35 

 *** Labelli lobo medio bilobo. 



39. E. polystachyum (L. no. 20) ; foliis oblongis obtusis striato-nervosis 

 geminatim in pseuilobulbum iusidentibus, scapo polystachyo, sepalis re- 

 flexis suboblongis acutis, petalis lanceolato-spatulatis, labelli trilobi lobis 

 lateralibus irregulariter obovatis crenulatis : intermedio niinore profunde 

 emarginato . Peru. Flowers yellow . 



40. E. j)hceHiceu7H (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1841. misc. no. . Sertum, t. 46.) ; 

 pseudobulbis subrotundo-ovatis dipliyllis, foliis oblongo-linearibus erectis, 

 scapo paniculaqiie scabris, sepalis petalisque subsequalibus coriaceis 

 obovato-lanceolatis, labelli laciniis latei'alibus oblongis erectis obtusis 

 apice recurvis intermedia maxima membranacea subrotunda undulata 

 emarginata basi bilamellata, columna obovata marginata utrinque uni- 

 dentata. Cuba. Pseudobulbs roundisli-ovate and two-leaved, pa- 

 nicle from two to three feet high, large scentless flowers. The sepals 

 and petals are of a leathery texture and deep purple, a little mottled with 

 green specks both inside and out. The hp is nearly an inch and a half 

 long, of the clear bright violet of Cattleya labiata, and with the same 

 deep crimson veins and stains in the middle ; it is much undulated, and 

 of a thin, not leathery texture. 



41. E. adetiocarpum (L. no. 16. E. papillosum, Bateman Bot. Reg. 1838, 

 misc. 8. Hooker in Bot. Mag. t. 3631.) ; foliis strictis lincaribus cari- 

 natis acutis in pseudobulbos pyriformes glaucescentes ternatim insiden- 

 tibits, scapo erecto simplici multifloro foUis subaequali, floribus distanti- 

 bus, sepalis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, petaUs paulo angustioribus obtusis, 

 labeUo semi-libero 3-partito, laciniis lateralibus obovatis, intermedia 3-plo 

 majore obscure quadriloba versus basin callosa venis 5 tenuibus elevatis 



radiantibus, columna bidentata, peduncuhs papillosis. Guatemala 



and Mexico. Flowers greenish-yellow. Lip white, with tliree short 



purple streaks. 



42. E. adenocaulon (L. no. 15) ; foliis in pseudobulbis bmis v. ternis ensi- 

 formibus coriaceis, scapo simplici glanduloso, sepalis petalisque hneari- 

 lanceolatis subsequalibus patentissimis, labello tripartito laciniis laterali- 

 bus acutis involutis : intermedia cordata emarginata obtusa. Mexico. 



Scape 2-3 feet high. Flowers pale violet, with a veiny lip. 



43. E. macrochilum (Hooker Bot. Mag. t. 3534. Bateman Orch. Mex. t. 17.) ; 

 pseudobulbis ovatis rugosis diphyUis, foliis lineari-oblongis coriaceis ob- 

 tusiuscuhs, sepalis petalisque obovato-lanceolatis patentibus apicibus in- 

 curvis, labeUi trilobi lobis lateralibus ovatis acutis in columnam incum- 

 bentibus intermedio maximo obcordato, disco calloso ecristato sellseformi, 



columna aptera. Guatemala and Panama. A very fine plant ; one 



variety having green sepals and a yellow lip, the other having purple 

 sepals with a deep rose-coloured lip. It is very near E. auropurpureum. 

 It inhabits the coast, where only it thrives in perfection, flowering in 

 February, March, and April. It is a constant attendant on Cattleya 

 Skinneri. Vulgarly ' Boca del Drag6n,' ' Dragon's mouth.' 



44. E. auropurpureum (L. no. 14.) ; fohis in pseudobulbos ternis lanceolatis 

 margine revolutis, scapo erecto multifloro, sepaUs petaUsque patentibus 

 oblongis cuneatis subsequalibus bicoloribus, labeUi tripartiti laciniis late- 

 ralibus parvis ovatis integris, intermedia maxima cuneata dilatata alte 



biloba. Hispaniola. Flowers yeUow, with the tips purple. Lip 



all purple, with a deep red caUus in the middle. 



45. E. bijidum (L. no. 17. Bot. Reg. t. 1879.); fohis in pseudobulbos sub- 



