2^ 



flexuoso, sepalis lanceolatis, petalis rhomboideis, labello 



acuminato subquadrato margine lacero. Essequebo. 



— —Stem two or tbree feet high, compressed, zigzag 

 from sheath to sheath. Leaves six inches long. Flowers 

 purple. A doubtful plant, of which little is known. (Not 

 in cultivation.) 



B. Flowers panicled. 



24. E. Martianum (Lindl. in Ann. Nat. Hist. v. 4.); foliis 

 distichis angustis lanceolatis, caule apice ramoso squamis 

 concavis obtusiusculis vaginato, racemis corymbosis, peta- 

 lis linearibus obovatis obtusis sepalis multo angustioribus, 

 labello cordato subrepando basi bituberculato axi elevata. 



Brazil. Allied to E. fuscatum. Stem from 1^ to 



2 feet high. Flowering stem stiff, erect, branched, much 

 longer than the leaves, which are narrow and sharp 

 pointed. (Not in cultivation.) 



25. E. laxum, (Poppig et Endlich. n. g. et sp. 2. p. 2.) ; 



" caulibus basi repentibus, adscendentibus, ancipitibus ; 

 foliis lanceolato-oblongis, acutis ; panicula terminali elon- 

 gata, laxa, multiflora; sepalis erectis, subsequalibus, lance- 

 olatis, acutis ; labelli columna triplo longioris, ovalis, sub- 

 cordati, apice breviter trifidi, nudi laciniis integerrimis, 



intermedia majore, acutiore." Peru. Stems above 



a foot high on a long creeping rhizoma. Leaves seldom 

 more than three on each, with a spiny point. Panicle a 

 foot long or more. Flowers small, pale green. (Not in 

 cultivation.) 



26. E. ruhrocinctum (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1843, misc. 20. 



E. densiflorum, Hooker in Bot. Mag. t. 3791 ? ?) '■> foliis 

 oblongo-ligulatis acuminatis apice carinatis panicula 

 ampla cernua subsessili parum brevioribus, sepalis 

 oblongis concavis acutis coriaceis, petalis anguste linea- 

 ribus, labello transverso cordato trilobo supra tricarinato; 

 lobi medii trilobi dente intermedio minuto, columna 



inappendiculata. Brazil. If E. densiflorum is the 



same as this, which I suspect, then the name of ruhro- 

 cinctum must be changed, but I am not certain. The 

 sweet-scented flowers are a dull yellowish green, bordered 

 with dull purple ; the lip is more yellow than the sepals. 

 It has much the habit of E. nutans, but is a plant of 

 more beauty. Not having seen sufiScient specimens, I 



