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ternis lanceolatis, scapo ramoso foliis multo longiore, sepalis oblongis 

 acutis petalisque lineari lanceolatis patentibus, labelli cuneati lobis late- 

 ralibus ovatis : intermedio maximo apice dilatato subreniformi sulcato 



basi in disco biappendiculato. JFest Indies. Sepals and petals 



light green, with a dull purple spot near the end. Lip rose-colour, with 

 the lateral lobes yellow. This is very near E. auropurpureum, and is 

 perhaps the same. 



46. E. varicosum (Bateman Bot. Reg. 1838. misc. 37. E. leiobulbon, Hooker 

 Journ. Bot. iii. t. 10.); pseudobulbis diphyllis, foliis coriaceis hgulatis 

 acutis, scapo simplici gracili brevioribus, sepahs petalisque subsequalibus 

 cuneato-lanceolatis carnosis vernicosis plauis, labello libero unguiculato 

 non cucullato trilobo basi pubescente : laciniis lateralibus nanis triangu- 

 laribus obtusis, intermedia, reniformi emarginata venis tuberculatis et va- 

 ricosis picta, caUo pulvinato ovato pubescente, columnse apice trilobse 



lobo dorsali crasso cylindraceo obtuso. Guatemala and Mexico. 



A small-flowered dull-coloiu'ed species. The form of the lip and the 

 varicose veins are very remarkable. 



47. E. Michuacanum (L. no. 21.) ; foliis in pseudobulbos pyriformes ternis 

 quaternisve ensiformi-lanceolatis, scapo ramosissirao, sepaUs petalisque 

 angustioribus cuneato-lanceolatis, labello tripartite lacinia intermedia 



reniformi biloba. Mexico. Pseudobulbs large. Flowers small, 



scentless, pale yellow, with a white hp. 



48. E. ochraceum (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1838. misc. 15. t. 26.); pseudobulbis 

 obverse pyriformibus csespitosis sursum attenuatis 1-3-phylUs, foliis hne- 

 aribus acutis recurvis scapo aequahbus, spica terminali laxiflora, bracteis 

 rigidis acutis squamiformibus, sepahs petalisque subsequalibus lineari- 

 oblongis obtusis, labello postico subhbero trilobo medio calloso : laciniis 

 lateralibus inflexis truncato-rotundatis denticulatis intermedia brevi emar- 

 ginata, callo piano apice tridentato, columna apice tricorni denticulata, 



ovario triptero. Mexico and Guatemala. Leaves grassy. Flowers 



small, orange yellow, inconspicuous. 



*^* False Encyclia. 

 '' / / / i Poppig, 2. t. 113. are species of Polystachya. 



Encyclia macrostachya. Id. 2. t. 114. is Epidendrum armeniacum. 



28. CRlNUM brachynema. 

 Herbert in litteris. 



C. brachynema ; bulbo ovato, foliis glabris viridibus, umbella 1 7-flora odorata 

 pedunculis semuncialibns, germine tenui, tubo If unc. gracili viridi, 

 limbo subbiunciali albo laciniis circiter semunciam latis, filamentis bre- 

 vibus {\ — ^ unc.) albis, stylo purpurascente tubo multiim (an semper ?) 

 breviore, stigmate breviter lobato albo. W. H. 



Inijiorted by Messrs. Loddiges of Hackney from Bombay, 

 and kindly sent by them to Spoiforth, where it has been also 

 since received from the Rev. J. Clowes of Broughton Park, 

 Manchester. W. H. 



