3 



Originally sent from Mexico, by Dr. Deppe, to the Royal 

 Garden of Berlin, about the year 1828. The plant before me 

 came from the garden of Richard Harrison, Esq. having 

 been sent from Mexico by Mr. Bates to Mr. Tayleure, of 



Parkfield, near Liverpool. April 8, 1837 



4. STANHOPEA Lindleyi. Zuccar. 



A Mexican plant of this supposed species flowered in 

 August last, in the collection of the Earl of Derby. It does 

 not appear to be distinct from S. oculata, differmg princi- 

 pally in the colour of its flowers, which are a dull pale 

 brownish red on the sepals and petals, while the spots on 

 those parts are comparatively inconspicuous. The bright 

 yellow, so great an ornament of the lip of the original b. 

 oculata, is wanting, and is replaced by the dull vinous (port- 

 wine) stain of the other parts. Tlie flowers are perhaps a 

 little smaller than in S. oculata. 



5. SACCOLABIUM bifidum. 



bifid 



fisso 



erectis. 



A pretty species of this interesting genus of epiphyt _ 

 with the habit of a small Vanda, small oblong, flat, disti 



chous 



^^^^^ ^ and a slender pendulous raceme, about four 



.„ch'es Tong,'of pale pink and yellow small flowers, in the 

 form of their lip not unlike our wild Man-Orchis. It was 

 received by Messrs. Loddiges from Manilla, where it had 

 been collected by Mr. Cuming, and flowered in December. 

 The following is a technical description of the plant. 



Flares parvi, Ribesios rubri magnltucllne. Perianthium explanatum, ocbraceum, 

 sepalts llnearibus obtusis ; pelalis minoribus, basi obsolete hastulalis. La- 

 hellum albidum, subrecurvum, subtriangulare, ap'ice setaceo-bifidum basi 

 hastatum : lobis linearibus, obtusis, ap'ice purpureis, erectis, columna longi- 

 orlbus ; calcare intus nudo, cylindraceo, ochraceo. apice compresso pen- 

 dulo, ovario dupl6 brevlore. Columna nana, alis duabus linearibus obtusis 

 norrectis stigma marglnantibus. Anthera hemlspheBrica, mutica. pellucida, 

 antic^ truncata. Pollinia 2, posticfe excavata, ab apice brevi glandulae 

 tenuis cimeatse acumlnatae pendula. 



