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cum basi producta columnse articulatum, atropurpureum, basi dilute 

 rose urn." 



A Brazilian species, described from the stove of Count 

 Aremberg. It is said to be scentless, and to have dirty purple 

 flowers. 



14. ONCIDiUM Forkelii. 

 Scheidweiler I, c. p. 309. 



"0. Forkelii (Scheidw.) ; pseudobulbis moiiophyllis ; foliis coriaceis, ob- 

 longis, acutis ; vaginis ciliatis ; scapo erecto punctato, trifloro, foliis 

 breviore. Sepalis lateralibus liberis, oblongo-ovatis, acuminatis, supe- 

 riore ovato undulate ; petalis oblongis margine undulatis; labello trilobo, 

 lobis lateralibus minoribus, intermedio maximo rotundato baseos callis 

 duobus instnicto, anteriore compresso bicorni, posterioris lamina plicata ; 

 gynostemio alato, alis lilacinis : Anthera carnosa galeata, pollinia duo 

 in glandulam bicornutam sessilia. 

 ** Folia 10-12 poUices longa, 3-4 poll. lata. Sepala extus virentia intus 

 fusco-maculata, petala apice virentia basi fuscata, labellum lilacinum." 



A Mexican species that has flowered in the collection of 

 His Majesty the King of Belgium, at Lacken. It has been 

 named after Mr. Forkel, the chief gardener there. It is 

 said to be one of the handsomest of the genus, with flowers 

 an inch in diameter, greenish yellow, spotted with crimson ; 

 the petals clear violet, the lip large and round, with small 

 side lobes. 



15. ONCIDIUM cuneatiim. 

 Scheidiveiler I. c. p. 309. 



" 0. cuneatittn (Scheidw.); pseudobulbis subcylindricis, arcuatis, rugosis, 

 apice truncatis, monophyllis; foliis lanceolatis acutis ; paniculis radicali- 

 bus cernuis ; sepalis lateralibus cuspidatis in unum cucuUatum connatis, 

 superiore truncato cucullato ; petalis cuneatis apice minutissime crenu- 

 latis ; labello trilobo, lobis lateralibus acutis, intermedio cuneato emargi- 

 nato ; crista triplici ; posteriore quadridentata, intermedio lamellis qua- 

 tuor parallelis composita, anteriore bicornuta ; columnae alis linearibus, 

 denticulatis, recurvis, acutis." 



A Brazilian plant from Count Aremberg's collection. It 

 is said to be a small species with white flowers spotted with 

 crimson, and purple wings to the column. The leaves are 

 three inches long and six inches broad, the flower-stalk four 

 inches long. 



