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100. ORNITHOGALUM geminiflJrum. 



Herbert Mss, 



qeminifl 



semunciam latis ssep^ revolutis, pedunculis geminatis flore altero seriore, 

 sepalis paulo aiigustioribus, filamentis planis subulatis limbo perianthii bre- 

 vioribus, ovario viridi, stylo brevi, stigmate minuto. 



A plant dug up near Lima by mistake for Pyrolirion 

 aureum, and sent by John Maclean, Esq. to the Hon. and 

 Rev.W. Herbert. It is a small white-flowered species resem- 

 bling 0. chloroleucum, from which it differs in the flowers 

 being in pairs, and opening one long before the other, in- 

 stead of growing singly. 



101. LUISiA alpina. 



J I 



L. alpina ; foliis distichis coriaceis canaliculatis obliqu^ bilobis roucrone inter- 

 jecto, sepalis oblongis obtusis laterallbus carinatis labello suppositis, petalis 

 paul5 angustioribus, labello oblongo concavo inappendlculato utrinque 

 versus basin emarginato obsolete bilobo sub apice gibboso. 



A very distinct species, with coriaceous distichous leaves, 

 resembling those of an Aerides. Its sepals and petals are 

 light green; the lip is strongly streaked internally with 

 deep purple. It was collected for his Grace the Duke of 

 Devonshire, by Mr. Gibson, at Nungklow, on the Khoseea 

 hills, at an elevation of 4,000 feet above the sea. Snow fre- 

 quently falls at this place in the cold season. 



102. BOLBOPHYLLUM umbellatum. 



Zindl. Gen. et Sp, Orch. 56. 



This curious plant has lately flowered at Chatsworth 

 having been sent to the Duke of Devonshire from the Bota 

 nical Garden at Calcutta. Its flowers are a dull dirty yellow 

 spotted with brown. 



103. SACCOLABIUM densiflSrum. 



* 



Lindl Gen. et Sp. Orch. 220. 



Among some Orchidaceae, collected in Manilla by Mr. 

 Cuming, this plant has made its appearance, having flowered 



