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parili £ unc. limbo laciniis acute suberecte semipatentibus ultra semun- 

 cialibus acutis rubris, sepalorum costa lutescente, antheris fauce tubi 

 Bubsessilibus sub-£-uncialibus, squamis longitudine antheras parum su- 

 perantibus liberis superne latioribus erosis rubris inferne lutesccntibus, 

 stylo erecto gracili antheris breviore pallido, stigmate parum crassiore 

 rubescente. Habitat Brasiliam in montibus Organ dictis. Credo equi- 

 dem filamenta in Barbacenid purpured (cujus inter Vellosias et Barbace- 

 nias tantumflores recentes vidi) apice erosa et antheras super antia squamas 

 esse reverd filamenta mentientes et antherarum dorso adnatas, quales in 

 hdc sectione Veitchid liberas invenimus vix ed ratione, ut crediderim, a 

 Barbacenid omnino distinguendd. W. H. 



This neat little plant is one of the many novelties intro- 

 duced by the collector of Mr. Veitch, nurseryman, at Exeter, 

 who called it a Vellosia ; but Vellosia has numerous stamens 

 in fascicles. It approaches nearer to Barbacenia, from which 

 it is distinguished by six remarkable petaloid scales between 

 the segments of the limb and the anthers. Mr. Veitch well 

 deserves that the section of Barbacenia with free scales, or 

 genus if it be considered distinct, should be named after 

 him. W. H. 



97. EPIDENDRUM diotum. 



E. (Encyckum) diotum; pseudobulbis ovatis corrugatis monophyllis, foliis 

 coriaceis ensatis patulis racemo duplo brevioribus, floribus distantibus, 

 sepalis petaksque obovatis unguiculatis undulatis acutis, labelli obtuse 

 rhombei tripartiti axi elevato carnoso in medio foveato, laciniis lateralibus 

 planis erectis rotundatis, intermedia rotundata undulata cuspidata con- 

 vexa, clinandrio integro. 



From Guatemala, where it was found by Mr. Hartweg. 

 Its leaves are about a foot long, spreading, and very stiff. 

 The raceme is about two feet high. The flowers are an inch 

 and a half in diameter, of a dull cinnamon colour, with a little 

 yellow and some chocolate veins in the lip. It is one of the 

 many species in the way of E. asperum. The flowers are 

 either scentless, or have a slight odour of Elder leaves. 



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98. SCLEROON olelnum. 



Scleroon. Calyx campanulatus, breriter 4-dentatus. Corolla infundibuli- 

 formis, limbo quadrifido. Stamina 4. Ovarium 4-loculare, loculis uni- 

 ovulatis, ovulis lateraliter affixis. Stylus brevis. Stigmata distmcta, 

 obtusa. Drupa indehiscens, calyce immutato suffulta, putamme osseo, 

 loculis 4 (quorum 2 ssepe abortiunt) monospermis. Semina oblonga late- 

 raliter affixa. Embryonis recti radicula ad basin fructus spectans brevis- 

 simaj cotyledones crassae carnoste. Plumula inconspicua. Frutex ; 



