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87. LELÍA superbiens ; scapo longissimo multifloro, sepalis petalisque line- 
ari-oblongis obtusis membranaceis labello longioribus, labelli lobo medio 
obtusissimo: disco lamellis quinque maximis subserratis anticê truncatis 
aucto, anthere cristâ biauritá, clinandrio denticulato. 
Of this fine new species Mr. Skinner speaks in the fol. 
lowing manner. ** Saw you ever any thing like this!!! This 
most magnificent of all plants I have sent several times, it is 
decidedly Epidendrea, but I expect it will get a new title in 
Europe. It flowers in November, and in some instances bears 
from eighteen to twenty flowers on stems from nine to twelve 
feet long!! Mr. Hartweg says he found this plant in great 
abundance in the State of Quesaltenango, near Chantla, and 
that he went forty leagues out of his route to find it, and 
now he has sent splendid masses of it to England, and at 
least thirty dried specimens. I have found it most rarely and 
evidently planted by the Indians before their doors, in 
* Acatenango,” from whence I brought the specimen now sent, 
and in ‘Sumpango,’ where I found it twelve months ago; 
also from Costa Rica. Chantla, its native habitat, is very 
cold, in fact this plant I expect will reguire only a greenhouse 
warmth. Its habitat in Costa Rica is 68° to 70%, where I have 
found it here 70°, but Chantla is-55 to 65° generally.” 
88. EPIDENDRUM Stamfordianum. 
* This plant inhabits only the coast, shady, very moist 
lands. Flowers in November, and in different temperatures 
until March, I having found it in flower at all times in 
different journeys. The north coast is very hot and wet, and 
the dry weather commences in March; I found it in flower 
in April there. On this side (south coast) dry weather com- 
mences in October ; I found it in flower in November. You 
may therefore treat this plant as you would the Cattleya, its 
habitat on this side being from the same temperature, only it 
requires more wet.” 
89. BRASSAVOLA glauca. 
“ A splendid large white flower, and a most extraordinary 
strong aromatic; is the companion on oaks of the Cyrto- 
chilum Russelii, and must be treated in the same manner.” 
90. HEXOPIA crucigera. Bateman mss. 
** Climate 68° to 75°, and 65° to 70°. 
