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61. CORVISARTIA Indfca. 



DeCand. in RoyUs Illustr. p. 251. t. 60. /. 1. (Inula 

 Royleana, DeCand. Prodr. 5. 464.) 



This is a coarse herbaceous plant, with large heads of yellow 

 flowers, in all respects extremely similar to the Elecampane 

 or Corvisartia Helenium. It is a native of Cashmere and 

 other northern parts of India, whence seeds have been ob- 

 tained by the Court of Directors of the East India Company. 

 It was raised in the garden of the Horticultural Society. 

 If, says DeCandolle, the fruit is four-cornered in Corvisartia 

 indica, as well as in C. Helenium, then the genus is a good 

 one ; if otherwise, the former will be a transition to the true 

 Inulas. It turns out that the fruit of Corvisartia indica is 

 four-cornered, and therefore I admit the genus. 



62. DENDROBIUM adGncum. WalUcL 



D. aduncum ; caulibus pendulis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis acutis iutegris, flori- 

 bus ternis patentibus, sepalis petalisque ovatis obtusis lateralibus duplo 

 latioribus, cornu rotundato, labello unguiculato ovato concavo apiculato 

 columnae arete appresso intus villoso disco glabro, columna apice bialata 

 Bub stigmate villosa, anthera glandulosa. 



A beautiful species allied to D. Pierardi, received by 

 Messrs. Loddiges from Dr. Wallich. The flowers are almost 

 transparent, and of the most delicate pink ; they are nearly 

 as laro^e as in D. moschatum. 



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63. DENDROBIUM cucumeriiuim. 

 W, MacLeay in litt. 



D. cucumerinum ; nanum, intricatum, csespitosum, ramis brevissimis articu- 

 latis cylindraceis mouopbyllis, foliis oblongis teretibus seriatim tubercu- 

 latis, pedunculis brevissimis trifloris, sepalis petalisque linearibus acumi- 

 natis obtusis, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus triangularibus iatermedio 

 ovato crispato lamellis 5 uudulatis in medio, clinandrio denticulato. 



Of all the queer things which this strange order produces 

 this is one of the very oddest. Only fancy a handful of 

 little stunted cucumbers lying in a heap, and producing a few 

 pale dirty-yellow striped flowers in the midst, and you have 



