dotted with dark purple. Column shorter than the lip, greenish, 
semiterete, a little enlarged upwards. Anther hemispherical. 
W. J. Hl. 
Cuur. Found by Mr. Purdie growing on the smooth stem of 
a Palm tree, fully exposed to the sun, in the temperate region of 
Antioquia in New Grenada, at an elevation of between 4,000 
and 5,000 feet, the thermometer falling in the morning to 65°, 
and rising during the day to 75°, which, on account of the less 
weight and consequent rarity of the atmosphere at that elevation, 
may be considered as equivalent to a temperature of 55° and 65° 
with us. We have, therefore, kept this plant in the cooler 
division of the Orchideous house, where it appears to thrive, 
potted in turfy peat, well drained, watering very sparingly in 
winter, and shading it from the mid-day sun in summer. ‘This 
treatment, it must be confessed, is very different from what we 
may presume it to have received when “growing on the smooth 
stem of a Palm tree, fully exposed to the sun;’ but we fear that 
on account of our very different climate and present adaptations 
for cultivation, and the rarity of plants like this, it will be some 
time before we venture to try the experiment of placing such 
plants where they will be fully exposed to our summer sun. 
This appears to be a very rare plant, for although Mr. Purdie 
was very diligent in searching, yet he never met with a second 
specimen. J. S. 
Fig. 1: Lip. 2. Column and anther. 3. Pollen-masses :—magnified. 
