wall. Cypripedium Schomburgkianum (Klotzsch and 

 Reichb.), and the pretty Angelonia salicaricvfolia, Humb. 

 and Bonpl., had taken their places in the crevices. The 

 vegetation of both sides of the banks consisted of Qualea 

 rosea, Auhl., Kielmeyera angustifolia, Pohl., Gomphia and 

 Vochysia, -white flowering species of Psidium and Laarus, 

 above which rose proud slender palms, gracefully moved 

 by the pressure of the air from the falling waters." 



It will be observed that the original intention was to 

 have named this elegant species after Schomburgk, with 

 Klotzsch's and Reichenbach's names as joint authorities, 

 and the latter author seems to have overlooked this in call- 

 ing it after his collaborateur. The plant has been collected 

 by Mr. Im. Thurn during his celebrated ascent of 

 Koraima in 1885, and living plants were imported into 

 England by Messrs. Sander and Co. in the following year. 

 m With regard to the affinities of this species. Veitch says 

 in the manual, that " though when not in' flower it is 

 scarcely distinguishable from 0. caricinum, the nearest 

 ammty of the species is undoubtedly with C. Lindleyanum," 

 a species a so discovered by Schomburgk and in the same 

 region 1 he broad leaves, two to two and a half inches, 

 much larger flowers, reticulate lip, and quadrate stami- 

 node, at once distinguish Lindleyanum from Klotzschianum. 

 In conformity with Veitch's manual I have retained the 



ZXfl^ '".I tllG ° ld £ enus Cypripedium, though its 

 undoubtedly three-celled ovary technically places it in 

 belenipedmm having no hesitation in considering that the 

 latter genus shoud be referred to the former as a section. 



ine specimen figured flowered in the Eoyal Gardens, 

 £Z'm 0cto £ er a of ]ast year; it was obtained in 1889 

 Irom Messrs. F. Sander & Co. of St. Albans.-/. D. H. 



Fig. 1, Statninnode, enlarged. 



