450 MR. R. ALLEN ROLFE ON THE GENUS VANILLA. 
iii. Iv. p. 149 (partim). V.Epidendrum, Mirb., Hist. Pi.,ed. II. 
ix. p. 249 (partim). V. guianensis, Splitg. in Ann. Sc. Nat., 
sér, II. xv. (1841) p. 279 (partim); De Vriese in Tuinb. FL., 
iii. pp. 78, 81, tt. 5, 6 (excl. fruit) ; Cogn., Le. p. 151 (partim). 
V. surinamensis, Reichb. f. in Nederl. Kruidk. Arch., iv. (1859) 
p- 321 (partim). V. anaromatica, Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 
(1864) p. 638; et Cat., Pl. Cub., p. 267. 
Hab. Mexico, W. Indies et Guiana. Sonth Mexico, Misantla, 
Schiede! Mirador, Liebman, 297! Nicaragua, Seemann, 181! 
Jamaica, Purdie! Morris! Cuba, Wright, 3353! Porto Rico, 
Sierra de Lnuguillo, Eygers, 1322!  Sintenis, 1739! San 
Domingo, Eggers, 2086! Dominica, De Ponthiew! Imray, 138! 
Ramage! Trinidad, Crueger! Surinam, Hostman, 71! British 
Guiana, Mazaruni River, Jenman, 682! Pomeroon River, 
Jenman, 1614! 
Folia 3-11 poll. longa, 14-44 poll. lata. Racemi 3-5 poll. 
longi. Bractese 4-11 poll. longe. Pedicelli 1} poll. longi. 
Sepala et petala 13-2 poll. longa, 5-7 lin. lata. Labellum 
14-12 poll. longum. Columna 1 poll. longa. Capsula 
5-10 poll. longa. 
The history of this common species has been much confused. 
It was originally described by Plumier in 1703 (‘ Nov. Gen. PI. 
Amer.,’ p. 25) as Vanilla flore viride et albo, fructu nigrescente, 
and afterwards figured (‘ Pl. Amer.,’ ed. Burm., p. 183, t- 188), 
on the latter occasion being confused with various other species, 
including the true Vanilla of commerce. Linneus failed to 
detect this confusion when establishing his Hpidendrum Vanilla, 
and both Miller and Swartz repeated the error when establish- 
ing their species; both cited Plumier’s figure, and Swartz 
apphed a misleading specific name in consequence, for it is now 
known that the fruit is not aromatic. Splitzgerber was not 
more fortunate, for he re-described what are evidently flowering 
specimens of this and fruits of V. Pompona under the name of 
Vanilla guianensis, and De Vriese afterwards figured the same 
combination. Reichenbach followed, changing the name to 
Vanilla surinamensis, evidently through a slip. That Splitz- 
gerber fell into this error is apparent from his remarks, for he 
was only able to distinguish the species from V. aromatica by 
its different fruit, and these he identified with those figured by 
Merian (‘ Metamorph. Insect. Surinam.,’ t. 25), and described. 
by Aublet (‘ Hist. Pl. Guian. Franc.,’ ii. Mém. 4, p. 79). The 
