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ERIA floribunda. 
Many-flowered Eria. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. ORCHIDACE®. $ MALAXEX. 
ERIA. Lindl. supra, vol. 15. fol. 1654. 
$ Tonsee ; perianthio glabro v. parim pubescente. 
E. Aoribunda (Tonse) (Lindl in Wall. Cat. no. 7408. Bot. Reg. 1843, 
misc. 56. 1844, t. 20.) ; caulibus carnosis subflexuosis teretibus, foliis 
lanceolatis acuminatis, racemis oppositifoliis patulis multifloris pubes- 
centibus foliis brevioribus, bracteis defloratis ovatis concavis retrorsis, 
sepalis petalis 3-pló latioribus, labello angusto nudo basi saccato : laciniis 
lateralibus ascendentibus abbreviatis intermediá cuneatä tridentatä. 
Labellum basi cyathiforme, melliferum, bidentatum, columns adpressum, 
sursum unguiculatum, cuneatum, apiculatum, inflecum, columná paulo brevius. 
Although the flowers of this plant cannot boast of large 
size and rich colours, they are by no means destitute of 
beauty. Arranged as they are in long drooping racemes, 
glassy in texture, and delicately touched with crimson, they 
are among the prettiest of the smaller kinds. 
It is a native of Sincapore, whence it has been received 
by Messrs. Loddiges. 
Along with E. polyura, bipunctata, profusa, and some 
others, it forms a small group of species, which are very diffe- 
rent in habit from such plants as Æ. pannea, armeniaca, Ke. 
Fig. 1. represents the column and lip seen in profile; 
2. shows the pollen-masses adhering at their points by a gra- 
nular mucilaginous substance. 
It is a stove plant, and succeeds best when potted in turfy 
peat, mixed with a few potsherds. During the summer a 
liberal supply of water should be given, and the house be 
kept as moist as possible. In sunny weather the plant will 
