oblongis membranaceis acutis, sepalis lanceolatis acuminatis patentissi- 

 mis, pctalis oblongo-lanceolatis undulatis, labelli trilobi bilamellati lobis 

 lateralibus erectis rotuiiclatis tnuicatis intermedio oblongo-lanceolato 

 apice reflexo, ovario glabro. Mexico, near Oaxaca. Scape some- 

 times 18 incbes bigb. Flowers very deep rose-colour. Lip wbite, and 

 spreading open at tbe base, wbcre it bas two elevated ridges. 



L. anceps (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. t. 1/51 ) ; pseudobulbis ovatis distantibus 

 tetraquetris, foliis binis aut solitariis lanceolatis, scapo ancipiti bifloro 

 squamis carinatis vestito, ovario viscoso, labelli disco lineari elevato apice 



trilobo. Mexico. Flowers brigbt rose-colour. Lip rolled up, 



witb a veryricb crimson point. Tbe variety, called Barkeriana, figured at 

 fol. 1 91 7 of tbe Botanical Register, bas narrow petals, and a sbarper 

 pointed lip. 



h. siiperhiens (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1840. misc. 87.); scapo longissimo 

 raultifloro, bracteis lanceolatis maculatis, sepalis petalisque lineari-ob- 

 longis obtusis membranaceis labello longioribus, labelli lobo medio ob- 

 tusissimo : disco lamellis quinque maximis subserratis antice truncatis 



aucto, antberse crista biaimtii, clinandrio denticulato Guatemala and 



Costa Rica. Of tbis species Mr. Skinner says, " tbis most magnifi- 

 cent of all plants flowers in November, and in some instances bears from 

 eigbteen to twenty flowers on stems from nine to twelve feet long ! !" 

 Mr. Hartweg found it in abundance in tbe state of Quesaltenango, near 

 Cbantia. It is planted by tbe Indians before tbeir doors. Cbantla, its 

 native babitat, is very cold. Tbe temperature of Costa Rica is 68" to 70". 

 Cbantla is 55oto 65" generally. 



h. furfuracen (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1839. t. 26.); pseudobulbis ovatis 

 striatis submonophyllis, foliis anguste oblongis erectis acutis scapo multo 

 brevioribus, scapo paucifloro tereti, bracteis oblongis membranaceis 

 acutis, sepalis lanceolatis acuminatis patentissimis, petalis subrbombeis 

 lanceolatis undulatis sublobatis, labelli trilobi bilamellati lobis lateralibus 

 erectis rotundatis truncatis intermedio oblongo revoluto, ovario glandulis 



nigris furfuraceo. Mexico. In the colour and size of tbe flowers 



tbis is most like L. autumnalis: it is readily known by tbe black scurfi- 

 ness tbat clotbes tbe ovary. 



L. Perrinii {Cattleya Perrinii, Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1838. t. 2.) ; foliis ob- 

 longis coriaceis cauli sequalibus, sepalis oblongis linearibus obtusis an- 

 gustioribus, labello oblongo-lanceolato trilobo unguiculato nudo basi in 

 cuniculum ventricosum producto ; laciniis lateralibus erectis acutis inter- 

 media oblonga undulata obtusa elongata sinubus intermediis rectan- 



gulis. Brazil. A plant witb club-sbaped pseudobulbs, and a large 



green spatbe, from witbin wbicb tbe scape makes its appearance ; so 

 tbat it bas quite the habit of a Cattleya. Tbe flowers are pale blac, with 

 a deep purple tip to tbe labellum. It would be a Cattleya if it had not 

 .eight pollen-masses. 



L. peduncularis (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1842. misc. 10.); pseudobulbis sub- 

 rotundis compressis linea utrinque elevata, foliis oblongis obtusis scapo te- 

 reti vaginato brevioribus, corymbo 4-floro, bracteis pedunculo pluries bre- 

 vioribus, sepalis linearibus obtusis pedunculo brevioribus, petalis oblongis 

 obtusis planis, labelli lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio oblongo 



rotundato piano glabro multo brevioribus ; lineis duabus elevatis. 



Mexico. A species of some beauty, with the habit of L. rubescens, but 



with rich violet whole-coloured flowers. Tbe peduncles are 1 1 inch long, 



