tinguished from Orniruipium, by not having the labellum 
united with the base of the column ; nor a connivent pert- 
anth, nor a fleshy disk to the labellum ; and is especially 
characterized by its small labellum and expanded perianth.”’ 
Very similar to our plant, again, is the Denprozium album, 
Hook. Ex. Fl. t. 142, (Maxittaria alba, Linot.) of which 
Professor Linney observes, “ facies Ornithidii:’’ but the 
germen is very much elongated and exserted, and the la- 
bellum is entire. 
Orniruipium album is a native of Trinidad, whence it 
was sent to the Glasgow Botanic Garden by Mr. Davin 
Locxuarr, along with a very accurate drawing by Mr. J. 
Lockxuart. It flowered in November, 1833. 
Descr. Stem much elongated, branched, compressed, 
clothed, except at the extremity of the branches, where it 
bears tufts of linear leaves, with the withered bases of for- 
mer years’ leaves, and bearing, from the side, bulbs, which 
have a single deciduous /eaf. Flowers rather large, white, 
sessile, solitary, or (according to Mr. Locxuarr’s drawing) 
two or three from the same point among the upper recent 
leaves; the germen and part of the flower immersed in 
membranous, sheathing bracteas. Perianth white: the 
segments connivent, equal, oblong, obtuse, concave. La- 
bellum shorter than the perianth, erect, oblong, three- 
lobed ; lobes rounded, obtuse, lateral ones involute, ter- 
minal one yellow within: in the inferior part of the disk is 
a large, wrinkled, yellow gland, having at its base a tuft of 
appressed, coarse, yellowish setee. Column semicylindrical, 
white. Anther conical, compressed at the sides. Pollen- 
masses four, roundish, attached to a nearly square gland. 
Fig. 1. Side view of the Labellum. 2. Inside view of ditto. 3. Gland 
of the base of the Labellum, with the tuft of Hairs at the base. 4, Column. 
5. Pollen-masses :—magnijfied. 
