no doubt it will prove to be new. The place of the tropi- 
cal OrcuipEz of South Brazil, is in these regions occupied 
by Loranruea, which, in the shape of Viscum, occupy every 
tree, and being evergreen, give a remarkable appearance 
to the deciduous forests.”—The “ Carasretum-like Orcut- 
DEX,” proves to be this Myanruus, whose lip exhibits an 
exquisitely beautiful structure. It flowered with us, for 
the first time, in February, 1840. 
Descr. Pseudo-bulbs oblong, striated and transversely 
marked with the scars of fallen leaves and scales. The 
foliage has not yet made its appearance on our plants. 
Scape from the base of a pseudo-bulb, about a foot high, 
erect, and terminated by an erect raceme of many slightly 
fragrant, resupinate (that is, the lip being superior) flowers. 
Sepals linear-lanceolate, spreading, pale yellowish-green 
with blood-coloured blotches, petals similar to them in 
shape, but slightly serrated towards the points, standing 
parallel over the back of the column, and thus connivent 
with the superior sepal. Lip spreading, linear, grooved, 
saccate near the middle, the apex much attenuated and re- 
curved, the margins beautifully fringed with white, flexuose, 
succulent hairs, greenish-white beneath, dotted with red, 
bearing on the upper side at the base an erect, three-partite 
spine or horn, and having a much larger, porrected one 
below the acumen, which is a little toothed or fimbriated. 
Column with a curved, much acuminated apex, and in front 
below the large stigma are two long, deflexed, and ap- 
pressed, coloured sete. Ovary purple, straight. 
Fig. 1. Column, Petals, and Lip: magnified, 
