cum basi producta columnae articulatum, atropurpureum, basi dilute 

 roseum." 



A Brazilian species, described from the stove of Count 

 Aremberg. It is said to be scentless, and to have dirty purple 

 flowers. 



14. ONCiDIUM Forkelii. 

 Scheidweiler I. c. p. 309. 



" O. Forkelii (Scheidw.); pseudobulbis monophyllis ; foliis coriaceis, ob- 

 longis, acutis ; vaginis ciliatis ; scapo erecto punctato, trifloro, foliis 

 breviore. Sepahs lateralibus liberis, oblongo-ovatis, acuminatis, supe- 

 nore ovato undulato ; petalis oblongis margine undulatis; labello trilobo, 

 lobis lateralibus minonbus, intermedio maximo rotundato baseos callis 

 duobus instructo, anteriore compresso bicorni, posterioris lamina plicata • 

 gynostemio alato, alis lilacinis : Anthera carnosa galeata, pollinia duo 

 m glandulam bicornutam sessilia. 

 " Folia 10-12 pollices longa, 3-4. poll. lata. Sepala extus virentia intus 

 iusco-maculata, petala apice virentia basi fuscata, labellum lilacinum." 



rr- \ _ Mexican species that has flowered in the collection of 

 His Majesty the King of Belgium, at Lacken. It has been 

 named after Mr. Forkel, the chief gardener there. It is 

 said to be one of the handsomest of the genus, with flowers 

 an inch in diameter, greenish yellow, spotted with crimson ; 

 the petals clear violet, the lip large and round, with small 

 side lobes. 



15. ONCIDIUM cuneatiim. 

 Scfieidweiler I. c. p. 309. 



"O. cuneatum (Scheidw.); pseudobulbis subcylindricis, arcuatis, rugosis, 

 apice truncatis, monophyllis; foliis lanceolatis acutis ; panicuhs rSdt 

 lllZT? '' T^ ^T^™ CUS P id&ti * ™ Unum cucullatum connati , 

 E rbeUorio°bn C Th lla °; P ^ li8 CUneati8 & P ice ^^tissime crenul 

 nato ■ ^?S^ b, l k ^ ri ^ , ^ t ^ interm «dio cuneatoemargi- 

 w ' u r tr, P llcl; .P° 8tenore quadridentata, intermedio lamellis qua- 

 tuor paraUehs composita, anteriore bicornuta ; columnse alis linearibus 

 denticulatis, recurvis, acutis." uiumnse ans linearibus, 



A Brazilian plant from Count Aremberg's collection. It 

 is said to be a small species with white flowers spotted with 

 crimson, and purple wings to the column. The leaves are 

 three inches long and six inches broad, the flower-stalk four 

 inches long. 



