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74. DENDROCHILUM latifolium. 



D latifolium; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis coriaceis trinerviis, pedunculis elon- 

 gatis apice longe spicatis, labelli lsevis lobis basalibus lineari lanceolatis 

 acuminatis ciliatis, laciniis columna dentata brevioribus setaceis e basi 

 ortis. 



A plant with the habit of Dendrochilum glumaceum, but 

 with much broader leaves and quite a different lip. It has 

 long graceful spikes of green flowers, and was imported from 

 Manilla by Messrs. Loddiges. It is not among Cuming's 

 dried specimens. 



75. ANGILECUM Ashantense. 



A. Ashantense ; caulibus repentibus, foliis dislichis coriaceis ovatis apice ob- 

 lique erosis, spicis foliis subaequalibus, floribus resupinatis, sepalis peta- 

 lisque galeatis denticulatis ovato-lanceolatis obtusiusculis, labello pandu- 

 rato obtuso denticulato basi unidentato, calcare arcuato subcompresso 

 basi constricto labelli longitudine, polliniorum caudicula. acuminata 

 bipartibili. 



A most curious plant with creeping stems, ovate leaves 

 obliquely toothed at the end, as if they had been eaten away, 

 and light cinnamon coloured flowers in spikes about four 

 inches long. It was imported from Ashantee by Messrs. 

 Loddiges, and flowered on the 15th June, 1843. 



76. ONCIDIUM candidum. 



O. candidum; pseudobulbis ovalibus compressis monophyllis, folio lineari- 

 lanceolato basi canahculato, racemo paucifloro flexuoso, sepalis oblongis 

 lateralibus connatis, petalis majoribus patentibus planis obtusis, labello 

 ovato-oblongo piano basi linea convexa elevata transversa aucto, columnse 

 alis rotundatis serratis tuberculo baseos elevato labello adnato. 



A very curious plant sent by Mr. Hartweg from Guatemala. 

 It belongs to the tetrapetalous division of the genus ; and has 

 ivory white flowers, with a couple of small violet dots at the 

 base of each petal, and the usual prominence at the base of 

 the column, bright yellow and adnate to the lip. The 

 flowers are an inch in diameter. 



