in the present species they are round and flat. The leaves 

 of the former are striated, sometimes in threes, and have a 

 blotched or variegated appearance — of the latter they are 

 quite plain, and do not appear to be ever more than two. 

 The scape of the plant before me issues from a long thin 

 sheath, whereas the one referred to has no sheath. The 

 column and lip are also different from Dr. Hooker's figure, 

 but in general character and appearance they nearly agree ; 

 except that E. variegatum is a much larger plant. 1 ' 



The following new Epidendra form a part of the many 

 undescribed species now in our gardens ; the account of them 

 is from the pen of James Bateman, Esq. the author of one of 

 the most splendid works on Natural History that has ever 

 issued from the press ; it is needless to say that I speak of 

 the " Orchidacese of Mexico and Guatemala," of which one 

 part has appeared, and a second is in an advanced state of 

 readiness for publication. 



8. EPIDENDRUM papillosum. Bateman Mss. 



" E. papillosum ; foliis strictis linearibus carinatis acutis in pseudobulbos pyri- 

 formes glaucescentes ternatim insidentibus, scapo erecto simplici multifloro 

 foliis subsequali, floribus distantibus, sepalis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, petalis 

 paulo angustioribus obtusis, labello semi-libero 3-partito, laciniis lateralibus 

 obovatis, intermedia 3-plo majore obscure quadriloba versus basin callosa, 

 columna. bidentata, pedunculis papulosis. " 



Hab. in Guatemala. Skinner, v. v. c. 



" Sepals and petals of a greenish brown, lip white, with 

 three minute pink veins. Column orange-coloured at its apex. 

 Next E. squalidum, from which its habit alone would at once 

 distinguish it." 



9. EPIDENDRUM tessellatum. Bateman Mss. 



" E. tessellatum ; pseudobulbis ovalibus compressis 2-raro 3-pbyllis, foliis lineari- 

 lanceolatis scapo simplici flexuoso multifloro paulo brevioribus, floribus 

 subpatentibus, sepalis lanceolatis acutis mucronatis, petalisque minoribus 

 subspathulatis ; labelli liberi trilobi laciniis lateralibus rotundatis, intermedia 

 majore oblonga cucullata. callis tribus cristigeris longitudinalibus munita.'' 



Hab. in Guatemala. Skinner. 



" Sepals and petals greenish on the outside, but brown 

 on the inside, and marked with regular streaks of a darker 



