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EPIDENDRUM BICORNUTUM. ‘'T’'wo-HORNED 
EPIDENDRUM. 
Class and Order. 
GyNANDRIA Monanpria. 
( Nat. Ord. —OrcuweEaz. ) 
Generic Character. 
Sepala patentia, subequalia. Petala sepalis qualia, v. 
angustiora, rariis latiora, patentia vel reflexa. Labellum 
cum marginibus columnz omnind vel parte connatum, lim- 
bo integro y. diviso, disco spits calloso, costato vel tu- 
berculato; nunc in calcar productum ovario accretum et 
euniculum formans. Columna elongata: clinandrio mar- 
ginato, sepé fimbriato. Anthera carnosa, 2—4-locularis. 
Pollinia 4, caudiculis totidem replicatis annexa. Herbe 
(Americane) epiphyte, caule nunc apice vel basi pseudo- 
bulboso, nunc elongato apice folioso, Folia carnosa, raris- 
sime venis elevatis. Flores spicati, racemosi, corymbosi, v. 
paniculati, terminales v. laterales. Land. 
Specific Name and Character. 
Eripenprum bicornutum ; labello libero trilobo, lobo inter- 
medio elongato lanceolato acuto, basi intus alte cor- 
nuto, sepalis petalisque zqualibus lato-ellipticis aeutis 
concavis, bulbo elongato subcauliformi apice folioso, 
foliis paucis lineari-oblongis obtusis coriaceis, pedun- 
culo terminali, racemo paucifloro. | 
aes aang 
For the opportunity of figuring this charming orchide- 
ous plant, a native of Trinidad, I am indebted to Mr. 
Josrpu Cooper, of Wentworth Gardens, where it produced 
its large and highly fragrant blossoms (smelling like those _ 
of the Persian Iris) in April, 1834. To that zealous and 
excellent cultivator it was sent by the Messrs. SHEPHERD, 
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