of Surinam. It was originally sent by that gentleman to 

 Messrs. Loddiges, with whom it flowered imperfectly three 

 or four years ago. Other and more healthy plants were 

 afterwards presented by Mr. Lance to the Horticultural 

 Society, the produce of one of which was the singular raceme 

 now represented. 



In size the flowers of this plant are the largest that have 

 yet been met with among Orchideous plants, measuring not 

 less than five inches from the tip of the back sepal, to the 

 point of the lip. They are more singular than beautiful, 

 but they compensate in fragrance for their w^ant of brilliant 

 colours : the purest odour of Vanilla is exhaled by them 

 when they have been open a short time, especially in the 

 morning. 



This species flowers in the months of June and July. It 

 resembles a Catasetum in habit, but its flowers originate 

 from the side, and not the base, of the fleshy stem. It grows 

 very freely under the same management as Catasetums, but 

 seems to require the greatest heat that is ever obtained 

 in a damp stove. It is disposed to increase itself pretty 

 freely, by multiplication of its fleshy stems, and w^ill pro- 

 bably cease, after a few years, to be so rare a plant as it 

 now is. 



