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sepalis oblongis undulatis patentibus apice recurvis basi intus pilosis, 

 petalis erectis columna longioribus oblongis carnosis apice recurvis mar- 

 gine postico versus apicem sublobato, labello breviore oblongo concave 

 apice trilobo : laciniti intennedia subrotunda crenata pilosa, appendice 

 linguseformi concavo adnato inter lacinias laterales rotundatas incurvas, 



anthera villosa. Peru. Flowers greenish, with a httle purple on 



the lip. According to Poppig it inhabits dry thickets. 



2. L.jilmia (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842. misc. 96.); bractea suprema ventri- 



cosa cucullata ovario longiore, sepalis oblongis planis basi in cornu brevi 

 conico connatis, petalis conformibus apice tantiim recurvis, labelH tri- 

 lobi lobis lateralibus apice crennlatis intermedio subrotundo serrato callo 

 elevate obtuso obsolete trilobo, columna pubescente, anthera villosa. 



— —Peru. Nearly allied to Ly caste macrophijUa, of which it has 



quite the habit. It differs in the petals being quite even not undulated, 

 and in the lateral sepals being much more exactly oblong ; the tubercle 

 on the lip is also much more obtuse. In colour too they are different. 

 L. macrophylla has olive-green sepals, and petals almost colourless. L. 

 plana has the sepals a deep lich madder-red inside, and the petals are 

 richly tipped with crimson. 



3. L. eostata (Maxill. costata, Bof. Reg. 1838. misc. 1/5.); bractea herbacea 



cucullata acuta ovario multo longiore, sepalis petalisque M. macrophyllse 

 similibus, labello trilobo concavo lacinia intermedia rotundata seiTata, 

 appendice carnoso emarginato adnato o-costato inter lacinias laterales, 



anthera glabra. Peru. Quite with the habit of L. macrophylla, 



but certainly distinct in the foregoing characters. Its colours are 

 unknown. 



4. L. lanipes ; bractea obtusa cucullata ovarii longitudine, sepalis petahsque 



oblongis elongatis, labelli Ifevis lobis lateralibus ovatis obtusis brevibus 

 intermedio oblongo obtuso basi serrato, tuberculo obtuso concavo costato 



glabro, columnse pede villoso. Guayaquil. Found by Mr. Ilartweg 



at Paccha, a village on the Andes, in the vicinity of Loxa, and sent to 

 the Horticultural Society. It has pale green flowers, two inches and a 

 half long before they expand, without a trace of any other colour. It 

 differs from L. costata in the flowers being much larger, while the bract 

 is not longer than the ovary ; and from L. gigantea in the very short 

 bract, ribbed tubercle, and rounded not acuminate middle segment of 

 the lip. 



5. L. gigantea ; bractea herbacea sepalis subaequali, sepalis oblongo-lanceo- 



latis lateralibus falcatis, petalis conformibus paulo minoribus, labello 

 lanceolate acuminate laciniis lateralibus acutis intermedia ovat(i. acumi- 

 nata serrata, appendice carnoso emarginato. Guayaquil. Flower- 

 ing stem more than two feet high. Sepals full three inches long ; green 

 according to Hartweg. 



6. L. Deppii (Maxill. Deppii, Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1612. L. no. 24.); scape 



foliis breviore: vaginis ventricosis acuminatis, sepalis oblongo lanceolatis 

 patentissirais, petalis minoribus oblongis undulatis conniventibus, labello 

 cucullato 3-lobo apice recurve in axi calloso margine pilose subcrenato : 

 laciniis lateralibus rotundatis intermedia oblonga obtusa, callo elevato 



ovate. Mexico. Sepals green and chocolate. Petals white. Lip 



yellow. 



7. L. Skinneri (Maxill. Skinnei'i, Bateman in Bot. Jteg. 1842, misc. 13.); 



bractea herbacea acuta cucullata ovario multo longiore, sepalis patentibus 

 oblengo-lanceolatis acutis, petalis 2-plo brevioribus ovaUbus erectis supra 



