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16. CLEISOSTÓMA decipiens. 
C. decipiens; folis distichis loratis obliqué emarginatis leviter undulatis, 
spicis recurvis compositis, sepalis petalisque oblongis rotundatis, labelli 
laminá rotundatá transversá sacco subventricoso pubescente. 
This little epiphyte, which was received from Ceylon by Col. 
Fielding, is so like Saccolabium micranthum, that it might 
easily be mistaken for it. The one is, however, a genuine 
Saccolabium, the other a true Cleisostoma. S. micranthum 
has pink flowers with a tooth proceeding from the base of the 
blade of the labellum ; C. decipiens has dirty ochre-coloured 
flowers, with a tooth springing from the back of the spur just 
below the column. Itis an insignificant plant. Our speci- 
men was communicated by Messrs. Loddiges. 
17. SPIRANTHES lobata. 
S. lobata (Sarcoglottis) ; foliis oblongis acutis immaculatis, scapo rufescente 
ovarioque pubescente, sepalis lateralibus deflexis, labello trilobo cucullato 
lobo medio reniformi lateralibus ascendentibus rotundatis ; ungue utrin- 
que villoso : callis elongatis liberis gyratis. 
A fine species of that section of the terrestrial genus 
Spiranthes to which the name of Sarcoglottis has been 
applied. It is near S. picta, but has yellow flowers, spotless 
leaves, a brown hairy scape, and a three-lobed lip, the lateral 
segments of which are erect, in the manner of a Bletia. For 
a specimen we are indebted to Sir C. Lemon, who received it 
from Mr. Rule, of the Real del Monte mines. 
18. DENDROBIUM Kingianum. 
Bidwill MSS. 
D. (Desmotrichum) Kingianum ; pseudobplbis ovatis in collum longum ex- 
tensis apice bifoliis, foliis ovalibus emarginatis, pedunculo termina 
(2-floro foliis zequali ?), sepalis ovatis mento emarginato, petalis obovatis 
apiculatis dupld brevioribus, labelli trilobi pubescentis laciniis lateralibus 
acutis intermediä paulo longiore transversé rhombeä angulis lateralibus 
rotundatis apiculi acuto axi elevat trilineatä apice tridentatà. 
This curious epiphyte was bought by the Messrs. Lod- 
diges at the sale of Mr. Bidwill’s New Holland Plants. It 
has pseudo-bulbs between four and five inches long, tapered 
from an ovate base into a very long and narrow neck, on the 
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