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* MILTONIA spectabilis. 
Showy Miltonta. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. ORCHIDACEZ, $ VANDEA. 
MILTONIA. Perianthium explanatum, petalis revolutis sepalisque late- 
ralibus basi connatis sessilibus conformibus. Labellum maximum, dilatatum, 
indivisum, sessile, cum column leviter cónnatum, basi lamellatum. Columna 
nana, semiteres, apice aurita. Pollinia 2, caudicule oblonge adnata. 
Herba epiphyte, pseudobulbose.. Scapi uniflori, vaginati, squamis equitan- 
tibus. Flores speciosissimi. 
M. spectabilis Supra, fol. 1976 (August 1, 1837.) 
Macrochilus Fryanus. Floral Cabinet, t. 45. (September 1, 1837.) 
Scapus feres, vaginatus ; squamis carinatis. cartilagineis, equitantibus, 
obtusis, virescenti-fuscis, superioribus majoribus ovario subequalibus. Peri- 
anthium patentissimum, 4-pollices longum, tres circiter latum, petalis expla- 
natis. Sepala pallida, viridi-alba, oblonga, apiculata, subundulata, margine 
reflexa. Petala conformia et ejusdem coloris, sed latiora, margine crispata, 
revoluta. Labellum maximum, subrotundo-cuneatum, undulatum, cum co- 
lumna continuum, violaceum, basi intensiùs margine pallidiùs, T-nervatum : 
venis arcuatis, convergentibus, pictis, basi atropurpureis ; tribus centralibus 
basi cristatis: cristis integerrimis antice truncatis, intermedid bremore, 
crassiore, magis elevati, lutescente. Columna brevis, erecta, compressa, 
petalorum colore, antice gibbosa, lutescens, et cum basi labelli connatum ; 
> de reg purpureis, carnosis, acinaciformibus. Anthera. . 
ollinia. 
A most beautiful Brazilian Orchidaceous plant, which 1 
originally received from Messrs. Loddiges, and subsequently, 
at the end of July last, from George Barker, Esq. of Bir- 
mingham. I had promulgated the name of Miltonia spec- 
tabilis previously to hearing that Messrs. Knowles and 
* In some countries there is a difficulty in finding individuals whose love for 
Natural History would justify such little compliments, as the naming after them 
rare or beautiful plants. In this country, on the contrary, the crowd of claimants 
is so great as to render a selection of names an emb office : and it some- 
times happens that those who ought to be the earliest recognised are accidentally 
lost sight of. Such is the case in the present instance, where the name of a 
Nobleman, one of the oldest and steadiest friends of Natural Science in this 
country is only now, for the first fixed among the imperishable records of 
Botany. Let me hope, however, that the present beautiful genus, selected from 
among his favourite flowers, will be some atonement to Lord Fitzwilliam for the 
obliviousness of which I at least have to confess myself guilty. 
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