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towards the point, vvliich is terminated by the style exceed- 

 ing them a little in length. Style round filiform. Capsule 

 triangular, nearly erect, roundish-oblong, three celled, with 

 the appearance of having many seeds in each." 



For this notice also I am indebted to Mr. Booth. The 



, plant is rather handsome ; its rhizoma is tuberous, its stem 



about two feet high, its flowers a yellowish apricot-colour, 



and in all respects it has much the aspect of a yellow 



Asphodel. 



145. DICRYPTA discolor (G.Lockliges mss.) ; foliis latis papyraceis subtus 

 discoloribus, labello linguffiformi linea media elevata villosii, antherae mar- 

 gine angulisquc papillosis. 



For this addition to the genus Dicrypta I am indebted to 

 Messrs. Loddiges, who imported it from Demerara. It is 

 remarkable for the deep purple colour of the underside of the 

 leaves, and its lip lias a thick villous line running from the 

 base almost to the apex. The flowers are orange-coloured, 

 about the size of those of D. Baueri, and the species is alto- 

 gether handsomer. 



146. OCTOMERIA dwphana ; folio ovato coiivexo acuto, squainis caulis 

 equitantibus superioribus majoribus, Horibus solitariis, sepalis petalisque 

 ovatis acutissimis diaphanis, labello tridentato margine subcrispo lineis 

 duabus elevatls. 



A small but pretty species of this genus, with white 

 transparent scentless iiowers. It is readily known by the 

 form of the leaves, and the large equitant sheaths that invest 

 the upper part of the stem. Imported from Brazil by Messrs. 

 Loddiges. 



v^» 147. FERNANDEZ! A lunifera; foliis obtusis petalis incurvis falcatis redu- 

 plicatis obtusis emarginatis, labelli 5-lobi disco tuberculato laciniis infimis 

 linearlbus falcatis petalorum loiigitudine lateralibus nanis rotundatis inter- 

 media dilatata bilobii, coluinna a dorso compressa latiore quam longa deiUata, 

 stigmate verticali rimaiformi. 



A pretty and quite new species, resembling F. elegans in 

 its foliage, but the flowers are thrice as large, and quite 

 differcntty formed, especially as regards the great extension 

 of a pair of supernumerary lobes situated at the base of the 

 labellum, where they stand erect like two curved horns. It 

 was imported by Messrs. Loddiges from Brazil, where it was 

 first discovered by M. Descourtilz, who in his MSS. states 

 that it grows upon trees, forming tufts of verdure, which from 



J/- 1839. " 



