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intermediae ovatce crispue sequalibus, callo basi duplici oblongo carnoso. 

 Brazil. Flowers dull gvecn, marked with dull purple. 



14. E. ghntcmn. (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1840. misc. 5G. Epithecimn glancum. 

 Kiiowles and Westcott, Floral Cabinet, t. S7 . ;) undique glaucedine ob- 

 ductum, pseudobulbis ovalibus compressis monophyllis, foliis ensiformi- 

 bus acutis pergameneis basi canaliculatis seapo pendulo paniculato brevio- 

 ribus, sepalis petalisque ovalibus obtusis, labelli linearis apice carnosi 

 trilobi lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio ovato medio calloso, 



columna! cardine appendice ovata obtusa recurva aucto.- Mexico.— — 



Flowers small, scentless, green stained with dull purple. The cbooping 

 panicle is remarkable, and the glaucous covering of every part much 

 more so. 



15. E. squalidum (Llave. L. p. 99.); floribus racemosis, sepalis petalisque 

 oblougis acutis patuhs, labello rotundato trilobo : laciniis^ lateralibus 

 obtusis intermedia subreniformi undulata medio crassissima 3-costata. 



Mexico. Flowers dull yellowish brown, purphsh outside. Lip 



dorsal, whitish. 



§111. Lahello tripartito ; nempe laciniis lateralibus elongatis 



intermedicB cBquallbus. 



* Labelli lobo medio acuto. 



16. E. Pastoris (L. no. 7. Klotzsch in Allgem. gartenz. Sept. 22, 1838.); caule 



repente radicante, pseudobulbis oblongis compressis 2-3-phylhs, foliis 

 hnearibus acutis carinatis laxiusculo-subtortuosis, floribus racemosis, pe- 

 rianthii foliolis patenti-subincurvis margine recurvis extus sordide flavis 

 intus lineis longitudinalibus purpureo-fuscis striatis, sepahs lineari-sub- 

 spatulatis acuminatis, petahs spatulatis acutis, labello trilobo albido dein 

 luteo lobis lateralibus majoribus basi semilunatis integerrimis glabris 

 laevibus basin columnse orbiculatim amplectentibus lituris transversalibus 

 purpureis medio cordato deflexo minore glabro acuto margine basique 

 recurvo punctis minutis purpureis ornato, columna semitereti fusca ad 

 apicem lutea tridentata dentibus obtusis, pericarpiis elongatis acuto-tri- 

 quetris. Mexico. Flowers fragrant, like Vanilla. 



17. E. concolor (L. no. 12.); foliis in pseudobulbos confertos lenticulares so- 

 litariis lato-lanceolatis acutis, scapo filiform! 5-floro, sepalis^ hgulatis, pe- 

 tahs hnearibus, labeUo tripartito laciniis integris intermedia majore. — -- 



Mexico. A slender plant. Flowers pale yellow, whole coloured, with 



a striated labellum. 



18. E./ucahim (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1828. misc. 17.); pseudobulbis subro- 

 tundo-ovatis caespitosis monophyllis, foliis hgulatis coriaceis obtusis 

 scapo brevioribus, panicula nutante multiflora, bracteis ovatis acutis 

 squamiformibus, sepalis petahsque lineari-oblongis tessellatis eequalibus 

 obtusis conniventibus, labelli liberi tripartiti lobis lateralibus erectis hne- 

 aribus apice rotundatis intermedio acuto ovali multo brevioribus, callo 



sulcato piano elevato basi lobi intermedii, Cuba. Flowers small, 



dull yellow, tessehated, with a pink spot in the centre of a white lip. 



19. E.inctum (Lindl in Bot. Reg. 1838. misc. 43.) ; pseudobulbosum, foliis 

 ligidatis coriaceis obtusis dorso rotundatis, racemo erecto paniculato, 

 sepalis petahsque obovato-linearibus subsequalibus, labelli trilobi liberi 

 lobis lateralibus hnearibus acutiusculis subfalcatis columnam amplexan- 

 tibus margine anteriore plicato intermedio ovali acuto crispo multo bre- 

 vioribus, disco venis elevatis calloso. Demerara. Resembles E. 



