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1. A. Humboldtii (Peristeria Humboldtii, Lindl. in Bot Reg. 1843, t. 18. 



Anguloa superba, H. B. K. nov. &sp. 1. 343. t. 93. Lindl. g. & sp. orch. 

 160.); petalis quam sepala duplo minoribus, callo labelli lineari simplici 

 lacinia intermedia biloba. lateralibus cuneatis, columna brevi alis latis- 



simis. Central America.- Racemes very long, pendulous. Flowers 



of a rich purplish brown, enlivened by deep spots and blotches of the 

 same. 



2. A. Barkeri (Peristeria Barkeria, Bateman Orch. Mex. et Guat. t. 8.); 



petalis sepalis eequalibus, callo labelli duplici inferiore lineari villoso 

 superiore subhastato apice 3-dentato basi multidentato, lacinia inter- 

 media emarginata, lateralibus acinaciformibus, columna elongata alis an- 



gustioribus. Mexico. Scape long, pendulous, lax,- many-flowered. 



Flowers yellow, whole coloured. The lip has certainly no articulation 

 in the middle, although from Mrs. Withers's figure in Mr. Bateman 's 

 splendid plate such would seem to be the case. 



101. LACUNA. 



Penan thium carnosum patens, sepalis subsequalibus basi subconnatis. Pe- 

 tala conformia minora. Labellum cum columna et medio articulatum, 

 hypochilio unguiculato cuneato bilobo apice pulvinato, epichilio integro. 

 Columna erecta semiteres Pollinia 2, postice. fissa, caudicula setacea, 

 glandula minuta. Herbse, Peristeriae habitu. 



1. Lacaena bicolor. Guatemala Racemes long, drooping. Flowers 



pale yellow, with the lip spotted with dark purple. 



102. CYMBIDIUM chloranthum. 



C. chloranthum; foliis ensiformibus supra pseudobulbum breve oblongum 

 equitantibus obtusis supra medium planis recurvis, racemo stricto foliis 

 breviore, bracteis minutissimis, sepahs petalisque obtusis, labello basi 

 pubescente apice retuso emargin.ato laciniis lateralibus nanis triangulari- 

 bus, lamellis distantibus arcuatis verrucosis. 



A Nepalese species, which has lately flowered with Messrs. 

 Loddiges. Its strictly erect racemes, such as those of C. ensi- 

 folium, separate it widely from the majority of Indian species. 

 The sepals and petals are green ; the lip yellowish spotted with 

 crimson at the base. After flowering "the blossoms soon be- 

 come of a dusky wine colour. 



103. ACHIMENES hirsika. 



A. hirtuta ; caulibus hirsutis paniculatis bulbilliferis, foliis cordatis serratis 

 hirsutis, pedunculis solitariis foliis aequalibus, corollse hmbo piano laci- 

 niis rotundatis serrulatis. 



This very pretty new species of a charming genus was 

 raised by Mr. Henderson, of Pine Apple Place, from among 



