flowered by W. Wilson Saunders, F.R.S., at Reigate, which 
was procured by him from Mr. Marshall of Enfield; that 
figured in the “ Flore de Serres” was in Mr. Van Houtte’s 
collection at Ghent, and supposed to have come from 
Brazil. ; 
Descr. A small tufted epiphyte, three to four inches high, 
forming squarrose masses, dull green, sparingly covered with 
silvery scurfy scales. Leaves numerous, closely imbricate, two 
to two and a half inches long, recurved, subulate-lanceolate, 
very coriaceous, concave above, with a terete, sub-pungent tip, 
margins ciliate, dark green, paler towards the base : upper 
leaves more erect, of a bright rose colour, rather exceedin 
the inflorescence, at length wholly green. Flowers sessile, 
crowded at the tips of the branches. Bracts lanceolate, 
acuminate, keeled, equalling the sepals, which are subulate. 
lanceolate, and half as long as the claw of the petals. Petals 
pale violet, convolute by their linear broad claws, into a 
slender tube, limb short, spathulate, concave, suberect, 
obtuse. Stamens exserted, filaments very slender; anthers 
small, yellow. Ovary oblong, 3-gonous ; style very slender, 
stigmas three, small, cuneate, truncate.—/J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, Leaf; 2, flower; 3, petal and stamen ; 4, pistil :—all magnified. 
