382 Professor Lindley on New Orchidaceae. 



formibus erectis trinerviis, spica elongata cylindracea, 

 bracteis herbaceis acuminatissimis floribus longioribus, 

 petalis ovatis sepalisque obtusis, labello lanceolato obtuso 

 medio subcalloso calcare filiformi triplo breviore, anthera 

 subhorizontali, rostello piano 3-lobo. — Mexico : Real del 

 Monte, in agro volcanico prope Guajolote, Oct. Hart- 

 weg. 

 The stem of this plant is from 1 to 3 feet high, or even more. 



Its nearest affinity is with P. leucostachya. The sepals are 



herbaceous ; the petals and lip purple. 



Epidendrum falcatum; caule ramoso carnoso membranis 

 laxis imbricatis vaginato, foliis solitariis falcatis canali- 

 culars acutis, fasciculis florum sessilibus : pedunculis 

 elongatis, sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis patentis- 

 simis, labelli tripartiti basi bituberculati laciniis latera- 

 libus oblongis dimidiatis integris intermedia lineari-lan- 

 ceolata paulo longiore. — Mexico ; Hacienda de S a Ana 

 prope Oaxacam, in rupibus et inter lapides, Maio. Hart- 

 weg. 

 A very fine species with large white flowers. Allied to E. 



nocturnum, but with a totally different habit. 



Epidendrum (Amphiglottis) cochlidium; foliis distichis ovato- 

 oblongis obtusis emarginatisque coriaceis, labelli laciniis 

 laceris subaequalibus callo carnoso excavato trilobo aequali 

 parum majoribus. — In Peruvia Mathews (in hb. Hooker, 

 1868.). Flores verisimiliter flavi. 



Epidendrum (Amphiglottis) ellipticum (Graham) ft.flavum. 

 Adest varietas " floribus pulchre flavis " insignis, caule 

 tripedali, in herb. Mart, in Brasilia campis editis Itaco- 

 lumi, prov. Min. Ger. lecta ; nota nulla a varietate rosea 

 quantum video distinguenda. 



Epidendrum (Amphiglottis) Martianum; foliis distichis an- 

 gustis lanceolatis, caule apice ramoso squamis concavis 

 obtusiusculis vaginato, racemis corymbosis, petalis linea- 

 ribus obovatis obtusis sepalis multo angustioribus, la- 

 bello cordato subrepando basi bituberculato axi elevata. — 

 In Brasilia campestribus ad Villam Ricam, prov. Min. 

 Ger. Martius. Caulis 1^ — 2-pedalis. Flores pallide vi- 



