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stalked flowers of the Omalocarpus section, and not unlike 

 those of A. rivularis, but the anthers are yellow, and the 

 ovaries tail-less and smooth. It is a hardy herbaceous plant, 

 well worth cultivation. 



60. EPIDENDRUM Hanburii. 



E. (Encyclium) Hanburii ; pseudobulbis ovatis, foliis ensiformibus coriaceis 

 recurvis, floribus racemosis distantibus, sepalis petalisque spathulatis 

 patentibus, labelli tripartiti lobis lateralibus talcatis obtusis nanis erectis 

 intermedio oblongo bilobo venis elevatis dichotomis sulcato ungue obtuse 

 bicarinato glabriusculo. 



A Mexican plant, with something the appearance of 

 E. porphyreum, hut far less handsome. The leaves are very 

 coriaceous, shorter than the raceme, which is about two feet 

 long. The sepals and petals are deep dull purple, the lip is 

 pale rose, with crimson radiating veins. We owe it to 

 R. Hanbury, Esq. of Stamford Hill. 



61. PHYStJRUS pictus. 



Lindl. Gen, ^ Sp. Orch. p. 504. 



Messrs. Loddiges have flowered this beautiful little thing, 

 which rivals the Wana Rajah of Ceylon (Ansectochilus 

 setaceus) in the singular beauty of the foliage. The leaves 

 are curiously veined, and appear as if covered with a film of 

 silver, especially when they are turned so as to allow the light 

 to strike them obliquely. The flowers are small, white, in a 

 short spike, and have a bar of blackish brown along the 

 middle of each petal and sepal. It is a native of Brazil, 

 where it has been found by several travellers. Martius met 

 with it on the hills of Botofogo near Rio Janeiro, growing 

 among decayed leaves. 



62. DENDROBIUM. 



When we some time since succeeded in breaking up the 

 old genus Maxillaria, we had hoped to find some means of 

 performing the same good office for Dendrobium (the Maxil- 

 laria of the East), which, as at present limited, is composed 

 of species exceedingly different from each oth^r in general 

 appearance. We must confess, however, that up to the 



