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43. EPIDENDRUM pictum. 



E. pictum ; pseudobulbosum, foliis ligulatis coriaceis obtusis dorso rotundatis, 

 racemo erecto paniculato, sepalis petalisque obovato-linearibus subaequahbus, 

 labelli trilobi liberi lobis lateralibus linearibus acutiusculis subfalcatis 

 columnam amplexantibus margine anteriore plicato intermedio ovali acuto 

 crispo multo brevioribus, disco venis elevatis calloso. 



One of the numerous unpublished species resembling 

 E. odoratissimum ; with dull yellow flowers, neatly striped 

 with crimson. It is very nearly related to E. chloranthnm, 

 from which its leaves readily distinguish it. Messrs. Lod- 

 di«;es received it from Demerara. 



44. EPIDENDRUM smaragdmum. 



E. smaragdinum ; caule gracili ad fastigium ipsum folioso, foliis lineari-lanceo- 

 latis acuminatis subdistichis, spica terminali pauciflora rigida nutante foliis 

 breviore, bracteis acuminatis squarrosis ovario ventricoso cuniculato breviori- 

 bus, sepalis lineari-oblongis acutissimis, petalis angustissimis acuminatis, 

 labello cuneato cordato earnoso apice tridentato basi bicalloso : laciniis asqui- 

 longis lateralibus rotundato-truncatis intermedia acuta decurva. 



A species closely allied to E. orchidiflorum, with small 

 bright green flowers of no beauty whatever, and hardly dis- 

 tinguishable from the leaves. It is a native of Demerara, 

 whence it w T as obtained by Messrs. Loddiges. It flowers in 

 March. 



45. PHYSINGA prostrata. 



PHYSINGA G. nov. (Epidendre^:). Sepala membranacea, sequalia, basi 

 connata. Petala minora, basi sepalis oblique adnata. Labellum carnosum, 

 tuberculatum, indivisum, cum basi columnae connatum, sacco vesiciformi 

 basi auctum. Columna carnosa, nana, biloba, basi ima antherifera. Pol- 

 linia 4, filis duobus geminatis pulvereis adnata. Stigma, area minuta, ma- 

 dida, bidentata, supra faucem vesicae. 



P. prostrata. Caulis prostratus, brevis, anceps, dense et distiche foliosus. 

 Folia crassissima, ovato-lanceolata, acuta, amplexicaulia, dilute purpura- 

 scentia, striata. Scapus terminalis, filiformis, prostratus, ramosus, 8-9 pol- 

 lices longus, vaginis angustis, fusco-purpureis, acutis, carinatis, striatis, 

 arete vestitus. Flores pauci, parvi, apice ramorum, herbacei, dilute pur- 

 pureo suffusi. Calycis laciniee acuminatee, patentes. Petala anguste 

 lanceolata, acutissima. Labellum albidum, obovatum, acutum, apice re- 

 curvum, basi auriculis carnosis inflexis auctum ; linea media, callosa tuber- 

 culisque duobus antice procurrentibus ; vesica spheeroidea, viridescens. 

 Columna alba, auriculis imis labelli brevior, basi ipsa tantum labello adnata 



This is an Orchidaceous plant of no beauty, but one of 

 the most curious that I am acquainted with. It has much 



