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STANHOPEA* ebiirnea. 

 Ivory-lipped Stanhopea. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 



Nat. ord. Orciiidete Juss. § Vandese Lindl. {Introduction to the 

 natural system of Botany, p. 262.) 



STANHOPEA Hooker. — Perianthium membranaceum, patentissimum 

 v. reflexum. Sepala libera, subundulata, mole sua ruentia. Petala con- 

 formia angustiora. Labellum liberum, anticum, ecalcaratum, carnosum, 

 utrinque cornutum : dimidio superiore {epichilio) ccnvexo, inferiore {hypo- 

 chilio) excavato. Columna longissima, petaloideo-marginata. Anthera 

 2-locularis. Pollinia 2, elongata, fissa, caudicula quam glandula biloba 



stipitata breviore. Epiphytae pseudo-bidboscE. Folia plicata. Scapi 



radicates, vaginati, paucifiori. Flores maximi, magis minusve maculati. 



S. eburnea ; labello oblongo non medio constricto, hypochilio pone basin 

 bicorni, epichilio ovato-oblongo obtuso, metachilio duplo longiore solido 

 plano-convexo antice truncato bidentato, scapo pendulo bifloro petalis 

 duplo longiore. 



Scapi penduli, biflori, cum ovario 4J poll, longi. Vaginae laxce, ovatce, 

 obtusce, internodiis vix cequales. Sepala oblong o-lanceolata, 1\ poll, longa, 

 1^ lata. Petala conformia, angustiora. Labellum cornubus e medio margine 

 hypochilii, metachilioque lineis quibusdam interruptis purpureis notatis. 



We are indebted for our knowledge of this noble epiphyte to 

 James Bateman, Esq., who most obligingly sent us specimens from 

 his rich collection of Orchideous plants at Knypersley Hall, near 

 Congleton, in July last. They were accompanied by a faithful draw- 

 ing from the amateur pencil of Miss Jane Edwards, and by several 

 important notes, which have together enabled us to prepare an account 

 of the species. 



It is a native of Rio Janeiro, whence it was originally imported 

 by Messrs. Loddiges. Mr. Bateman informs us that '* the plant 

 from which the drawing was taken produced at the same time from 

 the base of the same bulb another scape, which, coming in contact 

 with the side of its pot, sua vi was broken off : the other was only 



* So called in compliment to the present Earl Stanhope, president of 

 the Medico-Botanical Society. 



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