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cundis foliis duplo longioribus, sepalis linearibus elongatis obtusis, peta- 



lis nanis rotundatis, labello lineari obtuso intus bicarinato. Peru. 



Found near Loxa by Mr. Hartweg. The stems are erect, slightly 



branched, and covered with firm striated sheaths, from among which 

 appear the leaves, which are about l£ inch long. The sepals are about 

 half an inch long. f 



33. P. gelida (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1841. misc. 186.); folio oblongo carnoso 

 concavo basi attenuato caule tereti laxe 1-ochreato eequali v. longiore, 

 spicis geminis erectis secundis folio subsequalibus e spatha brevi univalvi 

 exsertis, floribus cylindraceis, sepalis carnosis intus pilosis lateralibus 

 seniiconnatis, petalis minimis glabris subrotundo-oblongis apice denti- 

 culatis, labello etiam breviore lineari cuneato bilamellato apice rotundato 



piano, columna petahs breviore. Jamaica. A plant with all the 



habit of PL racemiflora, but the spikes appear in pairs, and are hardly 

 «o Inno na thft Wf. and the structure of the flowers is different. The 



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whole plant is fully a foot high. 



34. P. rubens 



ochreatis 



acuminatis lateralibus basi tantum connatis petalis obtusis, labello obo- 



vato repando obtuso lineis 2 elevatis flexuoso carnosis. Brazil.— — 



This plant seems to vary a good deal in size, some specimens not being 

 more than six inches high, others more than a foot. The flowers are 



apparently pale green. 



35. P. Jamiesoni (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. sub t. 1797-); folio lineari-oblongo car- 

 noso submucronato racemo secundo stricto duplo breviore, bracteis densis 

 brevibus ochreatis cucullatis, sepalis oblongis subsequalibus leviter cari- 

 natis lateralibus basi tantum connatis, petalis duplo brevioribus apice 

 rotundatis, labello breviore membranaceo rhombeo-trilobo plica unguis 



transversa. Peru. 1 m ' ' ' . 



36. Y.pulchella (L. no. 12. H. B. K. t. 90.); spicis gemmis foho oblongo- 



lanceolato obtuso coriaceo duplo longioribus, floribus nutantibus, sepalis 

 oblongis apice angustatis triveniis : superiore duplo latiore. Peru. 



37. P. saurocephala (Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1571. Bot. Mag. t.3030. Bot. Reg. 

 . t. 1968.) ; folio coriaceo oblongo cauli vagmato subsequali racemis bre- 

 viore, bracteis ovatis ovario brevioribus, sepalis coriaceis oblongis pube- 



lateralibus semi 



medio excavato utrinque bilameUato : lamellis margmantibus incurvis 



Brazil. 



alibus 



solitariis 



acutis lateralibus ad apicem usque connatis, petalis subuktis cihatis, la- 

 bello ovato emarginato unguiculato Surinam. Flowers yellow, 



crimson at the base inside. ^ ■ . 

 39. P. capillaris (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. sub t. 17970; folio hnean-lanceolato 

 racemis capillaribus fasciculatis subaequali, sepahs acuminatis aterahbus 

 basi connatis, petalis fere sequilongis serratis acuminatis, labello lanceo- 

 lato basi angustato acuto membranaceo 3-venio. -Brazil. 



V. fioribunda (Speckliniajloribunda, L. no. 4.); caueancipiti folio ob- 

 loneo-lanceolato dupl6 longiore, spicis flexuosis multiflons folio sequa h- 

 bua Pet longioribus, sepalis ovatis lateralibus basi tantum connatis, petahs 

 dupl6 brevioribus serrulatis, labeho trilobo bilameUato : lacinns acutis 

 i-»:L.i;h n . «<.«;« nlinRndrio dentato. Martinique. A small plant 



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lateralibus 



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