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cundis foliis duplo longioribus, sepalis linearibus elongatis obtusis, peta- 



lis nanis rotundatis, labello linear! obtiiso intiis bicarinato. Peru. 



Found near Loxa by Mr. Hartweg. The stems are erect, slightly 



branched, and covered with firm striated sheaths, from among which 

 appear the leaves, which are about 1^ inch long. The sepals are about 

 half an inch long. 



33. P. gelida (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1841. misc. 186.); folio oblongo carnoso 



concavo basi attennato caule tereti laxe 1-ochreato sequah v. longiore, 

 spicis geminis erectis secundis folio subsequaUbus e spatha brevi univalvi 

 exsertis, floribus cylindraceis, sepalis carnosis intus pilosis lateralibus 

 seniiconnatis, petalis minimis glabris subrotundo-oblongis apice denti- 

 culatis, labello etiam breviore lineari cuneato bilamellato apice rotundato 



piano, columna petalis breviore. Jamaica. A plant with all the 



habit of PI. racemiflora, but the spikes appear in pairs, and are hardly 

 so long as the leaf,. and the structure of the flowers is different. The 

 whole plant is fully a foot high. 



34. P. rubens (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. sub t. 1797.); folio oblongo-lanceolato ob- 

 tuso, racemis longissimis, bracteis oblongis ochreatis, sepalis lanceolatis 

 acuminatis lateraUbus basi tantum connatis petalis obtusis, labello obo- 



vato repando obtuso linei^ 2 elevatis flexuoso carnosis. -^ Brazil. 



This plant seems to vary a good deal in size, some specimens not being 

 more than six inches high, others more than a foot. The flowers are 

 apparently pale green. 



3.5. P. Jamiesoni (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. subt. 1797-); folio Uneari-oblongo car- 

 noso submucronato racemo secundo stricto duplo breviore, bracteis densis 

 brevibus ochreatis cucullatis, sepalis oblongis subsequalibus leviter cari- 

 natis lateralibus basi tantum connatis, petalis duplo brevioribus apice 

 rotundatis, labello breviore membranaceo rhombeo-trilobo plica unguis 

 transversa. Peru, 



3G. V. pulchella (L. no. 12. H. B. K. t. 90.); spicis geminis folio oblongo- 

 lanceolato obtuso coriaceo duplo longioribus, floribus nutantibus, sepalis 

 oblongis apice angustatis triveniis : superiore duplo latiore. Peru. 



37. P. saurocephala (Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1571. Bot. Mag. t. 3030. Bot. Reg. 

 t. 1968o) ; folio coriaceo oblongo cauli vaginato subaequali racemis bre- 

 viore, bracteis ovatis ovario brevioribus, sepalis coriaceis oblongis pube- 

 scentibus lateralibus semi-connatis, petalis nanis acutis, labello oblongo 

 medio excavato utrinque bilamellato : lamelhs marginantibus incurvis. 

 Brazil. 



38. V. Lanceana (Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1767.); foliis carnosis ovahbus acutis, 

 spicis solitariis pendulis strictis foliis longioribus, sepahs conniventibus 

 acutis lateralibus ad apicem usque connatis, petalis subulatis ciliatis, la- 

 bello ovato emarginato unguiculato. Surinam. Flowers yellow, 



crimson at the base inside. 



39. P. capillaris (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. sub t. 1797-); folio lineari-lanceolato 

 racemis capillaribus fasciculatis subsequali, sepaUs acuminatis lateralibus 

 basi connatis, petalis fere sequilongis serratis acuminatis, labello lanceo- 

 lato basi angustato acuto membranaceo 3-venio. Brazil. 



40. V.floribunda {SpecMiniaJioribunda^\j. no 4.); caule ancipiti folio ob- 

 longo-lanceolato duplo longiore, spicis flexuosis multifloris folio sequali- 

 bus et longioribus, sepahs ovatis lateralibus basi tantum connatis, petahs 

 duplo brevioribus serrulatis, labello trilobo bilamellato : laciniis acutis 

 lateralibus nanis, clinandrio dentato. Martinique. A small plant 



