It is a species of no beauty. The sepals are a dull 

 greenish purple, the petals and lip yellow, the latter speckled 

 with dull purplish red. Possibly the specimen was bleached, 

 and the colours would become brighter if the plant had 

 flowered in brighter weather. Stands next M. picta. 



2. M. graminea ; pseudobulbis nuUis, foliis gramineis recurvis, perianthio cam- 

 pan ulato, sepalls oblongis obtusis lateralibus paululum connatis, petalis 

 aiiCTUstioribus, labello cum pede longe producto columna; articulato trilobo : 

 lobis lateralibus semi-ovatis acutis ascendentibus intermedio majore reniformi, 

 tuberculo disci magno carnoso truncato postic^ bilobo. 



A native of Demerara; imported by Mr. Lowe ; flowered 

 m Messrs. Loddiges' collection, January 1835. A small and 

 inconspicuous species. The blossoms are pale yellow, with 

 the segments a little banded with purple near the base. Not 

 very nearly related to any known species. 



