Osmophytum. Caulis pseudobulbosus v. fusiformis apice 



foliosus. Flores racemosi. Labellum adnatum saepius 

 indivisum et cochleatum. Lindl. in Hook. Journ. 3. 81. 



1. E. cochleatum (Linn. L. p. 97.); fbliis in pseudobulbos ovales geminatim 



insidentibus oblongis acuminatis subundulatis, sepalis petalisque paulo 

 angustioribus lineari-lanceolatis reflexis, labello cordato cochleato sub- 

 rotundo, columna brevissima.- West Indies. There are two varie- 

 ties of this common plant; one with much paler flowers than the other. 



2. E. bracteolatum (Presl. L. p. 98.); pseudobulbis sulcatis, foliis oblon- 



sepalis petalisque lanceo- 



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latis patentibus, labello obcordato obtuso crenulato basi cristato. 



Guayaquil. 

 3. E. lancifolium 



) 



elongatis teretibus, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acutiusculis, racemo stricto 

 terminali, sepalis petalisque lanceolatis acuminatis reflexis, labello cor- 

 dato oblato-ovato cochleato. Mexico. 



4. E. radiatum (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. misc. 1841. no. 123.); pseudobulbis 

 ovatis compressis utrinque tricostatis triphyllis, foliis angustis elongatis 

 acutis, racemo denso multifloro, ovariis trialatis, sepalis linearibus peta- 

 lisque lanceolatis patentissimis, labello cochleato crenato crispo, clinan- 

 drio trilobo laciniis lateralibus erectis carnosis intermedia truncata apice 

 serrata. Mexico.* Allied to E. cochleatum ; it has the same habit, 



and 



and 

 green, with 



ception of the lip, which is striated with bright deeper purple rays. 



5. E. venosum (L. p. 99.); pseudobulbis angustis fusiformibus, foliis ensifor- 



mibus scapi longitudine, racemo 4-5-floro, sepalis lineari-lanceolatis pe- 

 talisque angustioribus patentissimis, labello semilibero tripartite: laciniis 

 lateralibus ovatis acutis intermedia subrotunda apiculata multd maiore, 

 callo baseos lineisque tribus disci subramosis elevatis.— — Mexico. 

 Lip white, with raised violet veins. 



6. E. fragrans (Swartz. L. p. 97.) ; foliis in pseudobulbum angustum 

 forme (ssepius) solitariis lanceolatis apice recurvis, scapo folio bre^ 

 sepalis lineari-lanceolatis petalisque ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis v 



tibus, 



cu 



Tropical 



America everywhere. This plant is extremely variable ; and occurs in 



almost all Collections from thp past rnnat nf iha A^orinon TV,™ 



a distinct species. 



ian form, of which Gardner 



Pos- 



7. E. amulum (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. t. 1898.); rhizomate repente, pseudobulbis 

 ovahbus compressis, foliis solitariis oblongo-lanceolatis coriaceis, sepalis 

 petahsque lineari-lanceolatis eequahbus patentibus, labello subrotundo 



mucronato cochleato hneato integerrimo. Para. A dwarfer plant 



than E. fragrans, from which it is also distinguished bv the form of its 



the sepals. 



and its petals the same width 



) 



dobulbis ovatis apice angustatis diphyllis, foliis anguste oblongis paten- 

 tibus, racemo terminali cylindraceo e squamis glumaceis acuminatissimis 





