oblongis petalisque conformibus acutis, labelli semicylindracei sepalis 

 fequalis laciuiis lateralibus acuminatis obtusis interniediu cuiieata apico 

 serrulata ; appeiulice magna concavu carnosa, truncata, columna facie 



villosa Mexico. The flowers are yellowish-orange colour, scarcely 



spotted even inside the lip, which has two rows of hairs along its inner 

 face. 



In the annexed plate, Fig. 1. represents the lip spread 

 open ; 2. is the column, which is hairy, although the engraver 

 has neoflected to shew the hairs. 



As may be expected, the habits of this very fine species 

 are the same as those of M. aromatica, and it requires the 

 same treatment. It does very well in the cool orchidaceous 

 stove, where plants from Mexico and Guatemala are now 

 generally grown, and wants a season of dryness after it has 

 made its pseudo-bulbs, but plenty of water during its growth. 

 The flowering time is winter and spring. 



The finest specimen I have yet seen flowered with Sir C. 

 Lemon at Carclew, where one of the flower-stalks bore two 

 blossoms, a very unusual circumstance among the species with 

 this habit. 



