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Descr. Leaves elliptically lanceolate, in our specimen 
two, streaked, growing from the crown of the bulb. Scape 
lateral, three feet long, erect, rounded. Bractes alternate, 
distant, ovate-lanceolate, streaked, lower ones sheathing 
the stem for half their length, upper ones sessile, half the 
length of the peduncle. Peduncles alternate, erect, two 
inches long. Germen. scarcely distinguishable from the 
peduncle, which only appears a little enlarged at the bas 
of the flower. Petals 5, all erect, lanceolate, subequal, 
green, tinged with lurid on the outside. Labellum 3-lobed: 
middle lobe elongated, very obtuse, undulated, stained with 
crimson at the base, in slightly raised ridges, lateral lobe 
crenulate, rolled inwards, and connected with the columi 
at its base. Spur subulate, ascending, half the length of 
the lamina. Column keeled at the back, and somewhat 
concave in front, terminated with a double hollow, contain 
ing two globular pollen masses, covered by a lid-shaped, 
obtusely three-toothed anther. — ei. | 
The name of Evxopaia was given by Mr. Brown fro 
the notable crest towards the base of the labellum in the 
other species, but which isnot remarkable in this. 
This beautiful plant of the family of the Orchidea 1s* 
native of the west coast of Africa, and was communicate! 
to us by Messrs. Loppiers and Sons, who, as we are Ir 
formed in their Botanical Cabinet, received a parcel of thei 
in the autumn of 1822, procured by Mr. Warrer Haws 
from the islands of Loss, on the west coast of Afric 
between the ninth and tenth degree of north Jatitude 
Requires to be kept in the stove. Flowered in Septem 
ber, and continued in flower till November. | 
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The upper outline figure represents the apex of the column with the lit 
removed, showing the globular pollen masses; the lower one, the shap? 
of the lid. 
