Among the Orchideous tribes, new wonders are contin- 
ually presenting themselves to our observation and our 
study ; more especially now, when the cultivation of them 
in the stoves of this country is brought to so high a degree 
of perfection, and when our increased intercourse with tro- 
pical regions has been the means of facilitating the acqui- 
sition of them. The present species, though it may be 
excelled by others in the brilliancy of its colours, ranks 
preeminent for its.size, and the curious structure of the 
parts of its flower. It was obligingly communicated durin 
the present month of October, from His Majesty’s Roya 
Gardens at Kew, by Joun Frosr, Esq., with the request, 
that it might be called “ Srannorza insignis, in compli- 
‘ment to the Right Hon. Puiu Henry, Earl Sranuors, the 
noble President-of the Medico-Botanical Society of Lon- 
don.” Few plants, indeed, are more worthy to bear the 
name of so distinguished a nobleman. 
In point of magnitude, I am not aware of any that ap- 
proaches this, save the Cerarocuitus grandiflorus of Lop- 
DicEs, Bot. Cabinet, n. 1414. The foliage and the bulbs 
too, bear a considerable affinity to this: but the structure of 
the labellum seems widely different, as far as can be judged 
from the figure of the entire flower: but there is unfor- 
tunately no analysis and no character, either of the genus 
or species, by which we might compare the more important | 
distinguishing marks of the two plants. 
It was introduced from South America some years ago to 
the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, where a drawing (which 
Mr. Arron obligingly allowed to accompany the specimen, ) 
was taken, from the same roots, which flowered in October, 
1827. An old scape, sent also, shows that four blossoms 
are sometimes borne at the same time upon the scape. 
Whilst revising the proof sheet of this number of the 
Botanical Measanie: My have received from Ricuarp Har- 
Rison, Esq. of Aigburgh, near Liverpool, a scarcely a 
splendid Orchideous plant, than that which forms the sub- 
ject of the above description. This is the Zycorrraton 
Mackaii of this work, tab. 2748 ; but having the flowers 
twice the size of those represented in that plate, and so 
much more brilliant in point of colour, that Mr. Harrison 
disposed to consider it a distinct 
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