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27. SARCOCHILUS olivaceus ; foliis oblongis membranaceis falcatis apicci 



acutis intcrris, racemo flexuoso angulato 4-5-floro nutante, sepalis lineari- 

 obovatis obtusis : iiitermedlolatiore petalisque conformibus minoribus columnas 

 dorso adnatis, labelli cum columna producta articulati lobo medio minimo 

 transverse rotundato lateralibus acuminatis ; disco callis variis crassis rotun- 

 datis tuberculato. 



A New Holland epiphyte of no beauty, imported by Messrs. 

 Loddiges. It is very nearly the same as S. parviflorus, 

 from which it principally differs in its leaves being broader 

 and not emarginate at the point. The flowers are small and 

 yellowish orange green. 



28. YiOY^ A. pungens. (Hiigel enum. p. 36. Botanisch. Archiv. t. ?.) 



For specimens of this beautiful plant I am indebted to 

 Robert Mangles, Esq. who raised it from Swan River seeds. 

 A figure of it has already been given in Baron Hugel's Bo- 

 tanisches Archiv. It forms a small bush, with narrow leaves 

 resembling those of Rosemary, but terminated by a slender 

 pungent spine. The flowers grow singly in the axils of the 

 upper leaves, and are of the most intense cobalt blue. I find 

 upon comparing the garden plant with wild specimens given 

 me by Captain James Mangles, that, as is usual with Swan 

 River plants, the cultivated specimens are much finer than 

 the wild ones. 



29. DENDROBIUM teretifolium. (R. Brown prodr. nov. holl. 189.) 



This curious plant, which is well defined by Dr. Brown, 

 has lately flowered with Messrs. Loddiges. It is a small 

 creeping species, with deep green fleshy taper leaves, between 

 two and three inches long, and solitary flowers of a dull 

 yellow, streaked and spotted with dull purple ; the labellum 

 is white. It is a plant of no beauty. 



As the importation of New Holland Orchidaceous epiphytes 

 has taken place to some extent, it is desirable that there 

 should now be made known an account of several species first 

 discovered by Mr. Allan Cunningham, and of which notes 

 were given me by my indefatigable friend in June 1834. 

 The credit of his discoveries will thus be secured to their 

 author, those who may import the plants will be able to 

 determine their names, and to ascertain whether they are new 

 or not, and there will be the additional advantage of proving 

 that no species of striking beauty are to be expected from 

 this part of the world, as none of those found by Mr. Cun- 

 ningham can be considered more than Botanical curiosities. 



