modify my views, it will now be as well to give an enumera- 

 tion of what is at present known about this section, more 

 especially as the greater part of the species is to be found 

 in cultivation. 



§. AMPHTGLOTTIUM. 



Amphiglottis, Salisbvrrj in Hort. Trans. 1. 261 . Amphiglottium, Lindl. 

 in Hooker. Journ. Bot. 3. 81. (1841.) 



A. Flowers m spikes or racemes. 

 * Lip in no degree lobed. 



1. E. Shinneri (Bateman in Bot. Reg. fol. 188j .) ; foliis dis- 



tichis lanceolatis acuminatis, caule apice longe aphyllo 

 squamoso, racemo cylindraceo multifioro, floribus cer- 

 nuis, sepalis lineari-lanceolatis, petalis ovalibus acutis, 

 labello ovato acuminato integerrimo basi callo sulcato 



cristato. Guatemala. One of the most beautiful 



of its race. Flowers large, deep rose colour, in long 

 racemes. It is difficult to cultivate. Mr. Skinner says 

 that it inhabits a middling temperature, and will thrive 

 best in a climate graduated from 56'^ to 70"« He directs 

 us not to put it in earth, but to permit it to have free 

 scope for the young roots and shoots, which it throws 

 out in August. 



2. E. hiforatum (Lindl . in Lodd. cat. ed. ^. no. 5C)Q. Bot. 



Reg. 1842. sub t. 25.) ; foliis elongato-lanceolatis pedun- 

 culo squaraato longioribus, racemo paucifloro cernuo, 

 bracteis carinatis rioidis floribus brevioribus, labello sub- 



rotundo-ovato per medium elevato basi biforato. 



.Brazil The habit of this is something like that of 



E. fuscatum, but its entire lip, with a central ridge and 

 two pores at the base distinguish it. The only specimen 

 I have examined was out of health, and possibly the 

 flower-stem, which in it was very short, may lengthen 

 out under more favourable circumstances. 

 8. E. seliferum (Lindl. in Ann. Nat. Hist. vol. 4.) ; foliis dis- 

 tichis lanceolatis acutis, caule simplici squamis lineari- 

 lanceolatis acuminatis sub floribus foliaceis vaginato, 

 racemo cernuo, bracteis longissimis setaceis, petalis 

 linearibus obovatis obtusis sepalis angustioribus, labello 

 cordate inteoferrimo reticulate acuto basi tritubcrculato. 



