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coriaceum, nervoso-striatum, 3 lineas longum. Pedunculi folio duplo 

 longiores. Flores 2 lineas longi, flavescentes. Sepalum supremum la- 

 tins, concavum, liberum ; lateralia plana. Petala oblonga, sepalis triplo 

 breviora. Labellum oblongum, subunguiculatum. 



105. P. hymenantha (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. subfol. 179/.); folio lineari-lanceo- 

 lato apice obsolete 3-dentato pedunculis flexuosis capillaribus subeequali, 

 braeteis minimis, sepalis acutis lateralibus semisejunctis, petalis acumi- 

 natis parum brevioribus, labello oblongo obtuso subundulato complicato. 

 Brazil. Resembles P. Lanceola in habit. 



106. P. uniflora (Lindl. in Comp to Bot. Mag. 2.355.); folio lineari-lanceo- 

 lato subsessili, pedunculo unifloro folii longitudine, sepalis oblongo- 

 lanceolatis acutis subsequalibus inferiore emarginato, labello lineari-lan- 



ceolato obtuso basi concavo. Brazil. Near P. Lanceola, which 



it quite resembles in habit. 



107. P. sertularioides (Spreng. syst. 3. 731. Specklinia sertularioides 9 L. no. 

 1.); rhizomate repenti articulato, caulibus brevissimis, folio lanceolato 

 subpetiolato, pedunculis unifloris folio brevioribus, sepalis liberis lineari- 



conformibus 



clinandrio integerrimo. Jamaica. 



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ticulatum, unde nomen. Pedunculi capillares, longitudine fere foliorum, 

 squamis spathaceis duabus in medio. Flores albidi, apicibus flavis. La- 

 bellum recurvum, basi concavum. 

 \108. P. Gardneri; rhizomate repenti intricate, foliis ovalibus marginatis 



basi angustatis, pedunculis capillaribus foliis multo longioribus, sepalis 

 lineari lanceolatis lateralibus ultra medium connatis, petalis conformi- 

 bus sequilongis apice serrulatis, labello unguiculato rhombeo acuto la- 

 mellis duabus elevatis supra basin. Brazil. A discovery of Pro- 

 fessor Gardner's, with much the appearance of P. sertularioides. 



109. P. punctata (Lindl. in 'Bot. Reg. subfol. 1797.); caulibus strictis folio 

 crasso ovali plano-convexo mdrginato longioribus, pedunculis capillaribus 

 paucifloris, petalis lanceolatis apice pubescentibus, labello unguiculato 



cordato-sagittato obtuso, columna elongata. Brazil. A very small 



plant, not much more than an inch high. Flowers dark purple. Leaves 

 dotted with purple on the under side. 



110. P. corniculata (Specklinia emarginata, L. no. 3. Epidendrum ? mono- 

 phyllu?n % Hooker Exot. Fl. t. 109.); caulibus folio oblongo emarginato 



subsequalibus, pedunculis bifloris folio brevioribus, sepalis lanceolatis, 

 petalis dupl6 brevioribus, labello lineari-lanceolato basi gibboso. 



Jamaica. 



111. P. seriata (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1840, misc. 175.); folio carnoso piano 

 ovali emarginato caule mult6 longiore, pedunculo filiformi paucifloro 

 folii longitudine, sepalo dorsali carinato margine reflexo antico latiore 

 acuto emarginato, petalis brevibus spathulatis carnosis lsevibus, labello 

 oblongo obtusissimo pubescente medio exarato lobulis lateralibus mini- 

 mis rotundatis. Brazil. An inconspicuous species, with pale yel- 

 lowish-green flowers marked with rows of purple dots. It is a beautiful 

 object when examined microscopically. 



112. P. articulata; rhizomate repenti intricato articulato polyphyllo, foliis 

 ovalibus mucronatis marginatis basi angustatis caulibus brevissimis 

 multo longioribus, pedunculis longissimis filiformibus bifloris, sepalis 

 lateralibus dorsalibus semiconnatis, petalis linearibus acuminatis sepalis 

 cequalibus, labello parvo pubescente obovato trilobo ; lacinia intermedin 



carnosa lateralibus membranaceis nanis obtusis. -Brazil.— — A very 



rpmnrVflblp snpcies. found bv Prince Maximilian of Wied Neuwied, creep- 



