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Plate XV. 



AERIDES AFFINE. 



Acridcs uflme. Watlivh Cat no. 7316. LindL Genera et Spc*\ Orchid* 2-51). 



A< Hiiiltilloniin. Roxburgh Fl* Ind. 3* M* 7 ** 



Tliis very beautiful epiphyte waa first discovered by Dr. Roxburgh in Sylhet. where it grows 

 and flower* (luring the hot season; that Botanist called it AcritU* muhijtonmu but a> his Flora 

 Indica had not reached Ku^lund in March 1333. when the third part of die Genera and Specie* 



of Orohidac&e was published, the name introduced into the latter work was Dr. Wallirh* A. affine* 



The last mentioned Botanist met with it on the southern mountain* of Nepal* near Sheopore. 



The accompanying figure has been prepared from a drawing hi die possession of die HonoumliLi 

 Court of Directors of the EaM India Company, agisted by dried Specimen* Since it was made 

 readv for publication the specie* has flowered in the collection of Messrs. Loddigro. 



In it* habit, leaves, and inflorescence, it is very like Sactoltibhtm tjnttatttn^ but the racemes 

 arc more erect. The LEAVES aro distichous, channelled, truncate and notched at the apex, with a 

 nharp intermediate mucro. The FLOWERS are scentless, deep ro**-colour. spotted with purple, in 

 slightly drmipiair. rigid, cylindrical mcemes. about nine inches long* The vkiuckls arc short* and 

 are subtended by a small, short, ovate, withering bract. The outer sepal* are oval, obtuse, the 

 lateral one,* Winy shorter than the others, and the whole more fleshy than the petals. The fetal* 

 are oblong, and very obtuse. The lip W Ovate, acute, "lightly thrcc-lobcd, wnvy or criip ai the 



ulye, larger ihun the petals spreading, wilt urvod, ehanncllcd unguis which is prolonged into a 



short conical spur* just below tin* Iwse of the lamina, and i» bordered with a rounded membranous 

 margin. The COLUMN is very short, scmilerelr, pyramidal, with a linn:, narrow, deflexed, bitiil 

 rostcllum. Tin* OAPflULEfl arc oblong, nWnt I hree*<p tarter* of an inch long, with three flat or 

 bicarinate angles, and three intermediate elevated fleshy ridges. 



This is one of the finest of the East Indian Vniidnui* Orehidaeca\ Unfortunately its flower* 



have no smell. 



