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Brassia Lanceana. Mr. Lance’s Brassia. 
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Class and Order. 
GyNANDRIA MonaAnpRIA. 
( Nat. Ord.—OrcuiveEs. ) 
Generic Character. 
Perianthium explanatum. Sepala et petala angusta, 
libera, equalia, his nunc minoribus. Labellum planum, 
indivisum, ecalcaratum, columna continuum, basi bicris- 
tatum. Columna libera, aptera, nana. Anthera 1-locularis. 
Pollinia 2, postice sulcata; caudicula brevi; glandula crassa. 
—Epiphyte pseudo-bulbose. Folia pergamenca. Scapi 
radicales vaginati. Flores spectosi, spicati. Lindl. 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
Brassta Lanceana ; sepalis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis, 
labello oblongo acuminato undulato sepalis lateralibus 
duplo breviore. Lindl. 
Brassta Lanceana. Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1154. 
_A truly handsome plant, apparently blossoming at very 
different seasons. With Mr. Loppiees, it has flowered in 
August. I received beautiful specimens from C. S. Par- 
KER, Esq., of Liverpool, in December, 1836, and, at the 
same season, plants that had been liberally communicated 
by Mr. Lowe, blossomed in the Glasgow Garden. It is 
said to be a native of Surinam, (whence it was introduced 
to our gardens by Mr. Lance), and also of the Province of 
Rio Negro, South Brazil. 
Descr. Pseudo-bulbs ovato-oblong, compressed, furrow- 
ed, especially in the old state, when they also acquire a 
brownish tinge. Leaves two, from the summit of the bulb, 
and two or three are often seen at the base, between oblong 
and lanceolate, striated. Peduncle from the base . m3 
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