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SCHOMBURGKIA Lyownst1. 
Mr. Lyons’ Schomburgkia. 
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Nat. Ord. OncHIDE#.—GYNANDRIA MonaANDRIA. 
Gen. Ohar. Sepala et petala conformia, patentia, omnino libera, basi zequalia. 
Labellum difforme, membranaceum, trilobum, semicucullatum, basi cum margine 
column connatum, supra basin tumidum (intrusum) : venis lamellatis. Colum- 
na alata. Pollinia 8.—Rhizoma repens, nudum, annulatum, pseudobulbigerum. 
Pseudobulbi magni, elongati, bi-triphylli. Folia coriacea. Scapi terminales, va- 
ginati. Bracteer magne, sicce, spathacee. Flores speciosi, racemost, congesti. 
Lindl. 
Scnompurexta Lyonsi; sepalis petalisque ovatis obtusissimis crispis, labello in- 
diviso conformi unguiculato concavo margine crassulo, costis quinque sub- 
eequalibus acutis, anthera bicornuta. Lindl. 
Scnompuraxia Lyonsi. Lindl. in Gard. Chron. September 2, 1853, p. 615. 
The spike of this Schomburgkia was sent to us by Messrs. 
Rollison and Son, of the Tooting Nurseries, in August of last 
year (1859). Dr. Lindley considers it “the prettiest of the genus.” 
It is remarkable for the great length of the reflexed bracts, the 
uniformity of the sepals and petals, and the copious purple spots 
on the generally pure-white ground ; and these spots arranged in 
parallel lines. In our specimen the lip is equally white with the 
sepals and petals, and scarcely spotted at all: in the specimens 
described by Dr. Lindley from Mr. Lyons’ plant, the lip was 
dull-violet, with a yellowish edge, and deep-crimson ribs. At 
the time that description was published its native country was 
not known; but Dr. Lindley has since seen a native specimen 
in Dr, Alexander Prior’s herbarium, which that gentleman had ga- 
thered from “the trunk of a tree brought down from hills in 
St. Ann’s parish, Jamaica.” 
Duscr. The foliage of this species has not been seen by us, 
but Messrs. Rollison describe it as exactly resembling that of 
S. crispa, Brocklehurstiana, and marginata. he scape is sheathed 
with bracteas. ‘I'he spike a span and more long: éracteas, the 
lower ones at least, more than three mches long, membranace- 
MARCH Ist, 1860. 
