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CYRTOCHILUM maculatum. 

 Spotted Cyrtochilum. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 

 Nat. ord. Orchidace^s, § Vande^e. 

 CYRTOCHILUM. Bot. Reg. vol. 19. fol. 1627. 



C. maculatum; pseudobulbis ovatis compressis subangulatis diphyllis basi 

 fohosis, fo us late hgulatis acuminatis striatis apice* oblique emarginatis 

 scaposimpliciC?) bracteis brevissimis squamarformibus, sepalis petalisque 

 camera obovato-lanceolat 1S acutissimis, labello membranaceo oblong api- 

 cu ato utnnquedentato Wilis duabus ad basin et corniculo utrinque, alis 

 columnar falcatis integemmis. Supra in miscell. no. 39. April 

 L. maculatum. Knowles and Westcott, Floral Cabinet, t. 



Planta habitu Oncidii cujusdam pseudobulbosi, foliis planis basi tantum 

 comphcaus, spUhamais et ultra Floras fere 1* 'unciam lati, lut^vZdes, 

 fusco purpurea maculati; sepalis petalisque lanceolatis acuis subcarnosis 

 aquahbus patents. Labellum oblongum, column* perpendicuLTedZ 

 continuum, apzculatum, convexum, utrinque dente obtuso auctum, meZ 

 album, apice lutescens, margine sanguineo maculatum et reflexum ; lamellis 

 duabus elevatts collateral^ apice liberis pone basin et denticulo una libera 

 frinque. Columna brevis, crassa, semiteres, Candida; alis brevibus falcatis 

 tntegerrimis. Anthera^a™, lined elevatd crisiata. Pollinia 2, pyriformia 

 posttce excavata, caudiculd oblongd, glanduldque parvd, fused ovlli ' 



This plant first flowered in the garden of the Horticul- 

 tural Society, where it had been received from Mr. Hartweg 

 who found it near Vera Cruz. It was subsequently commu- 

 nicated by Messrs. Rollissons, and I have also received it 

 from Chatsworth, and from Mr. Barker of Birmingham 

 When it first flowered there were those who took it for the 



* See folio 1627. 

 August, 1838. . 



