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BRASSIA MACULATA. SPOTTED-FLOWERED 
Brassia. 
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Clafs and Order. . 
Gynanpria MonanpRIiA. 
Generic Charaéer. 
Labellum explanatum, indivifum. Petala patula, diftinéta. 
Columna aptera. Maffe pollinis 2, poftice bilobe ; medio affixe 
proceffu communi ftigmatis. Brown i Hort. Kew. 
Specific Name. 
BRASSIA maculata. Brown Mf. Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 5. Pp. 215+ 
The genus ErrpenpRuM, as originally conftituted, through 
the difcovery of a great number of additional {pecies, had be- 
come not only too cumberfome, but contained fo many plants, 
with the parts of fruétification fo differently. framed, as to 
require being feparated into diftinét genera; a tafk undertaken, 
with confiderable fuccefs, feveral years ago, by Prof. Swartz, 
and which has been farther elucidated by the labours of Rosert 
Brown, Efg. in the new edition of Arron’s Hortus Kewenfis. 
Our prefent plant is placed by Mr. Brown between Cym- 
gipium and OncipiuM, and diftinguifhed from both princi- 
pally by the colwmna, with which in the former genus the 
jabellum is articulated, and which, in the latter, is winged. 
It was named in commemoration of Mr. Brass, a man of 
confiderable botanical knowledge, who went to Africa feveral 
years ago, to colleét plants for Sir Josera Banxs and Drs. 
FotTuerGity and Prircarrn. rey 
Introduced to the Kew Garden, by the Right Hon. Sir 
Joseru Banks, Bart. K. B. where. it flowered in April laft, 
and was brought to Sir Joseru’s, by Mr. Arron, who favoured 
us with permiffion to get our drawing taken from it, 
