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ERIA ferruginea. 
Rusty Eria. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. ORCHIDACEÆ, Y MALAXIDEZ£. 
ERIA. Botanical Register, vol. 11. fol. 904. 
kd 
E. ferruginea ; caulibus teretibus articulatis vaginatis, foliis oblongis obtusis, 
racemo erecto laterali multifloro basi squamato, bracteis ovatis acutis ovario 
villosissimo brevioribus, labelli lobis lateralibus erectis truncatis intermedio 
ovato serrato subplicato : disci cristis 4 dentatis intermediis carnosis incurvis. 
This very distinct species him E cuin from Calcutta 
by Messrs. Loddiges, and flowere at' Hackney in March, 
1838. I have no information as to the ¿part of India which 
it inhabits. 
It is not handsome, but it is very distinct, has a particu- 
larly deep green foliage, and the smooth delicate pink petals 
form a striking contrast with the coarse green shaggy sepals. 
The lip (fig. 1.) is most singularly crested, and looks more 
like the edge of some cowrie shell than the petal of a flower. 
lt is propagated like all other orchidaceous plants, 
namely, by divisions of the rhizoma. The soil used in its 
cultivation is turfy peat, well mixed with broken bricks ; 
and the pot should have plenty of drainage. Its treatment 
generally is similar to that which has been frequently re- 
commended for plants of this description. The house in 
which it is grown must be well shaded from bright sun- 
shine in summer. 
