It is a species of no beauty. The sepals are a dull 
greenish purple, the petals and lip yellow, the latter speckled 
with dull purplish red. . Possibly the specimen was bleached, 
and the colours would become brighter if the. plant had 
flowered in brighter weather. Stands next M. picta. 
2. M. graminea ; pseudobulbis nullis, foliis gramineis recurvis, perianthio cam- 
panulato, sepalis oblongis obtusis lateralibus paululum connatis, petalis 
angustioribus, labello cum pede longè producto columne articulato trilobo : 
lobis lateralibus semi-ovatis acutis ascendentibus intermedio majore reniformi, 
tuberculo disci magno carnoso truncato posticé bilobo. 
A native of Demerara; imported by Mr. Lowe; flowered 
in Messrs. Loddiges’ collection, January 1835. A small and 
inconspicuous species. The blossoms are pale yellow, with 
the segments a little banded with purple near the base. Not 
very nearly related to any known species. 
