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folio oblongo suboblique emarginato caule longiore, ra- 
cemo simplici multifloro cernuo folio multo longiore e 
spatha erumpente 2-3-phyllo, sepalis oblongis obtusis 
petalis duplo latioribus lateralibus 5-nerviis, labelli tri- 
partiti laciniis lateralibus falcatis acutissimis intermedia 
angustissima apice cuneata triloba, axi elevata basi bi- 
callosa.— — Peru.——This species has a spathe like the 
species of the $ Spathium, but it has pseudobulbs in- 
stead of leafy stems. 
N. B. E. collare (Bot. Reg. 1843. misc. 85.) is better re- 
ferred to $ Osmophytum than to Aulizeum. 
$ PSILANTHEMUM. 
Psilanthemum, Klotzsch in L. K. O. ic. pl. 2. p. 111. 
The radical inflorescence alone is a character which dis- 
tinctly marks this section, for otherwise it is unknown in the 
genus. The lip is adnate to the column, and is similar in 
structure to Amphiglottium. 
1. E. Stamfordianum (Bateman, Orch. Mex. & Guat. t. 11. 
E. basilare, Klotzsch, 1. c. t. 45.) ; pseudobulbis fusi- 
formibus, foliis oblongis obtusis coriaceis basi angustatis, 
racemo radicali paniculato, sepalis patentibus lanceolatis, 
petalis dupló angustioribus, labelli tripartiti laciniis 
planis æquilongis lateralibus oblongis obtusis intermedià 
transversá biloba s. emarginatá fimbriatà.— — Guatemala. 
—-—Flowers in a large branched raceme, deliciously 
fragrant, pale yellow, with a vivid violet spot at the base 
of the lip. It is found on the coast of Guatemala, in 
shady very moist lands; and requires an unusually moist 
climate. 
37. APHELANDRA aurantiaca. 
Supra t. 12. 
M. de Jonghe, of Brussels, has obligingly furnished the 
following note respecting the origin of this beautiful plant :— 
« Lorsqu'au mois de Septembre, 1845, j'eus le plaisir de 
vous rencontrer à Kew, vous avez bien voulu me permettre de 
vous addresser, à l'occasion, des indications horticulturales. 
Cette occasion se présente au sujet d'un article, tiré du 
Botanical Register, et inséré dans le Gardener's Chronicle, 
p.171. ll y est question d'une plante nouvelle /' Aphelandra 
