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sepalis oblongis undulatis patentibus apice recurvis basi intus pilosis, 

 petalis erectis columna longioribus oblongis carnosis apice recurvis mar- 

 gine postico versus apicem sublobato, labello breviore oblongo concavo 

 apice trilobo : lacinia intermedia subrotunda crenata pilosa, appendice 

 linguseformi concavo adnato inter lacinias laterales rotundatas incurvas, 



anthera villosa. Peru. — — Flowers greenish, with a little purple on 



the lip. According to Poppig it inhabits dry thickets. 



2. L. plana (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842. misc. 96.) ; bractea suprema ventri- 



cosa cucullata ovario longiore, sepalis oblongis planis basi in cornu brevi 

 conico connatis, petalis conformibus apice tantum recurvis, labelli tri- 

 lobi lobis lateralibus apice crenulatis intermedio subrotundo serrato callo 

 elevato obtuso obsolete trilobo, columna pubescente, anthera villosa. 



Peru. Nearly allied to Lycaste macrophylla, of which it has 



quite the habit. It differs in the petals being quite even not undulated, 

 and in the lateral sepals being much more exactly oblong ; the tubercle 

 on the lip is also much more obtuse. In colour too they are different 

 L. macrophylla has olive-green sepals, and petals almost colourless. L. 

 plana has the sepals a deep rich madder-red inside, and the petals are 

 richly tipped with crimson. 



3. L. costata (Maxill. costata, Bot. Reg. 1838. misc. 175.); bractea herbacea 



cucullata acuta ovario mult6 longiore, sepalis petalisque M. macrophyllee 

 similibus, labello trilobo concavo lacinia intermedia rotundata serrata, 

 appendice carnoso emarginato adnato 5-costato inter lacinias laterales, 



anthera glabra. Peru. Quite with the habit of L. macrophylla, 



but certainly distinct in the foregoing characters. Its colours are 

 unknown. 



4. L. lanipes; bractea obtusa cucullata ovarii longitudine, sepalis petalisque 



oblongis elongatis, labelli kevis lobis lateralibus ovatis obtusis brevibus 

 intermedio oblongo obtuso basi serrato, tuberculo obtuso concavo costato 



glabro, columnse pede villoso. Guayaquil. Found by Mr. Hartweg 



at Paccha, a village on the Andes, in the vicinity of Loxa, and sent to 

 the Horticultural Society. It has pale green flowers, two inches and a 

 half long before they expand, without a trace of any other colour. It 

 differs from L. costata in the flowers being much larger, while the bract 

 is not longer than the ovary ; and from L. gigantea in the very short 

 bract, ribbed tubercle, and rounded not acuminate middle segment of 

 the lip. 



5. L. gigantea ; bractea herbacea sepalis subsequali, sepalis oblongo-lanceo- 



latis lateralibus falcatis, petalis conformibus pauld minoribus, labello 

 lanceolato acuminato laciniis lateralibus acutis intermedia ovata acumi- 

 nata serrata, appendice carnoso emarginato. Guayaquil. Flower- 

 ing stem more than two feet high. Sepals full three inches long ; green 

 according to Hartweg. „ 



6. L. Deppii (Maxill. Deppii, LoM.Bot. Cab. t. 1612. L no. 24.); scapo 



foliis breviore: vaginis ventrieosis acuminatis, sepahs oblongo- lanceolatis 

 patentissimia, petalis minoribus oblongis undulatis conniventibus, labello 

 cucullato 3-lobo apice recurvo in axi calloso margine pdoso suocrenato : 

 laciniis lateralibus rotundatis intermedia oblonga obtusa, caUo elevato 

 ovato. Mexico. Sepals green and chocolate. Petals white. Lip 



7. L. SJcinneri (Maxill. Skinneri, Bateman in Bot. Reg. 1842, »it*c. 13.); 



bractea herbacea acuta cucullata ovario mult& longiore, sepahs pateatibus 

 oblongo-lanceolatis acutis, petaJi* 2-plo brevionbus ovaUbu* erect* supra 



