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ERIA floribunda. 

 Many-flowered Eria. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 



Nat, Old. Orchidace^. § Malaxed. 

 ERIA. Lindl. supra, vol. 15. fol. 1654. 



§ Tonsee ; perianthio glabro v. parum pubescenfe. 



E. floribunda (Tonsa?) (Lindl. in Wall. Cat. no. 7408. Bot. Reg. 1843, 

 misc. 56. 1844, t. 20.) ; caulibus carnosis subflexuoais teretibus, foliis 

 lanceolads acuminatis, racemis oppositifoliis patulis multifloris pubes- 

 centibns foliis brevioribus, bracteis defloratis ovatis concavis retrorsis, 

 sepalis petalis 3-pl6 latioribus, labello angusto nudo basi saccato : laciniis 

 lateralibus ascendentibus abbreviatis intermedin, cuneata tridentata. 



Labellum ba^i cyathiforme, melliferum, bidentatum, columnse adpressum, 

 sursum unguiculatum, cuneatum, apiculatum, inflexunit columnd paulb brevius. 



Although the flowers of this plant cannot boast of large 

 size and rich colours, they are by no means destitute of 

 beauty. Arranged as they are in long drooping racemes, 

 glassy in texture, and delicately touched with crimson, they 

 are among the prettiest of the smaller kinds. 



It is a native of Sincapore, whence it has been received 

 by Messrs. Loddiges. 



Along with E. polyura, bipunctata, profusay and some 

 others, it forms a small group of species, which are very diffe- 

 rent in habit from such plants as £. panneaj armeniaca, &c. 



Fig. 1. represents the column and lip seen in profile ; 

 2. shows the pollen-masses adhering at their points by a gra- 

 nular mucilaginous substance. 



It is a stove plant, and succeeds best when potted in turfy 

 peat, mixed with a few potsherds. During the summer a 

 liberal supply of water should be given, and the house be 

 kept as moist as possible. In sunny weather the plant will 



