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consists in the stem being fusiform and leafy at the end, which 
is a small modification of the pseudobulbous condition, But 
in addition to this, the flowers of E. bicornutum have some 
peculiarities ; one of which is that the lip is not parallel with 
the column, and another, that it has two deep pits on the 
under side, corresponding with the same number of fleshy 
elevations on the upper side. 
1. E. bidentatum (Lindl. gen. & sp. orch. p. 98.); foliis obo- 
vato-lanceolatis apice reenrvis supra v. sub pseudobulbum 
nascentibus, racemo terminali erecto paucifloro, sepalis 
lanceolatis petalisque angustioribus patentibus, labello 
semilibero rhomboideo angulis utrinque uni-dentato.—— 
Mezico.—— The only memorandum I possess regarding 
this species is a sketch of its flowers, made many years 
ago from a specimen in Mr. Lambert's possession. It 
seems very near E. bicornutum, but it has narrow petals, 
and the side lobes of the lip are little more than pro- 
jecting teeth. | 
2. E. bicornutum (Hooker, Bot. Mag. t. 8832.) ; foliis lineari- 
oblongis obtusis coriaceis, caule corniformi, sepalis 
ovato-lanceolatis, petalis conformibus latioribus, labelli 
trilobi lobo medio elongato lanceolato acuto basi altè 
bilamellato lateralibus obtusiusculis.—— 77 rinidad, De- 
merara.——Flowers large and white, slightly tinged 
with rose colour. Lip yellow at the base, with some 
crimson specks on the tongue-like middle lobe. Accord- 
ing to Mr. Schomburgk, who found it in Demerara, the 
petals are also spotted with crimson. 
§ EPICLADIUM. 
Epicladium, Zindl. 1. c. 
In this section the structure of the flower is exactly that 
of Encyclium, but the flowers grow out of a great spathe, as 
in Spathium, and the pseudobulbs are evidently assuming 
the condition of an ordinary stem. 
1. E. aurantiacum (Bateman in Bot. Reg. 1838, misc. 11. 
Orch. Mex. & Guat. t. 12.) ; foliis oblongis planiusculis 
coriaceis caule clavato diphyllo duplo brevioribus, spatha 
maxima cucullatà pedunculum longiore, racemo brevi. 
subcernuo densifloro, sepalis petalisque lanceolatis acutis 
