yellow towards the base, the margin quite entire. Column 
short, white: the margin, behind the anther, trifid, with 
the segments fimbriated. Anther hemispherical, sunk _ 
within the margin at the top, yellowish, externally finely 
granulated ; within having eight distinct cells in two rows. 
Pollen Masses eight, large, ovate, compressed, attached in 
pairs to the two opposite extremities of two elastic, flat- 
tened, yellow filaments, which filaments bear near the 
middle three or four other smaller, and apparently abortive — 
pollen masses. Germen very long, terete, straight, pur- 
plish, tuberculated at the base. 
Hitherto only one species has been described of this very 
singular Genus, which was established by Mr. Brown upon — 
the Cymgrpium cucullatum of Swartz and WiLtpENow, the 
Erwenprvm cucullatum of Botanical Magazine, t. 543. The — 
present, although the same in the structure of the leaves, 
differs remarkably in the form of the labellum, and in the — 
want of the fringe. 3 
A native of the trunks of trees, in rocky places, at the en- 
trance of Botafogo Bay, where it was found by Henry 
Harrison, Esq. and by him brought to the collection of his 
brother, Ricnarp Harrison, Esq. of Aigburgh, near Liver- 
pool. It produced its flowers in July, 1828, and we were — 
then favored with a specimen, and a drawing from the pen- 
cil of Mrs. Arnotp Harrison. | 
In habit, it very much resembles the only species of this 
curious Genus at present known (Br. cucullata. Brown) ; 
but it differs remarkably in the form and colour of the 
flower, and especially the labellum. 
Fig. 1. Column. 2. Under side of the Anther, shewing the arrangement 
of the Pollen Masses. 3. Inside view of the Anther Case. 4. Front view of 
the Pollen Masses. 5. A pair of the filaments, with the Pollen Masses at- 
tached to them.—Magnified. 
