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orange, or salmon-colour, with a strong smell of cowslips. 

 The ovaries are rough with elevated points, the sepals 

 are brownish orange, the lip dull fawn colour. The petals 

 are in the form of two fine bristles, 



31. E. HcBukeanum (Presl. Rel. Haenk. 100. L. no. 40.); 

 foliis distichis ovato-lanceolatis nervosis acutis, spica 

 paniculata, sepalis oblongo-lanceolatis acutiusculis in ba- 

 sin attenuatis, petalis spatulatis, labelli trilobi lobis late- 



ralibus rotundatis, medio minore obcordato. Peru. 



Scape a foot high. Sepals ten lines long. Leaves 



ten lines broad. (Not in cultivation). 



32. E. porphyreum (Lindl. in Hook. Journal, 3. 86.) ; foliis 

 distichis oblongis acutissimis, squamis spathaceis dense 

 imbricatis acuminatis pedunculo longioribus, panicula 

 simplici multiflora, sepalis oblongis acutis lateralibus 

 falcatis, petalis lineari-spathulatis, labelli trilobi laciniis 

 lateralibus rotundatis intermedia quadrata bidentata : 

 disci axi elevata apicem versus bicallosa basi bicornuta. 



— —Peru. A fine species, with an oval panicle and 



large flowers like those of E. nutans, but purple or dark 

 orange. (Not in cultivation). 



33. E. Iceve ; foliis distichis lanceolatis apiculatis, panicula 

 simplici multiflora, sepalis oblongis Isevibus, petalis fili- 

 formibus, labelli quadrilobi laciniis posticis cuneato-ro- 

 tundatis anticis linearibus divaricatis, disco callis tribus 



et lamellis duabus. Popayan, Pasto. A very fine 



species in the way of E. paniculatum ; but its leaves are 

 lanceolate, the panicle simple, the flowers larger, and 

 the sepals smooth. It is one of Mr. Hartweg's disco- 

 veries. (Not in cultivation). 



34. Yi. paniculatum (Fl. Peruv. L. no. 61.); foliis distichis 



oblongis acuminatis, caule apice vaginis acuminatissimis 

 membranaceis vestito, panicula conferta composita, sepalis 

 oblongis venis extus varicosis, petalis filiformibus, labelli 

 quadrilobi laciniis posticis brevibus oblongis obtusis : 

 anticis linearibus divaricatis, disco callis tribus et tuber- 



culis duabus. Guayaquil, Peru. A most noble 



looking species when dried ; its panicle, which is eight 

 or nine inches long and nearly a foot broad, being 

 crowded with flowers. Mr. Hartweg found it in woods 

 on the western declivity of Pichincha. (Not in culti- 

 vation). 



