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Periunthium (candidum) sesquipollicare, cylindraceo-connivens, laciniis om- 
nibus lineari-oblongis curvis canaliculatis obtusiuscnlis. Ladellum cucul- 
latum, trilobum, c. column& omnino parallelum, basi inarticulatum ; 
(lacinia intermedia retusa flavescente disco luteo-glandulosa, laterali- 
bus ovatis brevioribus violaceis; axi elevaté pubescente). Columna laté 
alata, obtusa, carnosa. Anthera 2-locularis, longitudinaliter dehiscens, 
dorso conica et cum columna articulata. Pollinia duo, reniformia, 
postic? excavata, in glandulam latam triangularem membranaceam ses- 
silia. Herba parasitica, caulescens, ebulbis. Folia disticha, oblongo- 
linearia, emarginata. Spica terminalis, disticha, flexuosa, multiflora, 
longé pedunculata, bracteis brevissimis, rigidis, dentiformibus. 
In appearance the plant has the aspect of Epidendrum 
elongatum, as has been already stated ; and like it has the 
whole of the upper part of the stem provided with closely 
pressed distant sheaths instead of leaves, on which the spike 
of flowers is arranged. ‘The latter is very rigid, between two 
and three inches long, regularly zigzag, with a short hard 
tooth-like bract at each bend, so that the spike without the 
flowers resembles a coarsely-toothed narrow doubled-edged 
saw. The flowers are about an inch long, white, and rather 
drooping, not spreading open, but with the divisions con- 
verging in a cylindrical manner. The labellum, in which 
alone any colour resides, is yellow in the middle, straw- 
coloured on the middle lobe, and violet at the tips of the 
lateral lobes. 
As a genus Bromheadia is distinctly characterized ‘by its 
broadly winged column, which is parallel with the labellum, 
and its contiguous pollen-masses. Its habit too is very 
peculiar. 
185. SALVIA (Calosphace longifloree coccineze) excelsa ; caule herbaceo elato 
pubescente, foliis petiolatis ovatis acuminatis serrato-crenatis basi rotun- 
dato-cuneatis membranaceis supra glabriusculis subtus pallidis puberulis, 
racemo elongato, verticillastris bifloris, foliis floralibus bractezeformibus 
calyces subzequantibus deciduis, calycis tubulosi viridis labio superiore 
integro, corollze coccinese villose tubo calyce plus duplo longiore subin- 
curvo superne ampliato labiis subzequilongis. -—-— Readily distinguished 
from its allies by the constantly biflorous verticillasters.— Bentham in litt. 
This new Sage has been flowered in the garden of the 
Horticultural Society, where it was introduced from Guate- 
mala by Mr. Hartweg. It grows ten or twelve feet high, 
has broad deep green leaves, and very angular stems. The 
flowers are in naked racemes, from four to six inches long, 
and are of a rich crimson ; but they drop so soon after open- 
ing, that we fear this species will not prove very useful for 
