Orchidaceae. 573 
Bletia alta Hitche. in Ann. Rep. Missouri Bot. Gard. IV (1895) 
p. 132. 
Limodorum altum L. Syst. Nat. ed. 12. II (1767) p. 680; Jaeg. 
Je. Rar. III t. 602; Sw. Obs. Bot. p. 3038; Bot. Mag. t. 930. 
Limodorum tuberosum Jaeg. Coll. Bot. IV (1786— 96) p. 108 
(non L.). 
Limodorum purpureum Lamk. Encyel. Meth., Bot. III (1789) 
p. 515; Redoute, Liliae. t. 83. 
Limodorum verecundum Salisb. Prodr. (1796) p. 9. 
Oymbidium verecundum Sw. in Nov. Act. Ups. VI (1799) p. 75. 
Oymbidium altum Willd. Spee. IV (1806) p. 105. 
Bletia verecunda R. Br. in Ait. Hort. Kew. edit. 2. V (1813) p. 206; 
Lindl. Gen. and Sp. Orch. p. 121, Orch. Wright. p. 5; Griseb. Flor. 
». 622, Cat. p. 263; Sauv. Fl. Oub. p. 229. 
Bletia acutipetala Hook. in Bot. Mag. (1833) t. 3217. 
DBletia purpurea DO. Huit. Not. Pl. Rar. Jard. Gen. p. 23; Griseb. 
Flor. p. 622. 
bletia havanensis Lindl. in Bot. Reg. XXIV (1838) Misc. 35. 
A. Rich. in Sagra, Cub. XI p. 242. 
Helleborine radice arundinacea, ete. Plum. Cat. (1703) p. 9. 
Helleborine americana, ete. Martyn, Hist. Pl. Rar. (1728— 36) t.50. 
Salyrium folüs liratis, longissimis, etc. P. Brown. Jam. (1756) 
p. 325. 
Limodorum folüis nervosis, lanceolatıs, ete. Plum. Pl. Amer. ed. 
Burm. (1758) p. 184 t. 189. 
Flores purpurei, rosei vel rarius albi. Fl. I—IV, X. 
Hab. in Bahama terrestris in pinetis ins. Andrös et New Provi- 
dence: Eggers n. 4185, Northrop n. 91, Millspaugh n. 2065; Cuba in 
campis graminosis Savana del Sumidero, Loma del Gato, in calcareis 
ad Jagüay alt. 500 m., prope Pinar del Rio, prov. Santa Clara distr. 
Cienfuögos ad Cieneguita: Poeppig, Wright n. 641, Eggers n. 4973, 
Herb. Est. Centr. Agron. n. 3729, R. Combs n. 705; Jamaica in mon- 
tosis aridis, petrosis, arenosis ad New Castle alt. 1300 m., in rupibus 
ad Constant Spring Estate alt. 330 m., ad Lucea: Swartz, Eggers n. 3676, 
W. Harris in Herb. Bot. Dep. n. 7653, ©. Hansen n. 4, Hitcheock; 
Haiti in Morne Faure: P. Eug. Christ n. 1801. — Florida, Mexico, 
Guatemala, Nicaragua. 
361. Bletia tenera Griseb. pseudobulbo minuto; foliis solitariis 
vel paueis, linearibus, longe acuminatis, basi longe angustatis et in 
petiolum plus minusve productis, erassiuscule plurinervulosis, 15 — 
16 em. longis, 4 mm. latis; scapo gracillimo, leviter compresso, sim- 
