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jecto instructo. On the western face of the Andes, near 
Nanegal. (Hartweg.)——A slender creeping rooted 
plant, with small flowers and the appearance of E. adeno- 
glossum, but the leaves are narrower and the lip has a 
different form. 
7. E. leucochilum (Klotzsch in Gartenzeit. 1843. p. 145); 
foliis distichis coriaceis patenti-recurvis obtusis emargi- 
natis subtus costato-carinatis, racemo simplici terminali 
6-floro e spathä ancipiti pedunculo breviore orto floribus 
magnis arcuato-pedicellatis odoratis perigonii foliolis line- 
aribus acutis versus basin attenuatis margine recurvis in- 
terioribus patenti-arcuatis exterioribus deflexis, labelli 
trilobi lobis lateralibus brevioribus integerrimis oblique 
orbicularibus intermedio elongato acuminato venis baseos 
3 elevatis instructo, columna elongata candida inferne ad 
apicem biloba. Caraccas. Found by Mr. Edward 
Otto, growing on the stems of trees at the height of 4500 
feet above the sea. It is said to prefer a cool house, and 
to have been shewn at the Botanical exhibition at Prague 
by Professor Tausch. It is fully described by Messrs. 
Klotzsch aud Edward Otto in the above-mentioned place. 
The flowers are yellowish green with a white lip. 
8. E. armeniacum (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. t. 1867. Encyclia ma- 
crostachya, Poppig. & Endl. n. g. et sp. 2. t. 114); 
caulibus teretibus erectis indivisis, foliis lanceolatis coria- 
ceis acutis subplicatis, racemis pedunculatis cylindraceis 
nutantibus, sepalis patulis ovatis acutis, petalis setaceis, 
labelli subcucullati laciniis lateralibus rotundatis inter- 
medià ovatà acuminatá : callo magno oblongo in discum. 
Brazil and Peru.— — Flowerssmall, apricot coloured, 
in a slender drooping spike. 
9. E. nutans (Swartz Prodr. 121. Fl. Ind. Occ. 1. 1499. 
Willd. no. 13. Hooker Exot. Bot. 1. t. 50 optimé. 
Lindl. gen. et sp. orch. no. 44); foliis oblongis distichis 
undulatis obtusis, paniculä nutante multiflora, sepalis ob- 
longo-lanceolatis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis obtusis 
patentibus, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus cordatis ovatis: 
intermedio transverso truncato apiculato basi bicalloso 
venis tribus elevatis. West Indies, and Brazil. 
This well known plant has been found by Dr. Von 
Martius on the Corcovado in Brazil, in rocky places. Its 
green flowers are sweet-scented in an evening. Many 
varieties are found in our gardens. 
