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27. SARCOCHILUS olivaceus ; foliis oblongis membranaceis falcatis apice 
acutis integris, racemo flexuoso angulato 4-5-floro nutante, sepalis lineari- 
obovatis obtusis : intermediolatiore petalisque conformibus minoribus columnz 
dorso adnatis, labelli cum columná productà articulati lobo medio minimo 
transverso rotundato lateralibus acuminatis ; disco callis variis crassis rotun- 
datis tuberculato. 
A New Holland epiphyte ofno beauty, imported by Messrs. 
Loddiges. It is very nearly the same as S. parviflorus, 
from which it principally differs in its leaves being broader 
and not emarginate at the point. The flowers are small and 
yellowish orange green. 
28. HOVÉA pungens. (Hiigel enum. p. 36. Botanisch. Archiv. t, ?.) 
For specimens of this beautiful plant I am indebted to 
Robert Mangles, Esq. who raised it from Swan River seeds. 
A figure of it has already been given in Baron Hugel's Bo- 
tanisches Archiv. It forms a small bush, with narrow leaves 
resembling those of Rosemary, but terminated by a slender 
pungent spine. The flowers grow singly in the axils of the 
upper leaves, and are of the most intense cobalt blue. I find 
upon comparing the garden plant with wild specimens given 
me by Captain James Mangles, that, as is usual with Swan 
River plants, the cultivated specimens are much finer than 
the wild ones. 
29. DENDROBIUM teretifolium. (R. Brown prodr. nov. holl. 189.) 
This curious plant, which is.well defined by Dr. Brown, 
has lately flowered with Messrs. Loddiges. It is a small 
creeping species, with deep green fleshy taper leaves, between 
two and three inches long, and solitary flowers of a dull 
yellow, streaked and spotted with dull purple; the labellum 
is white. It is a plant of no beauty. . 
As the importation of New Holland Orchidaceous epiphytes 
has taken place to some extent, it is desirable that there 
should now be made known an account of several species first 
discovered by Mr. Allan Cunningham, and of which notes 
were given me by my indefatigable friend in June 1834. 
The eredit of his discoveries will thus be secured to their 
author, those who may import the plants will be able to 
determine their names, and to ascertain whether they are new 
or not, and there will be the additional advantage of proving 
that no species of striking beauty are to be expected from 
this part of the world, as none of those found by Mr. Cun- 
ningham can be considered more than Botanical curiosities. 
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