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GONGORA VIRIDI-PURPUREA. GREENISH- 
PURPLE GONGORA. 
REE KEE EE EEE EEE EEK EK 
Class and Order. 
GynanpriA Monanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Orcuiwez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Petala 3 exteriora patentissima, 2 interiora minora. Co- 
lumna elongata. Labellum pedicellatum, varie appendicu- 
latum. Masse Pollinis due, pedicellate. 
Specific Name. 
Goncora * viridi-purpurea; petalis insertione subaequali- 
bus, labello longe pedicellato elongato basi bipartito, 
laciniis subulatis. 
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Descr. Parasitic. Bulbs oblong, somewhat clustered, 
and partially clothed with a lacerated, membranous coat ; 
_ Dearing at the extremity a lanceolate, acuminated leaf, 
attenuated at the base, having three principal, and several 
less evident, parallel longitudinal nerves. Scapes three or 
our, a span long, terete, green, slender, arising from the 
base of the bulbs, and, in the cultivated state at least, 
Pendent, hanging down over the side of the pot in which it 
8 planted : these scapes bear a raceme of several flowers at 
€ extremity : each flower having at its base a small, 
duous braciea. Three outer Petals lanceolate, upper 
(or that which is usually the upper one, but a a 
: owes 
Sage cn 
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dova, who encouraged the botanical researches of the celebrated Muris, in 
uth America. 
So named in honor of ANtonro CaBaLiERo ¥ Goncora, Bishop of Cor- 
