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107. CIRRHOPETALUM miratum; pseudobulbis oblongis angulatis, folio 

 oblongo convexo, floribus umbellatis, sepalo supremo petalisque setaceo- 

 acumiuatis fulvo-ciliatis lateralibus acutis, labello lineari recurvo, columnse 

 auriculis rotundatis integris. 



Sent to Messrs. Loddiges from Manilla, by Mr. H. Cum- 

 ing. It is very like the last, but much larger in the flowers, 

 which are fringed with golden yellow hairs, which gives them 

 an appearance distinct from that of the last, where they are 

 deep purple. 



108. ONCIDIVM pallidum; pseudobulbis obcordatis compressis marginatis, 

 foliis acut^ carinatis convexis oblongis ccesiis, scapo erecto paniculato, 

 sepalis petalisque oblongis obtusis liberis, labelli auriculis rotundatis 

 lobo intermedio cuneato-obovato emarginato angustioribus, disci basi 

 glandulosi appendice o-partita : laciniis cornutis sequalibus pubescenti- 

 bus, columnfe alis brevissimis oblique truncatis. 



A very pretty Orchidaceous plant, obtained from the 

 Brazils by Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co. of Exeter, 

 The leaves are sea-green like those of Maxillaria Rollissonii ; 

 the panicle is almost a foot long, and the flowers are in colour 

 similar to O. divaricatum. It is very near O. Harrisonianum. 



109. STANHOPEA Martiana (J. B.); foliis anguste lanceolatis acutis race- 

 mo paucifloro longioribus, sepalis petalisque paulo angustioribus ovatis 

 obtusis, hypochilio brevi sessili saccato utrinque cornubus maximis por- 

 rectisapice cirrhosis sub-incurvisinstructo,epicliilio oblongo Isevigato ob- 

 scure 3-dentato apice subreflexo cornubushypocbiliibreviorevel subsequali, 

 columnse subclavatse marginibus parCim dilatatis. Bateman in litt. 



*' A native of Mexico, discovered by Baron Karwinski in 

 1827, and sent by him to Knypersley, where it flowered for the 

 first time in May of the present year. It is one of the most 

 distinct and magnificent species of the extraordinary genus to 

 which it belongs, and in the magnitude of its blossoms is 

 second only to S. tigrina. The sepals are straw-coloured, 

 faintly and sparingly marked with clusters of little vinous 

 dots, the petals appear transparent white, with large spots of 

 intense crimson, the lip is also a clear ivory white, except a 

 slight discoloration at the base. It is however in the horns 

 of the latter member that the most striking peculiarity of the 

 species consist. These are of great size and strength, and 

 might with propriety be likened to elephant tusks, their ex- 

 tremities moreover are twisted into small cirrhi, a circum- 

 stance wholly without precedent in the genus Stanhopea. 

 The nearest affinity of the plant is perhaps S. saccata, but 



