aoreeinCT better with the fpecimen in the Linnean Herbarium, 

 may perhaps belong to another fpecies. This doubt attaches 

 in fome degree to the defcription by Swartz, according to 

 which the fcape is fimple, or only a little divided at the upper 

 end. This author alio defcribes the neftarium, as being fur- 

 rowed or grooved, whereas, in our plant, it is marked with 

 about feven yellow, raifed ridges. The leaves vary fo much 

 from linear-lanceolate, to broad-lanceolate, that nothing certain 

 can be determined by them. In other refpecls Swartz's de- 

 fcription accords with this fpecies. The fruit might perhaps 

 decide the queftion, but unfortunately with us the flowers drop 

 off without producing any : from the above-mentioned fpecimen 

 it appears, that, as foon as the flower fades, the peduncle is 

 refletted and the fruit becomes depending, which is well re- 

 prefented in Plumier's drawing, though nearly omitted in 

 the publifhed engraving. 



Miller evidently confounds the tulerofum with this fpecies, 

 when he fays that he had received roots of it from Philadelphia 

 and the Bahama Iflands ; and L'Heritier certainly mifap- 

 plied the fynonyms of this author and of Martyn, above 

 quoted, in which error he has been followed by Swartz ; but 

 the bearded neftarium of tuberofmn will always diflinguifh it- 

 indeed the very different form of its refupinate corolla and the 

 greater length of the anther-bearing column (fee No. 116 of 

 this work) may even lead to a doubt if it really belong to the 

 fame genus as altum. 



The Limodorum altum fometimes varies with white, and 

 pale rofe-coloured flowers ; as the latter variety generally 

 grows to a larger fize, it has by fome been fufpected to be a 

 diftinQ: fpecies, but for this we fee no good grounds. 



A native of Jamaica, but found only in the cooler parts of 

 the mountains, in dry ftony and fandy fituations. It is not 

 therefore very impatient of moderate cold, but frequently 

 fufFers from the moid heated atmofphere of the bark ftove. 

 Flowers in May, June, and July. Is eafily propagated by 

 offsets from tuberous roots. 



The plant from which our drawing was taken was received 

 from Mr, Loddiges of Hackney. 



