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of the habit of an Epidendrum, and is not at all unlike E. 

 orchidiflorum in its manner of growth ; but it belongs to no 

 gen ns hitherto described. The sepals are united at the base 

 into a cup as in Masdevallia; the labellum has a little bladder- 

 like pouch at its base, in room of a spur : and the column, 

 which is very small, is more like that of a Cypripedium 

 than anything else. Messrs. Loddiges obtained it from 

 Demerara. 



46. CLEISOSTOMA tridentata. 



C. tridenta ; foliis lineari-lanceolatis subcarinatis apice oblique tridentatis, race- 

 mis horizontalibus paucifloris foliis brevioribus, sepalis lineari-oblorxns rec- 

 tiusculis, petalis linearibus falcatis, labello trilobo intus pubescente lacinia 

 intermedia obsoleta obtusa lateralibus ovatis acuminatis marginibus invo- 

 lutes : dente calcaris obtuso inflexo hirsuto, calcare pendulo apice obtuso 

 subventricoso. 



A small flowered epiphyte, of no" beauty, with the habit 

 of a Saccolabium. It is a native of New Holland, from 

 whence it was obtained by Messrs. Loddiges. The flowers 

 are very small, of a dull, dirty, reddish white, mixed with a 

 little yellow. The pollen-masses are remarkable for having 

 each a concave membrane, in the form of a watch glass, 

 adhering to them at the back ; these are undoubtedly the 

 back valves of the anther case, which separate all round and 

 adhere slightly to the apex of the caudicula, below the pollen- 

 masses. 



47. EPIDENDRUM cucullatum. 



E. cucullatum ; caule compresso folioso, foliis lineari-lanceolatis acutis, pedun- 

 culo terminal! squamato paucifloro foliis multo breviore, rachibrevi flexuosa, 

 sepalis petalisque erectis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, labello obovato acuto ad- 

 nato : linea media tuberculisque duobus basilanbus callosis, anthera longe 

 infra apicem clinandrii cucullati dentati truncati inserta. 



One of the most unattractive of this large genus. The 

 flowers are small and white, at the top of a leafy stem about 

 nine inches high ; the anther is remarkable for being inserted 

 far below the apex of the column, in which respect the spe- 

 cies approaches the genus Physinga. Obtained from Para 

 by Richard Harrison, Esq. of Liverpool. 



E. May 1838. / 



