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had received it from Brazil ; at that time I took it for a starved specimen 
of B. Lawrenceana. Since that time it has flowered in the garden of 
the Horticultural Society, with the same peculiarity of structure; and 
hence I conclude it to be a distinct species. It is readily known by its 
having extremely narrow sepals and lip, which are of a pale dull yellow, 
with little marking, except.a few brown spots at the base of the sepals, 
petals, and lip. In this respect it varies, for in some cases the spots at 
the base of the petals are few and distinct, in others they are run toge- 
ther into one brown stain. 
4. B. maerostachya (Lindl. Sertum. Orch. t. 6.) ; pseudobulbis compressis 
margine obtusis 2-3-phyllis, scapo nutante multifioro, sepalis linearibus 
acuminatis lateralibus longissimis, labello oblongo-lanceolato acuminato 
petalis longiore: lamellis baseos liberis villosis dentibus tribus liberis 
in fronte. —— Demerara. No species can be compared with this most 
graceful and brilliant plant, whose long nodding racemes of flowers bend 
gently over the rich and verdant foliage, while the slender sepals are so 
long, so light, and so delicate as to be agitated by every impulse given 
them by the air. They are of a clear golden yellow, slightly spotted 
with brown, and many degrees darker than the lip., 
5. B. caudata (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. t. 832. Epidendrum caudatum, L. 
Malaxis caudata, W.) ; pseudobulbis compressis margine acutis, scapo 
erecto, sepalis ovato-linearibus acuminatis lateralibus longissimis, labello 
ovato acuminato petalorum longitudine, lamellis baseos liberis villosis 
denticulis 2 liberis in fronte. —— West Indies. Very nearly allied to 
Br. macrostachya, from which it is distinguished by its pseudo-bulbs 
being acute at the margin, not obtuse, by its flowers being smaller, 
greener, and much more mottled with deep brown, and by its labellum 
being ovate, acuminate, and the same length as the petals, not oblong- 
lanceolate, and longer than them. The little free teeth, too, in front 
of the calli at the base of the lip, are much smaller. 
6. B. bidens ; pseudobulbis angustis ancipitibus, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis 
scapo stricto multifloro sequalibus, sepalis acuminatis lateralibus labello 
duplo longioribus, labello rhombeo undulato petalis breviore: lamellis 
baseos leevibus rectis appendice membranaceá bilobá in fronte. ? 
The native country of this species is unknown. I had it from the col- 
lection of Mr. R. Harrison in 1837, It is allied most nearly to B. cau- 
data, from which it differs in the form of its lip, and in having two large 
teeth connected at their base in front of the calli, which are quite smooth. 
The lip is spotted with brown on a yellow ground. The sepals and 
petals appear from the dried specimen to be unspotted. 
7. B. cochleata (Knowles & Westcott, Floral Cabinet, t. 53.) ; sepalis peta- 
lisque subzequalibus linearibus acuminatis, labello elongato cochleato. acu- 
minato. Demerara. Now known only from the above figure. 
We have seen no specimen. Possibly it is the B. Henchmanni of Mr. 
Loddiges’ catalogue, or his B. cuspidata, (no. 1467), both of which are 
unknown to me. 
8. B. verrucosa (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1840. misc. 66. Bateman Orch. Mex. 
& Guat. t. 22.) ; foliis scapis gracilibus duplo brevioribus, sepalis late- 
ralibus acuminatis labello unguieulato obovato apiculato verrucoso plus 
duplo longioribus ; lamellis baseos liberis villosis apice recurvis, — 
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