were too imperfect to be described in the Genera and 
Species of Orchideous plants ; but whether this plant is one 
of the preceding, or something altogether distinct is unknown. 
Furthermore, the plant now represented belongs to the 
same little cluster, and appears as if it might form a fourth 
species, unless indeed it should prove to be this D. clavatum. 
We have had no opportunity of examining it, but Mr. 
Herbert describes it to us in such a manner as to shew 
-that it must be different from D. Calceolaria at least. “ Its 
flowers are of a pale copper colour, veined with a redder 
tinge, and have two brown red blotches inside the lip. The 
spike of ten large flowers all expanded simultaneously, and 
the progress was so rapid that only about a week or ten 
days elapsed between its shewing bud and bursting into 
bloom. Independently of the colour of the flowers this 
species differs from D. Calceolaria in not having such long 
shoots, and in having the leaves less attenuated and 
shorter. D. Calceolaria under the same treatment makes 
shoots above four feet long ; this plant under three feet. It 
is curious that these Dendrobiums if they miss flowering put 
forth a young plant instead of a spike of flowers at the point . 
of inflorescence, as D. Calceolaria is doing here now.” 
