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laht'lli lobis latoralihus rotundatis intermcdio transverso apiculato mino- 

 rihn.s, tubciTulo pii'DCsceiite antice 5-lobo apicc hidcntato, colunuiai alia 

 rotundatis denticuhitis. 



A Mexican species, from the nursery of Messrs. Loddiges, 

 very near O. reflexum. The flowers are much smaller ; the 

 sepals and petals chocolate colour, tipped with yellow ; the 

 lip yellow, with a cinnamon-brown middle. The win<>s of 

 the column are yellow. It has a faint and aoreeable odour. 

 It was sent to Messrs. Loddiges by Deppe in the year ISS5. 



23. ONClDiUM spheglferum. 



O. sphegifenim ; panicula ramosa divaricata, scpalis distinctis acutis, petalis 

 retusis, labelli lobo intermedio bilobo transversti oblongo unguiculato 

 lateralibus serratis subsequalibus, tuberculo villoso ovato pulvinato, co- 

 lumnse alls firmis rotundatis. 



A Brazilian species, intermediate as it were between On- 

 cidium divaricatum and pulvinatum, of w^hich it has quite the 

 appearance and colour : it is however clearly distinguished 

 by the lateral lobes of the lip being serrated, and by the 

 rounded firm purple wings of the column. Flowered with 

 Messrs. Loddio-es. 



24. EPIDENDRUM cubense. 



E. cubense (Encyclium) ; pseudobulbis teretibus elongatis, foliis rigidis hori- 

 zontalibus subsequilongis anguste ovalibus scapo debili paucifloro duplo 

 brevioribus, bracteis ininimis, sepalis petalisque conniventibus lineari- 

 lanceolatis, labello obovato apiculato lineis tribus ranientaccis in medio, 

 clinandrio glabro. 



A Cuba plant, rare, delicate, and beautiful. Imported by 

 Messrs. Loddiges. The pseudobulbs are two inches long ; 

 the scape six inches high ; the flowers white, with a lip folded 

 up, white at the end, yellow in the middle, and purple, as is 

 the column, near the base. 



25. ODONTOGLOSSUM constrictnm. 



O. comtrictum; panicula laxa basi foliosA, sepalis petalisque expansis lincari 

 lanceolotis acuminatis, labello niwlio constricto: bypocbilio oblongo, 

 epichilio subpandurato cuspidato serrato basi lamellis 2 serratis aucto, 

 columna bicirrhosa. 

 A native of La Guayra, with the habit of Oncidium spha- 



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