer. compressed, winged only near the base. Vioward vely: seual-auid compact, green. 3. 0. Griffithiana (Lindl. Sert. Orch. t. 8 B.); bracteis lineari-lanceolatis nticulatis, petalis obtusis fimbriatis papillosis sepalis acutis longioribus labello multifido papilloso in Jaminam bipartitam producto——Moulmein, OBERONIA. (2) ACAULES. Griffith (common on trees in damp places), h. s. sp.——A small deter i ni sabre-shaped blunt thin leaves shorter than the spikes w covered to the base with scattered flow Sepals pale green. hn lip dull purplish — wn. This has a slight $ tides to becoming caulescent ee iridifolia, Bot. Mag. 4517); bracteis rh datetnttaegeh s ,petalis eieatiee integerrimis, eset press te bilobo integro icine Tal subfalcatis basin versus rotun culat aheite, s 5’—6”, broad, thie! “ir one mane nace: e iridifolia in its petals as well as the other marks above ndicat eae » donk telat viet ic. 635) he leche Gentasie, petalis ovatis integerrimis, angulari nune apice producto bis bienikse eatin s indloaton, Wight Cyomally stop nea Coimba atore, fl. Jul. Aug.) ——I have not seen this——Leaves short, bro: k. Spikes much longer, drooping, very dense. Flowers “ dull orange.” scauncies completely 2-edged. Varies much in size according to Wight. 6. O. Brunoniana (Wizght, ic. 1622) bracteis Soetoro petalis lineari- bus integerrimis, labello circulari in tegerrimo infra apicem 2-lobum conatricto denticulo interjecto——Southern Hindostan, Wight (Fyamaily Hills, near Coim batore); Khasya, Lobb, h. s. sp—Leaves as much as 8 or 9 inches long, very broad. Spikes dense, stiff, erect, not much longer. Sanaa completely “A large and handsome species; flowers large for the genus; lip \ > * i ; TO! 0) species of Eugenia. If so it will also be an Assam 7. 0, forcipata ; bracteis dentatis, petalis linearibus labello circulari denticulato apice range forsipate——~Celom, Thai ites e district, » 2ol uc ana in structure, except that the lip is toothletted all round ‘ad mie te paren apex is = ge sug e petals are moreover mu orter, and the whole Votiecds slightly 2-edged. * Bracts v ery decidu “Flow dingy yellow,” Thwaites, from whom I haye an excellent sketch along with imens. 8. 0, longibracteata oh p. 15) ; brostels subulatis alabastris m longioribus, petalis ovatis acutis tegerrimis, labello subrotundo obsoleté 4- lobo, caule in pedunculum iaieopheytam aieioiteca producto——Ceylon, Miers, Ee eer Oe plant the leaves are thin, 9. 0, platycaulon (Wight, ic. 1623) ; bracteis serrulatis, petalis filiformi- bus sep: ae ~carnoso oblato trilobo : ss Rag A heap latissima , Wight (Courtallum pedunculo latissim tains in September) h. s. sp.—Flowers “ ‘whitish or pale y yellow.” "Peduhals et lines wide ~~ to the very flowers, quite thin. 0. 0, Li peat ic. 1624) ; bracteis ciliatis, petalis Sie —— obso * ACAULES. . (3) OBERONIA. very exce uded. Leav quite sl pointed. Peduncles terete. Flowers perhaps the smallest in the genus——This might perhaps be better placed among the quadrifid species, 0. truncata; bracteis acuminatis serrulatis, petalis in integerrimis ob- longis, labello carnosissimo sta obsoleté mypatiter 3-lobo —— Champion (Hantané) h. 8. sp.——Leaves about 4’” broad, and apparently thin. ee oe adly winged. Flowers small, green? From root to tip of erect spike 5’ ** Labello bifido. 13. 0. lunata ~ P 17, Rehb. f. in Bonpl. Mar. 1, 1857, Malaxis lunata, Blume, Bijdr. p. Sa 4); “ foliis paucis eanitaenibie basi it wo a curvis, labelli lim — semilunato denticulato, capsulis oblongis "——J Mt. Lip often slightly’ Blobel 12? according to Re hb. f. Can this be O. truncata, No. 14, ga icillata ea ic. 1626); bracteis angustis serrulatis, labello truncato in gore 2 wqualibus semibipartito, floribus verticillatis, capsula oblonga. A, grandiftora ; Agee Sia, lem glabris, habitu the ong aD aie cvhtee Schmidt, 37; mey Mountains, Wight; Khasya, Lobb, h. s. owers green Ate we (R. W.). Some of Schmidt’s specimens kerian herbarium are 1’ from root to tip of spikes. Peduncle he b in tis Heo sce except near t ASC. B, pubescens ; floribus minoribus pubescentibus, petalis latioribus—— Ceylon, Thwaites, 2516, h. s. sp.——Rather less in stature than A, with Cc, a floribus minoribus densis, —— multd pois Ni ies, Schmidt, 36, h. s. sp.——The flowers appear to be much yellower than in he Not more than 4” high. peed Mg gt ase ig "y? high. A small form — short drooping spikes, never Pay a —4” high. = named seals spathulatis, labello basi samen gr laciniis apicis osis——Java, Junghuhns 294, h. s. sp.——Spikes in fruit more than a afoot tone Capacies subsessile, ote 15. 0. era; rachi acutangulo, bracteis gil acuminatis rigidis, sit Kh Hills, Griffith (Myrung, on trees) h. s ment“ ch like var. D of the Sa ceiion but the long-stalked p ear-shaped fruit, and serrulate petals induce me, with clits hesitation, to distinguish it. The flowers appear to be pale yellow with an orange i Picwue mine Faull sed, Lip and sppmdnges ack rd Theaits, trom who T have sn analytical sketch oe OBERONIA. (4) ‘ACAULES. 17. 0. bicornis (L. 0. =a rink setaceis epic imc longioribus, aaa ovatis, sepalo dorsal 0, labelli lobis lateralibus lineari-lanceolatis . Semen ‘ncitiadiot brevi benedis pa ha et. Wallich, ies in sh ea e ees species wi verticillate iia es elevated fleshy line runs across the base of the lip and along the — of each erect arm, forming a kind of crescent. 1s. 0. demi 3 floribus verticillatis, bracteis Ate subdentatis, petalis oblongis “dentats, labelli 3-fidi lobis subequalibus lateralibu = — acuto Terat, below Sikkim, J.D. Hooker 121,h A low plant with thin min ot a thin the thin broad blunt es leaves, Shon 2" long. Flow n? 0. pesenyetnohys Gina Sert. Orch. sub. t. 8); floribus verticillatis, BSaesit ovalibus integerrimis, petalis obtusis labellique sequaliter 3-partiti lobis_cuneatis denticuiati tis Burma, Griffith, h. s. sp—eAnother dwarf -leaved species, in habit much like the last. 20. Senbinaling (Griffith, MSS.) ; floribus densissimis, brac setaceo-acuminatis denticulatis, petalis obtusis dentatis, - rh ~ -partit Tobis A, labelli lobo medio tridentato _Jateralibus re aes. Assam, Major Jenkins (Deboroo Mookh) h. oo Roteetat inclined cheers lta B, labelli lobo medio integerrimo lateralibus borage ore, de pon Lobb, h. s. sp. About 5” high. Leaves narrow, erect, long as the spikes. **** Labello quadrifido, vel bené we (See No. 11.) 21. 0. ensiformis (Malaxis ensiformis, Smith in Rees Cycl. Ober acaulis, Griff. Notul. IIT. 275, ic. 286. Itin. not. 76, no. 1139); bracteis oblon- gis integerrimis, floribus verticillatis eeeeale osis, petalis sepalisq. eequalibus, Jabello pea A quadrilobo laciniis rotundatis anterioribus productioribus—— Narainhetty Nepal, Buchanan Haniiten.; Khasya Mountains, Griffith (under Get artis de on trees) h. 8. sp. en before me must have been 18". Spikes dense, metas than the leaves. Lip 29, “ay sicetinieniaa: renee ceolatis serratis, ee linearibus inte- gris sepalis equalibus, labello cutee laciniis lateralibus semiovatis falcatis z narrow acuminate, as as long or longer than the slender spikes. Flowers more or less perfectly verticillate. ae — greenish yell B, foliis angustioribus, floribus minoribus, labelli lobis acutioribus lobis lateralibus rectis——Khasya, oo et J. D. H etna and T. 1 2 i —There seems to be no appreciable ocean, Same this can ie specifically ae from the ast; unless m of flowers with small differences in direction of - the lobes of the lip can be 0 considered. CAULESCENTES. (5) OBERONIA. 26 ‘Shoat washes ae mise. 8); bracteis ovatis integris, petalis obovatis sepalis acutis us, labello subro — he ig ssa nus ‘ teri rjecto——Bi bay, Loddiges, v. v. c.——A very small species. Leaves ante, acute. Spike quite green. Wightiana (Lindl. in 1839, mise. 9. Wi 1627. O. tiana, Wight, ic. 1628. 0. gine shen A. Richard in i. Se. ser. - 2. us er rem linearibus in rottet ; Khasya Hills, Lobb; ha "Phwaites <— oe Bilin ) h. s. sp,_—— Leaves lanceolate, erect, always shorter than the slender erect or drooping spikes. Peduncles terete. Flowers rh.pale: gieeia: This seems to vary more than usual in the present genus, in the form of ite 1 its lip, the front lobes of which are either ligulate and de sriisilaks at the point, or entire, or short and racts dag ese and by no means furnished with long cilia, ae is represented by ughtsman. 26. 0. Thisbe (Rchb. cobain warren age 1, 1857); bracteis setaceis floribus subverticillatis brevioribus, petalis erecti 8 sepalisq. concavis obtusis, labelli Paik : gi ayer n gs vari Philippines, Cuming, h. ae thin, cg shorter than the spikes. Flowers minute, brick- are en rhea ar the next, but t the ek sepals and petals, shorter bracts a much sale Siwene seem to distinguish it pretty well. 27. 0. rufilabris (Lindl. Sertum Orch. t. 8 A.) ; bracteis setaceis floribus sparsis multd longioribus, petalis patulis Sepalisq. acutis, labelli linearis bifidi basi pulvinati laciniis pw Eten aed oe setaceis intermediis lanceolatis , G accurate correspondent, Thwaites. There does not seem to be any cushion at the base of he lip as in _the two last, which is rather oiaeiee considering the very close relationship of all three. § II. CavLescentEs; caule elongato distiché folioso. (O. longibracteata, No. 8 should perhaps be referred to this division.) * Labello indiviso v. obsoleté lobato. eee bracteis ovatis complicatis integerrimis, petalis integris, labello subrotundo obsolet® quadrilobo lobulis anterioribus obliqué : a seith, (Dosesling) peso -D. Hooker and T. op aati seg ind : Teaves, re than 4” broad, although 8”” long, The flowers are dha package the waalleat of Fd pion, perfectly smooth, in ascending spikes from 14” to 24” long. OBERONIA. (6) CAULESCENTES. 30. 0. pachys stachya; bracteis lanceolatis acuminatis sepalisq. hispidis, petalis nanis labelloque ovato acuto glabris——“S. Sea Islands,” —_ oe h. s. sp.——Leaves lancet-shaped, short, straight from 3 to a9 Spikes shorter than the stems, in fruit nodding and very dens 31. O. imbricata (L. O. 17, Malaxis imbricata, Blume, Bi aa6-# p. 895); caule simplici folioso, foliis compressis vaginatis conferté iimbrioati label limbo ligulato denticulato ”——Java, Blume (Damp woo woods on M pea o i If ich I a iad to Prof. Rchb. f., really belongs to it, then it has oblong acute passa bracts, as lo’ -_ as the flowers, entire agent Beg and an oblong margina: chase without any nen snge pleas The leaves are also so ges inbricted that even their poin not spread away, but form one unbroke rom the root to the origin of the spike. 32. 0. beth ore Soe (Rchb. f. in Bonplandia, Mar. 1,1857) ; rang petalisq. durato obtus * ie aco apice latiore obcordato denticulato— Philipines Cuming, h. s. sp.——Leaves short aor eading 6” by 3’” at the base, ee about 9 ona saa Spike uals drooping, covered with flowers to the v ae = samt Cuming ; Burma, Griffith, 1097 3; Malacca, th, according to Wight, h. s. sp. tly ovate projecting very little beyond caaeks other. Spikes sho Set, extremely dense. Capsules very small, globose, absolutely sessile, 34, O. miniata (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. ice mise. 8) ; bra ovato-lanceo- latis acuminatis, inte; obtusis sépalis eé: rectis brevis labello ducto—— “pore, iges; Philippines, Cuming, h. and v —— Lea broad falcate acute, four or five on a side. Spikes] Tong Senden thin. cewek drooping. "Podieela hairy. owers Ce ik an. 0. microphylla (L. 0. 17, Rehb. f. i na gt See — 1, 1857. axis microphylla Blume bir 395); -. ‘suboanlence 8, foliis paucis angusto- coarse basi_va hs ona bincurvis, petalis tbl, labelli limbo _pro- _ ducto rotunda: to emarginat o”-—-Java, Blume (0n the ex cad parts of M. ‘Salak) by BI Saearaiar b. “i saw this species, adds nothing to the brief character given 36. Gintiche Ache Mich Owh. Maasit bE La t. 92. Pleuro- Rich. Orch. Maurit. t. 8, f. ror ‘Ad. ies Voy. Coquille, proba aaa Ang a ifolia, fre i guished, inter alia, by its longer straighter leaves and hispid fi 0 be pale yellow. es 38. spathulata (L. 0. 16, Malaxis equi uitans, Blume, Bijdr. 3 bractei concavis floribusq. hispidis, petalis | brevioribus, Tabello basi et fie o Li : 2 . * ‘ je t : CAULESCENTES. (7) OBERONIA. ** Labello bifido. 39. 0. caulescens (L. O. 15); petalis linearibus, labello er spi Sporn i bilobo basi carnoso utrinque port ee tes: Wallich; Khasya at et g 5000’, J. D. Mouker er and T. Thomson, 116, h. s. sp. Leave ves grassy, distant. Spikes vote slender, thin ‘miectel,’ taka at the base. Flowers slightly minute flowers, which ar e represented as being smooth, am p is broader at the end than it is deep, and divided Ress than halfway dow: *** Labello tri-quadrifido, N.B. All these species have narrow eryer ony paren, d might be almost placed ng CAUL 1. 0. anthropophora (L. O. 16); bracteis ovatis subdenticulatis, esi ines integerrimis, labello elongato quadrifido laciniis laterali bus bre alca dency to Tengthe en its stem. e leaves are about 2 onaside, 14” x 14”, The spikes ar = dense at-the base, open and love flowerless at the point, i etteles te peduncle rather more than 4” lo : 2. 0. Pumilio (Rehb. f. in Bosplendis, March 1, 1857); bracteis lineari- Stine floribus equalibus, petalis ovatis acutis hinc lobulatis tis crenatis erosis, urato lobis posticis ligulatis antico o breniformi c. apiculo— Java, Pg x gece bracteis is integerrimis, labelli i riper aang bicarinati lobo ae secon eat angustis lanceolatis bre us——Sikkim, J. D. Hooker and : Thomson (at 2000’, ‘ghee Grifith (Dorjedtng) Khasya, Griffith arung) 8. sp.——A small, 5 lescent species, with the foliage of riots No. 41, spikes seciha illate. Flowers deep rose rage ‘(Hookesy; the spikes in conseque ct of the e ongation of the stem; those fom Khasya are much less eviden 44, 0, prs riffith, Not. III. 275); braeteis lineari-lanceola’ aoe tegris, petalis oblongis denticulatis se sepalis obtusis eee: masa 4-lobi scab lobis lateralibus inzequaliter multifidis intermedio elongato acuté bipar- Martaban, Griffith { (Mouineit, in damp places on leone Tenas- sori, Td (Mergui, 772), h. S. RE mea er grassy leaved species resembling » No. 41. Spikes lon; ones VERE ere pay tici 45. 0. Lobbiana ; ee ee, bdentatis feviceibus, Ake very minute, apparently yellow, in erect spikes rising much above OBERONIA. (8) CAULESCENTES. 46. at | map sinie oP . Malaxis similis, Blume, Bijdr. 394) ; “ foliis — is subrects a _ limbo semitrifido eroso lobo m Stott ifido, hg pr teor globosis ”——Java, Blume (on the trees Fh Ul. #)——One of Kuhl and Hasselt’s istctinks No. 37, possibly varus . this with neccre it agrees in every thing me seiiot exce vin The e shows a linear lip without any trace of erosion, fidiniate at cae he a es site falcate lobe near 5 the base on each side. 0, Titania (Titania ta Endl. Fl. Norf. p. 31) ;——Norfolk Ietond, | Ferd, Banet-——-Evidenty ao presen species of this a Oe Que fete Tacpgt . Hot The following are insufficiently known, 47. O. spiralis, Griffith, Not. III. 275. 48. 0. trilobata, Ib. 273. A plant found on trees near Nowgong in the ve fe — with leaves a foot and more Jon ng. It seems to — ong to the Aca dense brown ish yellow | rhe sunk in oblong ster ations of the axis! anda flat 3-lobed lip teen the lateral lobes rounded and resembling the petals; while the terminal is broadly obcordate with a deepish denticulate sinus. Is.it an Oberonia at at all? notwithstanding Griffith’s comparison of it to O. iridifolia. 49, Oberonia, 120; from the hills and plains of Behar, J. D. Hooker. 50. Oberonia, from the Brisbane River in New Holland; F. Miiller. 51. Oberonia Myosurus, L. — 16, said to be found both in Nepal and the Society Islands. Flowers unknown. Requires re-examination, but evi- page very distinct — among he ACAULES. 2. Malaxis Querci = th ons ic. 238 ; a small — species with sean brown vocdiailade flowers. Structure unknown The following are to be excluded from the genus, 3. O. Lindleyana, Ad. Brongn. hes de la Coquille, t. 40, is probably Saudis virens, as Rchb. f. has sugges’ 54, O. gladiata, A. Richard in Sert. Astrol, t. 2, appear to be Phreatias, another sugges- tion of the learned Leipsig botanist. 55. O. micrantha, Z., t. 3, INDEX OF THE SPECIES. glandulosa, 37 _ |-platycaulon, 9. imbricata, 38. — iridifolia, 1. rufilabris, 27. ners eos he setifera, 11. = : Sikkimensis, Jenkinsiana, 20 tacky es, 5 Lobbiana, 45. » 28. longitawetenth, 8. spathulata, 38 Lindleyana, 10. sp Lindleyana, 53. spiralis, 47. lunata, 13. similis, . tahitensis, 4 micrantha, 55, ? microphylla, 35 atte Pepe ‘iniata, 34. a 16. ura Titania, 46 bis ; » trilobata, 48. obcordata, 43. verticillata, 14 pachystachya, 30 Wightiana, 25. ODONTOGLOSSUM. H. B. KE. Nov. Gen. et Sp., 1. 351. LO., p. 211. Sepata explanata, libera ; lateralibus nunc basi connatis, nunc — elongatis, A subzequalia, nunc paulo teneriora. ft yiiccn basi cum columna parallelum eique medio adnatum, limbo deflexo, basi varié cristatum rarissimé nudum. Cotumna clavata, sepits elongata, basi angusta nunc in membranam utrinque expansa, apice auriculata aut aptera. Stigma fovea circ 5 , pyriformia, solida aut posticé excavata ; caudiculd linear ; andaid ovali. Herbee epiphyte et Sete, Mexicane Peruvians et Novo- granatenses, pseudo olia coriacea v. papyracea. Racemi radicales 1-00-flori, ad ‘onload sepe se rarely united. The two genera y Od. nevium, which is very like idium es cogettoinesit: by Od. costatum and its allies, which run into the Oncidia i st is ext 1 ariabl in it np iti , but it usually consists of a pair hich 1 central » - oO may be added that the lateral unite b of parallel | lamellze, one of which always really occupi ies the axis of the li ip. In some instan however, especially coma the Trymenia, little or no trace is Sasrneibis & of that mode of arrangemen ANALYSIS OF THE SECTIONS. Clinandrium nudum. lumna - « + « » § 1. EVODONTOGLOSSUM. Columna auriculata aut aptera. Labellum manifesté unguiculatum ‘luteum. . - » «+ .« § 2. XANTHOCLOSSUM. album aat roseum hae s+ ww « 8S. LEVCOGLOSSIUM.. sessile. "Sepals lnteralia paallelaclongataunguiculata § 4 MYANTHIUM. a. Labellum cordatum in apicem longum ssp Se ge dnt s rai be detam eneniletnm Ocr. 14, 1852. z naceo .§ 6, TRYMENIUM. ODONTOGLOSSUM. (2) EUODONTOGLOSSUM. § 1. EUODONTOGLOSSUM. COLUMNA APICE ALIS — ACU- sev Sy eee AUT CIRRHOSIS INSTRU th is —— by the ena of the column-ears, w1 are never round d bro P% but invariably tapered into a narrow point, which i is often etaided vote a bristle-like speinge. This, 1. 0. seems Humb. et Kunth. N-G. et Sp. Pl. I. 351, t. 85. LO, O. pse audebulbis Se compressis, foliis lanceolatis subcoriaceis, scapo racemoso multifloro, sepalis petalisque lineari- lanceolatis LTE ‘Tsbello angusto unguiculato hastato acumi- nato basi bicorni, column4 tomentos4, auriculis erectis angustis acuminatis. between the river Amazon oe the town of Jaen, at the height of 1440 feet—Humboldt and Bonpland: damp forests of Pamplona, at the height of 8500 feet; November—Linden, ria (a. 8. oes ee yellow, i broad brown blotches, according to Hantelit and Bonpland. plant 4 Mr. Linden, which I suppose to be the same as this, is rate te abs that traveller as having pseudo i oval ; — strait, late ; si 3 flowers fragrant —_— linear, golden. "yellow, = ge with purple ; lip white » Spotted with patel column is very downy ; and the claw ‘of the labellum is united half w Diy ts to the face of the gokaeha: * 2.0. constrictum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1843, misc. 25. O. foliis 5 Tinear-laneeolati pergameneis basi valde. angustatis, panicula laxa racemosa, sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis acumi- natis, labello medio constricto: hypochilio oblongo, epichilio subpandurato a serrato basi lamellis 2 serratis aucto, columné bicirrh meee (B.) majus. Flowers larger. Epichil hastate. Wild in La reece gardens: B. in the Caraccas; April, 1842 rae AS @. 6. at * P bas of te lamin a othe ti : ayaa wpeee the atin pone at at the #3, % nevinm. Lindley, in Paston’s Flower Garden, I. t. 18. 0. enuibus lanceolatis basi an angus- tatis, paniculé diffusa, sepalis petalisque angustis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis conan labello subconformi pubescente vix hastato : eristee dentibus 2 grossis subtrilobis pubescentibus, column cirrhis subulatis patulis. (B.) Flowers much a. Y ae — hastate, but rounded at the Wild in Dewsnins Sch homburgk ; Vexzzvena—F ck and — 721; in the province SRA ee gt ia EUODONTOGLOSSUM. (3) ODONTOGLOSSUM. La Pefa, at the rte ap of 6000 feet, flowering in August ; B, Nuw G A,in the province of Pamplona, at the height. of 8000 es Ve 146, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp. comm. eel. Linden.) Flowers white, spotted with purple or rose-colour ; according to Funck and Schlim the lip o of this plant is a ap circumstance due pe fading of the flowers. Very much like Oncidiwm phymatockilem, which is er a true Onci * 4, 0, odoratum. — in Orch, Linden., no. O. foliis angusté ensiformibus pergameneis, he amplis- simé, labello hastato lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio acuminato apice subundulato pubescente disco bidentato, columne pubescentis cirrhis duabus runcinatis setaceis duabus minimis recurvis. Wild in Vunezvueta ; in the damp and gloomy pee of the Sierra Nevada, of Merida, at a ee of 5000 to 7000 feet ; June, Augu st—Linde en, 623 3, (v. 8. sp.) seudobulbs per acute, ribbed ; gre lanceolate ; flowers numerous, well as in the sect of the sepals, makes it easy to distinguis i appearance of the plant nici dried is very much like that of 0. pesger tag oe eS : ee simis ‘maculatis labello longionibas labelli unguiculati lamina cordaté acuminatissim4 basi cornubus duobus longis porrectis instructi, aha apice bicirrhosd. Wild in GuayaQquit ; in the valley of ae at the height of 6000 feet—C olonel Hall, (v. s. sp.in hb. Hooker.) Nothing more is known of this plant than cost Se e gathered from the examination of a seit dried flowers. They appear to be yellow, with some broad purplish blote 6. 0, Hallii. Ji sedler in Bot. Reg. sub t. 1992. : _ O. pseudobulbis ovatis acuminatis ancipitibus, foliis ensifor- basin angustatis, scapo paniculato, sepalis petalisque ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis unguiculatis, labello oblongo acumi- nato lacero, cristé baseos lamellaté multifidé, column alis ~ bidentatis dente superiore aristato. Wild in Perv ; in the woods of ——- on the western decli- eg; the valley of Lloa, at the height of 8000 Sh Colonal Hall ; in Bee Beara in the forests of ago ona, at bond —— 8500 feet ; November—Linden, 1263, (v. s. sp. cel. Hooker, Linden, Se) ee Linden co hotea ah tt Rete: ae ODONTOGLOSSUM. Se XANTHOGLOSSUM. 7. O.luteopurpureum. Lindley, Orch. Linden., no. 85 O. foliis ensiformibus basi longé angustatis, floribus racemosis, bracteis ovatis squameformibus, labello obovato quadrilobo fimbriato lamellis quinque laceris pubescentibus columnaé pubes- cente alis in cirrhos numerosos longos solu Wild in New Grenava; in the thick forests of Quindiu the height of 8000 feet ; February—Linden, 1284, (v. s. eke Leaves two feet long. beige gS hagas in aie and more. Pseudobulbs oval, thick, ong. Stem a yard high. Flowers large (like those of 0. * sally : pela bright yellow, "spotted with purple ; lip yellowish white, spotted with ri A magnificent species. * 8. 0, Insleayi. O. pseudobulbis ovatis compressis diphyllis, foltis coriaceis oblongo-ensiformibus subundulatis apice recurvis racemo pauci- floro erecto rigido et sepalis petalisque oblongis oleate retuso basi auriculato, disci crista apice biloba dilatata sree in medio dente refracto aucta, columne alis incurvis irrhatis. — a. Barker, im Bot. Reg. 1840, mise. 21. Bateman, h. Mex.,t.21. Van Houtte, Flore des Serres, 1848, ¢. 62. (B.) macranthum. Flowers twice as large, thinner, and much paler, without the rich red spots on the lip. Wild in ce artic A Patra Ss (v. v.c.) Flowers two and a half inches in diameter, yellowish, spotted with rich Reine 3 the lip Seager yeliaw, spotted with red, chiefly round the edge. has h it of O. grande, from which it differs in the form of the lip, and in the column being furnished with red subulate horns curved forwards, instead of ae a pair of ir of broad rounded membranous ears. The slight union of the lat other i Species. § 2. Sage te beaten CoLUMNA AURICULATA YV. APTERA. LONGO LINEARI ‘S BILAMEL- otorio the i poner lossum. present and following are well marked by the long narrow unguis of th lip, beyond which the limb salidaisly edie tas 4, Wie plate. * 9, O.grande. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1840, misc. no. 94. Bateman, Orch. ran Guat., t. 24. Morren, het: Gand., I. t. 37. Bot. Mag., t. as - O. sepalis lanceolatis lateralibus convexis falcatis petalisg __ oblongis obtusiusculis latioribus subundulatis, labello sabeGteieds . = auriculato sepalis plus dupld breviore: disci cristé apice XANTHOGLOSSUM. (5) ODONTOGLOSSUM. truncaté bituberculata utrinque in medio dente ene ve aucta, columnz tomentose auriculis rotundatis convexis incu Wild in the cooler parts of Sia ei Hates (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) The dried flowers measure six inches ~ a half from the tip of the petals, and the fresh ones are even larger. They are yellow, almost cove with cinnamon-brown bands and blotches. The auricles at the base of the lip turn their posterior edges d inwards till shes meet beneath the grow together. Two to five flowers grow to pe, which is seldom more than five or six inches long. Th , now so common in ens, has been found by Mr. Trevor Clarke to live in health and to flower in the open air in England under the shade laurel, mer. Mr. Skinner _— that in its native country it lives in a climate the extreme temperatures of which are sixty and seventy degrees, and prefers damp shade. 10. 0. QO, pseudobulbis ovatis ancipitibus 2-3-phyllis, _— a latis subcoriaceis basi conduplicatis, scapo simplici v. ra 3-00-floro, bracteis membranaceis, sepalis petalisque lncsalae ovatis marginibus revolutis subtis carinatis, labello basi auricu- =e — convexo margine revoluto obscuré denticulato limbo carnoso reniformi bilobove box are columnz alis valestiite acuminatis demum stigma claude Oncidium tigrinum. JLlave, Orch, Mex., p. 36. sy 9p. 1. 203. Wild in oe on the Irapean mountains near Valladolid, and Paracho—Llave. Kno me ip pk e quoted. Two vari- eties are mentioned ; a branched anny owed spike (“near : m”), the “thr with slender, atten attenuated scape, and very slender flowers (“ fl. Psendobulbs three inches and more in 7 ellowish, variegated all over with chesnut-purple tigrine spots. Lip very , at not spotted, It is singular that a plant like this, used for decoration under the ber of « Vien Se DE Murntos, ”? shoul ve escaped all the numerous - lectors ba have visited Mexico. It seems from the descri er on $6 be ieee lossum than an Oncidium, and to be related to 0. grand from lek: it certainly differs is in its very fragrant flowers, and food ess lip (labellum maximum luteum immaculatum). * 11.0. maculatum. Liave, Orch. Mer., 2.35. Bot. Reg. ave a ulbis obl hyllis, foliis O. pseudobulbis oblongis compressis monophyllis, foliis oblongis nervosis acutiusculis racemis pendulis multifloris brevi- oribus, biraetey in navicularibus herbaceis ovario brevioribus, lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis discoloribus, petalis oe undu- latis acuminatis, | labello cordato acuminato su eava cochleari apice libera bid t tA per: di arguté poe columna pubescente subaptera. Wild in Mextco—Barker, a c. et 8. ?-) ODONTOGLOSSUM. (6) XANTHOGLOSSUM. Sepals chesnut-brown. Petals and lip clear yellow, spotted with brown. Differs from 0. cordatum chiefly in the petals s being broader than the sepals much more acuminate, the , not stiff and erect, the lower bracts about half as long, and the upper quite as as long as the ovary, and in the want of a double tooth which, in 0. cordatwm standing at the very base of the stalk of the lip, presses itself against the foot of the co * 12. 0. cordatum. Lindley, in Bot. a 1838, misc. 90. Knowles and Westcott, Floral Cabinet, t O. pseudobulbis ‘oblongis compressis diphyllis, foliis lato- oblongis planis acutis scapo squamis carinatis vaginato a racemo stricto disticho, bracteis reais acuminatis mem- is ovario multd brevioribus, sepalis petalisque Tapes lanceolatis acuminatissimis, labello cordato acuminatissimo integerrimo appendice unguis carnosd es ce biloba basi = dente unico aucta, aie pabenaits clavaté subapterd Wildi in Mextco—Barker ; in SeidinasacMictnee, on the Cumbre of Choacus, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) Sepals and petals richly ssid with brown upon a yellowish green Lip w secre crest at the base purplish, and the apex spotted and blotched ise . 0. umbrosum. Reichenbach fil., in Linnea, vol.22, p.848. 0. ‘panicula laxa diffusdé, ramis flexuosis, bracteis ovatis acutis brevibus, sepalis sopeies acutis, petalis zequalibus sed basi valdé cuneatis, labello unguiculato obtusissimé hastato anticé acutius- culo Grane obtuso), lamellis 2 crassis papillosis a basi medium versis, column& brevi crassd alis membranaceis rotundatis.— Rehb. Wild in New Grenapa; in the province of Merida, in shady forests—Moritz, 1096, (Re hb.) Flowers yellow. Only known to me from M. Reichenbach’s definition. * ee 0. mystacinum. pe ovalibus compressis corrugatis monophyllis one rd ma Soe —_ ree ina Sarg nee & multifidis. —— mystacinum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1838, misc. 38. 1839, Wild tas Paice dace, (2. v. ©.) ——— UC flowers the size of Se ae i setainges longs eeoieatn to XANTHOGLOSSUM. C73 ODONTOGLOSSUM. _ligulato dimidio anteriore subito in laminam reniformem denti- culatam medio anticé apiculatam extenso membranaceo : lamellis thombeis extrorsim tri-quadridentatis supinis utrinque in ligula labelli basilari, raphi utriusque lamell carinata antrorsim in tres digitos excurrente, columné elongati alis elongatis crenulatis hyalinis emus Z sete obtusatis, crassioribus, clinandrio vix marginato.—. Wild in Centrat Amertca—Reichenbach. Panicle with zigzag branches. Bracts triangular, short. Flowers yellowish green, stained with olive-brown. Lip whitish yellow, with purple crests. No other Lage hitherto known has _ carinate sepals an and petals.—Rehb. M.R lti in Germany Described by Pp te er 2 16. 0. bicolor. Lindley, in Benth. Pl. Hartw., Jan, 1845; Bot. Reg. 1845, mise., p. 59. O. foliis lanceolatis scapo simplici paucifloro flexuoso sube- qualibus, sepalis petalisque ovatis acutis subundulatis equalibus, labello unguiculato obovato apiculato basi cuneato, denticulis quibusdam (sex) in unguem, columne brevis alis linearibus decitvie debra Wild in Pervu—Ruiz and Pavon, (v. ic. pict.) Only known from a drawing in Sir Wm. Hooker’s Herbarium, copied by Mathews from the figures of Peruvian plants left at Lima by Ruiz and Pavon, | le-coloured the yellow lip. It would appear from the figu unguis is occupied by three strong equal curved teeth, which meet at the point of the 17. 0. ppc indley, in Benth. Pl. Hartw., p. 152; Bot. Reg. 1845, mise., p. 58. O. foliis oblongis basi angustatis scapo paniculato contracto pyrami revioribus, sepalis lateralibus lineari-lanceolatis dorsali petalisque lanceolatis, labello unguiculato obovato cordato api- ert lineis duabus elevatis ex ungue in limbum divergentibus, ee alis angustis decurvis. Wild in Perv; heights of Chachapoyas—Mathews, 168; growing on the ground in the Cordillera, ne ar Loxa—Hartweg, (v. 8. ”. et ic. pict.) anicle stiff, “Sean ger cgeeres short aseending zigzag branches clothed at Ay, base with mucronate scales. Bracts ovate, concave, mucronate, Flowers , whole-coloured, with a very long narrow stalk to the lip. ODONTOGLOSSUM. (8) LEUCOGLOSSUM. § 3. LeucoGLossum. CoLUMNA AURICULATA V. APTERA. LABELLUM UNGUE LONGO LINEARI (SEMPER BILAMEL- = pigs: ALBUM AUT PURPUREUM. delicate fi and never show the Sree tendency to Soar a vallow colour in their lip. "Yellow indeed is unknown among them except in the two plates that surmount the unguis of the lip. * 18, O.stellatum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1841, mise. 25. QO. pseudobulbo ovali compresso, folio solitario lanceolato recurvo, scapo subbifloro, bracteis ovarii triquetri medium haud attingentibus, sepalis petalisque eequalibus linearibus acuminatis herbaceis, labello rhomboideo subrotundo grossé dentato appen- dice unguis truncaté quadridentata apice libera. Wild in Mextco—Hartweg ; GuaTeMaLa, Volcan del Fuego and Cuesta of Argueta—Skinner, (v. 8. Sp.) Of eget Flee dis cto oa m Ww a Mies a ~ sepals and petals being Se ee faintly spotted or rather Res domed with pacple, Ti hank pave white Lp : * 19. 0. Ehrenbergii. Link, Klotzsch, and Otto, ic. p. 38, ¢. 16. Pazxton’s Flower Garden Sire gleanings, no. 496, te. 247. O. pseudobulbis ceespitosis globoso-subelongatis compressis, > foliis solitariis ellipticis acutis membranaceis rigidis margine subreflexis, scapo unifloro medio articulato bibracteato, sepalis lanceolatis acuminatis dorso longitudinaliter carinatis patentibus, petalis latioribus oblongis acutis utrinque attenuatis recurvis, bello subcordato acuto undulato crenulato: lamellis unguis integerrimis anticé in rostrum obtusum breve confluen- tibus, columna apter4 puberula. ihn Mexico; on oaks near San cco on the banks of the ane river—C. Ehrenb ore bi is hardly di tinguishable from 0. Resid, to which t famnacly referred it; but it seems to have a dwarfer habit, smaller flowers, and especially thin delicate ee + gotten eran aldose the lip too is acumi- nate, not rounded, each stem bears but one flower, and the processes at the — = the lip are white, not yellow, and join into an undivided apex instead a two-lobed one. It is just intermediate between 0. Hows and 0. stellatum. * 20, 0. Rossii. Lindley, Sert. Orch. i | 1839, is, ey. ch. sub t. 25; Bot. Reg. 0. —_ ovatis czspitosis ancipitibus monophyllis, foliis oblongo-lan a seapo radicali subbifloro longioribus, - carinatis inatis is lineari lat is carinatis ea ar patentibus, petalis oblongis obtusis lutis, labello subrotundo-ovato emarginato ‘undulato lamellis LEUCOGLOSSUM. (9) ODONTOGLOSSUM. unguis confluentibus — denticulis 2 anterioribus obtusis, columna apterd — . tum, —— in Msico—Darkr, (v. v. ¢.) 3 hacadl gpd ’ vo be x ctapagege on the roe The sepals coh wi ro sella ge, * The lip is pure white, ‘eid slightly dow downy. eal _ 21. 0. nebulosum. Lindley, Sert. Orch. sub t. 25. O, pseudobulbis 2-8-phyllis, foliis oblongis acutis: basi condu- plicatis pedunculo terminali erecto paucifloro brevioribus, bracteis scariosis amplexicaulibus ovario dupl6 brevioribus, sepalis petalis- que latioribus membranaceis ee undulatis basi pubescentibus apiculo recurvo, labelli ungue cucullato carnoso lamellis duabus erectis dentibusque totidem por cis, limbo ovato acuto dentato pubescente, columna apterf elongaté tomentosa. Wild i in Mextco—Karwinski, Galeotti, (v. s. sate three inches and a half in diameter. The lip varies in the degree of toothing, being either coarsely toothed, or merely denticula Warczewitzii. is 22, 0. Galeottianum. fd Rekaed in Ann Se. 1845, Jan. O. pseudobulbis aggregatis 1-phyllis, fo folio elliptico lanceolato acuto, scapo bse duplo longiore 3-floro, labelli “alis erectis runcatis” limbo subcordato-acuminato, columnze margine alato alis ae longis. Wild in Mextco—Galeotti. « Flowers large, white.” * 23. 0. maxillare. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1847, sub t. 62. O. sepalis lanceolatis ae si ity e latioribus sanguineo- maculatis, labello ovato acuto integro basi maculato appendice unguis maxima alté concava stock glabra luted anticé bidentata bilamellaté columne aptere nt longitudine. Wild in Mexico ? —(2. v. I have only seen one flower 7 this beautiful plant, sae cae sight be mistaken for QO. Cervantesii, It is, however, wingless column, and especially by the very very ge ize size of pre the yellow: soos igre see deen te, with rich crimson soabi st the bancatal a ae 24, 0. apterum. Liave, Orch. Mez., 2. 35. LO., no. ms O. “ bulbis ovatis depressis ; foliis lato-lanceolatis nervosis conduplicatis ; scapo tereti paucifloro ; gynostemio aptero crasso.” =a on trees oe flowering in Marech— ODONTOGLOSSUM. (10) LEUCOGLOSSUM. 25. QO, Cervantesii. Lave, Orch. Mew., 2. 34. LO., no. 4. Bot. Reg. 1845, ¢. 86. Pazxton’s Flower Ga rden, I. t. 15. O. pse eadobulbis ovatis angulatis, foltis solitariis oblongis in petiolum canaliculatum angustatis, scapo paucifloro, bracteis vagi- nisque membranaceis acutissimis.equitantibus elongatis, sepalis membranaceis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis, petalis latioribus subun- guiculatis acutis, labello cordato-ovato ungue carnoso cyathiformi pubescente anticé bidentato medio tuberculato processubus 2 elongatis pilosis ante cyathum, columnz pubescentis auriculis rotundatis. (A.) sit slightly cordate, acute. Flowers very pale pink .)m um, Lip ry cordate, retuse. Fowers white. oO. anichieua Lindley, — pate sub t. 253 Bot. Reg. 1846, t. 34. Morren, Ann. Gand., i. t. 1 Wild in ee fares B. near Oaxaca— Loddiges, (v. v. ¢. -) POUT Had nee z0d comoctirieal bands at the base of the sepals and petals ; very cerulescens. ch. Richard, in Ann. Se. 1845, Jan seudobulbis ovoideo-oblongis compressis 1 - phyllis, fol. a 0. pe to acutissimo; scapo 1-2-floro; floribus albido- ccerulescentibus ; labello soneke, me mbranaceo, acuto, margine SINUOSO, €FOSO ; gynostemio clavato, pubente.” Wild in Niesto0—-Caleotti: Shade have from M. Galeotti, without name, what Foo mae = be this species, g owth, but the lip is ovate, sue obtuse, ane th sepals are three coum as oe e petals. In ae ease this and 0. rubescon may have to be united ; but the flowers of * 27, 0. rubescens. Ss of Hort, Soc., V. 35. O. pseudobulbis uncialibus oblongis compressis monophyllis, racemo 2-6-floro folii longitudine, se neeolatis acu- tissimis s tenuibus oblongis undulats, labello cordato | lamellis carnosis cé liberis medio ve iy neat dite isp, ad eovdad spotless, crisp, Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1840, ¢. 66; eat compressis 2-3-phyllis, foliis ensi- —— racemoso duplo brevioribus, acuminatis Ovando: — brevioribus, MYANTHIUM. sz (11) ODONTOGLOSSUM. epalis p libus lineari-lanceolatis maculatis, labelli ungue Kitamellats teats cordato acuminato undulato, column alis transverse oblongis integris. asec Bictoniense. Bateman, —— Mex, et Guat., africanum. Hooker, in Bot. Mag., < 3812. rein GuaTEeMaLa—Skinner, (v. v. c. et 8. sp.) A stately species with very upright racemes of flowers, whose sepals and petals are green spotted with oe ee ee It was stated in the “ Botanical ical Magazine,” by mistake, to be African. § 4. MYANTHIUM. CoLUMNA AURICULATA V. APTERA. LABELLUM SESSILE, VEL SALTEM HAUD UNGUE LINEARI INSTRUCTUM. EPALA LATERALIA PARA LLE LA, ELONGA ATA, MANIF ESTE uN@uIcULATA. Flores sepé inco neWen In this section are collected all the small-flowered species, in which the prevailing —— are yellow and pti with little beltieasey of tone. They all possess irregularity of appearance in conse and paradistiocs of the lateral — which project apr acoinges A low and beyond the lip. This is especially rvable when the flow rs are expanding and when the. real proportions 3 A ae the parts observable. a. Labellum cordatum aut basi valdé ees in apicem : longum carnosum prod 29, QO. divaricatum. Lindley, Orch. Lind, no. 89. O. foliis oblongis coriaceis obtusis basi angustatis ne. pani- cula maxima laxA divaricat& volubili, floribus (parvis) distantibus vix internodiis equalibus, sepalis petalisque unguiculatis lineari- lanceolatis acuminatis undulatis, ello rotundato dilatato in cuspidem longum to basi lamellis 3 undulatis brevissimis aucto alteraque utrinque arcuaté elongatdé, columne alis brevibus acuminatis recurvis. Wild in VENEZUELA ; in the province of — at the height ef 9000 feet ; ; August—Linden, 683, (v. 8. sp.) a nia ais: road dies leaves ref long straggling aia i goat _ out this species, which is far from a handsome one. Pseudo- » acute, gees 6 t the sides. Petals yellow, spotted with 30. 0. co O. foliis 1 basibechitis tenuibus basi angustatis, paniculé longa lax subvolubili, floribus parvis distantibus internodiis duplo brevioribus, ons stil lanceolatis undulato-crispis recurvis imis semiconnatis, labello basi subrotundo 5-costato limbo longo Imguiformi, iformi, columnze alis tis apice dentatis. in VENEZUELA; in the province of Truxillo, near de Obispo, the aa: of eno eon: pee ge Been 1028, (v.8. sp. Comin. cel. Linden.) fie Apceeay de gree om seh thea oe epee Sores ODONTOGLOSSUM. ( 12) MYANTHIUM. young | the lip has three yso-taiag ridges which touch each other, and a pair o en the flower is full grown each pair of Ao aeead a rib, and Pode middle ribs have separated from each other by a entderahic interval. 31. 0. diploid: Lindley, Orch. Linden., no. 87. O. foltis ensiformibus versus apicem latioribus, panicula stricta racemiformi, sepalis lanceolatis sessilibus petalisque oblongis unguiculatis undulatis obtusis, labelli hastati glabri lobis latera- libus rotundatis porrectis subcrenatis intermedio elongato, tuber- culis disci duobus acinaciformibus ascendentibus quinque & fronte cuneatis minoribus, column4 aptera, antherd pubescente. Wild in New Grenava ; in the province of M: veneer at the height of 9000 feet ; J anuary—Linden, 1277, (v. Terrestrial. Pseudobulbs — acute. Flower white, ails ae purple, the size of Oncidiwm altissi 6. Labellum ber v. basi angustatum in linguam haud productum ey, Orch. Linden., no. 88. ——e. obtuso — lamellis 3 carnosis subpubescentibus inter- media 4 abbreviata lateralibus anticé dentatis, columne angulis faerionibiad in dentem nett: Wild in New Grenava; the Paramo, near Boyaca, in the pro- vince of Tunja, at the height of 11 000 feet; March—Linden, sl 7, (v. 8. sp.) rrestrial, wee, oval roundish pseudobulbs. Flowers yellow, spotted with Sty small, and apparently unwilling to spread flat. 33. 0. macrum. O. foliis lanceolatis elongatis basi in petiolum canaliculatum a paniculz contracte equalibus, panicule ramulis brevis- scariosis ovario equalibus, spa dorsali lanceolato sicbe lateralibus un oe crass€ carinatis, petalis lanceolatis, labello ovato basi conca’ io constricto limbo linguiformi lamellis 2 ad basin 2 a fro fronts Sichon flexuos& utrinque, columna aptera. Wild in Centrat America; Puerto Muelo, at the height of Rt di. (v. 8. sp.) very small-flow thet ner ith the habit of O. densi neg ge Pseudo- eget terete, semitransparen Flowers whi hitish yellow, with purple spots on the labellum. pperaagaeion peometanl ioe seek e handwriting of the ticket in my herbarium, oe the specimen, which is numbered 14 34. 0. ‘ilies Lindley, in 1845, . 55. ha! ceespitosum, feré shel ant Seren acutis MYANTHIUM. (13) ODONTOGLOSSUM. striatis scapo simplici apice racemoso tripl6 brevioribus, bracteis ovario subeequalibus ovatis cucullatis, sepalis petalisque unguicu- latis obtusiusculis, labello oblongo obtuso basi bilamellato medio tuberculato os 3), columna aptera. lum ixioides. Z£O., p. 211. in New Grenapa; on the Paramo St. Fortunato— Gudot, ‘(w. 8. sp.) Scape a foot and a half high ; flowers small, apparently yeilow, in a es simple raceme, with two or three cucullate bracts a short distance below * 35. 0. ramulosum O. foliis loratis coriaceis paniculé angust& racemosd brevio- ribus, bracteis minutis squameformibus, pedunculis divaricatis, sepalis petalisque unguiculatis dorsali_ dupl6 latiore, labello Bie obtuso basi bilamellato medio tuberculato (3), columna Sasi in New Grenapa—Funck and Schlim, 1450, (v. v. ec. e¢ s. sp. comm. cel. Linden.) Flowers small, — with a deep brown stain at the base of each sepal and petal. Lip with a brown stain on each side of the principal lamelle. Column purple-brown. In structure of th rs this is satan me like ixioides ; but the — is long narrow, — divaricating flowers. whose stalks are much longer than the scale-like bra 36. 0. retusum. Lindley, in Benth. Pl. ii -p- 152. O. foliis lineari-lanceolatis pepyscet scapo paniculato brevi- oribus, bracteis ovatis, se subsessilibus lanceolatis acutis supremo canaliculato, labello sane retuso basi bilamellato, column nanz alis maximis oblongis. Wild in Perv ; on rocks on the mountains of Saraguro; August. —Hartweg, (v. 8. sp.) Flowers small, apparently 5 yellow. 37. O.distans. Reichenbach fil., in Linnea, XXIT, oy p- 848. O. foliis RE wes acutis basi angusta’ is pergame- neis, panicula diffusa ramis distantibus, bracteis one ae acuto basi unguiculato lateralibus subsequalibus connatis dein divaricatis, petalis duplo latioribus ory nar reh sessilibus, labello oblongo acuto basi angustato lamellis 2 erectis carnosis emarginatis in limite unguis lamelleque, ovario brevi crasso aptero. Wild in Vexzzveta; in the province of Merida, at Lagunete and Valle, at the ani of 7-8000 feet—Funck and Schlim, 1031, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden. ers Petals yellow, sometimes white. Lip rose-coloured at the base. Pseudo- bulbs creeping.”"—Funck and Schlim. 88. 0. myanthum. ladle in Benth. Pl. Hartw., p. 152. O. folis lanceolatis basi canaliculatis erectis scapo paniculato ODONTOGLOSSUM. (14) MYANTHIUM. elongato flexuoso brevioribus, bracteis minutis, sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis unguiculatis acutis, labello lanceolato acuto basi bilineato limbo deflexo, columnze crassve alis obsoletis subu- atis, Wild in Perv; mountains near Loxa—Hartweg, (0. s. sp.) Leaves a foot and a half long; the scape twice as long 3 the panicle zigzag, narrow, and very much branched ; the flowers minute 39. O.longifolium. Lindley, in Benth. Pl. Hartw., p. 152. O. foliis lanceolatis papyraceis basi longé saeaiecates scapo subpaniculato gracili brevioribus, bracteis minutis, sepalis pe- talisque lanceolatis acutis longé ‘unguiculatis, labello iiaanietinio oblongo acuto medio deflexo apicibus lamellarum auriformibus divergentibus, sclneaie alis falcatis minimis. Wild in Prnrv; = the Cordillera, near Loxa, in July— ee (o. 8. A small-fio were pois with at tendency to branch at the base of a slender few-flowered racem: 40. O.zebrinum. Reichenbach fil., in Linnea, 22. 849. iculé lax& diffusa flexuosd ‘volubili, bracteis oblongis acutis pedicellis multd brevioribus, sepalis oblongis acutis unguiculatis undulatis petalis subeequalibus brevissimé siiett, labello brevissimé unguiculato ligulato acuminato basi obtusato ante basin utrmque angulato: lamella basali superné crenata anticé trilob& callulis circumsparsis nonnullis, columna nune erassa clavaté nunc wesegapte semitereti incurva alis minimis lanceis nunc deficientibu Wild in the Aetionds, September—Moritz, 1615, (Rchb. f-) “Flowers white ; sepals with —— violet bands, the crest of the lip ~~ yellow. Remarkable for the variable state of the column, which differs re the flowers of the outer panicle.”’— Reichenbach. 0. megalophium. omg Orch. Linden., no. 83. 0. ‘foliis us snetolotis in petiolum gracilem canaliculatum angus- tatis, — oo pout ramulis a mare sara eat alia ce nena ae petali iis tpl TP alonbes eit sessilibus subcordato-ovato obtuso sub apice carinato, criste Te nelis 2 maximis, columna aptera. Wild in Vexuzveta ; in the thick forests of the Sierra Nevada, in Merida, at the height of 7000 feet ; August—Linden, 682, v. 8. Sp.) Ifiowered plant nearly allied to O. longifolium and myanthum. oval, acute, ribbed, yellow. — 42, 0. grace. Lindley, in Benth. Pl. Harto, p. 151. = subpaniculato breviorus -bracteis minutis, sepa ISANTHIUM. (15) ODONTOGLOSSUM. petalisque oblongis obtusis longé unguiculatis illis dorso carinatis, labello _bilamellato — obtuso limbo deflexo, columnz alis ae incurvis acutis. 43, = ee Reichenbach fil., in Linnea, 22. 849. s angustis lanceolatis acutis, panicula diffusa volubili, bracteis Seal acutis cucullatis, sepalis unguiculatis lateralibus hneari-lanceolatis acuminatis dorsali multd breviore erecto, petalis ellipticis acutis, labello subrotundo convexo apiculato lined elevaté im unguem gibbere anteposito pleiodactylo, column brevi valdé clavatA auriculis obsoletis. Wild in VenEzveEta ; in the province of Truxillo, near Agua de ee at the height of 8000 feet t, flowering i in ae So —Funck and Schlim, 1027 ; Moritz, 1096 6, Rehb., (v. s. sp. comm. oad Linden A singular small- toweied climbing species much like some Oncidium, and vice 7 for the large apparently coloured bracts, seated singly at each : Cim to make out any auricles on the column. ae Sowergmrmambece tions rove as very short, usually te, ear-shaped an a 5. —_— CoLUMNA AURICULATA V. APTERA. LABELLUM ILE, V. SALTEM HAUD UNGUE LINEARI INSTRUCTUM. see SUBHQUAL LAT Ss SESSILIBUS, AUT PARUM UNGUICULATA. Flores speciosi. The species thus separated from Myantruium approach that epee tak 0. and its allies, but they never have in the same eee manifest prolongation and parallelism of ral MyanTuiumM, as ily seen w mE ac flower-buds , u inspecting the e: All the species are handsome, with large yellow or white flowers ; som ser tpi so. In the first division the sepals and pe’ annaeres ans stand de = when expanded ; in the second oe consequence of their stent ar readth, those organs almost or q' p each other. a. 5 et petala sub anthesi longé distantia, . 0. auropurpureum. Peichendach fil., in Linnea, 22. 848. 0. foliis siete lanceolatis acutis oumee panicula diffusa maxima, bracteis oblongis apiculatis cucu inatis ti trilobo, tales aise lacuins TatasSteas ; aac ger | Se lie Sones —— ODONTOGLOSSUM. { 16 ) ISANTHIUM. Wild in Penu—W. Lobb; in Venezvera—Funck and Schlim, 1430, (v. s. sp. comm. dom. oo et i ie: ut two inches in diameter. The bracts are — equal to the internodes in some cases. obb’s Peruvian specimens have a more compact inflorescence and larger flowers than those from Venabals. apice pyramidali paca Serahas bracteis laxis acutis d om labello cordato subrotundo in limbum linearem oe a producto, criste carnose nes laminis lateralibus maximis intermedia filiformi apice in dentem validam producté digitis 2 utrinque, columné aptera. Wild in Popayan; on the oe of Guanacas, at the height of pele ct feet— t—Hartweg, (v. 8. the last in having a Sees yramidal piesa a about eight ioe ome bs abo five wide, and stiff bee polled hick on gra ide up to ag midrib. The similar, except that the middle of the three an lobes is much onli than the others near it. The flowers appear to 4 yellow. 46, 0. Lindenii : O. foliis erectis ensiformibus scapo paniculato dupld breviori- bus, paniculee ramis patentibus distantibus secundifloris, bracteis membranaceis cucullatis oblongis apiculatis internodiis sequalibus, sbpalis petalisque unguiculatis lanceolatis undulatis acutis, labello ovato-lanceolato, cristee carnose glabre laminis lateralibus maximis intermedia filiformi apice dilatata hbera digitis 2 utrinque teretibus in 4 planas sardsrenitea suppositas incumbentibus, columnd aptera. Wild in New GRENADA, at the height of 9000 feet—Linden, 82, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden.)- than ac Leaves not quite a foot long ; seape from two to three feet high, with uniform lateral arms more than half its each arm bearing er sae to five flowers, which form a directed w addition to the parts found in the two previous aeaitt cities Soc irregular flaps placed below the finger-like processes of its extremity. : 47. 0. ramosissimum. O. foliis a ensiformibus acutis gramineis basi an angus- tatis, paniculaé maxima ramosé divaricatd, bracteis obtusis mem- branaceis ovario panld brevioribus, sepalis unguiculatis petalisque !. ; a sad 2 a : ISANTHIUM. (17) ODONTOGLOSSUM. cristA tomentosa lamellis 2 omen latis anticé cirrhatis quinque brevibus a fronte, columna apte ee. Lindley, Orch. eas no, 90. Wild in Venezverta; in the thick forests in the titi of Mord at the height of 6500 feet—Linden , 661, (v. 8. sp.) “ A- magnificent de ke Pseudobulbs oval, ‘iad ; stem Std or four feet high covered with innumerable Sinila of a brilliant white. Petals purple i 0.7? — Ti rosy- p purple.”— : e panicle of this plant vi excessively branched in an angular straggling manner, In e ral form of the p bles 0. angustatum, to which I formerly referred it ; but a mo: UL examination shows that it is essentially different, the lip being cordate, not narrowed e , and the crest ee “hte th a differe: gement and form of the lob with the variety heterosepalum, mentioned by Mr. Reichenbach | : ae A aeaepse ? no. 1242 of gia and Schlim’s collection not having reached tum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. sub t. 1992. O. pseudobulbis compressis, foliis longis _lato-lanceolatis erectis scapo gracili brevioribus, panicula flexili, bracteis carinatis ribus, labello ovato-lanceolato acuminato angustato, criste lamellis 1 lateralibu Ss membranaceis sideman ere sem intermedia triplici filiformi denpeiringt apice in callum et cornua 2 lateralia expansa in _8ppendicem bicornem pariter tomentosum suppositum incum , columna elongata aptera. Wild in PERU ; Redes Tihs of Lloa, at the height of 8000 feet in the woods ee i on the western declivity of Pichincha —Harewe labello unguiculato ovato-lanceolato acuminato, etintes pube- scentis lamellis lateralibus basi dentatis apice 3-partitis inter- media elevat&é in fronte adjectis callis quibusdam teretibus, columna a _— Wild in Perv; on the ground near Surucucho—Jamieson ; the Andes of Popayan—Hartweg, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Jamieson, §c.) handsome, yellow, spotted ith brown in the original form sent — to Sir William Hooker by Profescor Jamieson. ‘The The Popayan plant is some- q and the cet of the ips more downy wth «ew more teeth in front. Thetwo = l4, 1852. ODONTOGLOSSUM. (18 ) ISANTHIUM. plants can hardly however be distin I have from Professor Jamieson what appears to be identical with the arene form 50. 0. Se serra O. folis oblongis basi_conduplicatis, scapo erecto densé paniculato, bracteis oblongis spathaceis apiculatis internodiis longioribus, sepalis angustis acuminatis, petalis dupl6 latioribus, labello ovato-lanceolato, cristee —— lamellis lateralibus apice unidentatis et bicirrhosis in appendicem bilobum bifalcem longiorem suppositam incumbentibus, columné elongata aptera. wd in New Grenapa—Purdie, (v. s. sp. ex hb. Hooker, comm. am. Bentham.) -° noble — with large panicles of vag tori flowers, apparently att sepals an inch and a half lon = The bracts are much larger and mo: eous ‘than j in the allied species, . O.hastilabium. Lindley, Orch. Linden., no. 84; Hooker, Bol, Map wy t. 4272. O. foliis oblongis coriaceis, panicule ramis spicatis, bracteis cymbiformibus acuminatis ovario zqualibus, sepalis petalisque lneari-lanceolatis acuminatis undulatis, labello apice subrotundo- ovato acuto basi auriculis acutis lanceolatis porrectis aucto lamellis 5 elevatis, columne pubescentis obsoletis undulatis margine versus basin membranaceo dilatat Wild in New GRENADA; esque, in the province of Pamplona, at the elevation of 2 500 feet ; April—Linden, 1376; on the road from Santa Martha to the Sierra Nevada—Purdie, (v. v. ce. et 8. This han ison species has flowers three inches in diameter, with the appearance, when dried, of O. eve, but the flowers are white and sweet- scented tals and nd sepals ae, ne greenish white, barred wi on either side into. an inflexed m en, mbles thi ristatum and some others, but is very different from the iateaial Bane of de rt Oncidium. * 52. 0. leave. Lindley, 1 m Bot. iteg. 1844, t. 39. - pseudobulbi oO. obtusis apice obliquis, floribus laxé macenos-panitlt, bracteis brevibus -mnembranaceis, ‘sepalis alisqu blongo-linearibus acutis labelli limbo pendurifaeti “epionlity: i ungue levi orpangg bidentato, columnz alis apice rotundatis crispis : mee in GuatEMata—Skinner, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) flowers have cinnamon-brown blotches on the yellow ground of Ein cope ite and the lip, which is white, Sa bended wil violet The - of all but | the lip ‘ ai eorered —— in — Pl. Hartw., p. 152. Soot clecrirapaaattagaiel rere Mier < o ISANTHIUM. (19) ODONTOGLOSSUM. lanceolato acuminato limbo deflexo, crist& glabra multipartita laciniis anticis latioribus, columné elongata basi membranaceo- marginata apice alis duabus uncinatis, antherA caus, Wild in i ; mountains of Paccha—Hartweg, (v. s. sp.) Flowers spotted with brown, about as large as those of O, cordatum. Leaves very narrow. 54. 0, lacerum. Lindley, in Sert. Orch. sub t. 25, O. pseudobulbis ovalibus ancipitibus, foliis lineari-oblongis in petiolum canaliculatum angustatis, racemo subpaniculato terminali gracili, bracteis longé distantibus ovatis acutis squameformibus, sepalis petalisque lanceolatis acuminatis, labelli limbo deflexo ovato-lanceolato lacero concavo apice cuspidato, cristee lamellis fimbriatis denticulis 2 anterioribus subulatis, columna glabra auriculis subtruncatis. Wild in Perv ; Casapi—Mathews, 1867, (v. s. sp. et ic. in hb. Hooker.) wers aie bright lemon-colour, with a brown blotch or two in the middle of the sepals and petals, and saath er at the upper half of the lip. aie very slender, with the flower-stalks not half the length of the intern 55. O. spectatissimum. — O. pseudobulbis ovatis monophyllis, foliis lanceolatis in petiolum canaliculatum angustatis scapo simplici stricto 3-4-floro eequalibus, bracteis ovatis brevibus membranaceis, sepalis petalisque lanceolatis acutissimis equalibus, labelli_ basi angustati limbo ovato spculato denticulato cristA simplici antrorstim_ bicruri denticulo utrinque adjecto, column alis membranaceis deotiea. latis be ae Wild in New Grenapa—Linden, 147, (v. s. sp.) lant about a foot high. ot on ners: three inches in diameter, pares blotched with some very dark colour upon a pale ground. One . the finest species, with the sepals and piles broad that it approaches near!. to the next division b. Sepals et petala sub anthesi imbricata, *56. 0. Pescatorei. Linden, 1 in Paxton’ s Flower Garden, dT, Os: O. pseudobulbis ovatis i costatis oo foliis loratis planis basi angustatis, panicula erecta diffusi multiflora, bracteis minutis, floribus membranaceis, secs ovato-oblongis apiculatis leviter_ ‘undalatis, petalis conformibus dupld latioribus, labello cordato oblongo cuspidato subpandurato basi denticulato, cristee lamellis lateralibus distantibus eee laceris 3 Tineis ‘duabus brevis lonmns alis brevibus ‘laceris. nobile. Reichenbach Jil, in Linnea, 22. 850. ODONTOGLOSSUM. (20) ISANTHIUM. soe oe New Grewana, in the province of Pamplona—Funck and Schlim, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden.) Of this fine =~ ~ sgengg is shar two to three feet high, and not much narrower, flowers are of ample size, of ; delicate semitransparent texture, with a ‘faint bush ae sane the middle of the sepals, and a stain of where als i ° white. with crimson. Since the ¢-publidadson of this in Paxton it has occurred to me that it is pred the O. nobile of Reichenbach fil., for bg vast is cae and & ; do but unless Poe is some typographical error in the learned Be specifi character which destroys its meaning, h s plant must be different, especially i loured, since he describes the lip as purple, and od, other rose-colo} y specimen of Pescatorei is without a number, but with a reference to an unpub- ished drawing, no. 69, which I have not seen, I am the more rece la hether this can be 0. nobile, because there is in reality Ramona to separa’ it from Odontoglossum, as Professor Reichenbach partly ts, the etna being in truth extremely near O. crispum, the ragged crim: ae dages at ~ oe of the =~ Hite, heared identical with the lateral pred so generally d in this g 57. 0. crispum. Lindley, in Ann. Nat. Hist., 15. 256. O. foliis lanceolatis scapo multifloro paniculato (nunc brevi racemoso) brevioribus, bracteis ovatis acutis ensinte internodiis mult6 brevioribus, sepalis ovato-lanceolatis petalisque ovatis acutissimis crispis laceris membranaceis, labello subconformi basi cuneato, cristee lamellis lateralibus brevibus tridentatis duabus alteris linearibus apice liberis interjectis, columnz alis rotundatis laceris. Wild in New Grenapa; in the woods between the villages of Ziquapira and Pacho, in the province of Bogota—Hartweg, (v. 8. sp. et ic. pict.) ‘ost beautiful species, occasionally as much as three feet high and more. _ Flowers large, oem, with a purple spotted centre. Column deep purple. Differs from the in the colour of the flowers, and in the form of the lip and its crest, 1 teres very similar. * 58. 0. pygmeum. Lindley, in Benth. Pl. Hartw., p. 82. O. pseudobulbis ovalibus vaginis membranaceis acuminatis vestitis, foliis angusté ovalibus in petiolum angustatis racemo aptera, ovario eiber ORS in GuaTeMALa; at the foot of the active voleano Xetuch, ie - feet cas the sea, near Quezaltenango—Hartweg, v. 8. Ae) ee. 34 i 3 : piccolo posing ap pa bor oy eager ig -ongeerptawrntan, Sar of iin oak I have not seen diameter, even - the pollen-masoes, and it may not belong to this genus TRYMENIUM. (21) ODONTOGLOSSUM. § 6. Trymenium. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1843, ¢.3. Cutnan- DRIUM CUCULLATUM, MARGINE MEMBRANACEO SZPE TRIPARTITO, cao oe seem to be a distinct genus, and it enlace sidered so But if any botanist shoal “think the structure of * 59. 0. citrosmum. Lindley, Bot Reg. 1842, mise. 68 ; 1843, 3 dobulbis subrotundis compr is leevibus, foliis oblongo- ligulatis obtusis racemo paulo brevioribus, Sepalis oblongis obtusis uuguiculato reniformi Boel excavato marginibus callosis, clinandrii_alis _lateralibus subtruncatis dorsalique rotundato denticulatis, Wild in Muxtco—Karwinski, (v. v. c. et s. sp.) Flowers very large, white, fragrant, stained with pink; the violet-coloured lip orange-yellow at the base. 60. 0. coronarium., O. pseudobulbis ovalibus compressis, folio oblongo coriaceo basi canaliculato, racemo is linearibus connatis inter auriculas tuberculis 2 hoc orm oe inferiore simplic acuto, clinandrio subserrato lobis rotundatis. ild in New Grenapa ; province of Pamplona, near La Baja, at the height of 7000 feet—Schlim, 1197, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden.) One of the finest species in the genus. Leaves ten inches long by two and a quarter broad. Raceme a foot long, loaded with as many as ——- flowers, all a at the same time, and one and three quarters of an inch in diamete $ brown, the petals bordered with yellow, the lip brown and yellow, the ss at white, Terrestrial. 0. brevifolium. Lindley, in Benth. Pl. Hartw., p. 152. s ‘foliis cvato-ablongis oblongisque patentibus scapo simplici apice multifloro racemoso dupld brevioribus, bracteis obl membranaceis pedicellorum longitudine, sepalis subrotundis un- guiculatis undulatis, petalis paulld minoribus, labello unguiculato auriculato cuneato emarginato sepalis breviore basi _tuberculis cucullato serrato in marginem membranaceum aleformem | decur- rente. ODONTOGLOSSUM. = (22) TRYMENIUM. Wild in Perv; on the Cordillera near Loxa; July—Hartweg, sp.) ~fetenancor ste — compressed, ent ae scents two inches broad, and sometimes not much longer. Flow inch and a half or more in diameter, slaviek or firedve § ina dedoping-y wali, gpeeitantd purple. 62. 0. chiriquense. H. G. Reichenbach, in Bot. Zeitung, Oct. 1, 1852. O. sepalis oblongo-cuneatis obtusis crenulato-crispulis, petalis subzequalibus vix brevioribus supra basin brevissimé cunea hastatis, labello im& basi cum column parallelo trilobo lobis asilaribus triangulis margine postico curvilineis divaricatis lobo medio longé producto & cuneat& basi dilatato anticé rotundato crenulato undulato, cristé oblonga paucicrenata inter lobos late- rales cristulis inde in marginem anteriorem laciniarum lateralium transeuntibus, columné gracili: alis triangulis margine superiori pgm clinandrii_ cucullo salen oo lacinula triangula sub stigmate labium inferum si Wild in Veraeva; on the Cordillera * — st a Bo a of 9000 feet, on de cayed trunk -Octob Flowers as large as in ea crispum.—Rchb. pesakainitig val. Leaves in twos. Rov and gre Sepels brown. Petals and lip golden- selon: Warton 63. 0. pulchellum. Bateman, in Bot. Reg, 1841, t. 48; Bot. Ate, t. 4104. is, scapo foliis en: ancipiti 8 apice racemifero 6-7 fee bracteis herbaceis linearibus acuminatis, sepalis ovatis acutis, petalis obo- vatis acutis subundulatis, labelli trilobi laciniis lateralibus tri- angularibus intermedia oblonga subquadrata apice recurvé: callo baseos carnoso antrorsim hippocrepico retrorstim trilobo, colamnz alis et clinandrio laceris Wild in Gvarewara—Skinner, (e. v. ¢. et 8. sp. This jivelberiaiee eau a single protuberance at the base of the = ip. shinin; and is Bt eee How Spotted with erimson, very fleshy, firm an are I a emcarot oro tela front, while it is distinctly three- * 64. 0. Egertoni. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. val misc. p. 50. — O. scapo ancipiti racemo secundo, bracteis herbaceis lineari- bus acuminatis oo duplo brevioribus, sepalis | sque ovatis ; —- labello acu xcavato dentibns du compa su Vation “alles potas Totundato eordato, giuile Tobit ‘ad TRYMENIUM. ( 23 ) ODONTOGLOSSUM. Wild in GuaTEMALA ? (v. v. ©.) This is known in gardens as a vari 0. which it is smaller in all its parts, and from which it differs in the lip being quite acute, by , nor almost cate, and excavation at its base in lieu mo hogs fleshy tubercle of O. tis wm. Flowers white. Its native country is not certainly known 65. 0, roseum. ndley, in mea Pi. ret » Se Lbl, 16 O. foliis =< arm racem plo brevioribus, bracteis ovatis concavis subangulatis pécivellis dupld ele. ri sepalis ae Seeger labello trilobo basi bilamella lobis lateralibus nanis rotundatis intermedio sites sik columna ianeik ae alis 8 membranaceis integris aucta. Wild in Perv; Quebrada de las Juntas; Ragusa 8. sp.) met ve inches long. Raceme about s acta long. owns bright rose-colour, something less than an inch in diame SPECIES INSUFFICIENTLY KNOWN. 66. O.erosum Ach, Richard, in Ann. Se., Jan. 1845 ; “ pseu- dobulbo ovoideo ae L-phyllo ; fol. lanceolatis acutis ; scapo 1-floro ; a teis: labello lilacino laté ovali margine eroso- denticulato. Mexico” 67. 0. Ghiesbreghtianum 4ch. Richard, in Ann. Sc., Jan. 1845 ; pseudobulbis ovoideis compressis 3-ph lls’; scapo 3.6-floro ; flor. luteis gro la luteo, longé unguiculato, transversé orbiculari, emarginato, sepalis dupld longiori, ungue lineari basi hine et illinc obtusé auriculato, superné bi-cristato.— Mezico Supposed Species now referred to other genera. O. hastatum Bateman . = Oncidium hastatum. O. Warneri n = Oncidium Warneri. O. phyllochilum Morren . = Oncidium hastatum. O. anceps Klotzsch : = Miltonia. ODONTOGLOSSUM. (24) LEUCOGLOSSUM. ADDITIONAL SPECIES, 21*. 0. Warezewitzii. H. G. Reichenbach, in Bot. Zeitung, Oct. 1, 1852. O. sepalo dorsali cuneato obtusato lateralibus oblongis acutis angustioribus, petalis oblongis acutis cuneatis, labello 4 basi latissimé cuneata dilatato pandurato-quadrilobo lobis lateralibus obtusatis minoribus vix productis anteriori laté cuneato alté bilobo lobo pirogue obtuse thombeo marginibus externis hine sinuato: dentic minutissimo interposito inter utrumque, crista erecta hipporepicd set Chora Ni cum den- exo in me asilari in labello suberecté, ae humillimé, alis sateahien resin stigma marginan- Wild in Veracva; on the Cordillers of Chiriqui, at the height f 8000 feet, on leguminous plants flowering from October to January— Warczewitz. Known to me only from t ibed with slight alteration of terms. It is stated by him to to be one of the noblest of an the stalk of “the long ovary. The seape few-flowered. M. Reichenbach considers it ear O. nebulosum. ONCIDIUM. Swartz act, Holm. 239 (1800). Brown, in Hort. Kew., V. 215. LO. 196. ° For the distinction between this well-known genus and Opon- TOGLOSSUM, the reader is referred to that article. In some of the sections, whether artificial or natural, into which Oncidium is here divided, the limits of the Species are clearly definable ; in others it is extremely doubtful whether some which the author still retains ought to be admitted as anything more than forms of one common type, as PrurituBercutara. It will also be found that supposed species itati ich the been placed in his hands without reserve. Oct. 17, 1855. ONCIDIUM. (2) ANALYSIS OF THE SECTIONS. Labellum nanum coriaceum wn.) § 1. MICROCHILA. Labellum dilatatum gen na eum. Clin: : dri peas amie ‘ Folia a ee - § 2. EQUITANTIA. oad i Ceog eae oh Be Ter OLA: Sepa een connata - . TETRAPETALA. bellum margine barbatum . § 4. BARBATA. “Potle mult) majora . . . . . § 5. MACROPETALA. cea, arene § . MICROPETALA. Sepala lateralialibera . . . . . . PENTAPETAL Petala multo majora eure ay MACROPETALA. Petala subzequalia, Tabeliani — v. ap v. basi ‘tinge | § 8, INTEGRILABIA. uni Labellum auriculatum sitar basi angustius, v. lobo terminali zequali, crista et villosa . . § 9. PULVINATA. —— tube Gharate 2 4 eo te Sa Kepeted apnaieeen - 8) § tIl- PEv 5—00 rucis circumstant ibus. aoe — manifesté latius - « § 13. BASILATA. gee erent He comin th GLARDULIGER® adjeetis ver- hs 12. VERRUCITUBERCULATA. From this eens the most important part of which was oe in “ Paxton’s Flower Garden,” vol. i. t. 6, although ereafte of the column and the rostell ae um may have more importan MIGCROCHILA. (3) ONCIDIUM. § 1. Microcuita. ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES. A. Sepalis auriculatis. (AurtcuLata.) Labellum sagitta laciniis lat. Sees: lamellis cristee integris. . . . 1. soem _la mellis cristae eres : : 2. cordatum no pores ame ce = hase Labellum has aan: alls. dolabrif, apice gy ap lacinulis 2 porrec- tis membranaceis sec ge e 4 irifurcatum. ee horizontalibus sated oot, a gi erase ibus erectis crist a triplici ata verrucis = acutis A fronte f * Sf hitch —— basi sonar ea v. angula lineare canaliculatum. sepals — orbicularibus ew a ls eS ralibus petalisq. ovatis. spartan an unico 9. super ———_— valido tuberculis identiitisque utrinquo 10. haleratwn, obovatum . ll. diceratui B. Sepalis nudis, (Exaurrra.) Labellum oe apice elongatum. i ro! ete per triangulares . - + + 12. ventilabrum. li pendulze denticulatse « + 4 18. refracten. ———_—— ovatee cuspidatee 14, mandibulare basi cx dcmt see crista depressa Poe 15, undulatum. —— oblonga fg eg 5-suleata denticulis 5 Ba te errucisque quibusdam utri sat 16. schetnwen. —— carina carina media erecta acuta, 2 laterales prone ad- nate: denticulis 24 fronte verrucisq. pluribus +17. orgyale. re caring paucz erectz acutee verrucis paucis sinuosis utrinque ; ale triangulares 18. tenense. , colu area tera 9. corynephorum. ret laci pox ibus is triangulari aribus ; ke usum, laciniis i parvis na basi a suriealaa a 7 — vexum, Labellum rotundum aut equilateri-triangulare Labellum pandura Integru iia aa trilobum . . . ee ee ee lat. linearibus Meee a ee ice, er p. omnibus ovatis Pee fe ye eee: pears A Sa gra ale col acuminate «= a SS eraminans, ONCIDIUM. (4) (AuricuLata) MICROCHILA. A. AuricuLata. All the species of this _— have very large flowers, the —— tint of whi ch is cinnamon nye or without a mixture of yellow. eir panicles are usually straggling r twining, sometimes a ng to a great len _— —— = any are in eallivaGal, meese most of them have been sent e by either Warezewicz, or weg, or Mr. Linden’s tease rs. The toaigh sachesy: Tip i is an essential dearslaciais, 1. O.macranthum. ZO. 205. Paxton Hl. Gard., IT. 126. Wild in Centra Amurica, common; Guayaquil—hb. Lam- bert; Pzrvu—Mathews, 1919; at the foot of Tun nguragua, 11,0 000 ft. above the sea—Hart weg; descent from anes to J aquachi, at 7000 ft.— Jamieson, in hb. Hooker r, (v. 8. sp.) Am cent species, with a os aan nicle. Flowers three inches in Plbees. Zr “Sols perp sh bro = pele w. Lip purple, with a white sisting of a central ke poy two acute reversed teeth on either 2. O.cordatum, Lindley, Sert. Orch. sub t. 25. Part. J. c. Wild in Perv; rocks on the road to Pangoa—Mathews, (v. 8. sp.) Flo two inch d a quarterin diameter, apparently brown, bordered with yellow. Crest consisting — five short acute plates, of which the three middle are two-lobed, and the lateral smaller, oblique, and | with a ers orm tooth at the base of epee gut * 36. 0. tetrapetalum. W. 105; p- 198. 0. tricolor. Hooker, Bot. ie t. 4130, EQUITANTIA. (Sc. ELoNGATUS) ( 13 ) ONCIDIUM. Wild in 325 West Indies; A, Jamatca—Swartz; Mexico —Pavon; N. Grenapa—Lobb; B, Jamaica ?-—Purdie ? ‘Goma Fine, 293, in hb. Hooker, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) very common and rather variable Pia Racer) vig always having a lip « mcg om except around the cre o difference between A cept that the latter is ou a ionaae ‘lla, and has very a green sepals an int petals banded with crimson. A narrow-leaved var. found by Lobb in N. Grenada occurs in Sir W. Hooker’s herbarium, It Sssadent that the plant varies much in size. 37. 0. velutinum. Lindley, in Parton's Fl. Gard. under t. 33. Wild in SS ee 1759; Sr. BartrHotomMEw’s—Forn- strém in hb. . Sp. ) In general appearance, this and 0. correspond, as also in the ragged edge of the foliage ; but they differ in E the flowers of thie being poo e wings of the colum n bla nt, the cong lobe of the lip perfectly sessile, and i five the lateral lobes joining i t by a broa he crest, too, consists o tubercles, of which the uppermost ch the longest. The plant is stated yd Mr. Linden to vary with white or rieee-elonbed bes as well as in tature—a large form growing in the Pine forests of Yatara, in Cuba, the aiiddier on Coffee-trees in the Sierra Maestre, ead on the Liban mountain. * 38. 0. variegatum. Swartz. LO., p. 198. Pazton’s FI. Gard. t. 33. Wild in the West Inpvres; St. Domingo, Mackenzie, chiefly in the Cibao district, where it is called “ —— *>__Schom- burgk; C uba—Sir C. Lemon, (v. v. c. et 8 When in health the leaves are fleshy, three or Ke inches ents rane sharp-pointed, and much broken at the ed ‘oot and The a half high, erect, with flat, pink flowers, richly stained wi on the pe the base and lip The lower sepals — spoon. the petals are large; obovate, _almost retuse, with termediate point ; the oo . has the middle lobe y placed upon a awa serrated isthm > ds nian Miele a tw sets of tubercles, one lying on = other, the u t+ made up of two —_ lateral ones, and a upper se minute one in the ‘middle, the sant set, of three equal blunt ones, the inter- mediate of which is curved upwards. § 3. TERETIFOLIA. ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES, Als et crista obsolete... - + +s + 8 + = 39. nudum, conspicuse, > oy “jubeteadant criste solitarium . . sa ee SO, siepitatem. 2_nlura. alee rotundate, “petala obtusa mane co aE Sree. alze lunatee . s s « « + 42, Cehollea. shes Hasieaiis teoueves 5 Griateo Gab. 7 ~ « + « » 43. ascendens. * 39. 0, nudum. Bateman, in Bot. Reg. sub t. 1994, Wild in the Caraccas—Bateman; Venezuela—Fiinck and Schlim, 481, (v. ». ¢. e¢ s. sp.) ONCIDIUM. (14) TERETIFOLIA. lowers smallest i in in this §. _ Lip yellow. mn and petals greenish with crimson spots * 40. u sanitonim. Lindley, in Bot. Sulphur. p. 172. acerum. Lindl. B. R. 1846, t. 27. Wild in PIER De (v. v. c. et 8. sp.) Flowers lar, arger than in the last, pale sulphur-yellow, with sepals and petals dotted with crimson n, and a er:mson stain below the crest. Middle lobe of lip with a long narrow isthmus, coarsely-toothed and two-lobed ; lateral lobes faleate. Wings of downy column half ovate, acute. 41. 0, smi mo paniculato, rachi flexuosa, sepalis petalisq. obovatis obtusis, label lobo medio transverso bilobo angusté i- culato lateralibus snare cristee tuberculis 3 medio erecto rotundato compresso lateralibus acutis pronis, columnz alis aribus. circ rr iia 9732 ; common on the gis a of a koa of Geoffrea between Icé Pass Crato—vernac. Rabo de Satt or Armadillo’s tail, — 8. meinen two feet seven inches lon » and two “ss three red Lea quarter i Sag above. 7 — stained ith ase seems to be pose aes a any of ‘the forms of 0. Cebolleta. Mr. Gacdner distinguished i it under the name O. wrophyl/um, now otherwise applie * 42. 0. Cebolleta. Swartz. LO. 206. B.R. ¢. 1994. BM. t. 3568. (A) Flowers smaller ; lateral lobes of lip small, obliquely ovate. Leaves very ervghebars = ae as Lindl. Coll. Bot. p, 27. Ho, (B) Flowers with the tatacad lobes of lip obliquely ovate-oblong. Leaves very short, erect. O. brachyphylium. Lindl. in B. R. sub t. 4. (C) aad — esc ga cea Lateral lobes of lip dolabriform. _ Sepals and peta wel t. ves long, spreading on the ground. O. longifolium. Lindl. im B. R. VGA, mise. BE, 1842, 8 4 Wild in the Wxst Inptes, &e.; A, Carthagena in woods— a Brazil, near Santarem in Para—Spruce ; Sa. costes = 5° = 2 8 ET oH 43 bo bo bs _ often are, I By Sat dint 5 ty are oats es. oe of — ape seem distinct n TERETIFOLIA. (15 ) ONCIDIUM. * 43. 0, ascendens. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1842, sub t. 4. Wild in Sa. Lucta—herb. Banks; Guatremata—Hartweg ; a Chinantla near Oaxaca, at 2000 ft.— Galeotti, 5351, $. sp. (v.v Flowers ec. —_ than in 0. nudum, yellow with red in the region : the crest, and in the form of stains on the sepals and petals. The linea ineurved alas -wings are characteristic § 4. TETRAPETALA BARBATA. ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES, ee foliis sub-gequale seudobulbis nienipliyiie’) 3; pedune. subunifloro, it. indforem “ie rt ae ; “ diphyllis; pedune. 2— cristA . Iphylli pedun floro as ahs 45 longipes. Seapi elongati =— lati. petalis acum s sepalisq. undulatis conformibus . 46. trichodes. gene obtusis sepals Naor nt bus palis 47. barbatum. tra m - . 48, micropogon. petalis maximis seuatatien Iabelo subsequalibus - 49. macropetalum. * 44, O, uniflorum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1843, t. 43. Wild in Braziz; on —— in the sia Mountains, in forests —Gardner, 5873 and 640, (v. »v. ) This and the next are much alike ; bat ‘“é crest of this consists of an cluster colum col greenish, sg a bright yellow lip. * 45.0. longipes. Lindley, in Paxton’s fl. Gard., I. no. 76. O. janeirense. Rchb. f. in Bonpl. Ap. 1. 1854! Wild in Brazii; near Rio Janeiro—Morel, (v. v. c. comm. cel. aire cimen in Prof. mpeg 's herbarium has five flowers instead of two, as in hig plant described by * 46. 0. trichodes O. sepalis petalisque lanceolatis acuminatis undulatis omnind conformibus, labelli lobo medio minore oblato ve sinubus laciniisq. filiformibus fimbriatis, criste callis 3} verrucis — adjectis ©. bestaiians: Paxt. Fl. Gard. ic. xyl. no. 150. Wild in Brazin; Para—Knowles, (v. v. c.) petals dark dusky brown. Lip clear yellow, with a few Sepals and ace cis on the crest. Panicle one foot and a half long and ONCIDIUM. (16) TETRAPETALA BARBATA. * 47. 0. barbatum. LO., p. 200. Coll. Bot. t. 27. (A) verum. —en and petals cinnamon-brown. Middle lobe of lip very shart 2 Oo. microglossum, Klotzsch, in Allg. Gartenz., 1855, p. 234. (B) ciliatum, Sepals and petals cinnamon-brown. Middle lobe of lip apiculate and as large as the side ones, O. ciliatum, ZO. p. 200. B. R. &. 1660, ; um. 34. (C) limbatum. Sepals and petals cinnamon-brown, spotted, ed a — yellow border. Centre of the lip very large, circular, and bright yell _”) fi mbriatam. Sepals and petals dull brown, Middle ie a lip larger than the lat O. fimbria‘ ag Bina. 16 “6 ciliolatum. subciliatum. 19a 2 wae in +: Marine America; A, Braztr—Gardner, Swainson ; razil— offmannsege, Luschnath ; C, Guatemala—Rchb. f. in litt.; D, Brazil—Hoffgg. (v. v. ¢. et s. sp.) With the celia of Prof. Rehb, : have been able to settle on a more sati sesin the limits of this difficult species. It is oe that it varies muc the magnitude and form of the middle lobe of th lip ; and — the 0. qian of the “G, et - 0.” is nothing more than a aie . barbatum by Sir W. Hooker, in the “ Coll Botanica,” Both have the five- obed crest so common in the © order, with : an a Poe or two. ‘um of * Paxt. Fl. Gade en” and has jus been mentioned under O. trichodes. ge varieties rh and J), of which T- ets only — gs. ee kindly sent me by Mr. Rehb., ere urther examination, particul ly C, sccaiy as regards the condition of their crest. Copies of rife s hvawinan from the same invaluable uctastindont, are my authority for the synonyms under * 48. 0. micropogon. ch. Bonpl. Ap.1, 1854! Xenia ined. (A) oo —_— with b O. dentatum, Klotzsch, im » Allg. Gartenz. 1855, p. 234. (B) ebrysopterum, ftchb. f. Flowers all yellow talum. Klotzsch in Allg. Gartenz. ‘Best: I, 1855, Wild in b.) - (v. flores 3 s. comm. cel. Rehb Certainly different from the preceding in its a flowers, with the lateral nited ir len; flat obtuse petals, aad i the pe trig in form those of 0, regis = pate Te the synonym I debted Rehb. I have not seen a wild specimen. a 49. OQ, macropetalum. Lindley, Sert. Orch. sub t. 48. at (A) pos restos and ‘seemed — with brown ; lateral lobes of lip very a) ¢ le pliant Sepa and tals much smaller, oured ; lateral lobes of lip linear, obtuse, acinac if pm tha nti gees Wid; nm Baws cahes 4359 ; i Stine those Weddell, No. 40; Bortvia, in the alge of Chiquitos-—hb. “deat (v. 8. sp. B, in hb. Mus. ar.) i The general appearance of A is that of a of «OO. flexuosum ; ‘the petals are neatly as large as the li, oo wis aauiier at TETRAPETALA BARBATA. C37) ONCIDIUM. base of a middle vii with a broad plate on each side. Bb Ss pro roably a a asi sp. ; but I dare not establish it on the vere before m sisting of a sketch and a bad dried s _— n, with tw ait-dounn toate, Sri is a prem 3 plant, the little panicle no sheipaniin. 8 more than four or five flowers ; the ¢ is unascertainable, but seems to consist inter alia o a pair of horn- like seeing 0 ubercles. I am not even sis ‘that the oe from Boli via and the sketch from Matto Grosso really basse) to the sam . § 5. TETRAPETALA MACROPETALA. ANALYSIS OP THE SPECIES, — pea sequales guic. erista poe ia eo fimbriata . . 50, Widgreni. erista bie . + SI, cuneatum. Seapi foliis ma multd longiores. lum integrum. lamellis 4 acutis. Volubile se eS a so es, COMMACHEI cristé transversa ! Wee Gea ee al coy. Eee CEES Labellum t 1 rilobum ac, nee Tinearibus Fara gene — Kir e ey e e neu. obtusa 5 ei a gs a ee, Cnn ~ a . at. aurictlzoform maximee anil ide, en pan pes ee PE NCR ICE TS, minute. : . auriculze obsolet Se eee eee Veh eS crista inappendiculata divergenti-biloba (bi- cruris). clinandr. erispo-margi petala retusa. Alzeec.apicales . . . 58. amictum. ——_. acuta. basilares . . . . 59. tripterygium. clinandr. immarginatum, ale acinaciformes 60, Forbesi. . subrotundum. Ale maxime. . . 61. crispum. * . pectorale. istee verrucis circumstanti gyratis . . 63. curtum. 64. hematochrysum. 50. O. fens O. racemo simplici erecto folio sequali, sepalo dorsali petalisq. cuneatis ‘eaves repandis lateralibus semiconnatis acutis, labello longé unguiculato secus unguem et ultra dentibus crebris biseriatis aucto laciniis lateralibus linearibus incurvis intermedio cuneato bilobo, columnz alis pubescentibus obtusis falcatis. Wild in Brazin; Minas Geriies—Widgren, 774, (v. s. sp.) Leaf solitary, ‘irc to four inches long, narrowly = Raceme eight- flowered. pega alae This remarkable species can only be Oct. 18, 1855. ONCIDIUM. ( 18 } TETRA. MACROPETALA. * 51. 0. cuneatum. a in Allg. Gartenzeit. 1842, 809. Bot. Reg. 1843, mes Wildin ee on the aa of the Serra de re, nowhere xcept upon cleared land where new sort ligneous plans have made their appearance—Pine) (v. 8. sp. et ic. pict. comm. amiciss. Pinel.) It seems that this —— flowered in Germany with — Aremberg : - it Phd | — lost sight of until my friend the Chevalier P. nel re-discovered he flow -white, in a small diffuse panicle, st stained and salted with scat the are are also purple. It is so like the last as to be easily gegaciee for it, but, instead of a double Je finge of teeth, 62.6: — ones Sert. Orch. sub t. 48. Wild in Perv; trees = re Mathews, 3186, in hb. Hooker, Bes ie. pict. ¢ sp.) . w seen a dried specimen a this in the Hookerian Herbarium, but it adds little to the a formerly afforded at the drawing. The oval pseudobulbs bear h purple, straight for ten or eleven inches, ani it i icmase a twinin; eme, of which about ten inches bearing flowers are present in ¢ with two great acinaciform ears, terete at the base, with a pair of vertical — i valve-like plates just selote the stigma. No other species is much like * 53. 0.2% candidum, Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1843, mise. 76. Wild in a amas (v. v. €.) All the evidence I possess regarding this consists in a sketch from the live plant, ious in 1843. Specimens have been lost, and the growing in a has disappeared — i ha ving appe o wha in the “ B, R, * ‘the stare should ne added : Sepalum donee chang tinea erectum ; m breve concavum emargi- Petala ovata obtusa, sa party majora. Labellum ag rnhang etiam majus, basi columnze per tuberculum adnatum qu t ginulo t Columna brevis stigmate ee cuneatis brevibus ‘canon. Pollinia 4, tis ; : this 4 ye : a: ; but nt the plant 2 2 os panned gheegi anlage where it stands. * 54. 0. fimbriatum. LO., p. 199. —_ in ~~ reg. Kew. (v. ic. Bauer.) of a single pot of f Brancis om Boe ie Pore viseoer moe — aiek ae eo The plant seems very near 0. cornigerum. * 55. O. cornigerum. ZO. 199. B.R. 4.1542. B.M. t. 3486. . Wild in Brazit—Miers ; Rio—Gardner, 639 ; on trees above TETRA. MACROPETALA. (19) ONCIDIUM. the Serra do Mar, and near Hytu, in the province of St. Pauls—Martius, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) Flowers ina close panicle, yellow and brown. Column and anther downy. Anther-bed cucullate, Pseudobulbs always one-leaved. 56. 0. Warezewiczii. chd. ie in Bot. Zeit. 1852, p. 693! Wild in eetk Rica and Verae on Oaks he 8- See — Warczewi he the aeniten stood a Novenber, ‘nd the a perishes as soon as it ican ito the warm zone. Te Flo as large as sasadiein: aap er, ah the = = the mille bare ed 08 bs aud ite points of the Rac with from eight ing to " f. D 4 Mai are very ire aad ences as | oad as the stalked ovaries ; lower sepal with two acute lobes. Petals somewhat blunt. Lip scarcely unguiculate, rounded on either side, narrow, most then ligulate. Crest narrow, three-to othed in front, the lateral teeth turned outwards and prostrate, that in the middle a keel. Column seas with three-lobed column-wings, the upper lobe being —_- the lower = and crenulate. This exactly agrees with a flower given m by Prof, Reh 57. 0. Gardneri, Lindley, in Lond. Journ. Bot., II. 662. Wild in Brazix; on trees in the forests of the Organ Moun- tains—Gardner, (v. s. sp.) Very near 0. crispwm and Forbesi, from which it differs in the form and ‘chiapas of the lip, and the 2 small column wings. Flowers mode- rately large, brown, with a yellow * 58. 0. amictum. Jindley, in Bot. Reg. 1847, t. 66. Wild in Braztt—Hort. (v. v. ¢.) and brown, v —— 7 the middle lobe of lip and i with a ‘ance : i a pair rok ie verging shaped ‘vet in merger ee tabitind ah: take a k. 59. 0. tripterygium. 2chd. f. in Bot. Zeit. 1852, p. 694. Wild in Perv ; near Loxa— Warczewicz. Flowers as large as in 0. zener ale, golden yellow and brown. Dorsal sepal acuminate, lower with two acute lobes. Lip panduriform, with the basal lobes blunt and crisp, the : one very large, subsessile and two- lobed. — with a membranous microscopically toothletted border, Crest of lip carinate, toothletted, rather m ek ou * pair of legs in front.— Rchb. f. * 60. 0. Forbesi. Hooker, Bot. Mag. t. 3705. Wild in Brazit; Minas Gerie me Were, 770; rare on trees in virgin forests of the Organ Mountains—G ardner, 5872 , (2. v. €. et 8. sp.) A very fine plant resembling 0. oe: with large brown flowers gees up with yellow near the edges. Its sharp colump-ears always banded lines = istic. In general, the crest consists of five gett: equidistant warts & but the two middle ones are sometimes obsolete. te, ONCIDIUM. ( 20 ) TETRA. MACROPETALA. * 61. 0. ¢ Todd. B. C. t. 1854. LO. p. 197. Bot. Reg. t. 1920. Se Mag. Z. 3499. Wild in Brazin ; ~ _ Organ Mountains on dead trees— — » (v. v. ©. 8. sp.) Flow pe fifty or ht in - bending raceme, very large, deep brown, rotate =e with yellow near the centre. Crest three- ae “hake. —— supported closely on either side oe straight, smooth, terete warts. Flow ary in diameter from one and a half to two inches. * 62. 0. pectorale, Lindley, Sert. Orch. t. 89. Wild in Brazit—Loddiges, (v. v. c.) Flowers very rae in an erect spreading Lara with a brilliant deep yellow lip, and crimson stains on in yellow sepals and petals. Lip, middle lobe of flabelliform, deeohy two-lobed, with a very narrow fone * 63. 0. curtum, Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1847, t. 68. Wild probably in Brazin; its true origin unknown, (v. v. ¢. in He itch.) Flowers large brown, — the — = of the a Ep and some bands on the sepals, which are yellow. The white eared column with a hairy anther, ~~ = Seael filberelea = the erent arranged in a some- what circular manner, separate this species from all the preceding. * 64. 0. hematochrysum. 2Rchd. in Linnea, XXII. 844 (1849). Wild in Brazit; near Rio Janeiro, whence it was sent to maf inannsegg, with whom it bloomed in 1844.— Pedunculus gracilis superné fureatus (nune pluriramosus 2), partitio — paucifiora (3—5) ; sepala obovata acutiuscula, lateralibus Sat, miatis. Petala sepalo supremo subzequalia, Labellum panduratum q m, unguiculatum, auricula lanceolata, =F estan in i i — te Seeks argine externo 1s } im part of the descripti iven by Rehb. f. I have seen no or s! ketch. Eves ——— golden some ghricarng. be s. I guish ATONE RENE ee eee ' (0. Reagent ee placed by the selon author in § BastLaTa, TETRA. MICROPETALA. ( 21 ) ONCIDIUM. § 6. TETRAPETALA MICROPETALA. ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES, Labellum indivisum. ovatum emarginatum ee re ee pete ttok obovatum acutum . . » 66. cochleatum. cuneatum rotundatum ; ‘alis e. " maximis laceris | : - 67. aureum, Labellam panduratum. scapus reeesin 3 > «te = OO, decipiens. Crista puctuberctlta = sane segregatis 0). clinan a ullatum v. manifesté marginatum, crista e site parva 69. cucullatum. iis ee ae ae clinandrium immarginatum. Piste WHOOrtus 4 Ly eo + « « + 71. wnicorne. mu Lab. lob. med. ot ipo acutus. . . . - 72. éeurvum. pl poe utrinque digitata 73. bifoliwm, Pasiout ramoss sa diffusa cristee dentibus 5 . 74. Martianum, racemosa crist. sail: acervatis 75. maculosum. Crista ee erecta (dentibus aliquot segre- gatis). Flores racemo : sepalis tatieatiban basi —_— connatis . . . 76. Blancheti. ee nnatis - « + 77. viperinun. Flores pee implici convexa antic? tridentata. . 78. disciferum. —— multiplici. Labelli lobus medius sessilis — . » 79. varicosum. C. alis rotundatis, crista soultifida ; —— ovatis fornicatis, crista basi 81. flexnosum. vexa sien 3 82. Sandeeninntiaass * 65. 0. concolor. /Zooker, in Bot. Mag. t. 3752. Cyrtochilum citrinum. Hooker, in Bot. Poe . 4454 One. unguiculatum. Klotzsch in Allg. Gartenzeit., EVIL. 91. Wild in Braziz ; Mextco ?—Klotzsch, (v. v. e.) This is one of the handsomest of the genus, on account of its large rich whole-coloured yellow flowers, by which and its ovate retuse lip it is imme- iately recognised. I igi ~ di ts origin is doubtful. On the authority of the Woburn collection Sir Hooker rted it to have f m the Moun by Gardner ; at ter period Central America was given to it upon the wrence’s gardener. Neither source of in- formation is trustw: I have seen n g like it in the multitudes of specimens that have passed under my observati a& memorand: on, In um in my herbarium Mr. Bateman reports that it exists in the Royal Berlin Collection, No. 4049, where is a specimen gathered in Brazil by Sellow. 66. 0, cochleatum, Lindley, Sert. Orch. sub t. 25. Wild in Perv; Paramo de Suraguru—Jamieson, (v. s. sp. in hb. He coker.) ONCIDIUM. ( 22 ) TETRA. MICROPETALA. Of this I have only seen a seating with half-a-dozen densely packed flowers, less than an inch in diamet * 67. 0, aureum. Lindley, Sert. Orch. sub : Odontoglossum festatum. Achb. f. in Bonpl., A ! Lip as broad as long. Crest of two vertical tas, Pome in the middle, with five slender intermediate equidistant t (B) stenochilum. Lip longer than nana Coot 2 two vertical plates, marginate in the middle, with an intermediate tooth. Odont. hemichrysum, Rchb.f. in rth Fe 15, 1854! Wi - “3 Perv; A, high mountains near Andimarca—Mathews, ; B, sources of the Mara hon: Wirtatvics, (v. s. sp. A, in Bh Hooker ; B, comm. cel. inventor glumaceous, Poe rs one inch and a half apart, in an erect, loose, stim panicle Baa a> with a golden yellow lip, and mtbarsgaat ‘sepals, = st be in pide good healthy specimens having been sold prisons in 1853. The differences in the crest and form of lip reeds ws two varieties are very remarkable. * 68. 0, decipiens. O. iridifolium. Lindley, in Bot. . t; 8 Wild in Mexico; near Oaxac 000 ft. eee iil Gvaremaza—Skinner in hb. Hooker (v. v. c. et 8. sp. ci cel. Galeotti.) Very much like “ tridifolium (no. 26) from which it differs in havin flat leaves, a crest of five _ rounded plates instead of a deep middle tooth with concaye appendages on each side, and an additional toothlet on the outer edge, in in the petals being “a small, not as leng as the side lobes of the SP, n the wings of the column being merely eroded, not coarsely toothed * 69. 0. cucullatum. Lindley, Sert. Orch. sub t. 21. Pact. Fl. Gard. t. 87. (A) Bn Raceme many-flowered, nodding. Lip violet spotted with purple, with small auricles. Sepals and petals deep Sot (B) sir ape ome Raceme few-flowered. Lip rose-colour, crenu- lated, spotted with crimson, with gard =a than the middle lobe. Sepals and petals green, with a few crimson Leochilus sanguinolentus. Lindley, in Bot Reg. 1844, misc. 91. (C) spathulatum. ae = Lip —— only at the base, which is narrower than the middle Sepals and petals (D) nw bigenum, Raceme few-flowered, erect. Lip narrow at the base, with a wat pete and nearly sessile middle division, without spots, as well as the 0. somone LO. p. 197. Raceme = 3 (E) mechan — a ee flowered, very flexuose. Lip whole Wild in Perv and New Grenanpa; A, inthe province of Mari- quita, : the hee of Quindiu, at the height of 8700 ft., where it is called Hierba Buenal and La Mesa—Linden its ete of trees on the western declivity of Pichincha —Jamieson ; Soto, at 6000 to 7500 ft—Schlim, 1004 TETRA. MICROPETALA. ( 23) ONCIDIUM. tbe at 10,000 ft —Schlim, 1726 ; Soto, Ocafia, &ec., at 7500 —Hartweg ; e of Assuay, but only on the W. side, which to a certain bole As an Fixit with forest trees, at 11 ,000 ft. es amieson ; iy ——— s, on trunks of trees, at 000 ft.—Jamieson, te v. ee see variable plant, of which aa I now doubt =r merel Ens a form, in which the — pai of three rounded tuberel ee — are acute, and there ere a three tubercles, the ‘middle one of which is very small, mae the ge Deapaly rostrate ; in re are three only, and acute ; in all there is a tuft of hairs at the foot of the pig on the crest. The leaves are equally changeable ; in ey vary ong to ree _ and in € they are spathulate * = colour eae i of the flowers differences are equally abundant. All very handsome, most saceslaliy E which is by far the finest Alpine Orehid yet discovered. * 70. 0. pubes. JO. 199. B.R.¢.1007. B. M. t, 3926. O. bicornutum. Bot, Mag. t. 3109. Wild in Braztu; in thin forests round the table-land of Bom Jesus de Bananal—Descourtilz; Miers, (v. v. ¢. et s. 8 Flowers small, in a —— — brown edged with yellow, or chiefly yellow with crimson streaks sn * 71. 0. unicorne. Lindley, Bot. Reg. 1839, mise. 76. O. monoceras. Hooker, Bot. Mi Wildin Brazit; Minas Geries—Regnell, (cv. v. c. et 8. sp. comm. cel. Sonder.) Panicle thin, straggling. Flowers small, pale yellow. * 72. 0. incurvam. Parker, in B. R. mise. 174, 1845, ¢. 64. O. alboviolaceum, Rich. and Gal., Orch. Mex. Wild in Mexico ; Talea in the province of Oaxaca, at 4-5000 ft. very rare—Galeotti, 5021, (v. v. c. et 8. sp. comm. cel. Galeotti.) Flowers small for the genus, white banded with purple, sweet-scented, much like those of O. ornithorhync chum * 73. 0. bifolium, Sims, in Bot. Mag. $. 1491. BG et 1845. LO., p. 197. Wild near MontEvipEo—hort., (v. v. ¢.) This appears to be one of the plants brought to Montevideo by Indians = the uae Oe ‘fo ro northward, and petra in that city for the decoration ts precise habitat I am unacquainted. Flowers large, salon, with ‘ich neon bars on the eiinlai af petsle Raceme nodding, 8—10-flowered, * 74. 0, Martianum. jee in Bot. i sub t, 1920. Wild in Braztu; woods in € province of es— Martius. ONCIDIUM. ( 24 ) TETRA. MICROPETALA. (A) Flowers whole-colour (B) binclor, Sepals and als and apes of lip spotted with brown. icolor. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. t. The = varieties differ only in colour ; ae have bright yellow flowers, almost white at the back. They form, when vigorous, a great branching panicle. The lateral sepals are joined at the base, but only for a short distance. The figure of meget in the “ B. R.” is from a poor weak specimen; the two elevated lines below middle tooth of the crest are not sufficiently elevated or tooth-like at the veoh * 75. 0. maculosum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. sub t. 1920. Wild in Brazit; in the province of Mines—Martius, (v. s. sp. in hb. Martius.) Leaves two, esas four to five inches long. Scape nearly two feet high, with a small, somewhat panicled raceme. Lip about an inch broad, 76. 0, Blancheti. Lchb. f. in Innnea, XXII. 845. Wild in Brazt ; haga hates (f. Rebb.); Minas Geriie der.) — Widgren, 772, (v. s. sp. ¢ cel. Son A grass-leaved = = a close eae erect raceme of smal] flowers. Bracts somewhat glumaceous, not more than one line and a half asunder. The erest consists of ive excessively ru tortuous lines near the base, as many shorter and broad-ended ones of the same character in front, and a couple of little tubercles at a short distance on each side, * 77. 0. viperinum, LO. p. 197. O. confragosum. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1838, misc. 92. Wild on the Urvevay; on dead trunks of trees— Tweedie ; Buenos Ayres—Miers, (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker and Miers.) Lip much smaller than in 0. bifolium, = — crest quite different. Flowers pale straw-colour. Misled by Garden inaccuracy I was ah to make out of this another species, 0. seafeapain, falsely said to be Mex 78. 0. disciferum. O. folio oblongo apiculato, scapo 4 basi paniculato paniculé pyramidali, sepalo inferiore bilobo, petalis obovatis acutis, ares Wild in Roxsvia— Brig (v. 8. sp-) Whole plant a high. _Pseudobulbs oblong, ribbed. Flowers appa- rently with a ie & lip, and olive-green whole- coloured sepals and sede * 79. 0. varicosum, Lindley, in Bot. Reg. sub t. 1920. Journ. of Hort. Soc., V. 143. Wild in Brazi1t—Prince Max. of Wied Neuwied in hb. Martius, (v. 8. sp. et v. €.) ida dasiecgriving species, of considerable bean beauty. The a reres ee —— pen ae is et glaucous, a TETRA. MICROPETALA. ( 25 ) ONCIDIUM. and t three feet long, have a great branching panicle, — with from eighty to — large showy flowers. The sepals and petal e dull green banded ‘with a dull brown. The lip is Se very coreg yellow, with two ae i a oO middle lobe. stan before and of a little ie of varicose veins placed on each side of it. The wi ng, whi pie culearet: and finely notched, 80. 0. nakiun. LInndley, in Bot. Reg. sub t. 1920. Wild in Braztu ; Serra do Gram Mogol, in elevated —— places, in the province of a (”. 8. _— in hb. my rs should be re-examined. ketch of th a plant with two reusved sretiin e — — three inches long, : a — about five inches long, where it forks into two uneq exuo: The flowers are very like those of 0. gre canseiae except in the —— which seems to be formed of one great central tooth and several smaller each side, without any pulverulent cushion at the ba T acute, not obtuse, and the wings of the column which are ded, as in O. flexuosum, are of nearly the same size as the two cheeks he of the column, which are themselves, in the original definition, called addi- tional wings. * 81. 0. flexnosum. Sms, in B. M. t. 2208. LO. p. 199. Wild in Baaztt—Miers, 3479, &e. (v. v. c. et 8. sp.) Flowers bright yellow with ¢ clear brown Spots, in a large branching panicle. It is, however, alway hion-shaped and downy or pulverulent at th base. In front of the cushi th H ri in other cases four teeth are interposed between mets and the cushion ; “in others there are a few es gr warts, I have never met wae the rid; ridges fingered as resented in the “ Bot. Mag.” * 82. 0. hematoxanthum. edd. /. in litt. Under this name I have from Prof. Rchb. a sketch of the flowers of a said to be near 0. —— but by no means the same, The flowers seem to be the size of O. isopterw , but the middle lobe of the lip is almost sessile ; the base is “ purplish with yellow calli ONCIDIUM. ( 26 ) PENTA. MAGROPETALA. § 7. PENTAPETALA MACROPETALA. ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES. Pedunculus _— — volubilis pseudobulbifer . 83, scansor. ee a columnee carnosse triangulares. cos Meow Od sareodes: crista ick convexa verrucis —— labelli basis — nrg —e Ree 85. excavatum. reulari Se: - + + + + 86, polyadenium. erista ehauplox: labelli lobus intermedius acutus alté cordatus . 87. cardiochilum. arginatus sepala lat. —-s labellum angustum. , . 88, iricolor. ~ ath alze pas oslot eos - « 89. pictum, inandr, ieee fo appendiculatm . « 90. ampliatum. a nu heterantha, waalia bilpbo.. -.. .. -. -. 91: Jamicsoni. mmoean labellum Hesnkamg os ee ~~ 92. formosissimum. petala ios latiora. alee max. i = = states, 93. leopardinum., ce. alee subrotunde cman e} St. Aasophyphicun. petala spathulata . . . . . 95, obryzatum. Rostellum subulata Labellum aestabenn crispum, petalis sepalisq. peso 96. Crista galli —_—-—— quadrilobum basi lati col, alze lineares elongatze divergent-bilaba eins = ee atze pro midale. labellum Pari basi angustius, c. ore max, integ } 99. ‘Ene 83. = seansor. Jichb. f. in Linn., XXIT. 844! O. convolrulaceum. Lindl, —— Vol. I. under t. 21. Wild mn New Grew. wicz; near Ocafia, ben the height of 5400 eu elt 1 1013; F Vruseais Tin and Schlim, 1444, (v. 8. sp.) fies s has stem of a Convol i = perigee i: vulus. Flowers solitary, two inches * 84. 0, sarcodes, Lindl. in Journ. Hort. Soc., XIV. 260. O. Rigbyanum. Paxt. Mag., Oct. 1849. Wild in Brazit, according to Garden authority, (v. v. ¢.) teed with browned Col oe Flowers large, ath ne “ ONCIDIUM. PENTA. MACROPETALA. ( 27) * 85, cavatum. indi. in Sert. Orch. sub t. 25. EMS oe 1839, hey 150. Pazt. Fl. Gard., I. under t. 21. Flowers deep wn in middle. Crest very rugose, with 1 a thin vertical plate interposed between the front lateral ridges, + auros| b. f. in Bonplandia, May 1, 1854! Wildin Perv; Chachapoyas—Mathews in hb. Hooker ; sources of the Marafion— Warezewi wicz, (v. v. ¢. et s. sp. Flowers bright yellow with brown stains near‘ the base of the lobes. The crest is very convex, excavated i stud ith small white tubercles, has rrent la’ m either side of the base, a | =— ly be distinguished from 0. excavatum. crest is certainly rather different, and the flowers perhaps larger and more aeons y arranged. * 86. 0. polyadenium. O. panicula contracté pyramidali, petalis sepalisq. retusis, labello basi circulari undulato denticulato lobo medio subro- tundo bilobo latiore, cristé convex seriatim verruculosd anticée excavaté lamellis 4 anticis denticulatis decurrentibus, verrucis ca segregatis, columne alis obliquis obtusis subemar- ee in Peru—W. Lobb, (v. s. sp. comm. dom. Veitch.) Living plants were sold for Mr. Veitch at on 1847, and the species is probably in cultivation. Ina dried state it resembles e flowers ger, pyra pani e lip, numerous outlying lateral teeth, and five rows of little tubercles on the convexity of the crest abundantly distinguish it. * 87. 0. cardiochilum. O. paniculd ramosissimaé intricat& divaricat4, sepalis s petalisque acuminatis, labelli pandurati ager: Scie cordatis convexis rotundatis intermedio parim lat: reniformi-cordato acuto, cristi carinati utrinque tridashvic. col. alis obsoletis buccis convexis elongatis. Wild in New Grenapa—Purdie; GuateMata—Skinner, (v. 8. sp. comm. cel. Hooker et Skinner er.) e species, = a ag teach Jom vohges ae —— divaricating panicle. rupestre Flowers as large ontoglossum hastilabium. The uatemala form Pea a much Gimner gan but dm not seem to be diferent otherwise * 88. 0. iricolor. ch. f. in Bonplandia, Ap. 1, 1854! Wild i Seen in cultivation in the a of Mr. Frege. Said to differ from others in ig ee four-toothed velvety crest, and a whitish Hilae colour, The deseri long, ed on each side, and tw ibed as being oblong, notch ; 0- toothed at the end, hence appearing four-toothed. In one place, Mr. Reichen- bach tin ol d ; in re oe and divaricating. e only —_ I have seen, and an Semnenayts it not ONCIDIUM. ( 28 ) PENTA. MACROPETALA. 89. 0. pictum, HBK., 1. ¢. 81. LO. p. 201. Wild in the oe parts of Poparan, at the height of oon —HBK.; PEru—Mathews, 1920, (v. s. sp). species with a fine large pyramidal panicle of ee flowers. It cer- sai Gaonee here, and not to the plurituberculate se * 90. O ampliatum. ZO. p. 202. B. R. ¢. 1699. Wild in Cuntrat America; Cuming, 1312; Costa Rica, on in a climate the maximum of which is 85°—Skinner; ar There are two varieties in cea tion, differing only in the size of the flowers. Pani cle ample. Flowers yellow, much paler . _ back than in front. The crest at the back of the anther-bed is remarkab 91. 0,Jamiesoni, Lvnd/. in Paxt. Fl. Gard., I. under t. 21. Wild in PERv ; _ amieson, (v. 8. Flowers yellow, with a brown base to the sili a few imperfect ones mixed with the fot aire = case of ha kind in the present group. 92. 0. formosissimum. chd. f. in Bot. Zeit. 1852, p. 694! Wild in Perv; Loxa— Warczewicz; Andes of Quito — Jamieson, (v. s. sp. sae and pet aa dark — upper half yellow ; lip demas Peseage Petals four times as large — — sess _ Lip very large ; taecal lobes oblong, feclebed, small middle one very bro aa. "copetilake reniform, or rather crescent-shaped. ‘Ore ost “Eg wie five collateral equal downy, round tubercles, in front of which is a thin three-lobed arched embrane. Column-wings very large, hatchet shaped, ’ with gt Bars rounded, This is one of the finest of the genus. It differs from O. J i in its uniform flowers, which are much larger, with far large tape Se wings. 93. 0, leopardinum. O. paniculé laxA diffusi flexuosd, petalis ovatis obtusis apiculatis ——— labelli _auriculati lobo medio ungui- culato transverso emarginato, cristA anticé 5-carinatd carinis late’ ihe a sates longioribus falcatis posticé sinuosi dentibus confluentibus duplici serie circumdata, ¢c. alis maximis cordatis sublobatis retrorsum falcatis. Wild in Perv; sources of the Marafion—Warczewicz, (0. s. sp. comm. cel. inventor Apparently a plant with a loose straggling panicle. Fi f those of O. pyramidale, or smaller, with me ik “dso net pag sepals and petals, and at the base of the lip. Saath ego bpp hagtons of a lobed sinuous centre surrounded b toy deals Cae of half confiuent teeth ; in front of pod tc int soak ace are short, the central twice as long as and curving outwards, PENTA, MACROPETALA. ( 29 ) ONCIDIUM. * 94. QO. hieroglyphicum. cht. f. in Allg. Gartenz., Sept. 21854! Wild in Peru—Warczewicz. Lenepes but not very nearly, to 0. excavatum. Lip flat, deeply tebe ow the stigma three-cha abeaeak wi t the upper end. Crest vety. aes small and two-lobed, — upper lobe small and passing a - remarkable. I have seen a solitary flower and a sketch from Mr. 95. 0. obryzatum. chd. f. in Bonpl., May 1, 1854! Wild in Drie heirs aie (v. 8. sp. comm. cel. eae This seems to have the habit of 0. excavatum, but the th smaller. Its very narrow obtase es peor unguiculate sepals are remark- ble. middle keel, two broad thin teeth on either side its point, and a small want at the base of each of these 96. 0. crista galli, chb. f. in Bot. Zeit. 1852, p. 697. odes Preru—Warczewicz; Jurgensen, 646, fide Rchb. in = very large in proportion to the small, se, oer eels and petals, es on margin crisp, the middle lobe very * roa auiees, * oresry ‘te lateral lobes rounded, those ‘in front ligulate sand ’ parallel Rehb. Ih only seen a sketch of this, ited appears to be a very distinet. t species 97. 0. chrysopyramis. Rehb. x in Bonpl., May 1, 1854! Wild in New Grenapva and the Ro CoRrDILLERA— Warezewicz, (v. 8. sp. comm. cel. R ® | o _o a) ba} © w ce » «+ 107. nanum. . racem ngato. " cxladl convexA oblong —. Soe ye 108> pracie. —— — + + + « . 109. Barbacenia. arinata rostro interposito - + + « + 110. graminifolium. o i? floro eee + + + « « ILL. brachyandrun. lunatum atalaga neari auriculatum. - « . 112. lunatum. apice acutum, —— acuto antrorso atringue - » « 113. maculatum. apice obtusw beum - . . 114, linguiforme. ¢. ale minim.triangulares . .... =... 315, mentigerum. ——— maxim. dolabrif . miserrimum. O. Meirax. Rchb.f. in Bonpl., IT. 12, 1854. Xenia, p- Fhe . 18, 7. 3. Wild in the Caraccas—Wagener. A singular little plant only a few inches high. Leaves solj th oblong pseudobulbs, slightly aan rea tworflowered, ahs tag ver the leaves. Lip cordate, acuminate. Sepals an —— linear, a little — the base. Prof. Rchb. places it among the Cimiciferous micro- 4 » P- Y- : Hae _ ¢ ee 0. anicul’ a tenui ab Hor basi ote — INTEGRILABIA. ( 31 ) ONCIDIUM. — cireulari apiculato, ristd multilobé { verrucis quibusdam tis utrinque, columnd basi hirsutd alis maximis acutis fornceatin stigmate rostrato. Wild in New Grenapa; near Sa. Maria, in the pears of O are im, 296, (v. 8. sp. et v. C. comm. cel. ving specimen of this delicate and grace ee thing from ae sci toc in As 18 852. It bears | very few small wi sso flowers, spotted 102. 0, Magdalenez. Lchb. in Bonpl., _— 1855. O. panicula gracili rectangulé ramulos homcanth4, sepalis petalisque migrticaatie spathulatis acutis, labello cordato obtusé acuminato, cristé multilobA t verrucis 0 wets iarme columne alis maximis obtusé dolabriformibus, stigmate ro Wild on the R. ngage gpm Pericos, at ne ie of 7000 ft. ila (v. 8. sp. comm. cel. Re hb ) Ve e 0. oan et um, ee not heteranthous. The flow larger, ye oa = a deep brown stain at the a of all the parts. The ess sepals have filiform ungues longer than the oval limb; the dorsal sepal is nearly sessile ; the petals finely unguiculate, ve much ididetee than the lateral sepals. * 103. me! deltoideum, Lind/. in B. R. t. 2006. Paxt. Fi. G., Ji, 44. 257: Wild i in Perv; ee ores Maher’, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) Viswan Sees compact panicle. Sepals and petals whole- coloured: Geet of the pecking more than in way rom the te to the ~~ Bint J 0. Hartwegii. Lindi. Pl. Hartw., p. 151. Pact. Fi. ML ie. 133. O, micranthum. Skinner in Hort. Wild in Perv; on rocks near Loxa—Hartweg, (v. v.c. et s. sp.) Flowers dirty brown, spreadin — ee * the sepals, petals, and lip, alone fre yan. —- m not only in colour but in the crest, half-buri dolthag ft mee nine closely packed papillae. * 105. O. nigratum, Lindl. in Paaxt. Fl. Gard., I. no. 122. Wild in Guavana—Schomburgk, fide Loddiges, (v. v. e.) - & and bands. The sepals and petals are linear-lanceol te, equal, and wavy. * 106. 0. pumilum. ZO. 205. B. R. t. 920. Bot. Cad. #.1732. B. M. ¢. 3581. Pact. Fl, G., I. te. 132. Epidendr. . ligulatum. Arrab. fl. flum. ix. 15. Wild in Braziu; on branches of Crescentia, Rio Comprido— ONCIDIUM. ( 32 ) : INTEGRILABIA. Gardner, 124, Grisebach, ae ; Cabeja de Fradre, Serra d’Estrella—Luschnath, (v. v. €. et 8. Sp. ve small, yellow, in ‘ie rect shoo panicle. The er s. i consists of a pai Hel converging ridge aching as far as os pouting gles of the lip. Th masses es a narrow siaoen aie at the back, and stand upon a sagittate caudicle. Prof. Rehb. arks ee me pane oi it were prudent to dismember Oncidium, thin ‘plant eat cnet to be removed. 107. 0. nanum. Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, misc. 80. ad Fi. @, ‘IL. ie. 130. Wild in Guayana—Loddiges ; Braztt, on trees, at the junction of the R. Solimées and R. Ne egro—Spruce, 1525, (v. v. ©. et O. pumilum, but is totally different in the form of the parts of Resembles oe flower. The wi ao of the column have a secreting gland at the point, as m some other species. 8. 0. gracile, Lindl. in B. R. sub. t. 1920. Paat. Fl. G, IL ic. 123. Wild i in Brazit; dry ferruginous rocks near Villa Rica— Martius ; Minas Geriies— Weddell, in hb. mus. Par., (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) Seape slender, — inches long, with a very few flowers at the od cag Sepals an petals chocolate-brown. This flowered in 1840 with te Mr. Bar 109. 0, Barbaceniz. O. scapo paucifloro foliis gramineis longiore, sepalis late- nb parvis unguiculatis concavis, labello obovato reduplicato nato, crise papillis liberis anterioribus brevioribus dorsali eebitsti elongat Wildin ee Barbacenia, in the fds ince of Minas Geries —W v. tc. pict. in hb. mus ar.) I have only seen a sketch of this, whieh’ seems to be _— different from all the other known Brazilian species. Its lip is es yellow. The sepals and petals are very small, and brownish green, spotted, * 110. 0. graminifolium. Lindl. Sert. Orch. sub t. 48. (A) holochilum. si obovate, undivided. Raceme as long as the seape widower > so. Sepals an d petals brownish, clouded s r | gramini ifolium Lindl, in Aun. Nat. Hist., Ae 384, 1840. (B) filipes. Lip emarginate, somewhat lobed. Raceme confined to the end of —y —— Sepals and petals brownish, cloud ipes. - Ore Cyrtochilum filipes. Jd. in — 1841, t. ¢ Wraye . Lip ina mewhat foariobea Flowers panicled. an and —— bright yellow, wae deep 2 O. Wray. Hi Wild in cots Hacienda del Carmen—Hartweg; Cerro axaca, on the ground, at a REO fe of INTEGRILABIA. ( 33 ) ONCIDIUM. weeny onesie 5177 ; B, Guaremata—Skinner, Hart- ) weg; C, Mex o—Hort ae v. €. ef 8. & A further comparison of these plants has convinced me that they are all forms of one species, which, like 0. macula, assumes different forms, according as it is influenced by lo locality or ot ca The long slender graceful raceme or’ panicle, and oll boat chivas or reniform yellow lip, distinguish it readily from that spec 111. 0. brachyandrum. Lindl. Sert. Orch. sub t. 25. Wild in en ge roel agah St. Jago el Grande, Oaxaca— edgier 26, (v. -) The lea oo wiki nown. Of my two ling one is ag letapa the other pose wie 3 The lateral sepals are so at the » AS to give the flowers the appearance a being tetrapetal ai 112. 0. lunatum, Lindi. in Bot. Reg. t. 1929. Paxt. Fl. IL ic. 122. see in Daunesna—Lodtiges, (v. v. Pile figure in the “ Bot. Reg.” dos cape ora the an of the lip as piel with air = area teeth. This is a mistake of the artist. It is really a a thin of, a pete ~ its parallel in O. ampliatum, and re uneven number of lobes tooth at the ass of the lip, orenco| in the ¢ BR The = remarkable features consist in the presence of a broad wedge-sh aped recurved peak to the anther, and in the absence of. the buccee or cheeks, w which belong to the column of true Oncidia. I add a few seta oI ra! ste re-examining a dried flower. Sep. lat. basiima connata. Labellum auriculis circularibus indivisis incurvis ; crista ieee eaeanaans Gade rege Columna semiteres, sursiim angustior ; buceis nullis ; alis dimidiato-ovatis membranaceis acutis. Clinandrium dorso in membranam ovatam dentatam productum. Stigma circulare, prominens. Anthera unilocularis, apice membranacea elongata cuneata refracta, Pollinia &c. Oncidii. * 113. 0. maculatum. Lindl. Sert. Orch. sub t. 48. (A) herbaceunt. Sepals and petals green, blotched with purple. Lip with four simple carinz, ee broadest at the point, with the lateral lobes at or above the middl Cyrtoe a aan, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1838, t. 44. Sertum . Orch. t, 36. 1 tee aa (B) Russellian Sepals an tals pale green, with very _ well- defined were eae aac coat with a pair of curved teeth a base. Flowers much larger. Cyt maculatum. sera B. M. t. 3880. A Gi varvtlnaa: Pawreis sie Lateral lobes of lip larger. Lateral sepals more or less 'yrt. parviflorum, B. R. 1841, mise. 87. @) — pleaser am ae spreading =. coloured as in B, much aad Keele of the crest toothed and wavy. Odontoglossum Lindleyi. Guleotti in litt. ! Oncid. maculatum Teaan. Rd. f. in Bonpl., Aug. 1, 1855! O-cr. 23, 1855. ONCIDIUM. ( 34 ) INTEGRILABIA. (E) vinosum. Sepals and petals dull brown, very little —— with greenish yellow. Lip yellowish, with the lower half clare t-coloured ; its lateral lobes short and near the base; the middle lobe ovate, acute, not incewie keels of tte —_ ‘énthed, lobed, and curved. (F) um, Rchb.f. Flowers large. Sepals and petals with small distinct ireniar our ~. a bona ground. Keels of crest simple. num. n! fid, Rehb. Wild in Mexico a Seiten. very common, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) There seems to be no line . eetnetae between these six forms, differe’ as is the appearance of some They ar in J) and E, might be taken as specifie marks ; but I fear they are inconstant and accidental. E was cultivated in 1840, by the late Mr. oe but I have not seen it ee Of C, n on ns are now in my herbari' * 114, o, linguiforme, Lindi. sia See +7. QO. umbrosum. Rchb.f. in Bonpl., A Odont. umbrosum, /d. i 14m, xi. Ps "348. Fol. Orch., no. 13. VENE pro f Merida, at 5000ft. of clevation—Linden, 672; hats Shirenta=- Mende, 1096, (v. ». 8. sp.) : Pi sent by Rehb. enables me to identify these synonyms. The e plant has narrow leaves almost two feet long, and a weak branching — “a divisions of which are very eur y occupied by flowers, of a dirty yell colour, with a wine-red lip and co It flowered in 1 1854, with Sir Philip Egerton ; and is not worth ccuivellan: 115. 0, menti O. panicula ramosissim4 elongata pyramidali, sepalis lateralibus elongatis petalisq. lanceolatis acutis, labello sessili oblongo acuto criste 2 antrorsum atienuatis, columnee alis obsoletis tri- angulis buccis nullis, Odontoglossum mentigeram. Rechb. f, in Bonpl., Ap. 15, 1854! Wild in Peru ; sources of the Marahon— Warczewicz, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Ware Ss Of this species the habit is that of O. pyramidale. It has all flowers rather distant spreadin: branches. It approaches nearly . V especially lance to Odont. J hi Th ¥ is certainly not three-lobed as Rchb, describes it. The heen ose to be whole-coloured, with a paler lip 116. 0, miserrimum. 2chd. in Bonpl., March, 1855. Wild in deipehieen Ocafia— Wagener. This seems to be near! iy mclanel to the last, from which it differs in — a@ crest with two pu een eee = ork pre ge haw unt, column-wings, and the lateral sepals not very different —— — PULVINATA. ( 25 ) ONCIDIUM. § 9. PULVINATA. ALYSIS OF THE SPECIES. oe villosus ‘ippeniicelaten, mplex, a Nebel lobis lateralibus ses ce are a Ee ea a ra, a eae se TT, plein, quadrilobus, lab, lob. Ja ‘atentte - « » 19. divaricatum, Pulvinus dentibus 5 sruuarienatines circumdatus - » « 120. Harrisonianum. 15. ey sphegit cape Inndl, in B. R. 1843, mise. 23. fa Fl, Gard., Il. ve. 124, Wild in hist: Lodtigon &e., (v. v. ¢.) Flowers brilliant ae: ge rich crimson spots on the lip, and a dull purple stain on the sepals and petals. Base ee the Ag flat and serrated, not crisp ; cushion-like crest, sitoe obovate, not ¢ 118. 0, pulvinatum. Lindley, + ” Reg. 1838, mise. fig 1839, ¢. 42. Past. Fl. G., I, ic. Wild in Brazit; Minas — (v. o. c. et 8. sp. comm, cel. Fe hb.) Much like the preceding, from which the crisp base of ra lip, circular cushion, and seoad middie oa. of f the lip appear to separate * 119. 0. divaricatum. JO. 205. B. R. ¢. 1050. Bot. Cab, t. 1212. Wild in Brazi.; trunks of high trees, on the mountains of Serra das ——= encourtils, ¢ in Ilha Grande—D. The short conca a leaves assist in separating this from the preceding, as as dua is td tre fat edge of the Infra lobes of the fp. T also believe is four-lobed cushion to afford a mark, The sometimes yellow with a great deal of copper-red staining and spotting, ma sometimes of es uniform dull coppery tin * 120. 0. Harrisonianum. LO. 202. B. R. ¢. 1569. O. pallidum. Lindl. in B. R, 1840, mise, 108. ©, pantherinam. | rrpngy, fide Relb. ft Germ., fide Klotzsch. O.acrobotryam. Klotzsch, in Alig. Garten-Zeit., Sept. 15, 1855, Wild in Braztz; Organ Mountains—Miers; on the ascent of the S. de Piedade, province of Mine s— Martius, (v. 8. sp in hb. Miers et v. c.) The dull horn-like recurved remarkable crest, render it impossible to mistake this pretty “Tittle “lan whose brilliant yellow flowers are enlivened by rich crimson linear stai It is not very unusual for to have a terminal inflorescence, a8 i “the 0. acrobotryum. of Klotzsch, which i: tionabl £ this. ONCIDIUM. ( 36) PAUCITUBERCULATA. § 10. PAUCITUBERCULATA. * The sapien aoe oad a = Saag — to this division. as _ awe never an une to the O. serpens has tw the others four. Tf in eather! instances ae are four principal icin only, it will be found that rud tary ones occur either in — or at the sides, and indicate a tendency to ste formation of five or mor 121. 0. serpens, 10.204. Pact. Fl. G., I. ic. 125. Wild in Perv; —— road to ee at 6000 ft., on trunks of trees—Hall, ©. s. sp. in hb. Hoo her a must be extrem oe o other —— hay rred among the numerous Peruvian eliontians seen me, ex aang that “gathered by by Col, Hall. The flowers are said to be yellow, spotted with dark bro * 122. 0. hians. Lindley, in Bot. Reg. 1838, mise. 124. O. quadric oral Klotzsch, in = Gartenzeit., Aug. 7, 1852. O. leucostom Hffgg. * fide Re hb. f. Wild in aati Viort, (. v. ¢.) A little species with small yellow and brown flowers, and a — map white oe four-lobed crest. The stigma is rostrate. The colum no cheeks, * 123. 0. stramineum. Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1838, mise. 63 ; 1840, ¢. 14. umbee. Hort. O. Columbize, « Hort. mt fide Rehb. Hort. Wild in Mexico; near Vera Cruz—Hartweg, (v. v. ¢.) Flowers incencicored; with a few dark specks on the lip, in a dense pancile. The sessile almos stn ectangular petals are very remarkable. * 124. 0. cheirophorum. chi. f. in B. Z. 1852, p. 695! Xenia ined. Wild in Veracva; volcano of Chiriqui—Warczewicz, (v. s. comm. cel. Rehb.) Wnts curious plant nearly see to 0. stramineum. Flowers not a Paced yee clear erat whole-coloured, Column with large faleate downwards as in the Sarcopterous Plurituberculate race, but recurved tooth. Sti tigma two-lobed in Fea with a pair of teeth at its faser It exists in Senator Jenisch’s garden in Hamburgh. * 125. 0, Warneri. Odontoglossum Warneri. Lindl. in B. R. 1845, aoe a 1847, ¢. 20. (A) sordidum. Sepals and — yellowish, streaked : Sepals and petals white, streaked with mao purple. Wild in Mex1co—Loddiges, (v. v. ) A onl a conical recurved grassy leaves saad ag dg Li oe ellow, yoall: fi 1} : P aa a ly four-lobed, Sepals PLURITUBERCULATA. ( 37) ONCIDIUM. § 11. PLuRITUBERCULATA. * This large group, consisting as it does of species, or perhaps forms, cxsellingy difficult to distinguish, may ss classified in the following manner : 1, ROSTRATA.—A small number have the stigma extended into a long slender beak. 2. SARCOPTERA.—Others have the column-wings files hy, and curved oe wards, with a — =~ ular apex. All these agree in having the gland of the pollen hard, ho and — with a triangular erect process on each side of a seantle pollen OPTE ainder et neither a rostrate stigma nor ings, and the ns ig apparatus is in the usual state. A few owers——HETERANTHA ; i M m eo e 3 d very considerably obsolete——obsoleta; in others the column-wings are expanded into a conspicuous membrane——expansa. Undoubtedly this is ate n artificial arrangement, with the exception of the Rostrata and Sarcoptera > bi, in the present state of the genus, with so much more to learn as to the true value of characters, and the exact ; ny; st, +h g ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES. I, ROSTRATA. Columnee alis integris 126. Boothianum. ——_—_—_———_ bi ipartitis hastatis, laciniis linearibus. - 127. Weddelli. oe bilobis hastatis lac. acuminatis . 128. Schlimia. —— Sasi couilentitons eee 129. tigratum. II. SARCOPTERA. Columnz alis bilobis. : Labellum basi et sieve WS gears + + . « + + 130. Carthaginense. Cristze ‘aheeonks 5, ¥ © is = 2 es ASL tide. noe 3, dentie, 2 | ahatie - + « « 132, hematochilum. Columnee alis integris. Crista carinata dente hepard ia 3r8 - 133. Lanceanum. elevata ae asia bere, baseos 2, apicis 3 Labellum basi et apice equilatum . . . . . 184. Cavendishianwm. ——_—_———angustius. . .. . - 135. bicallosum. Til. HYMENOPTERA. A. HETERANTHA. Labellum apice et basi equilatum . . . . . .°. 186. pentadactylon. —_—_— basi multo angustius. 2 sepala et petala acuta . . . . . . . 187. cultratum. _—_— retusa ow . . ly 138. retusum. ONCIDIUM. ( 38 ) PLURITUBERCULATA. B. HOM@ANTHA : * obsoleta. Bracteve magne —— convolutis. 139. bracteatum. —— herbaceze sg es solito ~ Columna breviss. buccis sxrulagiinets alisq. — soot 40. fasciferum. —__—____—_—-— basi uncinata; crist. ney Tost. aa! 41. planilabre. ————— elongata arcuata, buccis prominentbus — latioribus unguiculatis . - 142. tipuloides. sepalisq. conformibus, 144, picturatum. Col. elong. semiteres, v. buccis feré obsoletis. racemus pauciflorus simplex. lice: Col. ‘alee simp Ss > -.« « 145. Pardalia. utrinque duo distantes 5 . 146. cardiostigmea. panicula (v. racemus basi paniculatus). : Col. al. eo 2 distantes, cristé basi lunaté. 147, tetrotis. tundatee, ‘ediciones Pree ee 5a ey 2 48, OmUnOREm. lobatee, panic. ramirefracti . . . . . . . . 149. lineoligerum. ascendentes . ; - . 150. altissimum Col. alze basi exten obtusze, folia ensiform t. et “ep. in alabastro apice recurva, 151. — 1. alee multilobate, . 152. folia oblonga o — Aas et s. obl. er oa 188. be are Col. alee utrinque - . 154. Bavert. C. HOM@ANTHA ; * * expansa. Volubilia. Col, alze utrinque acutz, crista multifida . ‘ 155. Schillerianum. ———~dolabriformes, crista carinata utrinque ) ike Peis Recta. Col. alee obtusze es V. pariim racemus, labello sepalis multd longiore 157. tigrinwm. Sea 9. basi et apice auriculis ci- : oe ; natis, +258 reflexum. angustius, auriculis rectangulis 159. ceesiwm. pata sera ares i 160. pirarense. sre j crista convexa Stiles anticé 2-cruris . + + + 162. ansiferwm. dentibus 2 anticis maximis runci- : natis, - 163: microstigma, Col, alee (mina 164. polyeladium. vee geome "foils bl ; ee ee ce . - 166. Suttons. PLURITUBERCULATA. ( 39 ) ONCIDIUM. Col, alee valde obliquee apice acutee. cristee —— digitiformibus . . wee 4s 66 AGT, leucochiium. crista tuberculata. skies oblongis obtusis, se acutis . . . . 168. oblongatum. a sepalisq. con pon 3 acuminatis. labellum basi et ap ~ «>. 169. delumbe. crista Saree levis ee ee ee 7-loba ru ~ + « « Zl. caldense. Col. alee utrinque — (nae quadrate). hastate acuminatissime . « « « 172, Reichenbachit bilobee ‘icehidentiesdinns ! OE aE Ae, OTE ee, indivi sep. et pet, oblonga obtusa . . . . . . + . IA, sessile. ——— acuminata. crista anticé bicruris. hi ee oe ne ose VS as ee ee Ss a Ne ee ais crista triloba, lobis zequalibus . - . 177. guttulatum. 0 edio rostrato pu ubescen 178, cruciferum. -—_——— multd breviore hig > aie cerebrigerum I. ROSTRATA. * 126. 0, Boothianum. cht. f. in Bonplandia, Ap. 1, 1854! Xenia Orch. ined. Wild in VenezuEta ; province of Carabobo, Cumbre de Valencia, at 5000 ft.—Fiinck and Schlim, 629; Wagener, (v. s. sp. comm. cell. Linden, Rchb.) anicle long, slender, drooping, narrow. wers small. Sepals and tits hE xaugze Lip aaorew with Tong isthmosy and very round Hat auri 127. 0. Weddelli. O. paniculé ramosissimé heterantha ramulis flexuosis intri- att sep. petalisq. lineari-obovatis secundis, labello basi acuté eo anticé elongato in lobum med. reniformem um hain. cristé. tomentosa 5-lob& dentibus 8 liberis acutis cir- cumstantibus, columna tereti tomentosé alis bipartitis linearibus buccis horizontalibus oblatis Wild in Bortvta; in the ‘Walleye of Tipani and Apolobamba, in the province of Larecaja and Caupolican, among grass— Weddell, (v. s. sp. in hb. mus. Par.) A most curious plant with the habit of 0. pyramidale. equally terete, with a pair of horizontal oval cheeks, and column- wings each divided to the base into two of which the two upper * 128. 0, Schlimii, Linden. Lindl. in Paxton’s Fl. Garden, no. 444, ONCIDIUM. ( 40 ) (Rosrr.) PLURITUBERGULATA. n New Grenapa, in the province of Ocafia, at the height of 3-4000 ft. —Sehlim, 1012, (v. v. . et 8. sp.) Owing to some confusion in my Lapa to Linden’s sumbuaes one been able to — this well-marked plant. The panicle is widely suneation: und. Flo loose, and compoun owers bright yellow spotted with brown. Its two- lobed c olumn-wings, with the lobes divaricating and tapering to fine points, a mark it well, In’O. tigratwm the two-lobed column- wings are truncate or even emarginate, 129. 0. tigratum. 2chb. f. in Bonpl., May 1, 1845! Wild in Pertu—Warczewicz, (h. fl. s. comm. cel, sn deep-yellow, with dark crimson blote ings deeply two-lobed, as of ai > eee, lunate, Differs on Waid i in the lobes of the column-wings rer = column smooth not downy. only seen a single se mt a sket If. SARCOPTERA. (Miltoniastrum. chd. f.) * 130. 0. carthaginense. Swz. act. Holm. 1800, p. 240. LO. 201. )Ss Flowers whitish, variegated with ferruginous and purple Petals paler, E.undolatum. 3B, M7. . M. t. 777. : carthaginense. Swz. fl. ind. occ. 1479. ee — Jacq. Amer. 228, t. 133, fig. 4. (B) Oerste rs pure white, variegated "with various shades of rose. ic 0. eae Rae. in Bonpl., Ap. 1 , 1854! ) san eum, Flowers smaller than ” usual, e yellow, with bright peed teen toons —? : O. sanguineum, “Lindl. Sert. Orch. t. 27. O. Huntianum. PB. M. t. 3806 O, roseum. dd. it ‘ed. 2, no. 131 O. juridum Henchmanni. A. & W. Fl. Cad. t. 97 hman — are ed. 2, no. oF O. panduriferum. He & rte t, 82. (D) Klotzschii. vie ee te the ao tee white, marked with round a of deep rose, O. Carthaginense. Lk. Klotzsch & Otto. te. t: 6: Wild in Trovtoat America; A, Jamaica, on trunks and large eo memeey ie Sw. wart 5 thick forests of Carthagena— acquin; icaragua— ted ; C, La Guayra—Loddiges ; Santa Martha— Purdie, in hb. Hooker ; ; D, Caraccas— Wagener, (v. v. c. ote. ”) I return to my original view of the a of this and 0. luridum, which sinh Fo dora sepal arched over the column with a longer unguis than ee eg the base of its lip nearly as broad as the middle a eee minor distinetions. Pie Mid wae lod by an ie accurate drawing into proposing . Oerstedii, as 1 was by the same cause in 1e ¢ . 3 k wi iven in the —e 5” it in reality consists of the usual five Grhcecc of which one central and two in front are Posie aah wine wrist abe one george shrivelled and been shown by the artist PLURITUBERCULATA. (Sarc.) ( 41) ONCIDIUM. Sir Wm. —— was misled by the assurance from Woburn, that the plant sent him from that fe Brazilian, at he Bsc misrepresentation which has foand its of Liave and Lexarza is made to suit ‘0. Barkeri, see Bonplandia, Aug. 1, 185 * 158. 0. reflexum. ee in Bot. Reg., sub t. 1920. Rehb. f. Xenia, t. 36, fig. 1 = Sepals = — siakaly speckled with brown. Lip with a few red ecks at th (B). ) petioannm, Pideci larger. outer Posi as E ipetel Roya with ear the base. Lip with a rich ¢ 2287 " alickoati Martius. Bot, Reg. 1840, » mise. 216, ai, , "70. — in ear, (v. 0. ¢.) n reconsidering these pimped, I — pes ope og ng ~ both ove the same habit, and the e colum t in B the crest is smooth and se ven-toothed, eet in reflexum i Fg Aton and Ave-toothed. But I fear aes distinctions are not permanen ty 59. 0. cxwsium. 2Rchb. f. in Regel’s Gartenflora, t. 80! Xenia Orch. t. 36, fi 2. Wild in ——-——.. Described from a German Garden, (v. Jlorem vivum comm. cel. Rehb.) Very _ 0. reflecum, under which name it was ived in Mr. Keil’s garden at Leipsig, from — of Berlin. Prof. Rehb, distinguishes it by the ree ears of gy oe e larger flowers with a very much m ag orsal sepal, and i eae colour. pelareat — with whi hieh | he favoured me mpeaistarotnn exactly with his statem 160. 0. pirarense. Zchb. f. in Linnea, XXII. 846! Wild in Guiana; near Pirara—R. Schomburgk. Very different ; with bint = ——— it, ee 0. = in thease sera which is remarkable, is Rebb. le callosity with simi lobes, of which the lateral are caedhant Soeunie ss ios se longer and e * 161. 0. suave. Lin in Bot. Reg. 1843, mise. 22. Pest, 7. 0.1L else, x os Wendlandianum. Rchb. f. in Bonpl., Ap. 1, Sosa O. macropterum. A, Rich. & Galeott. Orch. M 0. Tayleuri. Hort. Wild in a Galeotti ; nefte nae eoxo- on Pinus T. fo arwisehe ja 1 hb. Monae., ie 0. ¢. et 8. ”.) PLURITUBERCULATA. (Hym.) ( 47 )- ONCIDIUM. Its brown reflexed ‘Sepals and petals, yellow lip with a broad | cinnamon stain atthe base, ngs mark this satisfactorily. In 0. Wendlandianum, from the “garden of Herrn- hausen, for which I am for hte fy Prof. Rechb., the leaves are longer and broader than usual. 0. macropterum from Galeotti ao Bacote 5046 bis), is also from Oaxaca, and no doubt must be also referred to 162. 0, ansiferfm. Rchb.f. in B. Zeit. 1852, p. 695! Wild in VERAGUA ; i Chiriqui, at 8000 ft.—Warezewicz, (v. s. sp. comm, cel. Rchb.) Well eth. orcad from O. suave, which it is very near, mot only by th middle point of the rt being oe into a downy beak, but by longer and more wavy sepals = bid short column, the cheeks of w - although very pr te aes sb y discoverable above the crest, and b: the crest itself having a Shiga tooth on either side at its base. * 163. 0. microstigma. [chb. f. in Bonpl., April 1, 1854! Wild in ————.._ Obtained by Rchb. from Consul Schiller’s garden. “Sepals and tee meagre it yellow ; lip pales almost ae ” Thavea en wey flower and a dra the latte t appears that the crest is v different from hat et O. suave, to which I should have othervis agree it; thee of the crest consist three equal wit m e which — below the others, and curve backward. It is described as having the habit of O. ansiferum. 164. 0, polycladium. 2chd. MSS. O. folio lanceolato-lorato, paniculé homeeanth& longa angus- tissima ramulis spathaceo-bracteatis valdé flexuosis su orks sepalis petalisq. lanceolatis aii is acutis, labelli lobis latera- libus runcinatis subitd in intermedium duplo latiorem subrotun- dum bilobum transeuntibus, crista trilobA adjectis dentibus 2 ‘sub apice et 2 alteris juxta basin, columne alis triangularibus acutis buccis conicis. Wild in Costa Rroa, Veraeua; Chiriqui—Warezewicz, (v. s. sp. comm. cel, Rchb.) Flow se es thy gris: bectsiagstiacieaggh mae beaer ‘yl i narrow raceme, the lateral b: te atm 0 are pg gen than — Par gh a oe in ness ar flowered right-an —e zigzags. The spathaceous bracts are as long as the internodes, or even | ing * 165. O. tenue. Lindley in Journ. Hort. Soe., IU. 76, ce. Wild in GuatEemMata — Hartweg; Mexico, near Oaxaca— Galeotti, 5324, (v. v. e.) Pseudobulbs extremely thin. Flowers in astraggling raceme osagts Se suave. Thave int from Sir Philip Egerton the a panicle four isin cer tired amen ya ae tige of the "rig ag oe oe be mate oned further on (see no. 169). ONCIDIUM. (48) (Hym.) PLURITUBERCULATA. * 166. 0. Suttoni. Bateman in B. R. 1842, mise. 8. Paxton HM. Gard., IT. ve. 129. Wild in Guarrmata; Medio Monte, ogee it grows with - ornithorhyn chum—Skinner, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) A species of little interest, with narrow grassy “ties and very long drooping panicled racemes, of dull yellow and brown*flowe * 167. 0. leucochilum. Bateman B. R.t.1920. Orch. Mex.t.1. Cyrtochilum leucochilum. Planchon, Fl. des Serres, t, 522. (B) digitatum, Fingers of the crest nine at least, instead of five. O. digitatum, Lindl. in Benth. Pl. —— p. 94, Paxton le. ie. 138. Wild in Mexico ; ains r Malacatan—Hartweg ; GUATEMALA, in ha elt districte ‘Skin nner, (v. v. c. et 8. sp.) Many varieties in colour of this sig pant plant are found in Gardens ; one with chocolate-brown suied c n the flowers, 5 nance with brown flecks on green ground, and a third of one dal prt brown ti all of them the lip is white w n, becoming yellowish afterwa: Bu with S ilip Egerton a flower just opened, the li which was pe fectly yellow ; the other flowers having white lip: al, According to Ss r, the summer temperature of the country where this species wild is between — Pe me le — that in December, 1839, the therm mag = Guatem he open # air, - — ea te ‘averaged 36°, * 168. 0, oblongatum. Lindl. in B. Reg. 1844, mise. 11. Paxton l.c. ic. 137. OQ. xanthochlorum. Klotzsch, fide Rchb. in litt. Wild in Mrex1tco—Loddiges, (v. v. ¢.) Flowers large, clear gta one with a few pale reddish-brown spots. Petals rather wider than se and much more blunt. Lip with the middle lobe deeply enigolay facllnin’ to ants , the eatines being bluntly angular. I have a sketch of this with three siceiiie glands ; one in the usual place, and te aa others at the base of the two column-wings. * 169. 0, delumbe. O. tenue grandifiorum. Lindl. in Hort. Soc. Jowrnal, VIT. 271. ic. yl. Wild i in GuatuMaLa—Skinner, (v. v. ¢.) abit that of O. tenue, with the same 7053 pseudobulbs and loose pitas ‘panicle, Sos posieteys ths poles he back sepal is so much reflexed | as to be almost gape with th the pelts, giving the flowera senken: * 170. 0. nebulosum. - in Bot. Reg. 1841, mise. 175. , O. Geertianum. Morren in Ann. Gand., Feb. 1848, O. Klotzschianum, Rchb. tit Z. 1852, p. 695! Wild ins in sdetphmesesme Spit Veraaua, Chiriqui, at 4-5000 (v. v. @.) arTezewie7 = _A flower from Prof. Rehb. Sdctlien Geb pr Bre arb The plant is es ote ica petra Saeire , sep icerd av fon which, however, are alwa: sear? spots _ st the base ofthe lip, and on Sales Sole gone wi fa aint spots of brown ehh ee rae PLURITUBERCULATA. (Hym.) ( 49 ) ONCIDIUM. * 171. 0. ecaldense. 2chd. f. in Linnea, XXII. 846! Wild in Braztu; Minas Geriies — Regnell; Gongosoco — Loddiges, (v. v. c. et s. sp. comm. cel. Rehb. A straggling — with yellow mnie Sa pone” with brown. The petals are broader than the sepals, more like them very acute. The erest onsite of five long, blunt, mia ayaa mir tere rugged processes next e column, and three others rather larger ° front. It is much like ramosum 6 185), but the crest is totally different, with none of the additional eads an a ies of that species. Tt "also seems to be a a plant wit more lax pani 172. 0. Reichenbachii. O. foliis oblongo-loratis obtusiusculis, paniculd elongata angusté debili ramulis retrofractis flexuosis, sepalis petalisq. Piha lavicoolatisv predene undulatis, labello obtus’ lunato bilobo lobis posticis rectangulis rotundatis latiore, cristee dentibus jécte columnam acervatis in fronte tribus filiformibus, columnz alis hastatis acuminatissimis. Wild in New Grenapa; in the province of Ocafia, at 5000 ft. —Schlim, 27 ; a ENEZUELA, at Laguneta, in the province of Merida, at 7000 ft.—Fiinek and Schlim, 1030, (v. s. sp. comm cel. Linden et Pokb ) The very to definition given of O. maizefolium in the “ Orch. denianze ” has led to this a being taken for it by Prof. Reichenbach. It differs in the lower ‘angle of the apn being extended downwards ith div. branches. The flowers are said to be “ yellow uri with brown” in Ocafia, and PY seas. te with red” in Merida. My specimens of pr first are — stronger than the other, with less zigzag side branches. I propose to it in owner - rea very sharp-sighted and indefatigable ilseancknan 3 * 173. 0. maizefoliom. Jindi/. Orch. Lind. no. 78. Wild in Vewezueta; forests on the slope of the Sierra Nevada, in the province of Merida, at 7000 ft.—Linden, (v. 8. sp.) Leaves nearly one inch and br e, coarsely ribbed (when dry). datategic in a very large entangled ranching panicle. “ Petals is bright op wee red, = pale yellow.” Very de tinct the pr oan Br. Reh. as O. Schlimii? gathered in N. Gre euntlerby Warca oly * 174. 0, sessile. Lindley, in Paxton’s Fl. Garden, t, 21. Wild im the Caracoas; Santa Martha—Purdie, (v v. c.) The large golden-yellow a on rival those of gma agar Their ris sand petal: a few cinnamon spots base, are remarkable. 0. pirarense (no. 160), with Hower ee tome hem: bas long auricles to the lip, and a totally Ocr. 23, 1855. ONCIDIUM. (50) (Hym.) PLURITUBERCULATA. * 175. 0. ensatum. Lindl. in B. Reg. 1842, misc. 15. Wild in Guatemata— Skinner; Mexico, near Oaxaca — Hartweg, (v. v. ¢.) Panicle very open, _— only branched, gga Ss at the point, with conspicuous —" us mucronate bra narrow, like a straight two-edged swo * 176. 0. dichromaticum, Rchb.f. in Bonpl., Ap. 1, 1855! Wild in —. Cultivated by Booth and Sons, of Hamburgh. eaves of this are undescribed, and I am not certain how it is to be f obed a’ ith ly pair of long legs in front, and a short t eed Mpeeetoty while in O. ensatum it 1s distinctly five lobed, in ain to ates two front legs, These would seem to be sufficient difference * 177. 0, guttulatum. Rchb.f. in litt. Wild in ———. Obtained from the garden at Herrenhausen, (v. 8. e. comm. cel. Rehb. owing is Prof. — s description :—* Sepala lanceolata, acuta, me rostellum trilobum ; ale angustz quadratulze, sittin Pocket 2 rThe’ appearance of the specimen before me is that of One. lentiginoswm. 178. 0. eruciferum. Rehb. f. in Bonpl., May 1, 1854! Wild in Penu—Warczewicz. ar 0. excavatum, oy with a cruciform crest eT at geet end ‘anic’ 179. 0. cerebriferum. Rchb.f. in B. Zeit. 1852, p. 695! Wild in Veracva; Chiriqui, at 4-6000 ft.— Warczewicz. Much like like the last in the form of the flowers ; but the column is very short, sisi ae Chola oe erruciform, ent, and almost hidden by the crest. Of the * the centre is occupied by a thick, downy, blunt tooth, on ea of which are about four smoother short tubercles. It is = much like 0. ansiferam (no ee ee eine co compared. VERRUCITUBERCULATA. ( 51 ) ONCIDIUM. § 12. VeRRUCITUBERCULATA. ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES. Colitmnna epters | 6 a a ee, 180, pamchryewn, alata alee angulatee xcisee basi sep. et pet. ‘cassia obt. apiculata. . . . . 181. auriferwm, ————_lanceolataacuminata . . . . . 182. armillare. excise basi cordate (as fb eo aa Bo, poneenenne: rista varicosa rugosa, panic. corymbosa . . . 184, ick lamellata, panic. svepius divaricata . . . 185. Biteniwalashun. * 180. 0, panchrysum. Lind/. in Journ. Hort. Soc., IV. 267, ¢. te. ayl. O. anomalum. Rehd, f. in Linnea, XXII 845. Bonpland., Dec. 1, 1854 ! Wild in New Grenapa; province of Pamplona, at 8000 ft.— Punck and Schlim, 1432 ; province of Ocafia and Nota, at 7500 ft.—Schlim, 1018 ; Socorro—Linden, 123, (v. v. ¢. et S. Sp. A very prett, cies, with small pure yellow flowers in a close yramidal canta me o prveu z eae bloom, wherefore 1 once : 1 stag ine i front afew fre warts on ser se, 181. 0. auriferum. Zchd. f in iieaes: XML. 847. Bonplandia, Ap. 1, 1854! Wild in New Grenapa; Merida, at 7000 ft. — Finck and Schlim ; Wagener, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden ) Very like O. panchrysum, from which its great column-wings distinguish it. Its flowers are aa whole-coloured, but marked with brown even on the lip. 182. 0. armillare. = O. habitu omnind O. auriferi, floribus majoribus, sepalis petalisque lanceolatis acuminatis, criste carinis 3 flexuosis anticé — in dente valido evanescentibus verruculis circumstantibus. Wild in Penu—W. Lobb, (wv. s. sp. comm. dom. Veitch.) orm, extremely like that of pa » but with the column- wings of auriferum. the flowers are larger, and ceolate linear and obtu a point, and the crest acuminate, three deep daha keels, each terminating in front in a strong upright other tee’ f these, and tooth. Two about four ccaarghante wares Soci ga alae tae aie ONCIDIUM. ( 52 ) VERRUCITUBERCULATA. 183. 0. foveatum, O. habitu O. panchrysi, sed floribus dupld majoribus intensé luteis cinnamomeo fasciatis, labelli lobo medio maximo basi auri- cularum loco circulari, cristé basi foveatA anticé bicruri verruculis pluribus interjectis et igen columne alis dimidiatis acuminatis cordatis medio emargina Wild in Perv; sources of ee yen (v. s. sp.) From the three preceding, of which it has the habit, this is bem distinguished by its large bright ection flowers banded with bro Jai culiar column-wings, which might rather be called column-ears, sik the. rm and crest of the lip, * 184. 0. rupestre. ind/. in Plant. Hartw., 151. (B) gerne Lip apiculate. Bracts adpressed. 0. Skinneri. Lindl. in Gard. Ohron. 1855, p. 629. Wild in ae on walls and rocks in and about Loxa— Hartweg, (v. s. sp.; B, v. e A very stout species, with leaves ten to fifteen inches long and two broad, and a stiff pyramidal panicle two ot high and a foot wide. The plant I have arded as variety, with close pressed bracts, and an apiculate lip. The other differences which were supposed to exist are proba ly referable to the different condition of the dried and recent specimens, It isa very fine plant. The branches re i flo wers, 1 the largest form of 0. ampliatwm, are a brilliant t golden gost with about iree cinnamon blotches at the base of each division, and a stain of the same colour across the lip immediately below the crest = at 3 hae of its side lobes. The numerous sinuosities of the crest are w! - 0. Batemannianum. Knowles and Weste. Fil. Cab., at 383, t. 137. ilopterum. Fi mose. Sepals and — agi — ae » ; middle front este >a ‘the crest aie larger than 0. slope Lindl. in B. Reg. 1844, — 76, ony t. on O. gallopavinum. aca in Ann. Gand., _ (B) ramosum. Fowers in a ver sarge F ae ‘Brilliant yellow, with the sepals and petals banded with Hake chonolase. : _ Wild in Braztt ; Itacolumi, near Villa Rica, in the province of Mines—Martius, artius, (v. 0. c. et 8. sp. in hb. Martius.) A tall dense erect branchin panicle —— to hich the petted sepals much narrower duacthe po a ving oher or dorsal one. Its crest consists of threo to is an am at the base, an three others in front, and irre lobed ; around which few 1 s towards the nin eee eee in one complete apecitaen i dull red, green outside, in ‘specimen in my herbarium shows how VERRUCITUBERCULATA. ( 53 ) ONCIDIUM. variable the flowers are in size, some on the same panic'e be'ng hardly. half an inch across, whle others are more than an inch. It has evidently a ten- dency to pass into the dimerphous state. After the most careful examination idence, I can t all of the original evidence, I me to no other conclusion than tha e uppose now reduced e, are mere anothe al fear that ca. (no, fe must be reduce this. That all are Brazilian is unquestionable ; d yet itis asserted in gardens that some come from Mexico. Rehb. refers 0. grasses of Klotzsch to this species. § 13. BaAsILATa. ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES. Panicula heterantha. Labellum trilobum a apice . . 186. abortiv —-——— panduratum, als eiaieittccalinns eos does hateruitienkc obsoletis . . + 188. chrysomorphum. Panicula puencabeng igma rostratum lab. lob. med. 2-lobo . . . . . + » . . « 189. ornithorhynchum. lab. lob. — SOHNE ice ey i ne 0, ores fersin, lab. lob. iden ovatus acu ali sepalis petalisque ocartoes lopgeniints inns J 191. phywatockihen. —_———— elas. 192. hastatum. petalis Intionibies es lat, ones mnat. . . . . . 193. ochmatochilum. lab. lobus medius reniformi: labelli : 194, raniferwm. dilatatis rotundatis, isthmo pein om. gobi sag : - + + + 195. Wentworthianwn. virepando . . . . . . . 196. pergameneum. 186. 0. abortivum. Achb. f. in Linnea, XXII. 847. Wild in the Caraccas—Wagener, Moritz, (v. flores comm. cel. Eechb.) Flowers = for _ most part abortive, of a very thin texture. Sepals and petals w oader, very acute. Lip equally three-lobed, the pe lobe bere gels many: Pi Column-wings ligulate, recurved, ticulate at the end. Sigil tie 187. O.heteranthum. Piéppig 5 Endl. N. G. and Sp. I 34, #. 60. Wild in nae on trees near Pampayaco—Péppig ; Mathews, 1917, (v. s. sp.) ‘ has a long drooping pare aap compound flexuose divaricating branches about two inches long at the longest. The column-wings are coarsely serrated. The saecasedenal nine to eleven blunt equal teeth, forming a narrow _ thus 2 ed 2 ONCIDIUM. ( 54 ) BASILATA. * 188. 0, chrysomorphum. Lindl. in Bot. Mag. ined. O. foliis loratis obtusis, panicula pyramidali heteranth’ ramis recurvantibus flexuosis basi spathaceis, sepalis petalisq. obovatis obtusis reflexis, labelli basi latioris apice bilobi isthmo oblongo lobis imbricantibus, crist& 3-carimati utrinque versus basin crenata callo crenato utrinque adstante, columné feré aptera basi plana elevata. Wild in the Caraccas; Santa Martha—Purdie, (v. s. ¢. in hb. Hooker.) Leaves like those of panchrysum, but broader and stouter. Panicle rather taller, _— a foot high, with a stiff p d with three or four spathaceous sheaths, and similar couipiouss bracts at the base of eac branch ; quite atu leigel, ‘divisio n flexuose, with the lateral branches curving downwards, Flowers pure golden ye ellow, with paler ends, the size of 0. panchrysum, with eewekahhe obtuse sepals and petals. * 189. 0. ornithorhynchum. WBK. LO. ae 2 Bateman Orch. Mex. t.4. B. R. 1840, 7.10. B. M. ¢. 391 Wild in Mextco; Iano verde — Hartweg; Mechoacan — G ner; asto—Jamieson, in bb. er, "6 v. ¢. et 8. This well-known plant, remarkable for its clear rose-coloured flowers, with searcely a tinge of yellow, in a genus so very generally of that colour, varies much in the size and tint of their ar wate In some atest the flowers are large and deep-coloured ; in others they are small, p and unattractive. It reper inhabits shady damp places, where the oan ee sh varies between 6 * 190. 0. trolliferam, Lindi. in Bot. Reg. 1839, ¢. 57. Wild in Braziu; Pedro Bonito—Miers, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) Panicle short, with a few Prog -flowered Shoal oad branches a coarse & The petals th but 0. phymatochilum. Lindi. in Pazton’s Fl. Gard. NO» bes: ic. ee 6. 18. oes in » (v. 2. A e country of this beautiful thing is unknown. Prof. Rchb. saapube as caysell, bas Go Ae GE informs me that the Hamburgh specimen, =: are unanimous in asserting that it came from Brazil. In this country it is reputed Mexican Its long linear-lanceolate green sepals, < with brown, remind one of Brassia ; while its ivory lpn od eben — just stained with yellow near the base, is that of a genuine ‘Oncidium. BASILATA. ( 55 ) ONCIDIUM., * 192. 0. hastatum. Lindl. in Paxton’s Fl. Garden, vol. I, No. 2. Odontoglossum padawiescig —* in Ann, are t. 27. Odontoglossum has Bateman Orch. Mex. (A) flavescens. Lips radia, (B) atratum. Lipe Senate Wild in Mextco; Oaxaca, at 4000 ft.—Galeotti, 5085; Me- Sogn ea t, (0. v. c. et 8. sp. comm. cel, Re hb. Lip always hastate, with the nscaes lobes white and agian The middle lobe of the erest is so rudimentary, that it may easily escape hacscation: The crest consists of two parallel pra — a ne beta them, and a short accessory keel on either side a 193. 0, ochmatochilum. Zchd. f. in omen Zeitung 1852, 8! p. 69 Wild in Veracua; Chiriqui—Warczewicz, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. b. This is described with olive-green flowers, flecked with golden. Lip white, with brown and violet flecks and bands, Its affinity is un- d : My spec for wh I am indebted to Prof. G. Reichenbach, is a sanibes =e a race rig p acai, a bracts of which are almost obsolete. T flower . - much s Pat er than in O. phymutochilum, and apparently of a firmer ure, The. clean: are linear-lanceolate, canaliculate, united for cihoss cauactite hae ‘engt, and longer than the other r parts. The dorsal sepal and petals are alike Janceolate acuminate and recurved as well as soe ; cheeks ; its wings are reduced to a soca peard mega "Met A aba peace wit of the —— cavity. It would seem to be a very pretty plant when fresh. 4. 0, raniferum, indi. in B. R. sub t. 1920. 1838, t. Pe “8. M. t. 8712. Wild in Brazit; Organ mountains—Gardner, 637, (v. v. ¢. et 8. sp.) The ers are too diminutive to aga are useful to cultivators ; they are aa yellow, except the crest and b f the lip, which are brown. mes the panicle becomes iaty oo: afew scattered flowers only at ‘ee sas of its branches. * 195. 0. Wentworthianum. i im B. R. 1840, misc. 194. Paxton Fl. Gard., II. ic. 127. fed in GuatemaLta—Skinner ; wot of Santa Rosa, in May—Hartweg » (v- 8. sp. et v There are two satiation ix ‘eultivation, a which one, sent me by Sir et Egerton, has brilliant yellow flowers much larger than in the original, and barred with the richest possible brown. | - * 196. 0. pergameneum. Lindl. in Benth. Plant. Hartw. p. 93. B. R. 1842, mise. 7. ONCIDIUM. ( 56 ) BASILATA Wild in oS montafia en medio, Aug. — Hartweg, (v. 8 To ee ee a leaves of O. tenue this ag adds the flowers of Wentworthianum, with the same broad base of the lip and cee egg The crest is formed by a heap of about nine short stumpy tubercles. The inflorescence is that of O. sua § 14. GLANDULIGERA. * * It is difficult to find a satisfactory place for 0. Papilio; and now that a second species is known, equally cies with petals and dorsal sepal muc ch longer than the laterals, it seems desirable to associate them in one small group qui * 197. 0. Papilio, ZO. 203. B. Reg. ¢.910. Bot. Mag. t. 2799. # Cat. t. 1086. (A) Reoeg peggice all over with brown (By limbatom, p yellow, with a cinnamon-brown border, B.M. t. ag ©) ‘ik ie "Flowers cece (A specimen once found in the Car ara according to Reh Sar (D) Kramerianum, /chd. hb Xenia, t, 33! Avertand nee and crisp over all their edge, sagt yellow ih a few brow Wild in Turxwwap— Woodford ; Caraccas, near Merida, e the — of — ft., on precipitou 8 cliff s— Wagener; Domi- —Imray, Hooker, “not indigenous;” D, on Chraberic at ; 3000 ft. —Warczewicz, (0. v. ¢. et 8. sp. comm. cel, Eechb.) This well-known plant is see not only for its a — ee monn sepal and petals, but also for the _ eee ds which surround the bed. They vary somewhat in ‘jie ms a but 1 I do not pretre any distinction can be derived from their conditiv * 198. 0. Limminghii. £. Morren. f. in litt. O. sepalo dorsali petalisq. lanceolatis inferioribus quadrupld majoribus, labelli basi latioris auriculis rotundatis isthmo ob- euneato elongato in jn iaiialie seacturnatn. 4 expanso, crista - columnz alis 4 laceris fimbriatis: 2 lateralibus angustioribus Q eciaiiedes inflexis, Wild in the Canaccas—Edward More, a s. cult. sb three and petal peat to be dui alive the the olivegreen; Acti te same colour, but paler. — The structure of oe p é ( 57 ) ONCIDIUM. * SPECIES INSUFFICIENTLY KNOWN. .funereum Liave. LO., p. 201; pseudobulbis subrotundis depressis hyalino-virescentibus diphyllis, foliis lanceolatis spitha- meeis, scapo tenuissimo simplici elongato, sepalis petalisque wqua- libus patulis apice reflexis, labello carnoso convexo emarginato criste tuberculis variis denticulisque.—Mexico.—Known only from the description of La Llave. It is said to be used by me people of Mechoacan as an ornament of their tombs. The lip described as yellow, the segments of the flower as olive-brown spotted. ‘The leaves are a span long. (“ O. filipes ?” Rechb.) olivaceum HBK. LO., p. 202; “bulbo ovato-oblongo, foliis “oblongo- lanceolatis, pedunculo simplici multifloro, foliolis ealycis carnosis reflexis, labello trifido : lacmia intermedia subreni- formi emarginata, erica basi alis rotundatis instructo apice cucullato.”— Popayan.—Leaves three or four inches long. Scape one to two feet high. Petals oblong-acute, shorter than the sepals. Lip very large, with the middle lobe crenulated, fleshy pink, an inch broad, narrowed at the base, with a conical yellow crest ; the lateral lobes obliquely ovate, wavy, distinct, spotted with red, from four to five lines long. (“ O. eucudlatum : 2? Behb. ) 0. Forkelii Scheidw. ; “ pseudobulbis monophyllis ; folis coriaceis, oblongis, acutis; vaginis ciliatis ; scapo erecto punctato, trifloro, foliis breviore. Sepalis lateralibus liberis, oblongo- — see ee superiore ovato undulato; petalis oblongis undulatis; labello trilobo, lobis lateralibus minoribus, titermedto maximo rotundato baseos callis duobus instructo, anteriore sk 2a bicorni, posterioris lamina plicata: gynos- temio alato, alis lilacinis: Anthera carnosa galeata, pollinia duo in glandulam bicornutam sessilia. Folia 10-12 pollices longa, 3-4 poll. lata. Sepala extus virentia intus ee petala apice virentia basi fuscata, labellum lilacinum.”— Mezico.— Flowered at Lacken. Flowers “an inch in diameter, greenish Sioa =e with crimson ; Oe clear es wag gs and 0-obovatum Presi. relig. H. 1. 99; pseudobulbus 4-poll. Folia ignota. Scapus terminalis, pedalis, ¢ erectus, vaginis mem- branaceis albidis vestitus, apice paniculatus. Panic. simpl. pat. 4-poll. Bract. lineari-lanc. acut. membr. inferiores }-poll. long. Perianth. erecto-patens. Sep. lin. lane. acut. eq. 5 ln. longa sss sequilong. obovat. integr. erecto-patens, basi supra crista- ONCIDIUM. ( 58 ) from Presl, whose habitat is possibly wrong. If ee scape is seal terminal, this plant is perhaps not an Oncidiu 0. globuliferum HEK. LO., p. 202; “ bulho subglo- boso, foliis oblongis brevissimé mucronatis, scapis simplicibus subunifloris, foliolis calycis subsequalibus crenulato-undulatis, labello subreniformi apice emarginato-bilobo, gynostemio apice ald crenulat& cincto? ”—Popayan.—Flowers red, spotted. Lip very large, with small lateral lobes. Is not this O. cucudlatum ? 0.2? emarginatum Meyer, LO., p. 206; “foltis lanceolato- ticethas obtusis emarginatis, floribus terminalibus, labello obovato integerrimo, gynostemii alis ovato subrotundis.”— ssequebo.—Caules spithamei, sulcati. Folia 2—2}-poll. longa. Flores parvi, purpurei, punctis argenteis notati. Sepala oblongo- lanceolata, acuminata, inferiora 2 paulultm breviora, oblonga, acuta. Labellum obovatum, basi attenuatum, integerrimum, planum, supra tuberculis rugeformibus notatum. Columna brevis, apice alis 2, parvis, patenti-erectis, rotundatis instructa. 0. rariflorum Ach. Richard in Ann. Se. Jan. 1845 ; “ pumi- lum ; ; eeudobulbie ovoideis compressis, 1-phyllis ; folio lanceolato acuto ; scapo radicali 2-floro ; liga bialato ; labello 3-lobo, lobo medio obcordato.”—Menico 0. brevifolium 4. Richard 1. ¢.; “ pseudobulbis ovoideis 2- pbyllis, fol. ellipticis acutis coriaceis, brevibus ; scapo paniculato, — subsimplici; flor. luteis maculatis: la se lobis _lateralibus ae intermedio wicalas bifido.—~— Mezi um 4. Richard 1. ¢.; PES pseudobulbis Peay nnnpeeais diohylls, flor. parvulis paniculatis, sepalis oblongis, reflexis, obtusis, pallide brunneis : labello luteo trilobo, lobo medio obovato, oe emarginato.— Mesico : 0. Ghiesbreghtian Richard . c.; pseudobulbis com- pressis ovoideis aohyilte, fol. lanceolatis acutis ; flor. pallide -purpureis, racemo seine Pale lobis lateralibus obtusis, ae in eee “Mao. Bot., XVI. p. 63, 1s Bet: to pubes by Rchb.f. (Walp. ann., IIT. 655 5.) CATALOGUE NAMES ONLY. sciurus, Linden, Huntleyanum, Beer. volubile. " as peckccatiames Beer. . tricolorum, Beer. auriculatum, Schiller. densiflorum, Schiller. ( 59 ) ONCIDIUM. Supposed species now referred to other genera, O. echinatum, HBX. . i c+ 6 Ss Eryeina, oO mystacinun rdens ss O. Bictoniense, Gard fe - = Odontoglossum. S © = f gs a = | Odont. coronarium. O. diaphanum, Rchb. f. = Leochilus, O. macrantherum, BM. O. hyalinobulbon, sin INDEX OF SPECIES, — abortivum, 186. Candelabrum, end. atum, 48. acinaceum, candidum, 53. diaphanum, end. acrobotryum, 120. cardiochilum, 87, diceratum, 11. zemulum, 8. iostigms dichromaticum, 176 al laceum, 72 carthaginense, 130 digitatum, 167 altissimum, 1 Cavendishianum, 134 disciferum, 78. altissimum, 154, Cebolleta, 42. varicatum, 119. amictum, 58. Cepula, 42. ameenum, incert. cerebriferum, 179. echinatum, end. ampliatum, 90. elegans, incert. anomalum, 180. chrysomorphum, 188, ‘ginatum, incert. ansiferum, 162, ck pyramis, 97, emargin incert. are, 182. ciliatulum, 47. ensatum, 175. 43, ciliatum, 47, examin aureum, 67. ciliolatum, 47. excavatum, 85, auriculatum, en iciferum, auriferum, 181, citrinum, 143, falci 85. erum, 23. fasciferum, 140. cochl. festatum, 67. Barbacenia, 109. ~ Columba, 123. Jilipes, 110. barbatum, 47, Columbice, 123. fimbriatum, 54 barbatum, 46. concolor, 65. iat Bari 157. ragosum, 77. liferum, incert mannianum, 185. convolvulaceum, 8 flexuosum, 81 Baueri, : cordatum, 2, cuosum, bicallosum, 135. cornigerum, 55. Forbesi, 60. bicolor, '74. socyanahinee: 19. Forkelii, incert. bicornutum, 70, cosymbephorum, 181. formosissimum, 92. Bictoniense, end. crispum, 61, foveatum, 183 bifolium, 73. crista galli, . Blancheti, 76. cruciferum, 178 » 126, euculla: Gertneri, incert. Boydii, 131, cultratum, 137, orate i a hyandrum, 111. ‘ opavinum, 185. brachyphyllum, 42, cuneatum, 131, Gardneri, 57. _ bracteatum, 139. curtum, 63. Geertianum, 170. decipiens, 68. globuliferum, incert, cesium, 159, deltoideum, 103. glossomystax, 27. caldense, 171 5 169. gracile, 108, caminiophorum, 153. a _ | graminifolium, 110. ONCIDIUM. Guibertianum, 32. guttulatum, 177. hieroglyphicum, 94, tochilum, 132. = ‘ rane aang 64. xanthum, 82. ‘untleyanum, — sarin neva incurvum, 72. intermedium, 131. ionosmum, 157. iricolor, 88. Sore on bony 68. Jamiesoni, 91, janeirense, 45. juncifolium, 42. Kappleri, 152. Klotzschianwm, 170. Kramerianum, 197. ao 99. lacerum, 40. Lanceanum, 133. ] um, 93 ( 60 ) nae 113. eee 5 nudum, 39. oblongatum, 168. se idem incert. obryzat Seabee aa 193. ochmatochilum, 64, 0. sum, 180. panduriferum, 130. i 0. Papilio, 197. Pardalis, 145. pulchellum, 31. pulvinatum, 118. aa ilio, 28. pumilum, 106. pyramidale, 98. quadricorne, 122. ramiferum, 120. reflex Heichenbach 172. Aighyantn, $4. 130. are 184, sanguineum, 130 sare —— 8 sca r, 83. Schillerianum, 155. sor a sel, 7. is} powintingy 6. 4, 184. spinclatun, 151. sphegiferum, 117. spilopterum, 185. Sprucei, 41. stenopetalum, 99, 1865. stramineum, 123. stipitatum, 4 suave, 161. trulliferum, 190. wmbrosum, 114, undulatum, 15. unguiculatum, 65, 157. uniflorum, urophyllum, 33. varicosum, 79. ( 61 ) variegatum, 38. tinw | | Warneri, Warczewiczii, 56. 125 ONCIDIUM. Weddelli, Wosdlention Wentworthiantxa, sor Widgr — Weise 10. «xanthochlorum, 168. zebrinum, 16, ONCODIA. Sepaza erecta, costata, herbacea: lateralibus pauld obliquis, ovarii mento adnatis. PrraLa membranacea, latiora. ABELLUM membranaceum, indivisum, erectum, cum cavitate satel in ovarii apice mentiformi continuum, basi foveatum et bilamellatum. A brevis, erecta, aptera ; margine membranaceo versus = latiore. Ovarium ad columne labellique junctionem in avitatem carnosam mentiformem (cuniculum) dilatatum. Potiinia 2, ovalia, solida ; — laté hneari ; glandulé oblonga. Anthera apiculo recurv Herba epiphyta, Americee becifioas, pseudobulbosa. Folia cori- acea. Racemi radicales. Bractew glumacee. In habit this resembles somewhat such plants as a glumacea ; but in tre’ n t pedoion anterior hollow tumour, like a emia rig isi —* the oe of the ovary, an o mceoniag 16 to the cuniculus so comm papas On the edge of the cavity of this tumour stand the lip jad the jais of Intra pla, W. the form of the tumour. The column is exactly that of Brassia, to which tiie gents ts malty velaned. 1. 0. glumacea. Wild in New Grevapa—Funck and Schlim, 1499, (v. s. sp comm. cel. Linden.) Pseudobulb narrow, two agg os me-leaved. Leaf coriaceous, somewhat shining, linear-oblong, obtuse chaconetiad at the base and greatly narrowed uncle : near the middle, and another half way between it and the spike. The latter oe. distichous, imbricated, with cucullate blunt ornare ing which are longer than the flowers. The sepals are narrowly with a sharp central rib, Petals ie as broad, roundish pt Spine egieniadae Lip of the same cary as the petals, with a pair of deep stout diverging plates near the base, between which, next the cavity or chin, is a small pit clothed with hairs. Fes. 21, 1853. PANISEA. LO., p. 44. Caelogynis sect. _Sepata membranacea ; — basi obtusis v. obliquis. LaBELLUM indivisum, lection, omnind calvum, basi iberum ogynis. aati 4, collateralia, cereacea; caudiculd glanduldque siullig” (nisi materies pulverea saltém in quibusdam). Anthera membranacea, mobilis, bilocularis, infra apicem columne inserta. Herbee epiphyte Indice, cespitose, pseudobulbose. Folia sepins graminea, semper tenuia. Racemi radicales, er yt 1—00- fort; bracteis membranaceis. Flores medioeres, palli. The absence of crests or elevated lines from the lip of the a now assembled under this name, ps ere be Pe membranous texture, the per- fectly simple form, and the sigmoid base of that organ, afford amp le points of distinction from Coelogyne. 1. P. parviflora. LO., p. 44, sub Ce P. foliis angusté ovalibus, racemis cx ined bracteis ovatis pedicellis ete sepals petalisque pris obtusiusculis, labello lineari-lance ndrobium pene Don Prodr. De Wild in Nepat, and Gossarn eae Walle, (v. 8. sp.) . P. reflexa. P. foliis ovalibus solitariis longé petiolatis eee nutantibus Androgyne. Grifith, Notul. UI. 279, Wild in Assam, on_ oaks, ——. | Rinssr, ylis, Oberonia, &c., in a TA, at Myrang i in (v. &. sp. Pseudobulbs diaphanous, cellular-membranous ; lip white, with yellow ts near the base— Griffith. The same nutor mentions» pi of rat pe apa but this seems to be accidental. JAN. 28, 1854. PANISEA, (2) 3. P. apiculata. P. folio angusté ovali petiolato racemo nutante bifloro multo longiore, bracteis linearibus canaliculatis ovario triptero breviori- bus, sepalo dorsali reflexo, labello oblongo retuso apiculato ungue sigmoideo saccato. Wild in Movutmetrn, at 5000 feet—T. Lobb, (v. s. sp.) . © Flowers greenish brown,” rather smaller than.in the next. - P, uniflora. LO., p. 42, sub Coelogyne. p pseudobulbis bifoliis vaginis scariosis imbricatis, foltis gramineis, pedunculis unifloris ultra vaginas parum exsertis, sepalis carinatis petalisque sat acutis, labello obovato obtuso, ovario an. Wild in N ers Wallick; Sixxim-Himataya, in hot valleys— J. » Hooker, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. J. D. HH) Of tk e plant I possess very imperfect specimens. The | i s in pairs and toss pombe lip are peculiar. According to Wallich’s MSS ie lip has hom! orange-coloured blotches from which on slightly “aang tae descend; faleate lateral lobes of the lip spoken of in ZO. It is not Se that some confusion exists among the pabciciie bearing this Of the original C. wniflora I never examined a flower, PINELIA. SEPALA bebe, petaloidea, libera ; lateralibus basi inaequalibus. ia ormia, minora. UM majus, indivisum, c. columna continuum, eique baat Seaton: (basi bicallosum LUMNA nana, reclinata, feré horizontalis, margine petaloideo. be seer prominens. nel.) Lunia 4, basi materie glutinosA colligata; caudiculd glanduléque nullis P (caudiculis 2 pulvereis replicatis. Pinel.) Anthera (columne apici adnata, carnosa, 4-locularis. Pine.) Herba epiphyta, Brasiliensis, pseudobulbosa, monophylla. Folium carnosum, apice tridentatum, Lepanthis more. Pedunculus terminalis. — iformis, distanter vaginatus, Unt, y singular plant has been communicated by the Chevalier Prvet, a wine bea din ibn if the stem had not the fusiform condition of an Auli idendrum. The 0 found in many species of Pleurothallis. This, and some other parts structure, therefore remain for further examination. 1. P. hypolepta. Wild in Braziu; near Rio Janeiro—Pinel, (v. s. sp.) Herba cespitosa, 2-pollicaris. Caules pseudobulbosi, 14 1. lon Folium solitarium, sessile, carnosum, ova’ acutum, obsolet’ tridentata, 34.1 longum. Pedunculus ‘filiformis, ee — 3 distantibus arcté convolutis. Flos solitarius, virens, vi expansus semipollicem latus. pala ovata obtusa. Petala eta, obtusa, minora, uninervia. Labellum basi verosi militer 2-callosum, linguiforme, acutum, planum, sepalis dupld majus. Fen. 19, 1853. PLEUROTHALLIS. R. Brown in Hort. Kew, V. 231, LO, 4.——Specklinia, Lindl. cee Ps Pawn phyechopers, ee eheteges mers, isi en. jant — alum dorsale liberum, lateralia sepe coherentia, basi in mentum s. alis Lab gidbutun producta. Petala libera nana, v. sepalis subsequalia. ellum c. basi magis minisve product4 column articulatum, varié tuberculatum v. practi, spits petalis minus, Column a elongata aut nana, teres aut mem- b o-alata, truncata aut clinandrio arginata; rostello por- recto plano, erecto, aut elongato convexo. Anthera terminalis aut subdorsalis, opercularis, Pollinia libera, cereacea, sepits d ones aut pyriformia, I axima pro parte ignota aut indescripta) Caules a rhizomate orti, seepissime monophylli, bnudi v. a ina, c inter muscos in rhizoma serpens quasi abscondita Lebcammte ahd 3 rhizoma nune elongatum ge ers ereeee mee Folia — « Bega: axillares, spathacei, sessiles, s aut racemos 1 Steli ide. It will be seen from the above ——— that, for the present, 1 think it necessary preserve d difficult genus without dismemberment. ie as a cally sage e aggregation of species, but because, in the present state of our ng ae eS and — Srnec upon dried speci- i ze re ‘ils : é i ere is a posit of oe with [. coriaceous leaves, long herbaceous spathes, and numerous racemes of fleshy flowers, rising above the leaves, These are the peepee of the pea although some approach very nearly e mean genus Stelis; they form my Spa 2. Many others there are, =— ms — large ogame pecie usually h forth mbran: racemes, 0 usually smaller ones in clusters, all without conspic ses olka por the Mas f Presl), and Macnorark FASCICULATE. 3. Then come large leaved plants with winged stalks, sometimes resem- These are Srcaria. i tees tollows a Sar aay of bee anlerr: ble Octomerias, all with fasciculate soar and leaves ee the base; to these ie applind the name of AGGREG. Jan. 25, 1859. PLEUROTHALLIS. (2) SPATHACEE. 5. Much like the last is a little group with the points of the petals distended into a gland, offering a passage the genus ria ie of which they are kinsmen ; tas they are called yf Seal OIDE 6. Close to Aggregate, but with the eacauns developed into a raceme, stands a hen, none of which are —— = extend it beyond the summit of the leaves; hence the name of BRacHYSTACHY, 7. Then the devin of the i axis is a by long racemes of agin rising high above the leaves, as in ELoNGaTAz 8. And parallel al —— are other species in which the pe ee my axis is accompanied by a well marked attenuation of the sepals: the ACUMINATE. 9. Having consiterble relation to the last di ivision, but with as or no development of the , appear the Apop4 or species in which the stem, if the Aropm omsprtos#, while others crawl upon the ground: the ApoD# NTES. 10. Finally, a very small number of species casts off the character of a creeping or shortened rhizome producing erect one-leaved stems, and form an ordi stem with leaves alternating with each other in the usual w way. These, the CaULESCENTES, close the genus. The parallel of Kies | is to be ane’ among the | Labiated Stelises. The foregoing statement may be reduced to a tabular form as under :— Folia coriacea. Spathz maxime herbacez. Flores sie in racemos copios I. SpatHaces. Folia carnosa ; ; floribus magnis membra- naceis racemosis pendulis espathaceis . II. MacropHyLL® RacEMOSz. Polia — cordata ; Ascites fascicu- - IIL. Macropaynna FAScICULATA. Folia carnosa ; “caule ancipiti v. alata - IV. Srcarra. Folia basi angustata caule ti aut angulato ; floribus "Gorman ang : V. AGGREGATA. : "ae : ees ae tin. . . VI. REsTREPIOIDEA. r g peices VIL. BracuysTacnyz. : : VIII. ELONGATA. : IX. Acumrnataz. - XX. Apopz Casprrross. te _pro- Sem + + +.» XI. Apopm PROREPENTES. _ foliis sessilibusaltemis =. . . XII. Cautescenrns. § I. SPATHACE 1: Spath herbacea, aut coriacea. _*s" These plants are not to be confounded with species having mem nous, or “pits fr alte genus has spathes of some kind. The a Seco nerrand i Swieg wy tre ig hhetnys feta nnsarpes Jan. 15, Jomsgeseccsn. haere ae SPATHACE. (3) PLEUROTHALLIS. A. SEPALA ACUTA CARNOSA. * Racemi folio multé breviores. 1. P. levigata (Lindl. in Ann. Nat. Hist. xv. 108s spatha maximé, folio opa: 406) h. oe very stout, 1’ and more, with a aoe! loose — in the middle. scare 2". Lea =". adhere slightly. Ripon obovell: neg 3-ve nate longer than the Seine te which is me of e point. owers in numerous stiff racem ore than half as e leaf. a.F, muaapuetle (H. B. K. i. 365. p.7. P. floribunda Péppig & Eadlicher n. seh = sp. 1, t. ae i _—_* bre, foto oblongo-lanceolato i in peti- olum canaliculat an bello subro an “Stem 2’ and more. Leaf1’ x 3’. Flowers sul- phur pec ty in numerous short stiff racemes. 3. P. galeata (Lindl. in Taylor's Ann. Nat. Hist. xv. rid spatha — ee folio lato subcordato petiolato, labello rhombeo ob oO pe carnoso utrinque tuberculato——Colombia (at the foot = unguragua, at about 11000’, Hartweg, 1408) h . 8. sp.—BStem 1}, with a — loose sheath i ree cages ddle. Leaf 7 x $4". Dorsal sepal very much larger than the lat: which are Seited iia to the end. Petals linear, 1-veined, sekeebed pecan at the end. owers in loose lax racemes, 4, P, fraterna; spatha ...., folio lato oblongo petiolato, labello rhombeo obtusangulo petalis multd breviore apice carnoso etuberculato——Bolivia, es. h. s. sp.——Very like the in size, and general characters; but the i in length, vi do not a tee oe dorsal sepal is not remarkably larger. In the only specimen great cauline sheath of P. “oh pra nena, kara by accident. E bbe . the stigmatic cavity. Pollen-masses 2, pyriform, plane , connected by some loose mucilage. Anther rene ire i vealed, Aowiy at the back.) 10. P. caulifiora ora (Hooker ic, pl. 1. t. 50); folio — ae _— lato spicis geminis secundis mu gees spatha elongata is late libus connatis obtusis dorsali multd brevioribus, ee saad cols ecallo i ibus duplo mi P. f trees near oa, on the western slope of waa J ) ¥. 8. Sp. ke’ more slender he Barb sas ag = very nearly te miterete, Vs anther-bed. Pollen-masses paclioen 4 eementy Raf loose mucilage. ) 11. P. roseopunctata — in Orch. ose No. 1); | folio angst ge =e is Seanad rsali 0 dge not so as mes 3-veined petals, with a fleshy nan tks ek Ok — orga hoger g Rostel protruding horizontally.) 2. Labctlien tamara Sioa. retusum. 12. P. gelida (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1841, foe genes a ba ee one eles : labello cuneato medio uate aa TLoddiees, v. v. c«——A_ foot high. = Ster a lightly rates tg ail einai e middle. obtuse. Petals oblong, anther-bed.) SPATHACEA. (5) PLEUROTHALLIS. folio prions petiolato racemis 2-3 pauld longioribus, sepalis intis glabris lateralibus d unctis, labello oblongo medio constricto ecarinat Wrigh amaica, Purdie in Hb. Hooker. h. s. sp. e! but distinguished by the state of ~ sepals and form of the lip, The loose sheath of the rong is set on near the base, and not in the middle. 3. Labellum ovatum integrum. 14,-P. oranthophglla a é . ages vey 5 Jan. 15, 1854, Rhyn- ae n Venez. Ge . in Ann, Se. ser. iv. 6. 373. mina c. .——This would perhaps be placed in a es maha saat caeuaak. Sse the paling but its highly developed green spathe brings it here. Flowers greenish with Salyer spots. (Column terete truncate. Pollen-masses two. Rostel 0, according to Karsten’s figure.) 15. P. fons a = lato a obtuso — spicis eines flexuosis multd spatha ovata nex gi ceting is liberis membran equalibus, labello tubrotundo-ovat acuto trinervi ort = — soar apictinth ’previore—— Peru (near Cuchero, Péppig; forests on the eastern and western slopes of the ‘Asta x on fallen trunks of gre at on the ground, Jameson) h. 8. sp. i one of the siyeil species, oe 64” te Woaihe 13”. taper brag Ss re 10” and more. I have a fragment of the inflo orescence is from rof. Rehb, sorbed Be roulticaalis ‘Cucher, Poéppig,” eich: a < totally different ouad longing to AGGREGS' 16. P. i (Lindl. i in Ann. Nat. Hist. xv. 106); folio Aguas lan- ceolato am Fo tee! densis strictis | spiralibus equali, spa tha maximd, » ©. septs Gok ae sree es Bonplandia, Jan, 15, — "Dendrobium elegans HBX. a6); * “ folio coriaceo =e Very near this, pe = identical, is a solitary specimen in Hb, es col- lected by Mathews ocks in Chachapoyas. Its ee a - however obtuse, and there is no phita across the bottom of the lip, instead Bs which are the two small lateral intramargi 18. P. Moritzii (Rebb. f. in Linnza xxii. 824); folio = acuto 3-dentato _crassissimo, spatha acuta, spicis 3 curvatis, ere Reger orsali ligulato Fen ticis acutis, is, labello « ovato acuto trinervi medio utrinque _ Moritz——Flowers said to Bor! _Feruliah Socata (ne half-terete. 19. 2 P. Jamesoni (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 8 sub, t. 1797); folio oblongo sessili spicis pendulis Sis flagelliformibus viore, sepalis lanceolatis carinatis PLEUROTHALLIS. (6) SPATHACEE. zqualibus lateralibus infra medium connatis, petalis obtusis uninerviis, labello ovato obtuso utrin nque medio obtusangulo Peru (Ravines of Pichincha ; valley of Lloa on trees, i ril, Jameson) h.s. The specimens from which this was first described wer mall and imperfect. Others sent by D. Jameson show it to hav slender somewhat angular s 7” long ete 34” —4" x 8”, and weak weeping spikes 1’ in a The flowers are w It is very like P. velatipes in the next section 4, Labellum ovatum trilobum v, utrinque acutangulum. 20. P. velatipes (Rehb. f. in Linnea 22. putes folio ee —— spicis debilibus nutantibus equali, sepalis lanceolatis ac sub- 8 lat — — oe petalis ligulatis subtriveniis, Suelle’ store ror medium acutangulo— Venezuela, Funck & Schlim, he ; Morita ‘ei sp.—The — differences between this and . Fameso are such as ‘the specific chara a In my specimen 21. P. pulchella (L. 0.12. Stelis pulchellaH. BK. 1.364, t. $0; folio oblon- go-la in petiolum angustato, spicis2—3 strictis secundis fo a longioribus, sepalis lanceolatis tis carinatis equalibus liberis, labello utrinque 1 tol, grossé unidentato——Peru, Hun & Bonpl. (valley of Lloa i 5000 Equador, “renee 63 & 179; New Grenada (on rocks near : 3000, Hartweg) h. s. sp.——This seems to vary a little in the form of r the petals w which in ena cans are linear, in others Sbovaty; but always one- 22. P, laurifolia (Rchb.f. in Bonplandia, Jan. id 1854) ; —— _ ie otic utrinque angustato, racemo valido rarifloro, sepalo rsali galea et oso acuto superné verrucoso inato sepalis pauléd brevioribus—— ——I am quite at aloss to und upon what kable plant has been referred to the P. laurifolia fH. BK. oer is expressly d mn ye be a to P. oem: a well-known species Al Ih ver Ss anything to sols Lee description a at al applies. He aaa a pee of bi his plant is stout and abou igh 3 and the leaf 6”’ x 2—3” ; that it has an acute keeled spathe; ssi that s | in Schlimia jasminodora, that is to say a full inch tong sake 4 inch across the tube. Had this P. laurifolia been described by a ibed idologist than Professor Rchb. it might have been reason- ably “doubted hotter the plant is a Pleurothallis at all. 5. Scene ACUMINATA MEMBRANACEA, Se folio one = sepals ii fi sor tren erya Tabello ovato-l raided at 10,200’, Schlim, 757) h. about 9” ate - close fitting ropes ot middle, Flowers violet, nearly an inch long Leaf, of nee size, 6” x 24”. (Column semiterete, scarcely extended at base. Anther-bed oblique. _ Rostel subulate.' - : . ea. 24. P. lanceolata (LO. 5); folio oblongo-la seein aperra : clone, avo in Hb. Lambert 5 Penal Fendler, 1476. h. s. sp. . L 5 “Flowers = on the as in the our. MACROPHYLLA RACEMOSA. (7) PLEUROTHALLIS. equalibus, floribus zoe pedunculatis bracteis arctis cylindraceis, sepalis acuminatis, petalis subsequalibus ovatis apice filiformibus pubescentibus, labello sessili naviculari acuminato petalis pauld iy ay es Grenada, ie tonio, Nevada de S* Martha) v.s. sp. i smaller p e two preceding. Stem 6’’—8”, ny a tae hi sheath below the middle f 34”x 1”, rather thin, usually quite iia a little acuminated into a blunt extremity. 8S 14” lon ls 5", Flowers slender, 7’’—8'”. D m > a ze only in and the form of the leaves, but in s bei the eb filiform from end to end, in pose two fied ce Se Bash ar iad. and in the lip having a rather sharp angle a little above the base. § Il. agp RACEMOSZ:: foliis a — magnis membranacels racemosis pendulis espathace: A, PETALA ELONGATA ATTENUATA, SEPALIS SUBZQUALIA, 1, Labellum indivisum. 26. P xanthochlora (Rchb. f. in Linnea xxii. 823); folio ovali sessili spicis pluribus breviore, caule tereti nudo multd longiore, sepalis 2 acutis subzequalibus, petalis tinearibes acuminatis equilongis, labello ovato Scie e unidentato, column tereti basi incrassata-——Colombia, Moritz, Leaf 6” x 3”, Stem 16”, Flowers pore fleshy. I describe ‘this ‘hoi We an authentic specimen communicated by Rchb. . (Column acuminate, with no border to the antherbed.) 27. P. semipellucida (Rchb. f. 1. c.); folio ovali sessili spica gracili breviore,caule . . ., Sepalo dorsali ligulato obtuso antico breviore subro- this, ped and taper seme See ine a epee orbieular we abruptly bent va panes re the middle, an Heretic — such as (Column very short wi icoua vegies Phased ana a rie Sap antherbed with a tooth in front ba git side.) s. P. Lindeni (Li Lindl. in Ann. Nat. Hist. xii. 397. Orch. Linden. No. 2, Recht. f. in pence Dec. dy 1854, end Sept. ae oe a folio blouse acu- minato basi 0 racemis pen paucifloris equali v. longiore, bracteis mbes laxis trunats sepalis petalisque acutis er icthanighe antico oe sepa labello concavo acuto intus medio bilamellato—— Peru, Jam enesuelas, Linden, 630. ‘Fendler, 1475, h. s. Sp. ——Flowers large membranous a cueuea in, an . ies; one large a ore than a foot eh and 4 inches broad, the other dwarf, with leaves only 3 inches ent Aen meoke ide, with a tw racem: the latter which, however, appears to me to bea totally different — te tooo co. endler the i aprons C smaller flo ers 2 Labellum trilobum, lobis lateralit se 29, P, bicornis; folio oblongo cordato acuminato detlexo spicis pluribus March 15, 1859. PLEUROTHALLIS. (8) spooning as nutantibus laxifloris ees bracteis —— —— ‘is, sepalo dorsali lineari- lanceolato canaliculato recurvo antico maximo horizontali utrinque 3-nervi, is carnosis acuminatis involutis anata asi “Bobi columnee adpressi lobis lateralibus auriculeformibus medio rhombeo o deflex —— ameson (Forests cn the eastern alist of the Andes, ian on at 9000’), h. 8. sp. ), h ——Stem terete, with a sheath 5” long, reaching up to the leaf, ‘which is 7 x 2”, Racemes 3-6, about 5” long, 4-5-flowered. Flowers large, blotched with purple. (Column truncate, with a long erect rostel. Pollen- asses spherical.) 0. P. Mathewsii (Lindl. in Comp. Bot. Mag. II. 355. P. see bers Id. med Linden. No. 3. Rechb. f. in Bonplandia, Sept. 1, 1855. Acronia pha gifera, Presl. Lemna. i nae = hacer! ge itt acuto seseili sube ordato racemis erectis multifioris brevi varicat pase connatis petalisque acuminatis om uilongis, label haplabs costato ad isthm oc embereula to lobis lateralibus nanis rotundatis intermedio carn enieae canalic Peru 5 weg, 58, Math , 1902; near Bacz E. Andes at 6000’, 31. "p. decurva; folio laté ovali a — © racemo paucifloro a subsequali, se e) lanceolatis acuminatis, petalis e lata basi filiformi sequilon es pubesentibu, labelli se Tobie Tateraibus oblongis reflex intepnactio ° nato——Peru, Jam 9 (forest ong. Bat flank of the Caeaition: on reals of riety at 10000") he 8. Sp. —Much like athe last, a the flowers are o larger, and few Feist he lip, _—— lateral lobes are oblong so as to destroy the Beker tate fo (Oolease as in last, and a downy at the base.) I find some iowees with only the rudiment of a lip 3, Labellum trifidum. $2. P, bicruris; folio nage membranaceo acuminato racemis solitariis eee filiformibus b breviore, sepalis acutissimis lateralibus semiconnatis, MACROPHYLLE | pada (9) PLEUROTHALLIS, racteis longé vagin: natis, sepalo dorsali lanceolato lateralibus semi- eau per Been pe scale ’spathulatis carnosis dorso scabris ge cohee- rentibus, labello minimo oblato su pra medium serrulato lamellA maxima retus4 supra basin. —— Bolivia, Beidaes, h.s, sp. One of the ak uae = > x fo Bee ae cad thick as a crow’s quill, very much Flo (Column smaller than the very te lip, semniiarete, of si bs 9 the tok of the ‘gubehed extended into a tooth.) > folio lato ovali petiolato utrinque acuto Sg pines saad _—— serrulato et s Dr. Im 8. Sp. C cel. Hoo Leaf thin, 5” x x oP Pedunclsfiturn, raid sakder bart te sheath. 7 ip m uch smaller than the p tals. (Colum ss eutaliats short, with an obscurely 3- lobed membranous m Ran 2. Labellum utrinque unidentatum. _ 6. P pilifera; folio lato ovali petiolato rina oi acuto racemis erectis on secundis multifloris mul os breviore, caule ngulato basi tantim va- ginato, bracteis obtusis amplexicaulibus, sepalis lon is disjunctis carinatis intus pilots, peta. = “srge 5. -nerviis, labello oblongo medio carnoso carinulato valido utri ra bas sea eru, Jameson (Valley of Lloa, on the branches of trees ; forests < $000, 7% 8. sp.—— Leaves thin, much like those mrei. Flow mall, very jam in long slender erect racemes; they vary a little in gah: tet not otherwise. (Column curved, semiterete, with an entire cucullate antherbed. Rostel horizontal, projecting.) § Ill. MacrorHyLx FAscicuLaTH : om cordatis, floribus fasciculatis, angulato. eaule tereti v. *,* Care must be taken not to mistake for small of this section some of the wae but are known by their fiat A. Grandiflore ; floribus rictu semunciali et ultra icellis fili- Jormibus multé longioribus, = - 37. P. bivalvis (Lindl. in — No. 10); tlio coriaceo sub- tund cuto alté cordato eas tereti multd brevi = sere * sub- zequalibus oblongis concavis, petalis . lineari thes acuminatis —— brevioribus, labello il > ezue ge _ 1480, h. s. <— — In m only two specimen s the stem, which is ‘oot long and naked, is teary sof Leaf 5” x 23”. The lip has dropped off. ay is, however, very the others of its feline: 38s. P. macrocardia (Rchb. f. in Bonplan dia, Dec. 1, 1854)——New Grenada, Schlim, near 8. Pedro at 5000’——It is probable oe is the The lip, which is unkno th 39. P. grandiflora (Lindl. in. B. Reg. am oy > P. ionantha? Rehb. f. in Linnea, xxv. 238); Cie oblongo acuminato basi rictu lanceolatis acutissimis PLEUROTHALLIS. (10) MACROPHYLLA FASCICULATS. distinguish P. tonantha Rehb., found in —— by Funck & Schlim (No. 628) ; but Th fas seen no authentic spec 2B if macra; folio whet acuminato basi oy ace sepalis rictu vix 2 imtus pubes scentibus dorsali minore, petalis ustissimis scabrius- oils, ‘labello pee gous baa neo bicalloso pan tantum scabris ——Peru, Jai h. ——Much like a starved P. grandiflora. Leaf 4" x #" "Riowark hack "panniiee and Steet The lip has a conical tubercle ees its point. (Column terete, truncate, with : fleshy border to the rbed.) : P. linguifera folio coriaceo oblongo ee istnret sepalis carnosis 2 cere subeequalibus obtusis, lin us minutissimé pubes- eentibus basi = =—_ labello ee ic ong gps aye AS — Bolivia, ods ridges ap. much stouter and m S fleshy plant than The be x 13". There i is an ois aig tubercle beneath the pat oft the races? edad lip, which is 3 times as long as broad, and 42. Pom monocardia (Rehb. f. in Bonplandia Dec. 1. 54); folio obovato- lanceolato cordato, se ‘yal 2 dorsali ligulato antico transverso ovato acuto, petalis falcatis lin , labello anguste ligulato cordato acuto——New Grenada, Schli ‘seta? A anak respects this seems like P. ruberrima, but the description of the leaf and es ae at allapply. ‘(Stem slender, as much as 8". Lea e parchmen " above the base. Flowers very narrow, xisaak 1” long, brown.” Rei + 3. P, ruberrima (Lindl. Orch. Linden, ‘= 5); folio oblongo v. oblongo- janceclao acuminato cordato, sepalis 2 rict u sesquiuneiali dorsali ligulato antico cochleari acuminato multd — = lin us faleatis, a A stom ov: poate tomentos New gro ag. Flower 670; Venezuela, Pantin’ 2585. h. 8. sp. Leaf of ie pige 6" x 13” ow eco red, streaked with — ‘(Linden oe e (Fendler). Lip very s: canal, not longer than the ¢ (Co : truncate, tented at the edge of the antherbed.) B. Parviflore ; floribus multd minoribus, pedicellis parum elongatis. 1. Petala elongata acuminata. Fit P. oe Ale Nee 4, ahh f. in i Sees et 16, sachs = é cordato obtusé in Bonplandia, Jan. 15. 1854. P. cordata, lucido | coriaceo subrotundo-ovato alté MACROPHYLL (11) PLEUROTHALLIS. FASCICULATA, No. 8. Rehb, f. in Bonplandia, Jan. 15, beh folio Se a ee acumi- nato _cordato pergameneo undulato,-floribus paucis, sepalis 2 lanceolatis, petalis linearibus falcatis auriculatis eaten coer se ee ovato obtuso levi—— Venezuela, Linde en, 674; cordatomaller than the two preceding species. sient wait ay (Linden). 47, P, Cardium (Rehb. f. in B onplandia, Jan, 15, 1854); foliolato oblongo acuminato seg — 0, foribus solitariis, sepalis 5 Ue Spice slender, aoc below oo eaf, vary very long, clavate, angular. set iostola and P, cardiothallis are much alike, and require care to be d *,* P. Lansbergii (Regel in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 4. 6. 373) ; sro ae — Saitcdsonten: internodio superiore longissimo. Folium eum 34" x aus ovato- aoe cordatum, acuminat ia 2, 4", dors cutum, anticum subseqnale oe latius. Petala. linearia. Labe rath subhastatum, ovato-linguiforme, crassum, densissimé muriculatum, atropurpureum, Columna abbreviata, trun- cata——Colombia, Lansberg——This is compared by Regel to S ganar ; and I do not see how it differs. 48. ordifolia (Rchb. in Bonplandia, Jan. 1854); “ gracilis, folio ores aabise antics cordato, flore solitario, aa dorsali ligulato obtuso antico dupld latiore excavato ‘eine bidentato petals lineari-setaceis divaricatis ciliatis, — oblon ngo subsagittato unguiculato dupld longiore — lato ”’ —— Caracas, Wagener———“ All the parts only half the size of P. Cardium.” _ 49. ¥. asian (Lindl. in Comp. Bot. Mag. I. 354); folio perga- ova- ibs Ejeet So eG etalis li us acuminatis praca map inbehe phe go uiculato as seth sablongo juxta apicem—— Peru, Mathews, 1904, species, Leaf 2" x 4". eath fen Stem 24" —4", wit with a thin shi far below th the middle. P. tridentata (Klotzsch in Allg: Gartenzeit. No. 37, 7, 1840. P. micro- ie id, in hort. Berol.) ; folio oblongo acuto cauli squint: floribus paucis, sepalis 2 obtusis subeequalibus, ws petal filiformibus, labello oblato SS. is 3 ues Venezuela, | endler, 1480. h. s. sp.—§ Leaf 2" x 34" 01 er. Flowers small “ brown or yellow ” Meda The baton tridentata is unfortunate, every species of the genus e leaves. It varies a little in the proportion between stems pts aan Sona 51. P. microcardia (Rchb. in Beatle Dee. 1, 1854); “folio a basi minute cordata lineari-ligulato acuminato und! labello triangulo cordato obtuso papuloso minuto, sepalis ionat = attenuatis ”——New G chlin ———“Stem very long, as much as 8", slender. Leaf 3” x 3". Flowers very nearly 1". Petals, as in P. und dulata, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, So far Rchb : — tion, this must be near P. rgandora But Ihave a ep from and with high, subro cuminatis falcatis, labello unguieulato ovato ae J teeed n Week tt hay 1 ft : nD ee" : zg a England. yee 44" x i Stem 6". Flower-bud 2" Io wees. PLEUROTHALLIS. (12) SICARIA. 2. Petula linearia nana. 3. P. cardiostola (Rchb. £. in Bonplandia, Jan. 15, 1854. Xenia, i. 72, t. hs fala tenui lato oblongo acuminato cordato demum inverso caule wnbasi gulato reviore, spatha bivalvi obovata, se alis 9 obtusis concavis parim ine- v: i oO equi i owers and a vi in leaf”; his 1479 “brown flowers, with the upper surface of = minutely warty ;” the first seems to be an old i of the second, whe me specimens the dorsal sepal has 3 veins, in other 54. P, se miscabra (Lindl. in ages Linden, No. 11); f blongo acuminato maturo caule breviore, sepalo do rsali ios! antico ph od petalis esa ca abi eucullatis, ‘labelio: nano cordato eye inferits levi dimidia superiore nezuela, Linden, 669. sp.——Several Bpecies = the fi sicicolese Macrophyls are so much alike th oy if it were not for the different structure of their flowers they would be considered identical. — a —— is extremely like paligaans Se ntata, and scabrilinguis, though quite peculiar in its petals, sepals, a § IV. Srcarrm; caule alato y. ancipiti, foliis coriaceis v. carnosis. *,* These must be carefully yer from the Aggregatz, to which many approach altogether in habit. The > winged most com monly fiat stem is the essential mark of the section; all habit with merel will be found among either py secnecta or r ienaavasonier See also P. crocudilice ps. The following characters are scarcely more rear ige differential, but are quite sufficient for idéntification. 1, Labellum auriculatum. 55. P. harpophylla (Rehb. f in Bonplandia, | Dee. 1, 1854); prorepens, obtuso lateralibus liberis apiculatis meatpabseseedibas ge tis labello ovato auriculato serrulato bilamellato—Ocaiia, Wagener; Venezuela, Fendler, 2445. Suassnphrewich whack: wecblie: upedlin, te readily known by i Se eynatlens 3 an rt channelled winged stems, = * Labellum basi fimbriatum. inc dl. in B. Reg. 1839, tise. 1); sepalis pubescentibus, integris, labello hastato retuso basi fimbriato apice serrulato /¢.———Flowers sea-green, with a few purple spots at erbert. LO. 7. Bot. Reg. t. 1298. B. Mag. t. 3261); ; lineari-lanceolatis sursum serratis, labello_ovali SICARIZ. (13) PLEUROTHALLIS. a angusiabos sepalo dorsali lanceolato lateralibus pence nig = bene unguiculato subtriangulari angulis baseos obtusatis serrulatis, ianis serrulatis”—— Mezico, Rehb. f——Po cone this & hould kas ed pa the ai ee Except in the form of leaf, the character is much that of P. prolif 59. P, hacandis: (Lindh in Orch. Linden, No.7. P. triquetra, Klotzsch, pe litt. P-. triangularis, id. in Bot. Zeit. 1847, 942); ope nee bidentato, talis lanceolatis se iabello oblongo levi——Caracas, Otto; NV. kes a Triana, 123; ges sare 1483, Linden, 639. h. s. OT "Leaf flat and almost e a broad-oblong. , yellow (Linden), or ae 9 (Pendle), or ig oie yellow’ (a. ) ae 2 casapensis (Lindl. in et me 1842, — folio a aia apes bidentato, petalis se s, labello 0 carnoso obovato acuto margine elev: to leviter serrulato, pce tomentoao—— ag i it 1830 (at Casapi) ; » Soames (in forests on W. si de of Pichincha, 0 on trees at 8000’), h. 8. sp.——-Much like P. chamensis, but th horter and the leaves 61. fragilis (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. rida misc. 188. P. luteola, id. 1841, i is carinatis antico emarginato, — cuneatis retusis, la bello i zul i I think there can be no © sepals are deeply carinate, the lip repeal ; in fragilis the sepals are less obviously carinate, and there i _ a —* of purple dots along the middle of the lip; moreover, in the = towers are yellow, in the second bright rea and the fife is a little aie out at the base, The flowers are said to mel] like slice umber 2. P. aaisiesbes ‘aig hb. bb in = Ane 1, 1855) ; folio oblongo caule ies alato Toultd- brevio re, racem is folio feré duplo longioribus, petalis uninerviis slabelloque Sauer conformibus ahaa reinidor se Gardner — oe tic Janeiro), h. . secunda in inflorescence ng p.——So: Rieciabe in having a long tack 63. P. bicarinata (Lindl. in B. Reg. 1839, misc. 11); folio oblongo caule acuté carinato medio laxé vaginato breviore, racemo paucifloro, se a is pos bifido ae petalis oblongis minuté serrulatis, labello es Bsa to——Brazil, Loddiges, v. v. ¢,——Flowers dull greenish yell Leaf "5 x iy”, Sheath on stem 1$"". . P, decurrens Scie tee meee 48. t. 73); folio ovali acuto Rcioulats longé adnato caule triangulari multd breviore, racemis pauci- : aes : se ey ibe oratoolongo a2 acuto——Peru, Po mee like P. P, , ciroumsplexs, far larger in every part, and with "thin 5 anit acute petals, ** Flores tomentost. 65. P. Suse Leia in B. Reg. 1838, misc. 27. P. mesophylla, A. Rich. & Gal. in ii, 16) ; ‘folio ovato ¥ v. - oblo ongo obtusissimo sababocto longé tau: geedent carinato iore, sep retuso utrinque 3-nervi,"petalis _— apicem carnosis poe labello seals carnoso prope apicem 3-dentatum membranaceo-marginato——-Mezico, Galeotti, Jurrenin (Sierra San Pedro Melita: a ~~ 946); Guatemala, v. v. ec, & 8, sp. in hb. Hooker——Flow mall, dull dirty brownish peloe: The complete adhesion of ag long F ekatcte te the midrib of the seed, sae Vee 3 terminating in 3 teeth, like the leaves of the genus, are quite to this. (Column s semiterete, with road ¢ © membranous to the antherbed ; in the flowers I have eeenieed ti truncate at bak between apa of shor rt distinet bristles: qu. idental ?) PLEUROTHALLIS. (14) SICARIA. 66. P, Cubensis pea in Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. III. 28) ;" folio coriaceo angusto oblongo obtuso caule multd breviore, sepalis ibaa dorsali lateralibus dimidiatis pauld —— — obtusissimis, labello ovato acuto bilineato — Wright, 653, h. ——Leaf 2” x }’. Stem 6”. Peduncles 2-flowe wered. Bracts lax, truncate, gee aaa (Column clavate with a deep thin undivided edge.) 67. P, — oviridis (Lindl. in Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. se 827) ; folio coriaceo ovali obtuso caule parum breviore, sepalis subzquilateris intus aphthosis, petalis obtutiasimis, labello ene 8 istato—— ——- Venezuela, Fendler, 3155. h. 8. Sp. Not unlike P. scabripes, but with neither pier nor bristles on its vagine. The a ae apiculate ‘petals nearly 3 long and as the —— are — The form of the lip is uncertain I have only seen one damaged flow aS angustifolia arse in B. Reg. ae t. 1797. P. obscura, A. Rie & Galeotti in Ann. Sc. nat. ser. 3. iii ; folio angusto oblongo- ancl caule capillari medio vaginato teshiocs: vagin& herbacea semilibera. floribus 1-2, bractea cucullaté ovario pauld lon oe — avcereg! ac aoutis labello lineari acuto infra medium concavo Deppe (near Xalapa), h. s. sp. Race per oleae ‘between ‘Zand 8 3 bates. high. Flowers very small. The stem has asheath in the middle witha linear free herbaceous termination. 90. P. Wilsoni Loe = a oo Hist. = TE i. Bie folio ovali caulis capillaris longitu solitariis glabris, 2, oblongis acutis, labello see ere “obtuse —Jamsia Wilson i Hooker; Cuba, eet 668. h.s. sp.—Leaf an inch long. Ca Sonia: Eosed smooth. Flower not sufficiently examined. 2. Sogilinds 08a (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. sub 1797) 3 folio sigustt oblongo eauli capillari subequali, sepalis campanulatis lateralibus semiconnatis rsali oblongo brevioribus, petalis .... ., labello subh obtusissimo bee — 2 papill Bra: aS ee (on trees in the province carnosis papillosis——. r 8. Jodo Ba faptista), v. ssp. in hb, Mart.——Flowers large for this bcsttions niet or 3 together. Plant the size of P. Wilsoni. 92. P. fimbriata ; folio : lineari-lanceolato caule angulato basi vaginato ore, sepalo dors alil petalis serratis, labelli- “trilo bi cordati lobis lateralibus ce rotundatis i inio intermedio oblongo Seitieulovs in discum aphthoso, androcli 0 Brazil, ple (Panure, Caatingas, on ¥ “ Fresh leaf 1)” x 4}, keeled, with a reflex Flowers brownish Lorre: B Th e long linear dorsal sepal, and pants fy Soon anthaxbed are very rem able. s. 2. te ee Capel beara Focke in Tijdschrift nederl. ii. 199. Bot. Zeit. 1849, 638) ; _o lanceolato. enpinnte zequalibus, sepalis lateralibus connatis apice Macks cile partibilibus supremo libero ligulato, petalis ates brevioribus oreo, labella ingustora pedun- culo 1-2-floro ”—— Demerara, Focke. ome b. Cespitose. Rhizoma contractum, haud provepens. = Flores tomentosi. a. B. ees che in ot Rage 198, mine 48, P. puberuls, PLEUROTHALLIS. (18) AGGREGATE. Klotzsch in Allg. Gartenz. Dec. 16, 1854. P. stigmatoglossa, Rehb. Mss.) ; folio oblongo Lear ogy caule angulato’ medio laxé univaginato breviore, _spatha ivalvi, sepalis tribus dis acts obtusis intus pap osis, petalis margine villosis, —— lineari- she carnoso obtuso——Mezsico, Loddiges; Guatemala, Skinner. v. eat loose sheath, inserted a Title above or oils a — of oan ‘stem is a atsee feature of this species. oup has a petiolate — Flower dull yellowish rset spetied with dul purple and about }" lon 95. P. foetens sire in re tee 1843, misc. 7); folio ovali = ~~ — — sepalis 2 intus saan a oblon se — ] abello oblongo tiemeliatc carnoso | pee stercoreus. No “se ose abaath the angular stem. Flow agente utside, parple inside, Petals white with lines of crimson oe Lip deep ‘dull purp 6. P. aphthosa ess ~ ae Reg. 1838, misc. 71. P. peduncularis, faye: Journ. “ii p. t. 9); folio ovali obtuso aces piel to zequali, sepalis in = apis ateralibus subconnatis, petalis lanceolatis acutis glabris, labello oblongo carnoso medio alté eanaliculato mar gine illoso declivi—— Meaico gg eens wat oe? h igs. smell, the petals are entire, = the fleshy ip is i stided off as it were right | an left. The flowers are also much smailer. (Po icrohakeia 2, globose; 4, Hooker.) 97. = — —— in Bot. Reg. 1838, mise. 133. a Klotzs Allg. Gartenzeit, Aug. 28, oe folio oblongo er sissimo, caule pero auntie pubescentibus do rsali linea: angusto lateralibs ferd liberia semioblongis, petalis sarndlatie labello saeeses const — argine scab. obtuso sagittulato utrinque infra medium dente —- Men 3 4A singular thick leathery sessile leaf, and a three-lobed lip a = iclmapeteit stic of this pose Flowers = purple, streaked and dotted w ith bright purple inside. Passe cucullate, auricled near the stigma. Policecanideha 2, plano-convex, adpressed.) 98. P. aspasicensis (Rchb. f. in Reape ia, Dec, 1, 1854); “folio lanceolato cers attenuato, sepalis liberis, petalis faleatis, labello ligulato atten so basi transversé carinato et utringu ste bulo faleato aucto.” ——Cara: aie Wheat: v. fl. unic.——Stem 3”—4”, with great torn sheaths. Leaf a span ha and 1” wide in the middle. 99. P. breviflora (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1841, mise. 125); folio obovato- Ft horton hed Sia: po er ovatis intus brevibus antico cochle: oer . dorsali multd 1 is, — o — earned tt Yen glabri. 18 oe f, in Bonplandia, Aug. 1, 1855) ; _ lanceolato ee ee equali, foribus plurimis longé AGGREGATE. (19 ) PLEUROTHALLIS. broad, semiterete with a blunt pegs rey and a very acute angle in front on each side of the stigma. Pollen 2.) 101. P. octomeri a dina, in SHE Bot. Mag. 2. 354. P. congesta, A. Rich. & Gal. in Ann. Se. 3, vol. 3. 17) ; folio oblongo-lanceolato obtuso caule multd breviore, reesicl is ripen, sepa — sque oe sequalibus, lamello carnoso — canaliculato——Mesxico, Henchman, v. e.——- Much like Octomeria Baueri. Flowers pale yellow, ple fleshy, with | a purple lip. (Lower leaf-sheaths with co transverse scabrous flecks as in P, Cera tothallis. Pollen-masses 2.) a chloidophylla (Rebb. f. in Linnea 22. 830); — — 4- i Soe is tecto, folio oblong neato apice angustato, floribus 1-3, petalisq. subequalibus oblongis acutis, labello di masta po supré in obtusis apice ret el obtusis in medio, columné clavaté am: — Brazil, Beyrich (on trunks of trees at N. atah ” Rebb. f. 103. P. viridula; folio ovato-oblongo papyraceo caule breviore, vagini imbricatis | carinatis: re flo ribus 2 “bracteatis, sepalis 3 oblongis acutis, petalis Ve zuela, Fendler, 1486, h. s mall species with gre eenish flow Leaf Tee, _ aths of pn stom 4 a uppermost forming aspa et Tecate Sertbee ex examin 4. P. njarenss ast hae ujarensis, Rchb. f.in Bonpl. Aug. 1, 1855); f olio angusto ovali complicate cauli equali, vaginis membranaceis apice inflatis Saat, Sora 4 orsali membranaceo naviculari lateralibus linearibus carnosis, petalis oblongis decurvis, labello membranaceo obtusé et equaliter “trilobo dia phano Spent incrassato, ovario triptero sted (at 3000’), 8. Sp. cel. Oersted & Rehb, f.——Leaf 12" ree he — a Hetie longer. aaa nearly terete, erect, with a fleshy 2-lobed herbed, puch 2-lobed.) See —— at end of Restrepia. The lateral apate appear to be always upperm: 105. P, tan: folio papyraceo ee petiolato caule debili distanter vagueaten Fase UE viore, spatha Jonge tubulosa costatd, sepalo dorsali (antico) membranaceo iculari lateralibus herbaceis linearibus, petalis oblongis obbusis, Jabello obovato diaphano margine erispo basi carnoso excavato i re Jameson ( n ( Paley of Lloa, on longer ifferent lip. — sboak 3 ype ribs. Flowers white. (Column cucullate, with a projecting tel. Poll 4, in pairs.) 106. P. discoidea (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. sub t. 1797) ; folio ove anies cauli gracili nudo zquali v. longiore, pedunculis vunifloris, sepalis 2 ovatis te! dupld majore, pate linearibus — an, OR BE deflex S eballe: mnkcde obtusiusculo is subequal. idad, hb. Ho maken Pe ity prior Longest stems i pat high. Lip io "pla with an oblong sanguine spot in the middle. 107. P. aixopurpares (Lindl. in Bot. 1842, mise. Specklinia atro- purpur in Bot. Hes. sub t. 1 aie oblonga: basi angustato cauli rabieqval, woeitl ventri ricosis, flore so litario, se sepalis lin eari-oblongis, petalis oblig tt oriuthe-=--dommeate: hor. L Liverpool, vy. 8. ¢ in oe Accents 23”; stem 2". -Flowerbud long. Flower dark purple. PLEUROTHALLIS. ( 20) RESTREPIOIDEAZ. § VI. ResrreprompE®; floribus solitariis aut a petalis filiformibus sepius clavatis N.B. P. eer. groves, No. 27, has os petals. In P. filifera, No. 112, they are rely filiform, not visibly clavate; and the same may almost be said of P. pours, 0. = 10. The o last can: nok however, be separated from P. hemi- rhoda, No. 1 1, Flores longipedunculati, 8. P. tentacnlata — in Comp.Bot.Mag. 2. 354, Restrepia tentaculata, Poppiz & Endl n. g. & tr t. 59) ; folio oblongo b floribus paucis, sepalis oie eari-lanceo! atis equalibus, petalis e lata basi filiformibus clavatis, labello basi au ato in —- etalis oo sate: extenso — » Poppig (on trees near Pass mpayace and Cuc -* cm ta rs 4 inches Peru, in diameter. Sepals white. Petals at seat and lip purple, Biclienenenss 2. Antherbed expanded into a palmate mem ne.) 109. P, a Gioal 3 in Paxt. Fl. Garden, = 612. Restrepia vittata, id. in Journ. Hort. Soe. 3.3 Rest. nuda, Klotzs ee Gartenz. Aug. 28, 1852); - folio angus pr hend fore solitario, sepalis 2 tico oblongo latiore mentosis rvis in filum slannttian sepalo dorsali sequale broductinjlabll acuté searairwd oblongo convexo margine tomentoso sepalo antico —< reviore—— Colombia, Linden, v. v. ce. —— pals white ;_ ctuaes hite ; te; lip yel yellowish with deep purple stripes. (Pollen- masses 2, connected es a double granular flap.) 0. P. gratiosa (Rchb. f. in Bonplandia, Jan. 15,1854. Xenia 1.17. t 25); ‘oli oblongo basi subcuneato apice angustato acuto, pedunculo medio alis 2 t i i i i ice fliforea saron reaper ge brevissimo ”——(Caracas, Wagener (at 5000 0’) Flower white, th purple _ at the base. (Column short, with a strong tooth at the of the antherbed.) 111. P. erocodiliceps (Rehb. f. in Bonplandia, Dee. 1, “gue folio oblongo- ligulato acuto, gg supra medium bracteato, sepalis to-linearibus subzequalibus, petalis linearibus aoclgats sdbinieat cnc ae labello “a basi humerata cones _divergente rectangulo retuso abbreviate ”——Caracas, oe winged ancipital! 4”; leaf papery, of ed tas e length. 2% Flores subsessiles. eam BP | igs genta gras. = eS BRACHYSTACHYAZ. (21) PLEU ROTHALLIS. 114. P, hystrix rope f. in — Seon 15, 1854); _ — brani cauli equali, vaginis asperrimis, ovario puberalo, o acuto antico bifido lobis triangu iis, iain basi here ceitatls sane Bogner labello oblongo obtuso anticé utringue maggie “ minuté s Wag . 8 sp. sine flore comm. Penivkabie Oe is its sieceely oy ‘stern sheaths. Rechb. sores + to (“Column winged, the wings curved inwards, the back wing of P. Raymondi, the nineteen toothletted and erect.’ ‘— 115. P, Reymondi a in Walper’s Ann. 3, 520). Duboisia Reymondi, Karsten in Allg. Gartenz. 1847, p. 394. Dubois-Reymondia palpigera, id. in Bot. eit. 6. 397) folio coriaceo liveari-lanceolato obtusé acul iinato caule b e, _— bifido breviore, petalis bi lobis lobo par rotundato- alter elonga ato vato, “labello ear minuto basi concavo ante e icornutulo” —— Venezuela, Karsten, Fendler, 1489. h. s. ae h like ee ceratothallis in all — a which are hells different, ‘Sepsis orange, brown, © and § VII. Bracnystacny ; foliis basi haud cordatis, racemis folio brevioribus aut vix longioribus. *,* P. meridana, No. 160, in the next §, might perhaps be better stationed in this. See also P. crassipes, "No. 172. A. Vagine caulis recte adpresse. 1. Folia teretia v. semiteretia canaliculata. ae ‘mnita eeeiute re, bracteis ciliatis, ested extiis papillosia rsali oblongo acute antico bidentato to basi gibbo, petalis obovatis — Tabello pandure- omit Ubeaas nerve & fe t di Brazil, Regnell (If inas Grae) sp, sine A. coms. ell. Sonder ot Reb f. -——Leaf 2”, a little faleate, as Hie as the angular 117. P. convoluta (Lindl. in Ann. Nat. — te 107); folio convoluto recurvo spicis flexuosis pauld haces sepalis ris marginatis lateralibus ultra medium connatis, petalis oblongis 0 sie o longiore concavo apice Se ee Popayan, Hartweg 1414. h. Leaf 34”, ong as the angular stem. Spikes 1-3, clothed with ewan to the base. ge of the stem membranous, arising near the base. 118. P, teres (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. sub t. li hd 2 folio tereti racemo gracili pauld breviore, floribus pendulis, sepalis subcarinatis lateralibus apice liberis, pe s oblongis acutis, la! ‘ibello es ccatielnet acutissimo basi latiore marginibus incras atis, columnd basi pubescente—— Brazi/, Loddiges, v. v. c. —Flowers pendulous, cinnamon-coloured ; leaves like those of Leptotes bicolor. Strictly this should stand amofg Elongate, but it cannot be well separated from boawe receding. - 2. Folia plana. *. * Folium caule multo brevius, 119. P, rostriflora (Rehb. £ in Linnea 22. 827); folio angusto oblongo basi icellis capillaribus apice 6-7-floris basi nudis, sepalis silage disjunctis (?) dorsali intis villoso, petalis nanis cordato . sub apice subitd attenuato—— Brazil, Beyrich (Serra dos Ongaoe, near the Rio Papaquera),b. eS PLEUROTHALLIS. (22 ) BRACHYSTACHYE. Stem 4”. I have been ee to dissect the only flower in my possession of this curious and very distinct species ; but that it has a shag, hAgBY & glandular purple lining to es risky, sepal is scniee without dissectio 120. P. truncata (Hooker ic. pl. t. 55. Rehb. f. in alms Sept. 1, 1855) ; folio ovato-lanceolato acuminato hanes longiore, sepalis marginatis dorsali oblongo obtuso antico retuso ventricoso obsolet bicarinato, petalis oblongis nanis basi angustioribus, labello sessili transversd oblongo lateribus scorn be =Amneeon , bh. 8. sp.——A v very distinct t plant immedi 'v its e ik nd tran lip, which may be co wens toa broad ahah attached by the middle Tan one ea and rolled up. (Column terete, truncate —= a great two-lobed convex el, a P. sphenochila; folio oblongo signed ee petiolato caule duplo breviore, racemis gracilibus strictis, se sepalis ris lineari-lanceolatis, petalis nanis lanceolatis, labello duplo breviore ssi erent lamellis 2 —_ rectan- i inalibu i Leaf 4": Stem 6’. Bracts ovate, ean, hg ae owers the size of P. eid 122. P. cochlearis (Rchb, f. in Bot. Zeit, 1852. p. 764); folio agen lanceolato ei cuneato, spicd pauciflora, sepalo areal lanceolato branaceo an co carnoso cochleato, petalis lanceolatis acutis, labello facittato complicato je ere exico, Hort. Dresd. negate 3”—4", Is whitish with 5 jak tha —— Petals v tite. with one purple line. Lip purple with a green gold a - secunda ers Endl. n. g. & sp. 1. 49. 85); folio lato ovali e pauld breviore racemis strictis secundis lo ongio “28 ne 2 latd 6 ovatis subequalibus diaphanis, petalis Trectibas acumina L pauld inoviorbus labello subrotundo cordato acuminato concavo sons bd culato—. Oppig (in the dry woods as Cuchero, on trees) ——Stem Racemes from m3 to 8. Flowe age rose, e veins in the sepals. in P. na’ navilinguis (Rebb. f. in Bonpl. = ¥, mee os oblongo- eato acuto racemis 3 dupld longiore, sepalis 2 equalibus, petalis ligulatis obtusi ‘atmeatia a rh labello — anticé acuto naviculari renada, m with three sheaths. (Column ani with a tri- anata elevated are behind.) 125. P. obova: ta (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, misc. P. albida, id. in Taylor's Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. III. i. 327. P. octomerisformis, Rchb. f. in ‘Bonpland. d. Ji pon tite Specklinia —— Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1839, mise. 137) ; folio obovato uso in petiolum culatum angu senate angulato eequali, pedicellis plurimis paucifloris eco, sepalis linearibus glabris acuminatis disjunctis, petalis minoribus conformi ineari acuto infra so Cuba, = 655 (om shaded re rocks). ak (3 Caracas th dane : . sc princes =o ag csp i tn ar Fhe sbove Gharacter is Habel, mutatis mutandis ; Fendler' ntl ee to be the ta stink a "7 which is in fruit onl lari Lid in Bt oe 3 foli ease cipra geo BRACHYSTACHYA. (23) PLEUROTHALLIS. 8. P. Fockei (?. tricarinata, Focke in Bot. Zeit. 1853, p. 341, nec Poppie) ; folio lanceolato caule nudo tereti a » Spicd pauciflora, — d teralib ovato rar ibus in unum oblongum basi valde shea feré con sia ea lanceolatis — tabelle unguiculato subrotundo-cordato pores glandulo: s0-hirto —— ocke. h. ic. pict. comm. cel. inv.——Leaf 24" x 8”. Mewes dull pone Lip brighter and covered with minute spots. 129. P. ineequalis (Lindl. * Bot. Reg. 1842, mise.) ; folio oblonge obtuso eaule tereti pluries brevio dens&, ovario pu cet — peers ibus dorsali quinquevenio ‘oblongo lateralibus disjunc' duplé majore, petalis nanis in ——— a 399) ; fo omgacsen petiolo seni longissimo, race: seg sepalis patentiasimis « reese or pRiceice ibus acutis dupld brevioribus, labello longiore ligulato obtuso aspero basi pl transve columné que alata antice acutan —— Mexico, Leibold (Xalapa); Galeotti Sr (on rocks at 3000’—4000', in the province of Vera Cruz), h. s. sp. comm. b. & v, 8. sp. in orange, hb. Hooker——Leaf ene epee 13”. Stem about we ghatis among the smallest in the gen B. Vagine caulis ostio marginate ciliate ; LEPANTHIFORMES, _ *,* See P. Acianthera, No, 135, which sany belong 6 Cle geome as — —_ = oe (Specklinia orbicularis, Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1838, P. biflora, Focke in Tijdschr. nederl, ii. 147. Bot. Zeit. 1849, p. ee: ; folio subrotundo-oblongo v. ovali marginato su 3 deciduis, pedu e8: Biflorseepals gibris dealt Hacer aru cr sag conformibus semiconnatis basi - gibbosis, petalis nanis serratis PLEUROTHALLIS. (26 ) ELONGATE. Focke; Demerara, Loddiges; v. v. c. & ic. pict. com. cel. Focke——Whole lant between 2” and 3”. Flowers dull purple. (Column with a multifid ood. Pollen-masses 2.) 150. P, villosa Mee ge & Westc. Flor. Cab. 2. p. 78. P. ba mapas Rehb. f. in Linnea 18, 398. Bonpl. Jan. 15,1854. Specklinia ciliaris, R : q remis a ciliatis —_ lineari patulo antico dupld latiore bidentato obtuso gc pees i eae La labellogq. obtuso Mexico, Toston ——Whole plan nt <”. _ Flowers small, pues (Column with a ‘ciliated tr tridentate hood. Pollen- -masses 2.) 151. P. memor Robb. S. in Bonpl. Oct. 15. poe Reon io nceo- © coriaceo, caulis navicularibus ostio cili ancipitibus manson ti = B 5 ae E a i 2” oO BS. a & eo a oe a ae Mp uel BE ro i] a edi to o at Lacken.—Stem 2"—3”. Leaf os behealh, “iy x x 1”. Stem nates 45. Spikes half as long as leaf, Flow small, deep purple. (‘ Carina an een per axin androclinii bolts a ciliatulo,” Rcehb. What does this indl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, oie ae f. in Nederl. acutis tis, spicis filifo us ucifi ate s arene roo concavis subzequalibus carinatis extus peuinokie antico ‘obtuno ot e , inearibus subsquilongis, label ato acuto infra medium obt pe RL mae Wilson; Surinam, Focks, 7 Spliigerber (on branches of Crescentia) ; French Guiana, Leprieur, 115. h. 8. yellowish. A small tufted plant about 24” high. sea = Quitensis (Rehb. f. in Bonpl. Sept. 1, 1855); folio —_ a. se ap to marginato cuspidato _cauli | is laxis folio dupl a> Leevinetous seo teis fer campanulatis a apleclatia, = oe dorsaliamplo lato acuminato Deoralibos duplé angustioribus, petalis nanis ligulatis obtusis emarginatis, labello o cordato basi obsoleta tricarinato petalis longiore "——Zquador, Adest in h ooker——About 3 eras Leaves e dried I have not examined the flower. (A. Rich. & Gal., Orch. Mex.). Of this I have a tracing kindly communicated by Rchb. It represents a plant with a stem 4 inches oval leaf 13’ x 1”, a short distichous peevarpiaie’. © rss of to 9 thine sheaths on the steam. are no fh can have little doubt that the ce gt some thes. ae & poly tha same as a specimen in the Banksian a ee “ America meridionalis.”] iis basi sages css teretibus, racemis ngioribus, sepalis haud acuminatis. *,* P. teres, No. Se eee eee aicieekar te here, but it is left among the Brachy- afi td BS ; a eacoresy aripre ‘S32 a un gain eeeal folio oblongo at ele Sp bevor, aga 718 te tg paucifloro, “sepalo eee lanceo subulato antico bifido - -ELONGATEA. (27) PLEUROTHALLIS. a oe labello basi trilobo ”—— aon aan 313 cali of . 8 sp. in hb. Hooker ——Stem, pba: inclined to be — with & a me te now A then developed into e leaf. Flowers extremely small. 155. P. floripecten (Rchb. f. in cy Jan 15, aro oe — —— pedunculis capillaribus apice tantum densé flori 6 bre , Vaginis glabris supremo subfoliaceo, floribus rtioerstanata octien gpa Maes r4 « 2 : ee ees, tali do: pe ovatis nanis, labello ovali obtusé sagittato ”"——Carac as, Wagener. h, 8. sp. comm, cel. Rchb,——A_ very remarkable plant, 3’—4” high, with dense flowers, placed horizontally. (‘ Rostel broad, 3-lobed; the lateral lobes ligulate, the middle dentiform. Anther dorsal.”) 156. P. punctata in B. Reg. sub t. 1797) ; folio —_ cosa . subrotundo A reompetaene Nhe caule capillari Sontag. vaginis min Be samen ashe lablllo lone Tong’ mb: unguiculato cordatsugittto = ges carnos e a rt.——A very small plant, not more tan an tack high. Leaves dotted th purple beneath. Flowers dark purple. (Column long, concave, thin-edged, with the antherbed 2-toothed in front.) B. Vagine caulis recte, adpresse. 1. Tomentose ; sepalis tomentosis.* * Petala serrata. Flowers green in poe Se a a wild, with a little purple dotting orcbawsces Fringe of pata tiry's The Se ee ee P. minax given me 3 Prof. ani fae Fendler's specimens show that plant not to be distinct from P. plum 158. P. Lanceana (Lod soo Cab. t. Edad folio carnoso lato oblongo cauli zequali spica ae breviore sepalis lineari-lanceolatis antico bidentato, petalis uminatis fimbriatis, labello gerne ovato bilineato emar- urinam, Lan v. ——Flowers yellow, crimson at the base inside, I 7, - ‘certain “that the flowers of this are downy, my specimen katieg been ** Petala integra. 159. P. Schiedei (Rchb. f. in Linnea xxii. 826); folio ovali basi cuneato, caule bivaginato, pedunculo filiformi pauciflo: is_pilosi dorsali obo tiuscul libus semiconnatis basi tis, petalis subretusis basi angustioribus, labello unguiculato trul retuso venis 3 incrassatis lateralibus furcatis——Mexico, Schiede——(Antherbed with a membranous denticulate border.) 160. z. Meridana (Rchb. fin Linnwa xxii. 829) ; folio recurvo in petiolum ie er erecto subzequali, sepalis Teniaue obtusis ‘ieedie eee | nanis linearibus, labello ligulato unguiculato lamellis 2 es ipo ea versus. apicem evanidis —— Venezuela, Funck & sore 1441. hb. 3. sp. —~ Leaf BE oer A ae fo. might ie Sok pie ria mea? ‘Mans, immors, crenata, PLEUROTHALLIS. ( 28) ELONGATEA. 4” x 3”, thinner than usual se that the edges roll Kase Stem of the same oash, angular, with 2 long principal sheaths. The flow 5 hes larger than in any allied species, apparently a pees ough smooth on it! The spikes are rather too short for t 161. P. saurocephala (Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1571. Bot. Mag. t. 3030. Bot. Reg. t. 1968) ; folio coriaceo lato oblongo ca eauli angulato u pre » zequali, spicis erectis strictis imbricatis tomentosis, sepalis coriaceis dorsali oblong: antico 2- pld 1 atiore ovali bilobo, _— nanis rhombeis unguiculatis, — oben 80 lamellis rnosis—— Bra gr ‘didi iges. Vv. v. Leaf 4” x 2”, Flowers yellowish pu oat changing to light brown, seats dotted with purple inside. 2. Alate ; sepalis alato-carinatis. 163; P, a a folio carnoso oblongo carinato ecaule brevi pluriés longiore, riaceis laxis s Suprema ¢ cauli sequali, spicd crass sireeas flexuosa: folio d duphd le longiore, bra carinato incurvo ebtuso, ovario seabro l li ovato-obl lateralibus posticis alato-carinatis semic connatis minore, petalis ineooatis i hin i o lobis unguem brevem Se fathews. h. s. sp——This very remarkable plant bears little resemblance to any other. “Tts shiek stem (14’’) is more than }” in diameter; the leaf 6” x 1”; the flower stem 1’, oe as thick at the a goose-quill. The a ‘of the lip is channelled with thick edges ; column a lanceolate wi ape arched rostel; the anther horned at back ; the pollen-masses o thi his and the ng: might perhaps be sepa- rated as £5. toe some a distinct genus; but Iam not yet sufficiently acquainted e meaning of some part of their structure. 163. P. erinacea Be Bonpl. Dee. 1, 1854); folio obovato basi cuneato, spicd obtusangulé flexuosd disticha, bracteis alato-carinatis herbaceis Margine seariosis, Ovario aspero, sepalis angusté triangulis disjunctis dorsali pert lateralibus carinatis, petalis lanceolatis basi utrinque unicallosis, i setaceis emarginatis intermedi 3 last. “Leaf 3” x ci "Blom pores, point only seen. Spike more than 1’. Flowers, the stalks included, above 164, P, pe again (Rehb. f. irs 1. 73. t. 28) ; folio — poor 8 angustato caule @ multd longiore, (racemo —- Pet oe sepalis -ca napis label bniusoulo rhombeo retuso Tamellnih utrinque intra Leaf 3”—4” Ss Raceme 374", Finis purple, a (eo No. "213, gia (Rchb. f. Xenia 1 = t. 28) ;—— Wagener o described sonar anak wk aan it elo have ‘een better tn pemnaeen The wi wings of be shallower than in the last and the lip narrower and acute, iP eiectatiy ack different from the last. ngo basi attenuato spicd stricta dis 166. PB, ee ae ee g. & sp. oui kses folio ELONGATA. (29) - PLEUROTHALLIS. 167. P. glumacea far in ee to Bot. Mag. 2. 355). This is pro- bably the same as the last; differing, according to the ese given by a in having a nodding sakes and a bat lip, both 2 ring verifi. cation—— hp ihe gered in bibl. D rt (fallen tr ~ Hocking up the course of ri and often caueiag alt Goaal under water ; Pirahy and on the foe ren St. Paul's to Rio Janeiro) ——F lowers salisier crite P. ligulata; folio. indo ligulato basi atten Sans fe longiors, va vaginis infimis rh gon imis, ee secunda folio pans Tongiore, brac membranaceis, lis lineari-oblongis carnosis o carinatis lateratibut parum connatis, pate alis eanenton -oblongis 38-veniis, labello Secaaah conduplicato basi oblongo truncato apice in lobum an ret eru, Jameson (Sel No. 2), v. 8. sp. in hb. Hovker-—-Resesdhles P. gilva in the general appearance of the flowers, but the leaves are are totally owen 4 as well as the ~ ser sanhewn sheaths at the base of the lip. 169. P, pachyphylla (Rchb. f in Lian. xxii. 8 24); folio oblongo coriaceo carinato basi obtuso cauli zquali, spicd a stricta dupld longiore, bracteis Ler sic “seats membranaceis, sep antico biden _— concavo basi sacca argine reflexo, petalis su biasiaticatia apiculatis unin subdentatis, tabello longiore carnoso cordato unguiculato acuto conduplieato, ae cu mote grossé dentato——Brazil, Miers i ui . of Rio Janeiro), v. 8. sp. Tess mbles P, tricarinata in habit, but rise ty distinct in gen sy My plant dies not quite agree with Rchb.’s ees as will be seen by compariso ana (Rehb. f. in east Aug. 1, 1855); folio oe x 170. P. Bolivi ligulato — longiore spicis geminis distichis dupld breviore, b: sepalisq, rinatis antico biaceida, petalis lanceolato-ovatis peor seaas gut Sod ante basin obtusangulo, columne cucullo in fautent Bridges——Stem 1", triangular, Leaf14" x 4”, ae 2a satiate folio angusto oblongo basi canaliculato caule angu- Into. _breviore, su 4, spicis 1-2 distichis strictis folio bracteis carinatis fuscis ciliolatis, seven disjunctis oblongis is i -nanis li Sgt Stead rhom| tangulo lin atris per medium——Peru, mm. am. beo acu’ eis 3 Hooker——Leaf 3" x 4". Flowers apparently ailety "osiees very short, ate. 172. P. crassipes ; folio Jato eyed Saar maers spices een ang os conico elongato angulato, 5) picd disticha is diaphanis obtusis, cle oblo: ongo-lineari earibus carinatis oe sae libus jastlatenatie: etali nanis lanceolatis, labello carnoso trilobo lobis obtusis concavis lateralibus a unck & Schlim, 189. h.s. sp. comm. Linden. uch thicker at the base than summit. Leaf 4” x 1}. Insepara- ——Stem ble fro ay group, although the gre appear to be rather shorter than the set (Column longer than in the last, with a 3-toothed decurrent hood.) 173. P. velaticaulis . in Linnea xxii. 824); folio —- lanceolato paseo longé tilato caule cerca bivagi hing ng neincey& re te tibus——Caracas, Otto; Foca Feadler 1 mpi h. 8. sp. of which 13” is occupied by the stalk. Ste: —7", angular, wi brown tubular sheaths the tip of the iower being Le below the tae of the upper. I presume that the difference aemiene =) and the arisen from his having — garden specimen before him, ayaa oomeek i plans 2 for which is, alas | very unnatural. Leaf Fes x 14”, th two thin PLEUROTHALLIS. ( 30 ) ELONGATEZ. 3. Tristes ; racemis laxis seeundis, floribus magnis atratis cernuis, labello apice earnoso. 4. P. restrepioides (Lind). in Bot. Reg. 1842, mise.); folio oblongo sinks — proliferi sttivatie subsequali, racemis strictis elongatis, bracteis tubulosis, sepalis oblongis —— subeequalibus econcavis antico i i ac oblongo coneavo apice = ligulato ——Peru, Mathews (Chacha- poyas), bh. 8. PE sic arge, 3” on rong ie with purple on a green (!) ground. Racemes om ut, some as mui "Ton 175. P. Fritillaria (Rehb. f. in Bonpl. A 1, 18 3 oblong 5. ovali racemo seeundo triplé breviore, bracte mbran ceis tubulosis, sepalis ovato-lanceolatis lateralibus semiconnatis es rh shee ianee 1 atis acumi- natis 3-nerviis apice carnosis dupl brevioribus, — longiore spathulato 0 serrulato Pe on (western declivity of the and precipices), h. 8. 8p.——I have cae the end of the stem. Largest I leat yy x 14". Racemes slender 9”—12". Flowers 3" long, deep rer 176. P. scabrata; folio coriaceo ovali caule longiore racemo p: breviore, bracteis tubulosis, sepalis lanceolatis obtusis antico Ores petalis lanceolatis acu acuminat is ultra Mediu ium scabratis, 1 abello mem mbranaceo sub- tu: to lob Bridges. a sp- -——Leaf 6" 1R". “Stem mauch longer, thick as epee Flowers not half the size of the two preceding. 4. Filifere ; petalis filiformibus sepalis ERR labelli trifidi lobo medio abrupté deflexo 7. P. saltatoria; folio ovali acuminato pe neo articulis caulis proliferi be nent racemo secundo folio duplo longiore, sepals ovatis antico ~~ — alone = tato callis 2 in “x14”. Spik ‘ke <2 spre 178. 2, antennifera ; folio a pergameneo, caule tenui multd — e articulo ultimo ewe oar ces so ventricos’ acuti, spicd — Tabello ay te media. tehis brit sangeet seabriusculo acutato —r nanis sbiiie <<: acedansaiek (eiateaseet Pidiiashah, ks. wap. -Stew. alonder — Leaf 2a — 7", Flowers: = long, pale green. eaem io ulticno ancipity epicis 2 soeundie ole seul hess orale is antico majore, | is, 1 brevi (Andes of Quito), h. s. sp——Very much like the last, but clearly different in the p in the if ( terete, cate, with an 5. Densifore ; ‘floribus gies gas renee, si a operon _—- Jan 15, 1854); folio “Tineax-oblongo reggeocbrere ooncecrageats ELONGATEA. (31) PLEUROTHALLIS. eens bidentato, petalis ovato-lanceolatis ane myttoaeee! labello sepalis int a obtuso supra medium pandura —- Caracas Posdlen 1462. h. 8. Sp.—— oes cao aes n with a = a, and a blunt leaf with margins almost aaiie parallel, p. mar! 181. P. Magdalene (Rchb. f. in jeer Dec. 1, 1854) ; folio spathulato oblongo acutiusculo, sepalis tri: triangulo- ligulatis disjunctis , petalis ligulatis basi inferiori acutangulis, labello ligulato obtuso utrinque ante basin angulato—— Magdalena, Schlim.—Stem clothed with sheaths. Leaf 2"x 4". Whole —6" high. Rehd. 182. P. longissima (P. racemiflora, Lindl. in Hook. Exot. Fl. t. 128, neo pice taps folio spathulato caule dupld longiore, spicé longissima secunda, sepal ovalibus antico latiore bidentato, petalis patulis oblongis 3-veniis sepalis aes biottere8 labello lineari ca! eeu obtuse decurvo subcordato—— Said to come amaica, Li iges. ——lI have nowhere found wild - specimens of this, and much question its. ‘inhabiting Jamaica. is not the D m racemiflorum Swz. as I formerly supposed, and as will be shown hereafter at No, 203. Flowers green. rca. more than a foot long. (Column cucullate.) 183. P, rubens (Lindl. veh giotin' sub t. 1797); folio coriaceo ovali o petiolato caule longiore, spicé secunda ter longiore, sepalis disjunctis ea petalis oblo —— l-veniis vix dupld aneseiener sore neue i medio lis osis oidei gnell Minas ies), h. s. sp. comm. cel. So mar ii ‘habit i like the Tost, "but with quite different leaf and flowers. Regnell’s specimen is scarcely more than that of hb. Martius 1’, (Column with a long rostrate hood.) is4. P, radstacemne a = oblongo subsessili cauli sequali, spica — dupld ciliola talis longiore, bract scariosis, sepalis ovatis subliberis spathulatis seeeette is, labello breviore rhombeo supra carinato baal Soesales et utringue acutangulo——Peru, Jameson. h. s. sp. Leaf 44” x1". i 10”, with about 5 distant empty bracts near the whi a ranous on 1” long. Flowers small, apparently white. 85. (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, mise.) ; folio angusto oblongo picis brevibus breviore, caule multd longiore apice ancipiti, sepalis acutis lateralis —— liberis, petalis lanceolatis dupld brevioribus, labello ovali trifido Deasil Miers. g 8. eines 2”x 4. Stem 7’. Flowers green. as 186. P. quadrifida (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, — Dendrobium quadri- fidum, La Llave 2. 2. 40. P. Ghiesbre ghtiana, Ach. Rich. in Ann. Sc. ser. 3. 3. fasci erectis acutis, —— trilobo ¢ ee La Llave (near Valledolid, about Jesus del Mi tan this be P. eo incorrectly described ? it seems very like i. * Flowers sania ted towards evening.” Or is it uP: velaticaulis, No. 1 6. Laxiflore ; floribus sphere oh glabris is longipedicellati 87. ¥ tenis Rchb. £ in Bonplandia, May 1, 1854) ; flo extn obongo ; PLEUROTHALLIS. ( 32) ACUMINATZ. and extend 3” ears the bracts. “Stem somewhat 4-cornered. Leaf + 5” x 14”. e 2/— 5M, a? 1838. P. a ora (Lindl. in — Ann. Nat. Hist. ser, IIT. i. 326 folio ovali obtuso _. laxe vagin auld breviore, racemo capillari doves distantibus, sepalis disjunctis a ake sé acuminatis, petalis linearibus ati elongatis, lab iors subrotundo ee Coen Wright, 659, h. s Flo dark red o: 9, P. aah ciples (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1840, mise. 146) ; folio angusto oral petiolato het gg be capillari multo breviore caule —— ‘opal acutis- embranaceis antico bidentato, nt talis nanis obovatis osis dorso ae abe satan talis dup 3 longiore un Sasol to nities ernie’ obtuso linguiformi basi slciaato per ari villoso dorso verrucoso Mexico, Barker, v. v. e——Raceme with scarcely more than four flowers, divided from each other by intervals of nearly an inch, with — ausparent ‘purple sepals. Leaf 3” x 7’’. Upper sheath as long as the stem itself. 190. P. rhodotantha (Rehb. f. in Linnea xxii. 825); folio coriaceo oblongo basi picis 5—6 capillaribus elongatis multifloris, sepalo dorsali oblongo acuto galeato lateralibus lanceolatis acutis i is, lis n ° a labello trilobo abbreviato Jobis lateralibus in paginam a, Schlim, 1442 at 9000’)——-Stem 5-angled. Flowers yellow streaked with rose. § IX. Acuminara ; foliis basi angustatis, caulibus a aut angulatis, racemis folio longioribus, sepalis acumina A. LEPANTHIFORMES. 191. P. Dinotherii (Rchb. f. in Bonpl. May 1, 1854) ; folio membranaceo eri ( acuto petiolato caule prolifero multd breviore, vaginis vittatis, oe — laribus elongatis, sepalis shoe hegre acuminatis dorsali — c umnaé longioribus, i tahalis longiore oe oe cbinso bela ro) ehbibrieico eru, Warezewitz. h. 8. sp. —— a ee Stem 3”, with about 6 shortsheaths. Flowers much mall hae fe P. fe cula. (Column with a 3-lobed hood, of ohiok the iis: divisions are roun and much larger than the dorsal, which is flat and trun cate.) Compare this with P. diptera, No. 279. 192, B. dura; folio. duro petiolato caule simplici multé breviore, vaginis s, sepalis 193, Oe be, (Lindl. in Bot. ae his mis.) folio ovali acuto” petiolato caule —- multd breviore, reviore, spicis densis secundis nutantibus, ‘0 glabro ligulato ACUMINATE. ( 33) PLEUROTHALLIS. osé, lineari elongata——— New —— Linden (668, at ss im mood erie 122, Triana, in the Prov. of Mariquita), h. s. sp—Much like P. d Flowers apparently purple. Linden’s 1 8 122 with thin ciliated sae seems oc be the young state of his 668. B. Vagine caulis rect adpresse. 1, Filifere ; petalis setaceis y. filiformibus sepalis subequalibus. 195. P. glossopogon (Rchb. f. in Bonpl. Mar. 15, 1855); folio oblongo utrinque — —— 2 velutinis ovatorlanceolatis, petalis setaceis, labello lacinii “basi hum niis ralibus lineari-lanceis introrsum hamatis pares art longiore = freee basi bicarinaté per medium et apice barbata——Caracas, Wagener. he fh 8, comm. cel, Rchb. cum. 2 seq.—— Stem 6’, Raceme few-flowered. Flowers 2”. Sep. purple. Pet. white. 196. P biserrula (Rehb. 1, ©.) ; folio oblongo. valdd carnoso basi cuneato, ti la bello cordato ‘ligulato tricarinato utr rinque arguté retrorsum serrato-dentat ne Wagener (San ' dro), h. fi. s eaf 4'’— a : mat Peduncles 2, a h part longer than the leaf. Flowers 14” dark p 197. P, Sirene a l. ¢.); folio oblongo panes subacuto valdé oriaceo, sepalis 3 coreg: on se taceis: labello tripartito basi humerato icin ateralibus nanis lineari 4 aE ~seboraceae —— 2. — carinata sortie serrulat Caracas, Wa ote fh, Leaf 3”. site one or jaa twice or thsiee as es Fle ie bs ie wmidiy brown streaked _ “i ages ies are very ee with large dull-coloured Rte cae sepals, and weak bristle-like p 2, Densifore ; petalis nanis, floribus subspicatis. 193. P- acuminata (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, misc. Rehb. f. in Bon- peas een 1854. Dendrobium acuminatum, H.B.K. 1. ae folio ob- utrin< florido sextupl tis, labello -angustate emarginato venis z ne ee Humb. Bonpl. ——The above pat acest from Rehb. who original specimen. If it _— not for the wholly See form of f leaf: it i be identified with the n (Hood of column toothletted.) i99. P. ramulosa; ae aie obtuso i eeaviees ——- o caule prolifero an os bre ad. basin baat. 0 pluries brev ore, sepalis aus Digest eh ag paced uninery ts Caden label oboe 0 0 obinso yer "3 ae ‘ie Pa Jameson (Quito, W. ime Peat bh ts 2". Stem 24". Racemes 5-6, Flowers pnt 2 ee eet geo iri of column grt — petala (Lindl. Rehb. f. in Bonpl. March 15, 1888) ) fli oboge ablkie petiolate carnoso is breviore, se us oe nanis oblongis obtusis unine: lo oblongo versus basin dilatato conca is 2 carnosis eee Weddell (Minas eis 2 ¢ i tathk saeegin ‘edd. lt Gerties); British Guyana, Schomburgk ; Venezuela, Funck & Schlim, Fendler, 2153; Peru, Jameson, 327 (at Pululagua), h.s sp. & v. v. ce——It seems that this unusually rsed plant varies aerees | in the size of the in their ieee which is either = sulph ur or absolutely ellow. There is nothing o ——— by w . lis yS can miaeesiiile fleshy lines of the lip, very iivinns in the dried ‘ani, B, ren (nd. i Bom, Yat Hist. xii. 397); folio oblongo nune PLEUROTHALLIS. ( 34) ACUMINATE. basi angustato racemo secundo basi nudo multd breviore, _— pagpstor i obtusis basi latioribus intis glanduloso-scabris, anis linearibus acutis unive ul is, labello cuneato apice ae pew oribus, column cucullo denticulato——Caracas, — os — al Sierra Nevada at 10000’), h. s. sp. af 34’ x 2", somet short d broader. Racemes 7”. Flowers yellow, greenish « outside. This must veer t be aoniaaied with P. aurea A. Rich. to me unkno uis (R chb. f. in Bonpl. May 1, 1854); folio — 5-venio apice aspero carina margin See column cucullo denticulato Peru, Rehb.——Leaf 2” x 34”. Rac compa tothe base, 10-flowered, 34”, Flowers — half the size of Pos ee ri specim m a ean herbarium show that this, not No. 182, is the plant meant by Swartz as his .racemiflorum. Ff purple. Fruit 6-ribbed. Fendler’s specimens are smaller than rats from Jamaica and Cuba. peticlato Pectin carnoso pillari_m ultd ois ay lineari disjunctis, nanis snandibin pe ree univeniis sub apice callosis, labelli ilobi lacinii ibu termediaé’ producti ova : : ee (Serra de Piedade, in the prov. of Mines ; w <= on rocks in open plains near St. Paul's), v. 8. stew in hb. Martius——Leaf 24” x 3”. Stem 2”. iia a”. Looks like a dwarf P. stenopetala. 205. P. aches: folio — oblongo pergameneo racemis_ strictis gracilibus rectis breviore, bracteis minutis, floxibus Sanpete ‘ilabiatis, is linearibus acutissi i tis serratis, 2 q sepal tissimis sere bidentato, pet: labello ovato acuto utrinque acutangul ne marginem 1 ullo trilobo laciniis lateralibus semiovatis falcati tis—— Bras, Spruce, 2724 wv caeman h. s. sp. Leaf 4” x 1” Racemes ——s 6” — ae te naked for 3" below the summit; its full 206. P. verrucosa eet se enigh. Som. 20, 1966. Masdevallia verrucosa, id. in Miso: xxi. = oblongo basi cuneato apice angustato, racemo sp: , sepalo dorsali lineari- Jilatat Skeet nice netaceis, ‘petal retuso denticulato | unatis 2 semil , Funck & Schlim, 1439——Leaf 34” x Wy Pe sconge exuawiok: longer. Flowers 4””" 5” long, yellow green with purple stripes. 3. Laxiflore ; floribus longé pedicellatis, a0. P. arcuata; folio angusto ovali petiolate racemo disticho tripld breviore, bracteis carinatis ineurvis, angustis alato-carinatis acuminatis APODE C&€SPITOSA. (35). PLEUROTHALLIS. 1545); f ae cr ge atis integris co’ Prcateas on oh semiconnatis, petali nanis ovatis ——- label ovato obtuso concavo, carinis capsularum —— on the Blue Mountains in the Spring), v. s. in hb, ete: r. Leaf 2 2”—3", ieiaes yellowish-green. Lip de Fs poe 9. P. prostrata (Lindl. in Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. III. i. 827); folio oe hanactens obtuso caule negra du an longiore racemis ibus sequali, sepalis ovatis acutis an © bifido, petalis nanis lanceolatis acutis univeniis, epee —— rhombeo Seen minuté denticulato concave, carinis capsu t, 629. h. s. sp.——Stem 1”. Leaf 2”. Flowers dull p purple. ‘Differs from the ry in the proportion of stem and leaf as well as iculars. It is better placed here than among the Muscose (now rece: vs which I originally referred it. 210. P- laxa (LO. 18. Dendrobium laxum, Swartz. Fl. Ind. Oce. ene t ; ae ye acuminato basi acuto Jleviter ‘earinato r pen laxo 0 flexuoso su nanis linearibus —_— labello ovato canaliculato apice recs, spate carinis nudis. —Jamaica, Swartz — Mountains i in Spring), v. 8. sp. in “2 Banks——Ste m 24" wi th Jong lax S, Pawae dark purp striped. Lip bluish. (Pollen-masses deep blue! ! Swartz.) ai1. P. Sprucei; folio pee eps lanceolato caule sulcato nudo longiore racemo paucifloro capillari zquali, floribus pubescentibus, se acutissimis dorsali angustiore recurvo, petalis lanceolatis fimbriatis, labello glabro ungui-’ culato acuto basi lamellis 2 obtusangulis carnosis aucto——Brazil, Spruce, 27 25 (low eee — “coer ——— by the river fear on trees), h. s. sp. es pallid. d.” Spr, Very near P. laxa, but scometis distinet, Le at 89" % 1. Stem 14”. § X. Apop cHspPiITos# ; caulibus subnullis cexspitosis. A. Pedunculi multiflori elongati, folio seepiis longiores. * Catv; i.e. sepalis omnind pilis destitutis. 1. Petala integerrima, (nune angulata). 212. P. — folio lanceolato subcoriaceo basi angustato, pedun- culis laxis multifloris flexuosis procumbenti' bentibus, sepals obtuse, scuiiaat a but quite e different in structure. Leaf 5’’ * S. Bas n winged, equally 3-lobed at the hood.) P. tripterantha (Rchb. f. a Jan. 1, 1854. Xenia 1. p. 73. t. 28); folio prea = angustato racemo recto (pendulo?) breviore, sep cutis disjunctis, petalis nanis 3-nerviis subrhombeis labello oblongo cored eeeiibegs ue 0 noe oe o scabro 3-nervi carinula utringue angulum: rt waht OO Wagener——Leaf 3”—4” 1, Raceme 3’—4”. Flowers purple with darker spots of the same eat Se (See No. 164.) 4, P. gracillima; folio spathulato longé petiolate pedunculo erecto multd breviore, spicé elongata secunda, ovario papilloso, sepalis acutis antico identato, petalis nanis oblongis 1-veniis erosulis, ee abello oblongo infra moten dilatato, columnz cucullo acuté es Jameson ( Western Andes on trees ; Petcdedens road to Nanegal), h. s. sp.—— Leaf 5”, not at all _ coriaceous. Peduncle and spike together 11”. Flowers the size of P. longis- sima (No. 182), and much like them, pale green with coloured keels. PLEUROTHALLIS. ( 36) ApoDpé C&€SPITOSA. 215. P. misera; folio —— longé petiolato pedunculo erecto multo breviore, _ Spi ic rard secunda, sepalis o vatis paten ntissimis, ye etalis con- form u, Mathews, 3197 (Chacapoyas), h. s. sp. mtg like the og in habit, but rather —— Flowers among the smallest in the genus. (Column sho ort, with a gre hood. Pollen-masses pee idal.) 6. P. perpusilla (Seemann in Botany of Herald, 215. Rchb. Xenia 1. t. 60); ee ig geameomogs — sas spicis erectis a e, parton ov: etalis conformib mca a ano ce different; by n , however, slipper-shaped as it appeared to Extreme height, pe errs! ikes, 34". 217. P. rufobrunnea ; folio oer a longd een ite 8 wee dis- ticha multd breviore, bracteis cucullatis apiculatis o equa sepalis ovatis acutis concavis vis marginatis eibenlie: baberaliten: es oe eae peta nanis cuneatis 3-dentatis, labello ovato carnoso obtuso Sete ce at imperfect hood. ites 218. P. sarc gusint: folio ee ee souks sap a petorse aes secunda h sepalis libus oe tinosell ribus ne disjunctis lovealt a Spd bnevior eis concavo, petalis nanis 1-veniis truncatis, labello chien © concavo carnoso pli transversa in medio, columna cucullata indivisd multd longiore—— Peru, Jameson (trunks of trees on the mountains o Pillshum), y. 8 sp. in hb. Hooker——Leaves much like those of P. rufobrunnea. Peduncle about 2" - to the onc T of the spike which bends down abruptly and almost horizontally ‘or about 1 219. P. pisifera; folio os aan long ore a erecto epalis obtusé acuminatis, istat oer petali Jameson aap near Cuenca a4 BS oker———Leaf not more than 13”. Raceme 3”—4". Fruit t globrlar, ante Ga smallest peas. (Column very eons caans with a ssl entire hood.) between 2” and 3”. Leaf 1” x 3" in Bot. Reg. t. 1797. Bot. t. 3682); folio racemo mul multifioro laxo plarite rk a — tis, lal 4 22, (growing on Myrtus pedunculata) ; ; Cuba, 651. h. s, v. v. c.——The leaves, which are short, rather fleshy, “— eens form small dark-green tufts, seg amidst which rises a ca: a) PER TD Bot. Reg. sub f. 1797, t, 1825. P. "sb fll Miquel Stirpes Surinam, t. 6 : > multifioro laxo dupld breviore, oo carnoso. tiga aroha a | hortul. ; - Surtaam, APoDz C&SPITOSEZ. (37) PLEUROTHALLIS. _ Leprieur 118, Hostman 279, Focke _ ~ 8. 8p. —— v. Sanreneid a like the | last, but the differences seem c t. The are longer than the peduncle, and pt HR ee lowest flowers, instead of Teg very much shorter; the sepals ae pow gs shy ¢ the strong ribs, and the raceme is nearly straight Scatent of xuose. The figure in Miquel is a very bad one. P. picta, Bot. i $807, is a totally different plant (see No. 137). 223. P. subsinuata (P. trichopoda, es f. in Bonpl. Oct. 15, 1856, nec Rich) folio valido crasso a basi seg ali. peduneulo a och multifloro apice racemoso breviore sepalo do labellog ar, Pid uch smaller than those 7 P. ip Alot with whch Rei compares ie Potala Leuieets lip 3-veined. Described from Consul Schiller’ 204. P, cabellensis (Rehb. f. in Linnea, 25. 238) ; folio eons iets longé petiola sepalis dinjuaots ovatis aristatis, petalis acutis obtusé thombeis, | labello unguiculato — basi obtusa glo medio angustato apice papilloso—— hlim (near P° ) “Flowers red-brown. enezuela, Ss] (Column feck mesa clavate, with an undivided membranous edge to the antherbed.)” 225. P. marginata (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1888, misc. 70); folio oe sepatic on —- agar pedunculo capillari apice 4-fioro multé bre s carinatis o bifido, petalis linearibus obtusis _ call losis, labello oblongo Parton 5 canaiclato, polliniis sphericis——Guatemala, Skinner. vy. v.c.——Much like a small specimen of P. Grobyi, | but the sa and pollen- masses are quite ae 226. P, florulen a (Rash f. in reget Pe Ave. 1, ane folio soot unculo ligulato tenuissimé cotale to pedun ultiforo ao sepalis lanceis acuminatis antico deflexo, ois cis ap i abs labalic oblongo medio dilatato——New Grenada, Linden, ee 8. ¢. pete: ak Rchb. ee eee See vers dark pnrple.” Near the last, but abundantly distinct. 207. P. segoviensis (Rchb. f. in Bonpl. Aug. 1, 1855); folio cuneato ligulato Lsrsomg = longiore racemo oe multifioro, acutis an bifido, petalis nanis oblongis — — duplé longiore lineari obtuse — lato lobis iatraibs fa (Segovia), h. 8. Sp. © cel. in Leaf 4” = Foduake and raceme Sy”. A remarkable plait with ‘tom ne faleate 40 lo — lobes of an aes fles op its on which the lamelle are straight an uiginrgyrs in = _—— 1842, mise. atthe scariosum, ig we )s fai a pleom Pegg: Scarioso, flexuosis paucifloris, sepalis ae disjun petalis nanis, label Mexico, Liave (near A timba r)— Sepa yellowish green. Petals white with a purple middle line and border. Lip deep purple. “Planta egies 229. P. pan acters indl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, misc); fo’ inat a lio oblongo basi angustato pon saeenala capillaribus plurifloria duplé bagel ) sepalis diaphanis paler es sani bidentato, nanis pandurato lobo terminali angustiore, column4 et androclinio alatis —- h. s. sp. comm. cel. inv——Whole plant little 1” high. 0. P. Centranthera (Centranthera punctata, Sch eidweiler in Allg. Garces 1842, p. 293),——. Fo raat Scheidw.—‘Folium ovatum obtusum glaucum utrinque - i : omer Racemi cernui. villo- sissima intus supremum galea ia connata. Petala minora cuneiformia. Labellum trilobum, lobis lateralibus intermedio plano obtuso. rus.” PLEUROTHALLIS. ( 38 ) ApoDéz C&€SPITOSA. 2. Petala fimbriata v. lacera. 231. P, crassifolia (Focke i in Tijdschr. Natuur. Wetensch. Bot. Zeit. 1849, p- 638—nec. Rchb. wf Be we elliptico acuto subcarnoso racemo cernuo breviore, sepalis in tubum triang. acuminatum coherentibus dorsali semilibero laterali- es P. p ta et procumbens. For the eek. in ay possess sedebtea to "the liberality of the learned discoverer. Why no a Physoeiphial? ? 232, P. setigera; folio tenui ovali — _—— ato basi we erst racemis laxis flexuosis multd breviore, sepalis ovatis disjunctis acuminat: mis, petalis obovatis laceris in _setam longam phere labello eionibied conduplieato medio carnoso argine scabro——FPe Jameson (among Selaginellas), h.s. sp.——A beautiful Litt little thing the size of P. picta. Flowers pins streaked with purple. 23 co sm — (Hooker in Ann. Nat. Hist. 2, 329, t. 15) 5 a simill sepala ciliata, pe af lanceolata acuminata prbtiidta: ‘ Tabelten hispidum basi lve auricu latatin eer toss elgg Aer valor Henslow. h. s. sp.——F lowers apparently purple pirche da with P. longilabris ve BH in Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. III. i. k Sa6 foe cine sbeekes "lanceo acuto marginato racemo capillari laxo flex sepalis disjunctis acutis, petalis nanis linearibus acutis laceris, tabelte pale zequali unguic pandurato hispido secus axin papilloso—— Cuba, Wright, 651 ss paces as, and other trees in dense woods), h. s. sp.—— Flowers dark red. (Column short, sessile, hooded, quite entire.) 235. arginato petiolato race flexuosis laxis multd breviore, sepalis disjunctis linearibus obtusé acuminatis i talis unguiculatis cuneatis incisis, labello se ) breviore oblongo convex Si sre aie 8 oom — rrulato theram —Jamaica, Purdie. v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker Waele: a fou iL”. ** PILIFER ; i. ¢. sepalis intus v. extus pilosis aut velutinis. ase. P. immersa areca fi A aon 5 ae: j, erg the obovato obtuso duplo ore, sepalis alato- rier aati ne pat culatis Soma! 8. the name. Flowe 57. & crenata; folio obovato coriaceo racemo rigido oe multifloro 'VLO , bracteis truncatis castaneis carinatis deciduis, elutinis alato- carinatis disjunctis, petalis rhombeis dimidio breviori lo oats obtuso "x 1". Flowers the size of the last. Petals and lip purple, bordered with purple well defined spots on a clear yellow ground, which gives them the hele eh: : a denticulate edge to the antherbed terminated in font by two sharp teth) oe. 238. P. hians Sonia ae 1797); folio obovato racemo laxo stricto multifioro multd multd breviore, se im divergentibu lineari-oblongis intas oe connatis : cuneatis acutis, labello pool cilinto basi onda ; cere ag apice umnaé truncata su yo arco pinipeyny mr erer es Plant varying in height from 6” to to 10”, There is APOD& CA&sPITOSA. ( 39) PLEUROTHALLIS. here a stem i, if pang with a sheath in the middle, so that this species ought strictly to g Elongate, but it cannot be well separated from Kefer- steiniana an car es osa, > Sia (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, mise. Specklini a flexuosa, ese n, . sf sp. 90); folio erecto lineari-lanceolato racemis flexuosis floris ree con intus pilosis do tice subrotundo ean, eee a ae a Bante labello Bigs apice eae tg aon P, Kefersteiniana aac f. in ae Jan. 15, 1854); folio papyraceo rginato basi angustato racemo capillari laxo flexuoso multd oo — _— dake us oblongis intt Caracas, at 4000’. Rehb. f. h. s. c. ab i ipso aut.——I discover where this species has been po Ey It is merely mentioned . ie mace quoted, as having flowered with Mr. Keferstein and in the Ham It is certainly a very —— >i sabe The flowers are wattad with pat and are about the size of the last. carnoso earinato ssuaequi us peseeibta velutinis lateralibus reflexis sais About 3” high. Flowers minute, sa purple, “ strong beard on the underside of the lip appears to re rd great mark of t 242. P, rupestris (Lindl. in Bot. me sub 1797) ; folio tereti mucronato suleato spicd stricta rigida paulo breviore, sepalis ovatis carinatis lateralibus semiconnatis, petalis nanis lanceolatis lati labello oblongo utrinque in mie obtusangulo lamellis 2 carnosis $ planis basi connatis furcam refe- ntibus—— Brazil, Martius (rocks in aiacienl of Mines), v. s. s. olim in hb. Martins ——This on 8 ae of a Leptotes. Peduncle reddish green. purplish. Petals B. wees nani, sepius pluriflori. 243, P, tribuloides (LO. 6. Dendrobium tribuloides, Greate Fit apa Qoe. 1525. Pl. spathulata, A. Rich, j in Ann, Se, ser, 3. iii. 16. P. fallax, Rchb. f. Bonpl. Aug. 1, aig ha: ee obtuso is mans oblong floribus ni ant sepalis 2 vi elutinis us, petalis nanis oblongis, la’ ineari recurvo pubescente, ca nti pena ——Cost pegs se (on Mt. a. ; Mexico, Galeotti, Le ‘bold; Cuba, — 663 ; 5 Jaman Pasa (on Calabash trees) ; Macfadyen. h. s. sp. rs red, buried among scarious sheaths at the basse? te leaves. This is No. 16893 of Willdenow’s herbarium. 4, P, Lingua (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 18ks ocr vos lanceolato petiolato, re saapl cland ro palis calvis linearibus acuta’ teralibus apice liberis, talis nanis ig apiculatis, labello lineari precept convexo——. sey tains), h. s, sp.——Not more than 1” high. 245. rs areguneiie (Rehb. f. Js — om 1, 1855); folio cuneato retuso carnoso, pedunculo bifloro alis villosis congluti- natis fsogeiratn petalis Bic bell how thombeo ilies ig preeecig Ss basi cato—— Caracas, a alle 7 ix 4” spot spotted with site sfone Flowers purple, 246. P. violacea (Rich. & Gal. in Ann. Se. afte PB I cna ato fliformib bus, labello sagittato acuminato unguiculato su angus 1 price alesis S; ic. iat Liat 3 “3. sapenguen i ‘see P. P. dubia (Rich. bh. & Gal. in Ann. Se. ser. 3. iii. 16) ; pears: pote ses oblongo obtuso, floribus luteis subdistichis minimis — Mexico, _ March 15, 1859. PLEUROTHALLIS. (40) ApoDpz C&€SPITOSZ. C. Peduneuli 1-2-flori, elongati. 1. Petala serrata. 248. P. semperfiorens (P. acuminata, Focke in Tijdschr. ee wetensch A0k. Miquel. Stirp. Surinam, t. 646) ; folio ovali emar ginato pedunculo Surinam, Focke (in woods along the river Commewyne, always 8. Sp. —A little — species a high. Flower in Focke’s plant solitary 5 ; and if constantly so differ & for in in them several flower seem to have been clustered in the place of the palears flower of this plan 249. P, ‘aad (Spreng. Syst. 3. 731. Specklinia. Lanceola mt = ng drobium — Swart Ind. Occ. 1539.); folio lineari utring ae pedun capi ifloro, — — obtusis patentibus, 8. nae ovatis ciliatia, labello oblong obtuso recurvo——Jamaica, Swartz (on the ih”. ountai ins)--—This mane "16804 of the a heveacinns of Willdenow. Leaf 1 ery § 1, oran red. 250. Pp, minutalis las cri Rehb. f. in eave 25. 238. Xenia. t a eapillari, sepalis triangulis eile, alas Teceaciclie scanihatis dite: labello cordato-lanceo _ verruculoso——Mezico, Ehrenberg. One of the smallest of known species. 2. Petala integra ; labello barbato v. tomentosa. 251. P. seriata a in Bot. Reg. 1840, misc. 175); folio obovato acuto marginato pedunculo capillari breviore, sepalis ovalibus antic o latiore i i = e ‘onlat tomentoso medio exarato basi gee lobulo obtuso auriculat hortul. (Rio J per ge v. Vv. c.——Leaf 2”’ x 3”. Peduncle 24”, Flowers ao patil green, with rows of purple dots. ~ 252. P. trifida (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, misc.); folio —— Inncectato basi angustato caule tenui — ear on sepalo do: oe lineari o 053, P . barbulata (P. barbata, Focke in a Zolt. a enki nee Wes cot); folio obovato. angustato subbifloro isood mp is antioo dupl® Intior ea pedunculo “s ? egy seg ice barbato——-Seréndim, Foca feet One se acadtionk tx ees more than 4” high Flower dirty whit, with ating of pak I havea drawin ent Judge Foe! inciteploele (Rehb. f. in Linnza 25. 238); folio lineari basi vaginato, sepalis tis carinatis antico de hrows some doubt upon its true . But, on the other hand, he places it in Sy old § Muscose, which scents Fone 2 red. _Lip blackish violet. Hood of ; APODA C£sPITOSA. (41) PLEUROTHALLIS. 3, Petala integra ; labello levi. 255. P, muscoidea (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1838, misc. 165); folio ovali biconvexo, pedunculo setaceo 2-floro, sepalis line aribus acuminatis disjunctis rictu folio sequali, petalis ek brevioribus linearibus acutis, labello =~ lineari peed. lineis 2 parallelis elevatis Brazil, hortul. v. v. ¢. smallest orchid known. Leaf only 25’” long. Flowers chocolate colour, with . 6. P. uniflora (Lindl. in Comp. Bot. Mag. 2. oe folio — Re Bee 1-floro capillari pauld longiore, sepalis linearibus clausis — _—— , petalis rans labello lineari- amoeolato “cbtuso came Brazil, Deaconrtils (on old fallen trees in hig éan Banana, ka v. ic. pict. in bibl. Deless. ——Leaf about 2” ae Much Tike P. i. hym 57. ?. aay arvifolia (Lindl. in Comp. Bot. Mag. 2. 355) ; folio parvo ovali pe- dunculo 1-floro multd breviore, ee ringentibus oblongis antico duplo latiore emarginato, petalis su se poitn us dupld brevioribus, labello subrotundo concavyo nano-—— a Descourtilz (Damp and gloomy ’ forests at Macahé and in all the interior of B azil), the v. ic. pict. in bibl. Deless.—Leaf 4—5’”, Peduncle 7””’—10'", pantie of the flower 5’”. Lip spotted at the point. ¥, marginalis (Rehb. f. in Bonpl. Aug. 1, 1855) ; folio oblongo ec sissimo m culo capillari 2-floro sexiés breviore, sepalis Tigulatis acutis dorsali triangulo antico deflexo bident ae tali labello Bgnlets carnoso obtusé ae basi ‘ aneneres petalis pauld longiore , Hort. Berol. (Rio Janeiro) ——Leaf 6 * 3, thin edged, dotted with ete violet. Flowers yellow. Peduncle 3”. 259. P. plantaginea (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842. mise. Specklinia planta- Stas Poppig & bce n- g. & sp. 1. 51. t. 59); folio lineari-spathulato pedun- culo capillari 1 campanu acutis, eines u u ) poeostemer 5 Péppig (near the farm of Casapi, Pedi set ito trans- parent, green wi urple. _ 260. Fr. —- (A. Rich. in Ann. Se. ser. 3. iii. 16); “folio oblongo- ineari obtuso, seapo a basi limbi folii enato nme Birereg Pa a pallidé ne labello oblsngeemeiat obtuso integro ”__ Mexico, 261. P. erga Le fae Sets. i Pa « folio caborbioula apice obtuso, seapo gracili foliis longi us minimis luteis, labello oblongo erecto obtuso integro ”. sea exico, iy Nise 262. P. pusilla (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842. misc. Dendrobium pusillum H.B.K. 1. 5); folio elliptico —— acutiusculo pedunculis 1-2-floris dupld reviore, sepalis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminato- ee do: a | latiore admitted by Kunth * fo require m pegs g caskoaae Leaf 3”’. Stem 6” Flowers 2'”, yellowi 263. F, stadt: folio eo obtuso basi pono pedun- oan 2-floris pauld longiore, sepalis uminatis disjunctis, petalis uld ae clin in se [ p roductis, labello nano lineari obtuso subundulato —— so 2 about 1” a witaees ‘acuto oO ca Ee : I non sepalis ska acutis obli grits Saninais vate . ic. ai sass baat ak 1” and, to a sketch with which Mr. Focke has favoured me, seated on a very slender short stem Flowers pale yellow with nankeen str streaks. PLEUROTHALLIS. ( 42) APODA PROREPENTES. 265. P. corniculata (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, misc. P. nubige : bgt ae meth =a ser. 3. i. ok sre Tatifolia, ‘B. oe = ae nGaleott m Ann. corn Ove 158)3 fe ; folio oval v. oblong petiolato pedune suk ui ek icunet subequal, ovario 3-carin palis lin tis recurvis conniventibus antico er in having a — h bract immediately below the flower instead of a small one in the middle of the oom vex f ee flowers which, according to Swartz, are merely “ as id” in P. corniculat cas P. hymenan & (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. sub 1797) ; folio lineari v. l- eolato pricnats cul subzequali, sepalis acutis lateralibus 4-disjunctis, potalie acuminatis m brevioribus, labello as a rhombeo undulato concavo Brazil, Martius (on ol trees near Retiro in the prov. of Rio Janeiro); remel broader leaves and a 2-flowered pedun while in the Cuba plant it i is 1-flowered ; te being in half ripe fruit one a ak may have disappeared. 267. P. xiphochila (Rchb. £ in Linnea 22. 831. Xenia 1. 173. t. 60); folio carnoso subro tundovemarginato Fs seen Pie 1-toro multd breviore, sepalis lo petalisq. ovatis acutis, la anions cuspidato—— Venezuela, Moritz {near Shemage ad Here a are § as lon sie | leaves, the oo hs of the former being Lepanthiform. oe might therefore hig transferred hinges, — it not oe its solitary flowers. The latter are deep Tie ee $2 (Rchb. f. in Hamb. Garten mpd xiii. 8); = ae basi cuneato, pedunculo subbiforo, —— orsali petalis semiovatis acutis obliquis 2-veniis, “Tabello. elses Sissons antico Seatteuiate amellis in hikes tz lobis evanidis——Central America, Ware- zewitz in hort. Berol.——Whole plant 2”, the peduncle included. Leaf 1”. Flower ochraceous. § XI. Apop# PROREPENTES; caulibus subnullis, rhizomate : Sis — prorepente. Interalibue ovatis semiconnatis, rere sone a paar heme ig vous convoluto acuto—— Brazil, Miers. h. s. sp.——Leaves 2’ with a short well defined petiole. 270. P. tenuissima (Rehb. f. in Linnzea 18, 399) ; folio eoriaceo -pedunculo foli breviore capillari 2 Soro, . gs. sp. in hb, Hooker——This iz near P. sertu- ioi narro w-leaved form of the same. hi an. B. sertulorioides (Spreng. syst. 3.731. Specklinia sertularioides, : Ol BD , eer i maierserapemr —_— pe Ind. Occ. 1541); rhizomate duel ‘ oO APODAZ PROREPENTES. (48) PLEUROTHALLIS. lanceolatis acuminatis, labello lanceolato apice recurvo basi gibboso eee (in the deep antique woods), v. s. defl. in hb. Willd. 16895 ——. en in hb. Willd. from Swartz, which I formerly examined by rhizome not unlike a Sertularia. one flower there was a somewhat large bract at the base of the flower, but I could not find the “squamule due spathacee in medio pedunculo” of which he speaks, and whic he do not exist in the last species. ‘ Flowers minute, whitish, with yellow tips.” Swa, 2 . = Gardneri (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, mise.); folio ovali marginato angustato pedunculo capillari unifloro multd breviore, sepalis linearibus pa ee lateralibus semiconn » pet tai Boyar equilongis versus apicem s riper labello rhomb roo 2 magnis triangulari- 8s juxta Brazil, Mie Gardn ——Leaves oe petiole 5”. Poduscle is”, destitute ‘of any ee howe pale green, from tip to ti 73. 2. sscaien pee Se! Freese Journ. Bot. 1. 9.); rhizomate crasso decumbente vaginis i mbranaceis, folio lineari-lanceolato coriaceo carinato er —w aaecs Seer saniric sub-8-floro lo ongiore, sepalis ovatis disjunctis lateralibus coherentibus, petalis oblongo-linearibus univeniis, labello majore a rhombeo concavo apice carnosiore scabriusculo—— Peru, Jam 1 (Mountain — between Azogues and Pante, at 11,000’, pogo j Harte (Mountain of Azogues at Hato de la Virgin near Cuenca), sp.—Rhizome as thick as a goosequill, sometimes erect, sometimes maa en t, and erin ng out great coarse white roots. Flowers evar Gt cone distant, in a loose raceme of 3 or 4 flowers; sometimes even solita 274. P. clandestina ; folio ovali v. obovato marginato pedunculo ci dupld ecu sepalis acutis lateralibus connatis basi gibbosis multd ma; us, petalis equilongis setaceo-acuminatis, Jabello obovato plano margine , column& membranac eucullo lace Vi purple margin. ‘The ip ie booauiak perpiay with a yellow termination, and fringed with long white clavate gland-like hairs. In a a sketch of Fendler’s the yellow end of that I - could s find in the os flowerbud ; have “aig ary to patos testeefolia (Lindl.in Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 3.i.326. Cymbidium teste- folinms, ers FL Ind. Oo Occ. 1461); foll ‘oblongo_ subrotundo basi unifloro, sepalis oblongis acutis pilosisdorsali breviore lateralibus semiconnatis, petalis is cuneatis, labello horizontali oblongo 1 edio aspero ad basin alté bilamellato ungue e column cuc i ica, Swartz (on tio the trunks of bec the mountains); Cuba, Wright, _ (woods on trees the Monte Verde); Venezuela, Fendler, 1459. h. Leaf 8” x tS, speckled vith dark brownish red. Flowers dark eS orks or deep red. 276. P. spiculifera; folio lineari carinat ato pedunculo unifloro dupld breviore, sepalis disjunctis Tneasboe obtusis erectis, Opie squilongis filiformibus pendulis, labello pauld bre re ovato-oblongo trilobo laciniis obtusis intermedio productiore—— wn Brest, tetas. ele (San Carlos, on i In habit this and the following much resemble “Fl. pale purple.” Spr. 277. P. acutissima; fo lio Past carinato prniame pedunculo race- moso dupld breviore, — ctis petalisque inatis erectis tie es libus, labello pauld bre stare me trifido laciniis soeesined breviori Brazil, ‘Caatingas, about 8. ry ten pe pera ae — Differs from the last in the few-flowered racemes erect broader petals, and PLEUROTHALLIS. ( 44) CAULESCENTES:. yoy, acs divided lip. “Sepals pallid, with a pink stripe along the id: ” 278. P articulata (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842, misc.) ; rhizomate ascendente ramuloso, folio ovali mucronato ma rginato pe edunculoer ecto Blin eubuaioro é ali pluriés breviore, sepalis ovatis meee bus semiconnatis, petalis ongis linearibus acuminatis, labello nano pubescente obovato tri = Se re inter- media carnosi lateralibus ae ct ee obtusis brevioribus—— Brazil, Martius. h. s. sp. comm. amic. Grisebach—— dec ascres aes va lying flat on the e ground like the pesesaieas and thus forming a link bet this and the succeeding little group. Peduncle 3” long. § XII. CavLescentEs; rhizomatis loco caule erecto polyphyllo, : foliis alternis. 279. P. soared ~~ apap ben vaginis ee aan foliis ovalibus o laxo mult petiolatis marginatis, race ifloro, sepalis disj seer ae bus acuminatis dorsali ac aioe talis nanis Hnane ibus sbbaia 1-veniis, labello subcordato lineari e scabro, column alis maximis qua = Pe margin dratis > Jameson (forest on the road to Nanegal), h. s. sp.——Much like P. Dinotherii, and thus forming a cross connection withthe Acuminates. The flowers appear to be green streaked with purple. 280. P. caulescens (Lindley | in Hooker's Journ. Bot. i 9); caulibus pito . supremo majore latiore, ee ane secundis, sepalis ovatis acutissimis lateralibus subconnatis, petalis conformibus mult} minoribus, labello nano 73 obtuso concavo utrinque infra medium unidentato——Peru, a 84 (Cerro de Ape on trunks of trees), h. 8. 8p.—— —tThis see sp in height from 2” to 6”. ¢ 3’” long and appear Kio i eyellow. It is clear that i in _ case the sheaths of the stem found in other species are converted into lea’ Species the station of which is indeterminable. brevipes Focke in Tijdschr. nederl. vol. 2. 196. ak. ee rns. =. & Gal. Soke Se. Nat. ser. 3. e P. retusa ot, Reg. 1842, m Dendrobiu: Sis vounans Mote 2. 40. to be excluded from the genus. ap chamasstelis Rekb, £=Stelis florea m. eS cemm J P. emarginata LO. 2 her P. foliosa Hooker in Bot. Mag. 2746—Gome pn rae oa +m : = he pla. P punctate koa bor 2 We ; ta. Ker in =Notylia. m P. spiralis Lindl. =Stelis, = INDEX. te acuminata, 198. acuminata, Focke, 248. Acianthera, 135. Acianthera punctata, 135. Acronia phalangifera, Presl., iat periinguls, aspasicensis, 98. a a 107. porto re *Rich., 68. auriculata, 132. (45) InDEX oF SPECIES. PLEUROTHALLIS. (The Synonymes are in Htalics.)| convoluta, 117. congesta, AR Rich., 101, cordifolia, 48 cul : cyclochila, 33. —— testefolium, Swz., 275. declivis, dca 236. — decw "ed. pte 126. Dendrobium acuminatum, H.B.K., erinacea, 163. exasperata, 76. expansa, 8. fallax, Rehb., 243. fimbriata, 92. PLEUROTHALLIS. ( 46 ) ligulata, 168 lantaginea, 259 Lindeni, 28. plumosa, 157. linearis, 72. Poppigii, 80, Lingua, Lge 2 polystachya, c. linguifera, rostrata, 209, smeacts, ‘Reb, 200. prolifera, 57. longissima, pruinosa, 152. longicaulis, 185. procumbens, 212. lo are Sores puberula, K1., 94. lon: ostris, 1 pubescens, 136. lranthoptli, 14, pulchella, 21, ,» 61, punctata, 156, punctata, Ker., Ll macrorhiza, 273. uals, 262. ecrele bo quadrifida, 186. ae Aa * quitensis, 153. M: enz, 181 m: hantha, 62, racemifiora, 203. Mathewsii, 30. enn dong 4 — 182. marginata, 225. ria mesophy ylla, A. Rich., 65. 96 aoe multicaulis, Poppig, 83. es uscoidea, 255. Byozent nthus a (ionephyllus, (i) rourepiaidee, 174. Rest: repens ujarensis, > a tentaculata, Pépp., retusa, d. Reymondi, 115. rhodotantha, 190. Rhynchopera — INDEX. ecklinia atropurpurea, ~ Lindl., 107. — obovata, Lindl., 125. —_ Lindl, Lancia, Lindl., plantayinea, Lindl., pruceii, 2 Stelis eo ta H.B.K., 21. — Mi swans y Focke, 93. stenostachya, 14 8. stenopetala, 2! stigmatoglossa, "Rehb , 94. ma, 270, lia, 275 a he Kl, robchane 30 POLYCHILOS. Kuhl and Hasselt, Genera et Sp., Orchid. et Asclep. (1827). SEPALA ps Pe 6 oe angusta, libera; lateralibus sub- falcatis, leviter ine tatus, dentibus duobus auctus: altero minore 7 latere in ie altero antico cultrato. oLuMNAa erecta, elongata, semiteres, basi bituberculata, clinan- drio proclivi, rostello elongato decurvo. Stigma oblongum, excavatum. Pottinta 2, cereacea, posticé fissa ; caudiculd elongata, obo- vata ; glandula oval. Agthera (05% % Herba iyta, Asize tropicee, caulescens. Folia coriacea, disticha. Pedunculus ateralis, erectus, multiflorus ; rachi alata. A remarkable genus, with the habit of the winged Aerides, for which the name Dendrocolla may be retained, but with a different lip, the appendix of which is a much m Be ‘combine x and with a 4 cle ai tens twee! appendix of the latter. 1. P, Cornu-cervi. Kuhl and Hasselt, 1. ¢ Wild in Java—on the west side, in the province of Bantam— K. and H., T. Lobb; Moulmein—Id. (wv. s. sp.) A distichous-leaved plant, with coriaceous oblong leaves narrowed consi- derably to the base, where they are very fleshy. The peduncles, which is, which is usually a little branched, The flowers are reddish yellow, not quite two inches across, a little ee poor It appears : and Van Hasselt, and of which two parts only, in elephant folio, have Dec. 1, 1853. POLYCHILOS. (2) appeared. Endlicher, who introduced this work into systematical Botany, was so very unfortunate in his identifications, that the oe determination of these travellers’ species may be found useful to Botani sean ge disticha . = Corymbis disticha. Sestochilos unifloru - . == Sarcopodium Lobbii. Odontostyli = Bolbophyllum. Octomeria vagina — .. te Armodorum distichum - = Vanda Sulingi. de nervo' = tamiths — Cionisaccus lanceolatus - = Goodyera pro i I Navidineklins os gracile . ce ee ‘are . Monocle, Orchipedum plantaginifolium = Phy These are all the plates contained in Professor eos copy of Kuhl and Hasselt’s book. I believe another part is abled, but I have not seen it. QUEKETTIA. Lindley, in = Reg. 1839, misc., p. 3, no. 6. LLINIA 2, silanes: hana: postion excavata ; caudiculé lineari ; glandu ld winut&. An thera unilocularis. Herba epiphyta, Brasiliensis, a Folium ¢eres. Flores minuti. Panicula terminalis, capillari A singular little plant, us the habit of a Pleurothallis ; is nearly related to Tonopsis, but is different in habit, and is essentially distinguished by its lip being not only parallel my the column throughout its whole length, but h callosities like those of trace of the aiassitee alah al of Ionopsis, nor are the lateral sepals united into a pouch ; they are, however, slightly joined at the base, and gibbous there. 1. Q@. microscopica, Lindley, /. c. Wild in Braztt—Loddiges, (v. v. c.) Leaves terete, subulate, about three inches long, mottled with — green, green, and agi one Panicle, about three inches long, with a few capillary minute ovate acute membrano' lowers nearly sessile, . ’ rals erect, a pair of faleate obtuse ears curved downwards from either side of the whe mag which i is a mere transverse cleft. P othing can be i the fabric of the leaves below the pier The flowers cells than those which 18. & , and it is, no doubt, a common , as we alread structure exists Ocr. 14, 1852. RESTREPIA. HA B.K. 1. 367. LZ.O, 14. i dorsale et petala setaceo-acuminata, apice ssrentibs libera, epalis lateralibus lineari-oblongis prod — ee mtibus multé tatioetivtr samadialas Labellum planum, basi ex cum columns lumna fa ol ie in R. subglobosa pedicellata; in R. cucullata 4 semipyriformia),— nune monophyllus, nunc ramulosus, ramulis m monophyllis ; semper aie mis magnis membranaceis carinatis imbricatis vaginatus. Peduneuli elongati, uniflori, gi e squamda vaginante aucti. Flores s@pius macu- lati, inter majores ett is ete to separate this genus from Pleurothallis, to — ry bears h the same relation as Cirrhopetalum to Bolbophy lium, It would seem, raed that R. elegans has four setae pollen-masses, a good ¢ Hee were it so in others; but in R. cu e only species whose pollen-m: ve been able find, although their number is 4 they applied face to In all the oth unknown to me, although I ve + numbers of flowers. The taper poin g sepal and — cannot be taken alone as distinctive, although they are found ine Pleuroth hemirhoda, ten i others have the same struc It is only when this oe glandular condition is connected with a lo ag ms column, a a e fulfilled. R. as well as jak mere Pisa alls as ek ree pets sie cacdasel with “a genus. § 1. Monophylla. Labellum juxta basin utrinque cirrhosum, 1, R, an opus got lotrel Preag oe Rehb. f. in Bonplandia (sesh 1855—-—R. maculata Lindl Orch, Lin nm No. 19); folio ovato acuto ro trinervi j pi ae a RES B = he 1G Coad At a) Ss Hu d Bonpl.) h. s. sp. in length and breadth; divisions of the calyx a certain always equal, and Rigt 4 distinctly 3-nerved beyond the: middle. The pens rowed lip is chara 69. S, polyclada @; rhizomate oe aE: f. lin. versus apicem Se mucronato spicd spirali breviore, ss, obl. eq., pp. truncatis acutangulis, lab. unguic. subrotundo acuto carina sub lenté scabré disco 0 carnoso apice ee bictlloso ——Peru, Jameson. Resembles a small S. Jamellata. extromely narrow, and very “deciduous. Flowers the size and colour 0) of 70. 8. stenophylla (Rchb. f. in ese - March, 1855); f. lin. lig. petiolato obtusé acuto cauli spiceeq. secunde , 88 ov. obt., pp. — obl., lab. cordato-triangulari hinc minuté se sy disco incrassato—— Oca Wagener (Agua de la Virgen, Enllanada, 3’ — 6000’). Stem slender 3" Leaf 3” x 3’. Flowers brown, rather smaller than in St. lamellata. Near S. ophioglossoides. Rchb. Se S. eee — ceespitosa, f. lineari — spica capill. dupld viore, ty., pp- subrotund. membr. 1-n er ello cochleari usringud iene ene carnoso zequalibus——P, ok, Jats meso 8. Sp. Much more Sapa ang than the preceding. Bios nearly iy" long and not 4" bi more than obt. sess. spicd breviore, vaginarum ne. nea Meche minore hemispheri co ker. As ect speci Stem 2” high, ly concealed by the upper of th sheaths, ——. is much longer than g small (yellow ?) y aoiecs a are carnos. — ciflora, gees 88. is 2 : Sf dieu Raw Grenada, Holts, eta. =i ven beth nial pad brevorbus bi gee cun, tran; tab, apice ‘ablain bai ee ee con- . Sg Coiliers, om trunks of 75. 8. scansor (Rchb. £ emp 2 Sone 236) ae crn £ val sel tale paul longi ongiore spice ee In. obl. membr, MonosTacHy® EUSTELIS Ciementata + (11) STELIS. articulated, but not scaly, am slong the ground among Hypnum. To this I refer ale ome Bag a plant in hb. Hooker from the Cerro de Upar, with’ thin spike ing in number fees 1 to 2; which seems to be an éikee state of the = senestied by Reh 76. 8. apiculata; = cespitosa, f. lin. obl. apic. — petiol. spica —. multd brevi . min chromed alabastris 3-gonis, pp. angusté uneati ov nian nm est £14” x 1”, Flowers i’, distant from each other 2”. This and the next have the smallest flowers in the genus. 7i: aminea; densd cesp., f lin. spath. longé petiolato — eapill. maltiflort brevioribus, ~ ovatis acutis uninerv., pp. oblatis membr., lab. multd eato rotundato margine inflexo infra ap. — to —— Peru, saeans uch like the last, but flowers very numerous and as long a as the ‘tas ockes while the lip and sen are wholly ‘ifforent,. Flowers green. § I, Eustetis; CG. Monostachye ; 2, gs ee labello tridentato. ** All dh f 4% SDT | és 8. cymbiformis ; f. lin. obl. carnoso subsess. oy reacties sae a a wentets nda longiore, ss, ndatis. _— mbiformi acuto utrinqué acutangulo— Venezuela, Fendl Tow ar Tie . 8. sp. in e Much like S. — and baile with the s: soo eae third sheath to the short stem. Flow eep purple in a recurved s shorter than leaf. The lip is only to ik seen 3-lobed when flattened, oe then hardly 79. 8. oa: (Lindl. in Orch. Linden. i 15); £ obl. lane. utrinqud angus- -. spicee stricte eq. caule rele er at. absoluté trinerviis dorsali majore, pp. ela, Linden (Paramo tip acelin rc enezu de la Tulata, 687) h. s. i eae 24" x 4’”, Flowers purple. 80. 8, eapillaris (Lindl. penn alert 2. 353); fora. xrgn lin. obl. sacra oe a breviore, caule multé_longiore, bracteis minutis, pp. cu tis acutangulis, lab. lobis acutis lateralibus bus abbreviatis inter- me dncions ere a (Casapi, 1909) h. s. soe ge 3” x 24”. ones ¥ very minute. Spike 4 1. 8. crassifolia Sopa in Bot. Reg. sige misc. 12); 3 f lineari semitereti oribu ie breviore, bract. cernuis, disjunctis 3-nery., pp. oblatis oats Tab. estes eh wi oe cone, lobis lat. rotund. intermed. elong. acum. ‘New Grenada, n (La Paita, 160) Vv. 8. Sp. in hb. Hooker and v. v. cult.——Leaf 24” x oe i very small, gree ot papreniiering Fol grown leet 24°°2 x 3”. Stem ioe 8. Serra (Lindl. in Ann. Hol, Het 1a ea emanates mminore cuneato 0 aS ve sap ex ooker— STELIS. a SS.) east 5. §. Miersii (Lindl. in Ann. Nat. eg 12. 397); f. lin. itn caule bo b vatis longiore —— te ip reviore, bracteis hyalinis truncatis C., 88. semi- 3-n pp. membr. rhomb. uninerv., lab. carnoso acute Suientato diveo abrupt? carnoso dentibus mere minoribus intermedio vo—— azil, Mie’ sp. eaf 2” x 2””, Flowers small, pale Sai, poise the whole apike ces to the as 86. S.¢ espitifica (Rel = hy, in Bonpl. is March eet = * - foes gee Bets multd breviore, ss. triang. lanc., pp. ovat medio os tri i i i ran Ocaiia, Wagener-——"Stom 1”. Leaf 2” x 23’". Spike 4”—8”, Flow wenn dense near the upperend. Spathe hyaline. Flowers yellowish ‘ies in the fats drie 87. wineds (Rehb. f. in Bonpl. 15 Jan. 1854) ; - — =o basi valdd attenuato rage —— dupld_ brevi ogee apiculo setaceo porrecto, ss. obl. 3-ang. obt. 3-nerv. poles cons nd es pe trilob., lab. cuneato 3-lob. ‘obo medio latissimo quad o brevi obtusan gulo—— Caraccas, Wagener——The form of the ‘atin | lobe of the lip in this is remarkable, § I. Evsretts; C. oe 3, Macropodee. *.% 7D, 1 g i ete x 4¢ Sp Pp ea to tne larger, 8. 8. micrantha (Swartz, Fl. ind. oce. 1553. Laon exot. fl. t. 158. Smith, exot. fl. p. 31, $75) ns jal obl. apic. subsess. spicd b —. bract. adpr. mem! mbr., 88. ovatis eq. 3-nerv. altits connatis, petalis cuneatis lab bellog apice ides wd — the Blue very ex: on oO Flowers green (obitish si, fhe rated” seeokicaee from Jamaica in hb. Hooker have longer spikes arrower leaves than 89. S. oblongifolia ; £, lato ovali oe obt. boge SUNIPIA. Buchanan Hamilt. in Rees Cycl. sub Steli. Lindl. Orch. Scel. LO., p. 179. cartilaginea, qualia, ringentia: lateralibus labello auppoaiis “a dorsali basi sejunctis. ETALA nana LaBELLUM posticum, ee sessile, sepalis minus, carno- sum, concavum, inappendiculatum. Convux nana, libera, mutica, basi vix producta. Poiinta 4, per paria caudiculis 2 distinctis apice are tens “plaudada nulla. Anthera dorso affixa, verticaliter valvi Herbs epiph gta, Himalensis, pseudobulbosa. Folia solitaria, coriacea. Scapus radicalis, apice spicatus. Bractese membranacee, spathacea, torus longiores. very peculiar — soon. 3 boda with two pairs of equal pollen-masses adhering to many tough terete elastic legs or caudicles i istinguishes this very clearly from all other genera having the habit Pron bed — Acrochezene, i i i i pay name Sunipia, (from Swnipiang an Indian word,) was sooied ot by Buchanan Hamilton to various Bolbophylls, among which this would at the time when he flourished. 1, 8. scariosa. Lindley, in gear Cat., no. itt LO., no.1. Sert. Orch., Jrontisp., f. 8; with a good descript Ornithidium bracteatum. ii MS. Wild in the Kwasta ee eae T. Lobb; Nepat— W; allich; SrxxKrm-Himata , 5-6000 feet —J. D. Hooker, (v. 8. sp.) 1 i ~ = htl elongated. Leaves from two to four Ge kee, b S Slee ee nae re Flowers white, ‘atid with ink, shorter than “gt noted , iumacein AR which, when closed, seem if their outline was triangular. Lip Rain d destitute of fringes. My specimens vary from five inches to a foot in height. Supposed species now referred to another genus. Sunipia bicolor — Ione bicolor. JAN. 10, 1853. - VANDA. R. Brown in Bot. Reg., t. 506. LO., p. 215. Blume Rumphia, IV. 48. Sepata explanata, omnia basi eequalia et angustata; sepitis petaloidea. ‘Prrara sepalis conformia, szepiiis basi torta. Lasettum basi saccatum vy. calcaratum, c. basi columnz apodz continuum, carnosum, spits sepalis mult® brevius ; ee is. MNA crassa, nana, libera, ire ; clinandrio verticali. Stigma transversum ; rostello obtuso v. retuso LLINIA cereacea, platioaeteivens: pores v. 2 alté bipar- tita; caudiculd lorat& aut cuneata, polliniis longiore; glandula magni subrotunda v. triangulari. Anthera ovata, bilocularis, valvulis semiliberis Herbe e wicket Asie tropi ce. Folia coriacea, disticha, apice obliqua, Flores sapins racemosi, conspicui. Pedunculi laterales. The limits of this ob ses are very difficult to —— bom are here defined by a saccate or calearate lip continuous with the co umn, a truncate rostellum, and {wo or four pollen-macses attached to vias wads ten ee ircular It is very near Luisi, which is better known by its habit cire gland. than b: of structure, t ha short dio be, and thin gland. etanly, Vv. ag ts at oe will be h r se , if oth agreeing lem Sen nn racemes and simple un unguiculate lip should rg discovered. The gen now stands, may be divided into the following sections :— § 1. Fiecpia. . . . Lip obscurely auriculate, incurved, entire, concave at the base, with a strong tooth at or above its middle. Pollen-masses four § 2. EUvanpa. .. Lip auriculate, straight, variously lobed, spurred, even or furrowed (us usually with a tooth or callus in front of the spur). § 3. Lamettaria. Lip auriculate, straight, beret lobed or entire, spurred, from to three perpendicular ome 4. ANOTA. .. . Lip without auricles, contracted and lobed at : the point, spine with a _ of ake elevated veins. a iculate, straight or recury § 5. CRisTATA. P anne eucseiatec or excavated at the pag Aprit 20, 1853. Oa Nil VANDA. : Qa5 FIELDIA. § 1. FieELDIA. * 1, V.Batemanni. Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1846, ¢. 5 V. foliis planis coriaceis obliqué emarginatis Seas racemo laterali multifloro brevioribus, bracteis coriaceis certs squame- formibus, floribus maximis ‘planis coriaceis, alabastris globosis, sepalis petalisque faleatis obovato-cuneiformibus signee labello angulari basi saccato lobis ascendentibus acutis apice carnoso sulcato uncinato dente elevato in medio et crist&é brevi transversi juxta basin. An — = ntum. Bumph. Herb. Amb., VI. 1 lissochiloi 216. Blume Ru umphia, 1 y. ak Fieldia lissochiloides, ” Gandich. Voyage, 421, t. 36. Wild in the oe de evigse Pai OE as > Bo on | trees near the coast, (v. v. very large erect plant, wy tachi thick aerial roots, sword-shaped ied hard leaves averagin o feet in length, and a still Seca spike of som fell wo sa If across, flat, leathery, and long enduring ; rich golden yellow, spotted all over front; behind “ le, fading y at the edges into violet species of extra beauty, according to Blume the Angrek | eiagtag Kitsjil of th 2. V. gigantea, Lindl, in Wall. Cat., no, 7826. LO., 215. V. fo lie laté loratis apice obtusissimis emarginatis subsequa- libus, Tacemis foliis duplo brevioribus, sy sepalis petalisque « oblongo- obtuso : callo conico in mio aul nas rotundatis. V. Lindleyana, Griff. notul., 353. . Wild in Movtmery, and other parts of Burma ; on Lagerstromia aaah lod Regine, on the banks of the Tenasserim river, near Barlavo —Griffith, (v. s. sp. et ic. pict.) Leaves tough and fieshy, fifteen inches long by two and a half broad. Flowers of the size of V. ti, resupinate, deep oo with cinnamon brown blotches. en square membranous Griffith says it is the food — he had seen " capable of rivalling American Vandews 1 which is surely a great e: ion. 8. V. Lowel. Lindl. in Gard. Chron. 1847, p. 289. VY. (foliis coriaceis indie distichis), racemo longissimo pendulo flexuosa scabro-piloso, floribus maximis distantibus coriaceis, — is petalisque lanceolatis acuminatis valdé undulatis a to scabris, labello parvo saccato -acutissimo supra selina cornu dinate setaque am: apice aucto. Tad in hn fet ot Bono om high toa very da - places—Lowe, (v. s. sp.) : EUVANDA. (3) VANDA. _ Flowers lemon-yellow, barred an blotched with bands and spots of the est cinnamon, three inches in ae, disposed in pendulous racemes ten to twelve feet long. In some respects, especially in the minute simple unguiculate lip the genus Arachnanthe. The mab is tomentose ; the sepals and petals downy. All the plants which were imported are supposed 22 have perished : so that this noble species has still * be obtained for cultiva § 2. EUVANDA. *4. V. Roxburghii. &. Brown in Bot. Reg., t. 506. LO, 215. Bot. Mag., ¢. 2245. Van ie , we pf Serres, Febr. 1846. Pazxton’s loser Garden, t. 42, fig. 2. V. caule brevi crasso, foliis ot ‘obliqua tridentatis, racemis erectis foliis longioribus, sepalis petalisque oblongo-obovatis un- dulatis tessellatis obtusis, labelli lobo medio convexo ovato emar- ginato obtusissimo canaliculato ante calcar obtusé calloso auriculis acuminatis naga seen sc Van s. Researches, IV. 3 Cymbiaions Gentiles Roxb. fi. ind. TIL 463. Wild on trees in many parts of Brnean, especially on the Mango—Roxb. (v. v. ¢. et s. sp.) of the genus, is readily known by i ted Scena Joris a tino i te the kota Seen of which are eau beadheran ee * 5. ‘V. concolor. phia, IV. p. 49. V. caule alto, foliis Fences apice obliqué triden- tatis, racemis dos tis plurifioris, mec distantibus, sepalis petalisque oblongo-obovatis undulatis unicoloribus obtusis, labelli lobo intermedio oaeee bilobo basi puberulo lineis —— auriculis obtusis, caleare conico attenuato intus pubesce a oe Bot. Reg. 1844, mise. 42, V. Roxburghii, unicolor. Hooker in Bot. Mag., t. 3416. Wild in Curxa—Loddiges, (v. v:.¢.) According to Blume this is not the Angracw: m furvum o' ee aul but a distinet species. 1t has the habit of V. Roxburghai, sioner differs not only in the en V. furva, as well as in V. . V. farva. ZO., p. 215.° Blume Rumphia, IV. 48, t. 192, Jig. 1 and t. 191, ¢. -foliis canaliculatis rigidis apice obliqué retusis, racemis VANDA. (23 EUVANDA. erectis folio brevioribus laxis 3—5-floris, sepalis oblongo-obovatis, petalis unguiculatis obovatis falcatis equilatis, labello patulo panduriformi glabro (?) apice rotundato emarginato plano lineis 5 elevatis, dente valido ante calcar obconicum obtusum auriculis obtusis ascendentibus. Angreecum furvum, Rumph. Herb. Amb., VI. t. 46, f. 1. Wild in the Motvccas, and in Brua—Blume. The figure in Blume’s Rumphia, copied fi original in Professor Reinwardt’s eullection — Aerides hinge wh together bien the details added by se a ———< m to indicate that this is r a species distinct both from V. midis. at ele both which T have "aiaaely We posed might b peg Sileastified ¢ — it. The flowers are the size of V. gee and a few-flow its lateral lobes seem very short and blunt ; the spur seems to be without any nsthnation: According to Blume it is called Angrek "Kitajl ys. glap by the Mala * 7. V. insignis. Blume Rumphia, IV. z 49, ¢. 192, fig. 2, and t. 197, 6. Pazxton’s Flower Garden, t. 4 2, with a woodcut. V. “foliis rigidis canaliculatis apice sehen abscissis v. den- tatis, racemis erectis folia adequantibus laxis 5—7-flori perigon. obovato-oblongis rectiusculis, labelli lobis istarslibun ascendentibus obtusis intermedio arrecto apice dilatato rotundato undulato ad basin subhastatam & tuberculo obtuso cum lineis 2 elevatis, caleare obconico obtuso.”— Blume. Wild on the mountains of Truor—Blume, (v. v. ¢.) es. eoeet ar Oriel imterireine gat sain hoes inside. The lip is pink, white at the base, with a singular gauffered surface if we are to trust his cen al 192, but flat as in other Vandas judging from his figure 197. The name is frequent in collections, but I have never seen the specime! ss em dp inns a Sibi it e : pra bitcnde dic 4 Sem gg _— when cut P V. Hindsii. Lindl. in Hook. Journ. B. v. foliis arcuatis canaliculatis (eal). ner obliqué emar- -ginatis et excisis, racemo horizontali laxo 10-floro foliorum pi es — floribus 3-pld lon sates sepalis petalisque bovatis unguiculatis lobato-crispi is, labelli cornu brevi obtuso tis; intermedio convexo ewniabas apice rotundato bilineato ecal- > EUVANDA. (5) VANDA. loso: lateralibus abbreviatis rotundatis hine acutis explanatis, auriculi i Wild in the forests of New Guryzra—Hinds, (v. s. sp.) This has the habit of Vanda suavis, and its flowers seem to be of the same texture and size, Their colour cannot be judged of eps Sie ee dried m base of the lip; the ae si ae r are those of V. Roburghii, but the gland is much larger and ro ? *9. V. suavis. Lindl. in Gard. Chron. 1848, p V. foliis loratis flaccidé recurvis apice oblique Siotatis race- mis laxis elongatis, sepalis petalisque spathulatis retrorsis convexis valdé undulatis sublobatis apice rotundatis, labello convexo trilobo lacinid medif angusti alté bifidA 3-costatd lateralibus longis ovatis acutis patulis, auriculis erectis rotundatis. ser oa white, with blood-red scattered spots. Pasxton’s Flower Garden, (B) y flava. Flowers yellow, with ney: "ae rich brown spots, V. tricolor. Hooker, Bot. Mag. Wild in Java, (v. v. ¢.) =r has the foliage of V. a rghii, Flowers large, hag tinged beara white or yellow, with rich marbling and spotting. violet. The lobed ee and petals are remarkable ; they are both rite hack at an 1 angle out 120°, and the petals are twisted round so as to ating me principal i of their’ nk to the eye. Itis very rare in gardens, th : > called being almost rata varieties of 7. tricolor. The > nti in ‘the Magazine is characteristic, never seen the fi so yellow or the b £ . - aeplaeinat they th r 1 * 10. V. tricolor. Lindi. in Bot. Reg. 1847, sub t. 59. Paxton’s Flower Garden, t. 42. V. foliis canaliculatis racemo paucifloro longioribus, ee petalisque equalibus coriaceis bes pcnece obovatis obtusis, labello zequilongo trilobo per axin 8-lineato basi vix calloso, laciniis lateralibus rotundatis sided convexo cuneato emargi- nato latioribus auriculis erectis rotundatis, caleare brevi obtuso. W eet Blume Rumphia, IV. p. 49 (1848). (A) Sepals and petals cinnamon, blotched with brown ; lip rose-colo ae? rok om lowers wholly yellow; except a faint violet stain in the middle lip. ay Java; on trees, especially Saguerus saccharifer, in woods nes the mountains on ae west side of the island Blame - - ¢.) t always has the sepals white at the back, whatever may be Pte prion pe al toe Satta Some other varieties occur mm ; in collections, of which the three following are the le :—1. V. t. pallens. Flowers cream- col with V. t. cinnamomea. Flowers yel- , lower, with lines of close ured cae 3. V. t. ie " With a clear citron citron ground-colour, scattered broad brown spots, a fla purple lip. This looks very distinct from the others. VANDA. (6) EUVANDA. a1, V: mime Griffith notul., p. 354, ie. t. 330. (tin. notes, p. 132, m V. foliis tamale coriaceis medio semitortis apice valdé obliquis subtridentatis, racemis erectis rigidis paucifloris brevioribus, pedunculis angulatis, sepalis petalisque obovatis repandis falcatis tessellatis anticis dupld majoribus, labello linguzeformi emarginato basi minuté bicalloso auriculis latioribus columne margini con- natis, caleare brevi conico obtuso. eee: in Booths, 0 om trees on the banks of the Monass River, t the 2300 feet—Griffith, (v. s. sp. comm.b. Griff.) Flowers less than two inches across, white pene yellowish brown inside, with obscure livid tessellations. Ovary very long, w white. Lip lilac, with large white auricles, giving the base a broad cordate appearance, dotted with na ve tinged with yellow. Capsule very large, club-shaped, six-winged, al a span long. The length of the anterior sepals brings the species into = sighoastion? of V. lamellata * 12, V. fuscoviridis. Lindl. in Gard. Chron. 1848, p. 351, with a cut repeated i in Paxton’s Flower Garden, under t. 42, p. 20, nO cemo paucifloro brevi, sepalis oblongis planis obtusis, petalis apna obtusis falcatis subundulatis eS labello basi tomentoso ecalloso 5-sulcato bilobo medio utrinque exciso auriculis erectis obtusis nanis, calcare cylindraceo labellt dimidi longitudine. | Wild in (Java?), (v. v. ©.) ers are about as large as V. Pixar dull brown, with a little greenish — w at the ei edge, and a pure greenish yellow lip ; they have a slightly age 4 t , to whieh it a nea has undulation of the sepals, aut it would rest, seem any tomentum on the lip, wba: bears, at its base, a great to is missing, I believe, in this species. — V. limbata. Blume mens: IV, p. 49. “labelli lobo medio arrecto panduriformi mnargine inferne os apice rotundato-spathulato integerrimo.” Wild in a A 440C0C0P rding very long. pieaves somewhat curved, seven to avert bar tii, ee may an inch Shinde bliquely retuse, channelled, erect, lax. The penn uch spread- ing, about one and a half inch in diameter, ochre-yellow outside, clouded» with brown inside 3 the two inner more narrowed at the base than the others. The li sp , lilae, expanded at the base of the some what panduri- form middle lobe, with five pence | elevated lines ; spur compressed, ebconi- a flat transverse rounded callus, V. helvola. Blume Rumphia, IV. pA "« foliis rigidis subundulatis basi innit apice oblique , Tacemis erectiusculis folio brevioribus laxis subtrifloris, EUVANDA. Be VANDA, ph. perig. oblongo-spathulatis lateralibus 2 exterioribus sub labello conniventibus, labelli saccati lobis a conniventibus obtusis intermedio patulo triangulari.”— Blum Wild in mountain woods = the West of Java, flowering in March and April—Blum states this to be a most ae soecten Sewing 5 me a sort of transi- tion bettieen ¥, Vanda, Ren anthera, and Cleisos ; : Flowers the size of the base ; the little sac of the lip has a pair of small ities on the side opposite the column ; the middle a5 is triangular-hastate, tumid inside, and a little furrowed, c concave benea 15. V. Sulingi. Blume, Museum, 1. 62. V. foliis rigidis canaliculatis rectiusculis apice obliqué retusis, racemis erectiusculis folium equantibus laxis 3—5-floris Ss, sepalis petalisque ae heat a labelli lobo intermedio ovato patulo incrassato tuberculis lineato auriculis ascendentibus truncatis erosulis, calcare brevi incurvo preva (neon or Blume, Bijte, 67. “ Armodorum distichum uhl and v. Hasselt. Orch. t. 6.”. —(BL) 17. Renduthers Sulingi. TO 2! Wild in Java; on rocks and mom on Mount Suling, in the province of Buitenzorg—Blum Flowers dull purple-—Blume. I am uncertain whether a plant, very rare in Gardens, bearing this name, apa eee resembling a Renanthera, is what Blume intends ; but I presume * 16. V. teres. Lindl. in Wall. Cat., no. ipa Bot. heg., t. 1809. Bot. Mag., t. 4114. Griffith notul., 352, V. scandens, foliis teretibus, racemis nc sub- bifloris foliis eequalibus, sepalis oblongis obtusis : supremo erecto lateralibus semitortis labello suppositis, petalis majoribus suborbi- culatis undulatis, labello maximo cucullato pubescente apice dilatatd rotundata emarginaté auriculis subrotundis maximis incurvis, caleare magno infundibulari Wild in hot damp jungles in sees Burman, Marrapan, scrambling up the bark of trees—Griffith, (v. s. sp. et v. ¢.) pals white ; petals sanguine, with a white border. Lip sanguine, strongly send pelle selow hE 9° the upper surface iow the point, ee eee and is adh at e a No. a peal a thea ar gland an and cuneate differs from er species, VANDA. AGS, LAMELLARIA. § 3. LAMELLARIA. oh e Seger ® caulescons, — oblongis planis subundulatis apice es “ebliqu’ fa cemo laxo erecto paucifloro breviori- Wild in Stxxim Himanaya, at 3000 feet—J. D. Hooker; hot places 2-4000 feet—Cathcart, (v. s. sp. et ic. pict.) This seems to be a very showy scrambling plant, with the ~ of Renan- thera soba The leaves are six ind seven inches long, by and a half broad, or somewhat less. The flow vi flesh iad g ond a e to four — in diameter, in a two to luklowee ed straggling raceme ; pba sepals pe are white outside, a with horizontal narrow cinnamon- Sesion bands. The lip, which resembles a tray, is white, with a downy Prope mm is green, tinged w masses, which I have not atl appear to be - No more remarkable Orchid has been foun a in Northern Beco and there- fore nett alagpr arsine tier bea F. Cathcar: i cern nd get rap collection of drawings.to be made in Sikkim, s which it is to be hoped that the oo will have in time frou: Dr. os ntweting * 18. V.cerulea. Griffith MSS. Lindl. in Bot. Reg., 1847, subt. 30. No. 1284 ese: Itin. notes, p. 88. Paxton’s Flower Sasi rae wir in 1 Knasta, at the height of 3-4000 feet—J. D. Hoo and T. mson ; near the R. Borpan nee at an agin x ge 2500 feet, on trees of i mapamies in Pine and Oak for Griffith, (w. 8. sp. et v. €.) "Leaves five inches long by nearly one wide ; equally two-lobed, and sharp- pointed, so that the end looks as if a piece had bee been struck off by a ci The bright blue flowers grow in upright spikes. Each flower is nearly four inc lip is barely h long, narrow, with a short spur and a two-lobed point. Its surface is by three deep ps plates, of LAMELLARIA. (9) VANDA. = Vv. oe Griffith Notula, p. 352 ; Ic. t. 831. caule elongato, foliis angustis loratis bilobis, pedunculis as ‘distanter sogiieGe erectis multifloris foliis et caule multd longioribus, pedunculis trigonis, sepalis petalisque basi tortis unguiculatis ovatis oe labello ovato auriculato column adnato, calcare recto Wild in BurMa, on oe at Tsenbo near perc Only rhe ane some notes of ie hoe: gure. The species appe near V. spathulata. Sepals a pelea sake blue ; j lip white oon the base, blue at the ce with the puticles purplish lilac insi blue, minutely do hirsut was in the Puiiipprnes—Cuming, (v. v. c. ef s. sp.) Flowers in long loose erect racemes, pale yellow, streaked with dull pale red. 21. V. spathulata. Spreng. oo 3.719. ZO., 216. V. caule elongato, foliis ovato-oblongis obtusis oblique emar- ginatis, pedunculis nudis distanter vaginatis erectis multifloris foliis et caule multd longioribus, sepalis petalisque oblongis obtusis planis, labello rhomboideo apice incurvo medio cristato basi intra calcar acuté conicum bicalloso auriculis retusis, ovario hexaptero. Wild in Mysore wa MAtaBakR, (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Wight) mbose racemes of golden-yellow flowers i ard ge yo aitig orpreeel leaves. Both lea v. pose gts age wlertd ’ marked with crimson spots ; the former vary in in beeaath teem oats ; iis eau Sie lip is a pair of linear diverging calli free at oyna § 4. ANOTA. 22. V. densiflora. Lindl. in Pazton’s Flower Garden, under t. 42. V. foliis latis loratis coriaceis apice uncinato-bilobis obliquis, racemis strictis cylindraceis multifloris, — ee obtusis, s angustioribus obovate, labello edentulo inappendiculato Fecis 2 elevatis juxta calcar pubescentibus oblongo carnoso infra VANDA. (10 ) ANOTA. apicem constricto exinde 3-partito sub apice mucronato lobis ro- tundatis intermedio inflexo minore, calcare vacuo conico breviore. Saccolabium giganteum. ZO., 221. don in Jungles in Burma; near eres (v. 8. sp.) h the pollen apparatus of this is unknown to me, yet its habit, so mach ite that of V. gigantea, and its thick oe lip, te to the Placing it early a foo g and Jines pass from within the spur diverging in the “middle and reuniting at the contracted portion of the lip. § 5. CRISTATA. * 23. V. cristata. 20., 216. Sertum Orchidaceum, J. 3. in front. Bot. Reg., t. 48. 1842, V. foliis canaliculatis recurvis apice trinotis obliqué excisis tridentatis, racemo erecto trifloro foliis chon sepalis oblongis obtusis fornicatis, petalis angustioribus in urvis, labello oblongo convexo sulcato apice saccato seleraiiier tricorni, auriculis ovatis, calcare conico vacuo. (B) Flowers much paler. Lip without the apical horns. Wild i — Neprat—Wallich; Bootan—Griffith; B, Sikkim—Cath- - Sp.) cart, (v. v. c. ef s Flow: 3 lip regularly striped with rich purple on a buff ground and divided at the at the end into two or os ree narrow — unequal lobes. re is the plant mentioned in Griffith’s Timetary No tesa no. 1188, as Aerides growing on on trees at Chuka, remarkable for smelling of Cockroaches. The var. B is only known to me fe = of Mr. Cathcart’s drawings. It brings V. cristata etill nearer to Vz. alpi 24. V. Griffithii. Lindl. in Paxton’s Fl. Gard. under t. 42. V. foliis canaliculatis recurvis acuté ineequaliter tridentatis, _ Tacemis = 5-floris foliis brevioribus, sepalis lineari-oblongis acuminatis, labello ovato elongato sulcato mutico basi concavo vacuo, Wild in Bootan— Griffith, (v. s. sp.) Very like V. cristata; but ] distinct in the termination of the , are and pree- morse ; and h A. reference in my herbarium led me to refer this to 546 of Grits Bootan plants, which t Ft publication of his Zcones shows to belong to V. bicolor. V. foliis canaliculatis ique — —_ _— me seepitis Saharochis, clash racemis- CRISTATA. (11) VANDA. floris, sepalis oblongis sub apice incrassatis, petalis pauld mino- ribus, labello oblongo concayo nudo sub apice gibboso emargi- nato, auriculis cum lamin confluentibus. Luisia alpina. indi. in Bot. Reg. 1838, ses 101, Wild in Kwasta, at the height of 5-6000 feet—J. D. Hooker and T. Thomson ; near Nun siweAstooe (v. v. e. et 8. sp.) The habit is that of V. cristata ; the flowers approach so nearly to those of a Luisia that it is a question to which genus it belongs ; ;. ing pollen _— is more that of Vanda. Flowers small, pale green. yellowish, streaked with dull purple. Basal hollow, deep purple. Species excluded. —_— lng Wight . = Saccolabium. —— an ot Tk, = Arp. Wightiana, Wight ——— parviflora, Lindl. ar eee hl crear ———- peduncularis, Lindl. = Cotto ZYGOSTATES. Lindley, in Botanical Register, xxiti., sub t=. 1927. (Jan. 1837.) SepaLa membranacea, subsequalia, libera, reflexa. Perata membranacea, unguiculata, patentia, majo LaBeLivum paritér membranaceum, cymbiforme, basi ‘appendice liberé incurva auctum. una libera, elongata, arcuata, teres ; Acoaare! ob recurvo. - Stig area triangularis ad basin ros stelli. Adest preeterea ranseea, acuminata, heme ipsum recurvum tas tegens. Folia angusta, carnosa, Aaammts gueiidalie Deailioan us parvis herbaceis. snl de ahr staminal apparatus, completing the customary number of nak parts found in Endogens. He even remarked that “ esta it may be considered as indicated in all cases where the labellum is furnished with a process, how- re} ; 4 of processes are present, the two lateral are generally the ‘largest, three rows a noe Ocr. 19, 1852. ZYGOSTATES. (2) centre, — which it may be added, that ee more than three rows of pro- cesses are present, nevertheless, the number three seems fu ndam ental. The 2 : d tot co g diagram, in which the nso inner series of stamina is ~eramien by three ries by as dots Oh sec by the free horizontal arms, and of the three inner the two lateral are altogether undeveloped, while the anterior appears in the form of the fleshy process at the base of the lip. a \ 1. Z. cornuta. Lindley is rhomboideis ae tantum serratis, labelli appendice integra, brachiis apice bilobis. Wild in Brazit—Prince Maximilian of Wied Neuwied, (v. s. sp- in hb. Martius.) Spike about four inches long, with short acute bracts. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, er so long. Sepals ovate, obtuse, the dorsal revolute at the bomen Petals w wedge-s shaped and entire at the , aS 3 well sas the apex. Lip serrated like the petals, crimson, acute. Horizontal arms dilated and dlobed at the end. 2. Z. lunata, Lindley, 1. ¢. Z. petalis lunatis inciso-serratis basi cuneatis integris, Jabelli appendice apice 3-lobA: lobis lateralibus divergentibus, brachiis apice globosis. Wild in Braziu; on trees near the town of Mariana, in the ince ‘Martius ; on trees on the ne hightas wooded mountains of the district of — in the midst of dense cold fogs, which are rpetual, flowering in arch—Des: lz’s drawings, sp. in hb. Mar- Lessert. : ate base ; : tonee, gcd Bin pei pment Ade tna Sepals whitish. greenish-yellow, according to Descourtilz. OBSERVATIONS SUR LA DEHISCENCE DU FRUIT DES ORCHIDEES. PAR ED. PRILLIEUX. Sree on ween [For the rete document, from the rte of one of the most r Pees Ie Pesach eee keen y eared friend t forms a useful begin sin sehen "Orchids, a depuis long temps uae et décrit comment s’ouvrent les fruits des Orchidées de nos pays et ceux d’un grand nombre de a exotiques ela méme famille qui ont la méme ; eu occasion de reconnaitre dans ces Sarniais temps, qu’outre le mode de dshiscence 1 bien vateurs. Le fruit des Orchidées s’ouvre ordinairement par six fentes longitudi- nales qui dani depuis le haut jusqu’au bas de la capsule et la par- tagent en = peed ingle largeur. Trois d’entre elles sont trés étroites so Seg lone Yel long de leur ene médiane une ppd souvent peat de Sete ice és petites. Cette dspsitin est pi Bee ue pour -insister. Elle est fort commune is ci eee ee ks cn acs ainsi a are itu- ‘dinales en valves cohérentes au sommet : — a: — tes longi ( ports normal, on Suppose: les six sdu ies gerne aad a I eat leur extremes espera On ne oa plus dire odo conséquent que . mu de de er meur ad fed. 2 dose fat F Bua £:Fo3- - £OG / vor Vv" 2 Le Maxillaria metas “le ch) ae urni it pareil a celui da Leptotes bicolor ul VEulophia guineensis se rapporte aussi au ; ére seulement es précédents en ce que les grandes valves la fruit du Cattleya Mossiz présente une autre disposition ; son mode = dace tger se ag oche plus de celui des Orchidées de nos Baghis il se rede mé me en plusieurs valves qui demeurent soudée met ; mai il 8 en distingue en ce ela, que les _fentes qui divisiat: % ‘eaple, u lieu d’étre aun capsule in Cattleya par Part se partage en trois piéces seulement. ‘Chamsiss de ces trois Sein por de graines. On rendra exactement compte de - déhiscence de ce fruit en disant qu’elle différe de la déhiscence norma q qu — au pacer soudé te sa longueur avec Pete: des nervures voisines, de re a ne former avec elle qu’une seule ee _— il Healta® fe is pores se ivise en — valves seen au t du Phajus albus (Thunia aie Rehb, fil) présente la méme dinjeaition: il différe de celui sie Phajus Wallichii, dont la déhiscence est pareille a celle de nos Ophrydée Le Fernandezia acuta nous shots un fruit qui différe de celui du pone oh & peu prés-comme celui du Lept otes — de celui une se div. pe mmet en trois 0 C’est une capsule pon vise Hophba portant une nes sur sa ligne sahara — acuta, comme dans P Eulophia guineensis, le fruit n divise dies Jusqu’a sa base, les valves restent soudées par leur partie eos ure. Le F. pulchella m’a présenté un fruit pareil a celui du Pe fruits de plusieurs espéces de Pleurothallis m’ont offert un ‘auls de déhiscence différent de tous les et se fort wine La cap- x ensemble dans toute leur ongueur fruit dun Pleu urothallis différe “done de celle du qu’une sew! e des valves se sépare des deux que dans le Cat’ is We Ge valves 9: cba dead in ba net. Du reste, dans le Pleurothallis, comme dans le Cattleya, intes par leur extrémi mode de déh hiscence sur = epson obtusifolia, — ee arenes rres de Ecole de Ey oa “% ceux des Avant Trai observ6 les fruits de pee ont 3 miri dans les serres ie Muséum, j’avais cru que les capsules des Angre- - cum s’ouvraient d’une autre fagon. Mes observations n’avaient porté que sur des nities conseryées en herbier. Sur des échantillons d’An- la plus grande partie des fruits d’An mode de déhiscence ; quelques uns seulement étaient partagés 8 eux i i ture ibue i us dispos creed ue j’avais trouvé dans Peart: de Du Petit Thouars sur nee de ~— de —— — une figure de fruit d’ Augteeuk: Aare vum, P. Th.) o en ren oe que j’ai vus s’ouvrir, il oe souvent que l’une des deux nun seule base qui ensuite se partage en ey ala compléte m N’est- i pas poss sible que les fruits d’A. pusillum de Pharbist Delessert soient présiseinent, pour la plupart, dans cet état d ——— incomplete ? Les fruits d’A. extant —— rum et pectinatum que j’ai observés aussi cone re rbie ’ont pas permis ie decider s'ils s’ouvrent mme és aa eburneum, ou en une seule comme Vindigue ie le dessin de Du P Petit Thouars; les fentes que l’on observe peuy attribuées a la compression, Pabsence de fentes 4 une Il me — ¢ prudent, avant de rien décider touchant la déhiscence des Angrecum fragrans, ge etrum, pectinatum, et ce d’attendre que la culture nous en ait fourni des fruits mfirs; ou que les voyageurs les aient observés dans leur pattie . Le fruit de la Vanille, qui a été a pest considéré par plus d’un auteur es’ asse: de Tacs angie fruits de Vanilla planifolia ? ? que J "ai vu murir dans les serres, les valves ne se séparent pas —_ "A la base; elles demeurent soudées par leur partie inférieure, comme nous |’avons yu dans le fruitdes Fernan- — mais — une autre state de Vanille, dont les fruits sont con- rvés dans les collections du Muséum, les deux valves se — wa la base. jus é, age ROME la Vanille diffdre de celle du Piriandeais rés de ce qui p nalssons peers an — a 6 types différents (peut-étre 7), que l’on peut caractériser et classer ainsi :— nage SOUVRANT PAR DES she g ee A PART ES EN Ue pley oe: SOMMET EN VALVES RENTES AU SOM LIBRES. Ie II. F. s’ouvrant en 6 piéces (dont 3 “Fruit s’ouvrant en 6 piéces (dont 3 nervures). nervures). Orchidées indigenes. Cypripedi Leptotes bicolor, Maxillaria pwne- barbatum, Phajus esingep eee Odaiabo: tata, Eulophia. glossum, Den moniliforme, Easdade maculata, Ansellia, ete. III. IV. F. s’ouvrant en 3 valves. F. souvrant en 3 valves. Cattleya Mossie, Thunia alba. Fernandezia acuta, F. pulchella. F. s’ouvrant en 2 valves. F. s’ouvrant en < vadves: Pleurothallis clausa, Pl. Soria iste) Vanilla. Pl, ea ia, Bolboph set m eburneum drum i ea Enfin, si observation vient prouver que certains Angraecum ont, comme la a figure publiée par Du Petit Thouars et ees ins » echuntilaita d’herbier peuvent le faire su supposer, un mode —— culier de déhiscence, on aura le 7™* type que j’indique ici seek doute vir. F. s’ouvrant en une seule valve. Angraecum fragrans? A pusillwm, ete. (The tbe re foves opposite page illustrate this table. The diagrams marked a maginary cross sections of the fruit.]