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sepalis petalisque obovato-oblongis, labelli liberi trilobi cucullati lobo 

 medio crispo acuminata, disco elevato calloso sulcato pubescente . — • 

 Mexico*** . The flowers are dull brown, with a dull yellow lip, striped 

 with the same colour. 



7. E. primulinum (Bateman mss.) ; pseudobulbis f foliis . 



paniculato, sepalis petalisque patuli 



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lateralibus nanis erectis acutis intermedia obovata apiculata; callo 



duplici ad basin elevato piano carnoso. Mexico.—— Flowers rather 



large, in a close erect panicle, smelling of primroses. 



8. E. Linkianum (Klotzschin AUgem. gartenzeit. Sept. 22, 1829. E.pastoris, 



Link et Otto abbild. t. 12.); pseudobulbis fusiformibus 2-3-phyllis, 

 foliis ensiformibus recurvis racemo paucifloro longioribus, sepalis paten- 

 tissiinis lineari-lanceolatis, petalis conformibus angustioribus, labelli 

 lobis laterahbus minutis erectis intermedio ovato-oblongo crispo venis 



elevatis Bub columna pubescente. Mexico. -Flowers small dull 



yellow, streaked with purple. Lip nearly white. 



9. E. hastatum (Lindl. in Hooker's Journal, 3. 82) ; pseudobulbis . . . , 



foliis . . . , racemo striato 6-7-floro, sepalis petalisque discoloribus 

 lanceolatis acutissimis patentibus, labello subrotundo emarginato sub- 

 angulato basi utrinque supra unguem lobulo aucto venis baseos elevatis. 



— —Mexico 9 in the temperate region. A species with deep purple 



striated sepals and petals, and a broad ivory white lip. The latter has 

 generally a short lateral lobe on each side of its base so as to obtain a 

 hastate form, but occasionally the lobes are almost wanting. 



10. E. Boothianum (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1838. misc. 7) ; pseudobulbis com- 

 pressis imbricatis ovatis subdiphyllis, foliis ligulato-oblongis undulatis 

 apice subobliquis, racemo laxo sub-7-floro basi spathaceo foliis longiore, 

 sepalis petalisque subsequalibus patulis ovali-linearibus " * 



gatis, labello semilibero rhomboideo acuto utrinque deflexo 



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11. 



Cuba. flowers small, greenish 



brown spots. Lip nearly white. 



Journal, 3. 82. Bot. Reg. 1841. 



misc. 1 28) ; pseudobulbis ovalibus compressis diphyllis, foliis 



racemo angusto, sepalis petalisque subsequalibus linearibus acuminatis 



intermedia multo longiore acuta basi callo 



lateralibus 



tndentata aucta, capsula. ovata. trialata. Mexico. This has a Ion 



thin raceme of pinkish yellow flowers, and a heart-shaped Up streake 

 with crimson. It is remarkable for the seed-vessel, when ripe, being 

 extended into three broad sharp wings. 



E. tessellatum (Bateman in Bot. Reg. 1838. misc. 9. Hooker Bot. Mag. 

 t. 3638.); pseudobulbis ovalibus compressis 2-raro 3-phyllis, foliis 

 hneari-lanceolatis scapo simplici flexuoso multifloro paulo brevioribus, 

 flonbus subpatentibus, sepahs lanceolatis acutis mucronatis petalisque 

 mmoribus subspathulatis, labelli liberi trilobi laciniis laterahbus brevibua 

 rotundatis intermedia majore oblonga cucullata callis tribus cristigeris 

 longitudinahbus munita sub columna pubescente. Guatemala and 



Mexico. Flowers dingy olive brown : with a pale lip tessellated with 



crimson. 



E. viridiflorum {Encyclia viridiflora, Hooker in Bot. Mag. 15. t. 2831. 

 L. p. 111.); pseudobulbis ovatis diphyllis, foliis ensiformibus recurvis 

 acutis pamcula brevioribus, sepalis laterahbus falcatis petalisque linea- 

 ribus acutis erectis, labello postico apice 3-lobo laciniis laterahbus planis 



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