E 17ge 4. 
CyYMBIDIUM ENSIFOLIUM. SWORD-LEAVED 
CyYMBIDIUM. 
Clafs and Order. 
GyNANDRIA MoNnaANDRIA. 
Generic Charaéfer. 
Labellum ecalcaratum, concavum, cum bafi (fimplici nec 
produéta) columne articulatum. Pefala patentia, diftinéta, 
Maffe pollinis 2, poftice bilobe. Brown zm Hort. Kew. 
Specific Charatter and Synonyms. 
CYMBIDIUM enfffolium ; foliis radicalibus enfiformibus ner- 
vofis, {capo tereti paucifloro, labello ovato fubrecurvato 
maculato. Swartz Nov. AG. Upf. 6. p. 77. Willd. Sp. Pl. 
4. p. 110. : = 
EPIDENDRUM enfifolium. Spec. Plant. 1352. Smith Spicileg. 
p. 22.1%. 24. Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 5. p. 213+ Bot. Rep. 344- 
Thunb. Icon. Dec. 1. t. 8. 
EPIDENDRUM fuenfe. Redouté Liliac. 1136 
-LIMODORUM enfatum. Thunb. Fap. 29. Banks Ic. Kempf. 
_t. 3. optima. Mao . 
RAN vulgo et litteratis. Kempf. Amen. 863. 
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The Cymstpium enffolium is a very valuable ftove plant, 
being more eafily preferved and propagated, by parting its roots, — 
— moft of this natural order, and poffeffing the advantage of 
eing exceedingly fragrant. _ : 
It has confident affinity with Cymarp1uM fuenfe (No. 888); 
but is fpecifically diftin& from that fpecies. Monf. Repoute 
figured our plant, but has erroneoufly given It the name of 
Native of China and Japan. Flowers the latter end of the 
fummer. Cultivated before 1780, by the late Dr. JOHN 
Fotuerciii. 
