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A native of Japan, whence it was brought to Europe by 

 Dr. Siebold. It flowered in April in the nursery of Messrs. 

 RoUissons of Tooting. It has greenish sepals and petals, 

 about an inch and half long, and a pale dull yellow lip 

 slightly blotched with dull red. I did not remark any smell. 

 No doubt this will prove a greenhouse species. 



60. CHJENANTHE Barken. 



ChjEnanthe, G. n. (Nat. ord. Orchidaceae, § Vandeae). Perianthium ringens. 

 Sepalum superius erectum ; lateralia connata, basi productae columnae ad- 

 nata, saccata, porrecta. Petala basi valde obliqua, et columnae productae 

 adnata, revoluta, sepalis majora et magis membranacea. Labellum cum 

 columna connatum, basi in calcar cum basi columnae productum, trilobum. 



Anthera antice truncata. Pollinia '2, pyriformia, in caudiculam linearem 

 deflexa. 



Chcenanthe Barken. 



This most singular plant is a native of Para, whence it 

 was imported by Geo. Barker, Esq. of Birmingham, who 

 sent me specimens in April last. In no plant that I am ac- 

 quainted with is the obliquity of the flower more striking 

 than in this. In the first place the lateral sepals are length- 

 ened into a bag, which hangs down in front of the ovary ; 

 then the petals are stretched out at their base to adapt them- 

 selves to this; further, the labellum is connate with the 

 column for nearly all its length, the latter being lengthened 

 so as to fill up the bag of the sepals ; and, finally, the anther 

 is abruptly truncated in front, and the two pollen-masses are 

 bent down upon the ciudicula so as to lie .almost parallel 



with It. The genus is nearest allied to Notylia, in natural 

 affinity. *' 



61. EPIDENDRUM altissimum. Bateman in litt. 



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E. altissimum ; pseudobulbis elongatis teretibus 2-3-pbyllis. scapis ramosis 

 longissimis, sepahs lineari-oblongis acutis, petalis conformibus basi angus- 

 tetis. labelli hben lobis lateraUbus dimidiatis erectis tortis obtusis intermedio 

 dilatato undulate recurve apiculato basi bicostato. 



Communicated by Mr. Bateman with the following note : 

 "Found in rocky parts of the Bahamas by the indefa- 

 tigable Mr. Skinner, from whom I received it in the sum- 

 mer of 1837. This and other pseudo-bulbous Epidendra 



