able for its rich clear yellow flowers, which are very 

 sweet scented. 



8 C. pumila (Hooker in Bot. Mag. t. 3656. Lindl. Bot. Reg. 

 1844. t. 5. C. marginata, Hort.) ; caulibus brevibus 

 ovalibus sulcatis, foliis solitariis ovato-oblongis acutis, 

 pedunculo unifloro, sepalis lineari-lanceolatis rectis, pe- 

 talis ovalibus S-pl6 latioribus, labello obovato indiviso 



apice plicato, lineis 3 elevatis in medio. Brazil, 



(Gardner, 657). This is said to be from the Esse- 



quibo, but that appears to be a mistake. It is a very- 

 distinct species, with peculiarly thick acute solitary leaves, 

 and deep rose-coloured flowers. The lip is bordered 

 with a pale colour, which is sometimes almost white. 



9. C.PineUii(Jlovi.'); facie'C. pumilse sed sepalis acutis albidis, 



petalis ovatis roseis, labello magis crispo, columna apice 



dentibus 2 crenatis aucta. -Brazil. Very near C. 



pumila, but the sepals are white, the petals almost ex- 

 actly ovate, the lip more crisp and of a brighter colour. 

 Requires further examination. 



** Sepals somewhat herbaceous, or more coriaceous than the 

 petals, the latter manifestly falcate. 



10. C. Loddigesii (Lindl. Coll. Bot. t. 37* Gen. and Sp. 

 no. 5. Hooker Bot. Misc. t. 186. Epidendr'um vio- 

 laceum, Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 337. Cattleya ovata, Lindl. 

 in Bot. Reg. t. 1919.) — Var. floribus pallidioribus ; (C 

 intermedia, Graham in Bot. Mag. t. 2851. L. no. 6.) — 

 Var. floribus subalbis; ((7. intermedia pallida, Lindl. in 

 Bot. Reg. t. 1919. C. vestalis Hofisg. verzeichPj ; caulibus 

 elongatis teretibus, foliis 2 ovato-oblongis, spatha brevi 

 membranacea, sepalis oblongis lateralibus falcatis, petalis 

 subconformibus, labelli lobis lateralibus rotundatis inter- 

 medio dilatato crispo 2^ longioribus, lineis pluribus ele- 

 vatis lamellatis pone basin versus apicem evanescentibus. 



Brazil and Buenos Ayres. Flowers sometimes 



clear lilac with a whitish lip, sometimes nearly white with a 

 crimson lip, with many intermediate gradations. It always 

 appeared doubtful whether C. intermedia could be dis- 

 tinguished, and more experience in estimating the value 

 of characters among these plants leads to the conclusion 

 that C. ovata must also be reduced to the same species. 

 It seems to be very common in Brazil, and to occur as 



