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labelli lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio transverso apiculato mino- 

 ribus, tuberculo pubescente antice 5-lobo apice bidentato, columnar alis 

 rotundatis denticulatis. 



A Mexican species, from the nursery of Messrs. Loddiges, 

 very near O. reflexum. The flowers are much smaller; the 

 sepals and petals chocolate colour, tipped with yellow ; the 

 lip yellow, with a cinnamon-brown middle. The wings of 

 the column are yellow. It has a faint and agreeable odour. 

 It was sent to Messrs. Loddiges by Deppe in the year 1835. 



23. ONCIDIUM sphegiferum. 



0. sphegiferum ; panicula raraosa divaricata, sepalis distinctis acutis, petalis 

 retusis, labelli lobo intermedio bilobo transverse oblongo unguiculato 

 lateralibus serratis subsequalibus, tuberculo villoso ovato pulvinato, co- 

 lumnse alis firmis rotundatis. 



A Brazilian species, intermediate as it were between On- 

 cidium divaricatum and pulvinatum, of which it has quite the 

 appearance and colour : it is however clearly distinguished 

 bv the lateral lobes of the lip being serrated, and by the 

 rounded firm purple wings of the column. Flowered with 

 Messrs. Loddiges. 



24. EPIDENDRUM cubense. 



E. CM^efEncyclium); pseudobulbis teretibus elongatis foliis rigidis hori- 

 zontalibus subsequilongis anguste ovalibus scapo debdi paucifloro duplo 

 brevioribus, bracteis minimis, sepalis petalisque conniventibus lineari- 

 lanceolatis, labello obovato apiculato lineis tribus ramentaceis in medio, 

 clinandrio glabro. 

 A Cuba plant, rare, delicate, and beautiful. Imported by 



Messrs. Loddiges. The pseudobulbs are two inches long ; 



the scape six inches high ; the flowers white, with a lip folded 



up, white at the end, yellow in the middle, and purple, as is 



the column, near the base. 



25. ODONTOGLOSSUM constrictum. 



O. constrictum ; panicula laxa basi fohosa, -^"Sj^S^lSS 

 lanceolotis acuminatis, labello medio ""^^^^^K 

 epichilio subpandurato cuspidato serrato basi lamellis 2 serratis aucto, 



columna bicirrhosa. . , 



A native of La Guayra, with the habit of Oncidmm spha- 

 C-1843. 



