Tas. 5572. 
MILTONIA ANCEPS. 
Two-edged-stemmed Miltonia. 
Nat. Ord. OrncnuipE#.—Gynanpria Monanpria. 
Gen. Char. (Vide supra, Tas. 4109.) 
MILTONIA anceps ; pseudobulbis compressis versus apicem attenuatis, foliis 
binis oblongis, racemo ancipiti unifloro foliis longiore articulato, sepalis 
petalisque lanceolato-oblongis patenti-recurvis, labello rhomboideo- 
lyrato apice recurvo basi pubescente bilamellato dente intermedio 
breviore adjecto, clinandrio circulari carnoso dentato. Lindl. Fol. Orch. 
Minrtonta anceps. Rchb. Xen. Orch. tab. xxi. 
OpontoaLossuM anceps. Klotzsch, in Allgem. Gart. Aug. 9, 1851. 
This singular Miltonia was originally introduced from 
Brazil, by the Messrs. Loddiges with whom it flowered, but no 
figure of it has appeared in any English work and the plant 
itself seems to have disappeared for many years from our 
gardens. Fortunately a few plants of it were met with by 
Mr. Blunt, and sent to his employers Messrs. H. Low & Co. of 
Clapton, and from one of these, which flowered at Knypers- 
ley in the spring of 1865, Mr. Fitch obtained his drawing. 
The species is cultivated as easily and requires the same 
treatment as the other Miltonias. 
Descr. Pseudo-bulbs two-leaved, two or three inches long, 
adjoining each other, of the pale-yellowish tint usual in the 
genus. Leaves two on each pseudo-bulb, narrow-oblong, ta- 
pering at their extremity, shorter than the flower-scapes, 
which are two-edged and partially concealed by long sheath- 
ing pointed bracts. lowers one on each scape, two inches 
in diameter. Sepals and petals oblong-lanceolate, spread- 
ing, recurved, olive-coloured. Zip white with a few purple | 
streaks and dots, somewhat lyre-shaped, slightly recurved at 
the apex, same length as the petals, along its pubescent base 
are two lamelle, with a third (sometimes in the form of a 
tooth) raised between them. Clinandrium round, and toothed. 
APRIL Ist, 1866. 
