3. Polystachya fusiformis. 
Dendrobium fusiforme. Pet, Th. l. c. t. 86 
Hab. Ins. Borboniw. Pet. Th. 
4. Polystachya cultrata. 
Dendrobium cultriforme. Pet, Th. l. c. t. 87. 
Hab. in Mauritio. Pet. Th. 
Of this species the bulbs stand on the surface of the 
ground and are ovate. The leaves are about three to each 
bulb, 6-12 inches long, spreading, 7-nerved, very smooth, 
much longer than the scape. The Scape is terminal, round- 
ed, pubescent, branched upwards, with little acuminate, 
membranous bracteze under the axille. The Spike is pa- 
nicled and thyrse-shaped, all over covered with pubescence 
like the flowers. The Perianth upright, wedge-shaped, 
closed, pubescent, about as long as the ovary. 
J. L. 
