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The Sepals are linear, acuminate, spreading, pale yellow, 

 with a very few spots of crimson; the upper about two inches 

 long, the lower hanging down, and six inches long. The 

 Petals are the same form and colour as the sepals, curving 

 inwards till their points cross each other, rather more than 

 an inch long. The Labellum is rather more than two inches 

 long, pale cream-colour, oblong-lanceolate, acute, crisp at the 

 edge, with a few crimson spots at the base, where it is fur- 

 nished with two elevated downy lamellae, in front of which 

 stand three horns, the lateral of which are erect and rather 

 recurved, the middle one much smaller and pointing forward. 



This plant is figured in the Sertum Orchidaceum, t. 6. 



32. CALANTHE discolor. 



C. discolor ; racemo laxo pubescente, sepalis petalisque acutis, labelli trilobi co- 

 lumn® omnino accreti basi pubescentis bilamellati lobo intermedio bilobo 

 3-carinato, calcare pubescente acuto limbo breviore. Sertum Orchidaceum, 

 sub t. 6. 



This and the following species have been introduced 

 lately from Belgium. They are handsome greenhouse spe- 

 cies, and therefore well adapted to the means of those who 

 wish to cultivate Orchidaceae, but are not possessors of a 

 stove. 1 do not know from what country they come, but 

 they no doubt belong either to Java or Japan. Both are 

 rather small species, at present not much exceeding a foot in 

 height. In this the lip is of a delicate white, with a few dots 

 of pink near the base. The sepals and petals are on the 

 contrary of a deep reddish brown, a little disposed to be 

 striped. 



33. CALANTHE bicolor. 



C. bicolor; racemo laxo pubescente, sepalis petalisque acutis, labelli trilobi 

 columnse omnino accreti lobis subsequalibus : intermedio cuneato apiculato 

 trilamellato basi convexo pubescente bicorni, calcare acuto limbo duplo 

 breviore glabro. Sertum Orchidaceum, sub t. 6. 



Flowers larger than in the preceding, bright yellow in- 

 side, and rich orange-red externally ; when spread open they 

 are nearly two inches in diameter. Mr. Auguste Meche- 

 lynck sent it to me under the name of Amblyglottis flava of 

 Blume, which is a very different plant. 



