ressed bulbs, each of the latter terminated by two ob-— 
ongo-lanceolate, obtuse, coriaceous, spreading, dark green 
leaves, paler beneath. Flower small, solitary, from the axil 
of the two leaves, upon a very short peduncle, which is sur- 
rounded by a dark brown, sheathing bractea, and several 
lesser and pale green ones, some of which appear to be abor- 
tive flowers. Three outer segments of the perianth or sepals 
are ovato-acuminate, greenish, the two inner, or petals linear- 
lanceolate, of the same colour as the outer ones. Labellum 
white, adnate with the white, rather short, cylindrical 
column, three-lobed ; two lateral lobes large, incurved, 
rounded, the intermediate one acute, straight, tipped with 
red. Column with a tooth in front of the anther. Anther 
orange-coloured. Pollen-masses deep yellow. Germen 
clavate, acutely triquetrous. Capsule oval in its outline, — 
sharply triquetrous, tipped with the withered floral cover- 
ings. } 
in 1832, I had first the pleasure of receiving this plant 4 
from Mrs. Arnorp Harrison of Aigburgh, to whom it was # 
sent by her brother from Brazil. In January 1833, speci- 
mens, both in flower and in fruit, were obligingly commu-_ 
nicated to me by Cuartes Horsraut, Esq. of Liverpool 
who received the plant from Wituiam Parke, Esq. Kings- 
ton, Jamaica. It has the habit of Dinema, Lindl., but 
Se in its flowers the true structure of an EprDEN- 
Fig. 1. Flower and Bractea. 2. Front view of a Flower. 3. Two of the. 
s, Column, and Labellum. 4. Capsule: magnified. | 
