collection it flowered about ten years ago. It was de- 
tected by one of his collectors in Brazil, between Rio 
Janeiro and Botofogo, growing upon the trunk of Bompax 
Ceiba. We are indebted for our plants in the stove of the 
Glasgow Botanic Garden to Mr. Loppices. It flowers in 
April and May. 
Descr. Bulbs (or pseudo-bulbs as they are generally 
called) none; a few roots proceed from the base of the 
exceedingly short stem. Leaves oblong, coriaceous, rigid, 
somewhat distichous, oblique, acute at the point, of a deep 
green colour. The scape arises from the axils of one of 
these leaves, and, including the flowers, is scarcely so long 
as the foliage. Flowers small, arranged in a compound 
raceme or a lax thyrsus, which is erect. Perianth spread- 
ing, yellow, jagged at the margin. Sepals and petals com- 
bined at the base, oblongo-spathulate, spreading, spotted 
with brown. Lip roundish, three-fid, entirely yellow, ex- 
cept along the margin on each side at the base where is a 
deep red-brown line: the segments are acute, incurved, the 
disk is furnished with a bifid crest, and each segment is 
again divided into two unequal ones. Column short, fur- 
rowed in front, with a long, spreading, linear-oblong wing 
on each side. Anther-case large, ovato-acuminate. Ger- 
men quite straight, hence the lip is superior. 
Fig. 1. Back view of a Flower. 2. Front view of ditto (reversed). 3. 
Column, the Anther-case being bent back —magnified. 
