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low lip, neatly streaked with red veins, which are a little 

 elevated, but not enough so to be of any importance. Mr. 

 Harris received his plant from Mexico. 



37. EPIDENDRUM varicosum. Bateman Mss. 



E. varicosum ; pseudobulbis diphyllis, foliis coriaceis ligulatis acutis, scapo sim- 

 plici gracili brevioribus, sepalis petalisque subsequalibus cuneato-lanceolatis 

 carnosis vernicosis planis, labello libero unguiculato non cucullato trilobo 

 basi pubescente : laciniis lateralibus nanis triangularibus obtusis, intermedia 

 reniformi emarginata venis tuberculatis et varicosis picta, callo pulvinato 

 ovato pubescente, columnae apice trilobae lobo dorsali crasso cylindraceo 

 obtuso. 



One of the many small-flowered dull-coloured Epiden- 

 dra with which the tropical parts of America abound. It is 

 a native of Guatemala, whence it was imported by Mr. 

 Bateman through his friend Mr. Skinner. The form of the 

 lip and the varicose veins are very remarkable. 



38. CYRTOCHILUM mystacinum. 



C. mystacinum ; pseudobulbis ovalibus compressis corrugatis monophyllis basi 

 polypbyllis, foliis ligulatis acutis planiusculis carinatis scapo ramoso niulto 

 brevioribus, bracteis lanceolatis pedunculis duplo brevioribus, sepalis peta- 

 lisque ovatis acuminatis, labello unguiculato cordato obovato-lanceolato sub- 

 repando piano apice reflexo medio pubescente basi obsolete lamellato, 

 columna; alis multifidis. 



A Peruvian Orchidaceous plant which flowered in the stove 

 of Richard Harrison, Esq. of Aighburgh, in October, 1837. It 

 has a branched scape like that of an Oncidium, bright yellow 

 white-coloured flowers, with a most curious fringed or 

 whiskered column. 



39. CYRTOCHILUM maculatum. 



C. maculatum ; pseudobulbis ovatis compressis subangulatis dipliyllis basi 

 foliosis, foliis late ligulatis acuminatis striatis apice oblique emarginatis, 

 scapo simplici (?) bracteis brevissimis squamajformibus, sepalis petalisque 

 carnosis obovato-lanceolatis acutissimis, labello membranaceo oblongo api- 

 culato utrinque dentato lamellis duabus ad basin et corniculo utrinque, alis 

 column as falcatis integerrimis. 



An Orchidaceous plant found near Vera Cruz by Mr. 

 Hartweg, and by him sent to the Horticultural Society. It 



