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Charles Lemon's collection at Carclew, where it flowered 
for the first time in the autumn of 1839. 
** Pseudo-bulbs erect, roundish oblong, from two to three 
inches high, and about two and half or three inches in cir- 
cumference at the base, from which they taper upwards and 
become one or two-leaved. They are smooth and of a deep 
shining green, nearly all concealed by several large, imbri- 
cated, thin, brown-coloured leafy scales. Leaves from three 
to five inches long, and about an inch broad, oblong lanceo- 
late acute, very thick and stiff, recurved both at the point 
and edges, and of a dark green colour. Scape about a foot 
high, rising from the crown of the pseudo-bulb between the 
two leaves, round and erect, pale green, bearing three or 
four flowers near the top, with a small, persistent, acute 
bractea at the base of each, and a single brown-coloured 
sheath an inch long at its. junction with the bulb. Pedicels 
nearly erect, an inch in length, somewhat clavate and chan- 
nelled, and of a pale green. Flowers bright yellow, open- 
ing one ata time, and remaining expanded for a fortnight 
or three weeks. Sepals spreading, oblong-lanceolate, bluntish 
at the point, about an inch or more in length, and a quarter 
of an inch in breadth. Petals similar in form and colour to 
the sepals, but exceeding them a little in size. Labellum 
rather shorter than the petals, three-lobed, the middle one ` 
is recurved and undulated at the margin in the way of Catt- 
leya erispa, with two raised longitudinal processes forming 
a sort of groove down the centre. The two lateral lobes are 
erect, with their edges plain, and meet above the column so 
as almost to conceal it. Column triangular, or nearly so, the 
upper edge only being a little rounder than the other. 
Pollen-masses eight, contained in four distinct cells, which 
on being opened exhibit on either side of the middle partition 
two pairs of roundish compressed waxy bodies attached to 
one another by a small elastic membrane. PE 
“ The plant requires the same treatment as other Orchi- 
daces, thriving pretty well in moss and decayed vegetable 
mould." um 
For the above memorandum and accurate description of 
this quite new species I am indebted to Mr. Booth. The 
plant is nearly allied fo ZL. cinnabarina, but it appears to 
be of a smaller size, with much more coriaceous leaves; 
the flowers are a clear pure yellow, and not a brilliant 
