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coriaceum, nervoso-striatum, 3 lineas longum. Pedunculi folio duplo 

 longiores. Flores 2 lineas longi, flavesceutes. Sepalum supremum la- 

 tins, concavum, liberum ; lateralia plana. Petala oblonga, sepalis triplo 

 breviora. Labellum oblongum, subunguiculatum. 



105. P. hxjmenantha (Lindl- in Bot. Reg. sub fol. 179/.); folio lineai'i-lanceo- 

 lato apice obsolete 3-dentato pedunciilis flexuosis capillaribus subEcqiiali, 

 bracteis minimis, sepalis acutis lateralibus scmisejunctis, petalis acumi- 

 uatis parum brevioribus, labello oblougo obtiL-^o subundulato complicate. 

 Brazil.— — Resembles P. Lanceola in habit. 



106. P. unijiora (Lindl. in Comp.toBot. Mag. 2. 35.5.); folio lineari-lanceo- 

 lato subsessili, pedunculo imifloro folii longitudiue, sepalis ol)longo- 

 lanceolatis acutis subsequalibus inferiore emai'ginato, labello lineari-lan- 



ceolato obtuso basi concavo. Brazil. Near P. Lanceola, which 



it quite resembles in habit. 



107. P. sertularioides (Spreng. syst. 3. 731. SpecJdinia sertularioides, L. no. 

 1.); rhizomate repenti articulate, caulibus brevissimis, folio lanceolate 

 subpetiolato, pcdunculis vmifleris folio brevioribus, sepalis liberis lineari- 

 lanceolatis patentibus, petalis conformibus brevioribus, labello lanceolato, 



chnandrio integerrimo. Jamaica. — — Rhizoma Sertularise modo ar- 



ticulatum, undenomen. Pedunculi capillares, longitudine fere foliorum, 

 squamis spathaceis duabus in medio. Flores albidi, apicibus flavis. La- 

 bellum recurvum, basi concavum. 



108. P. Gardneri ; rhizomate repenti intricato, foliis ovalibus marginatis 

 basi angustatis, pedunculis capillaribus foliis multo longioribus, sepalis 

 lineari lanceolatis lateralibus ultra medium conuatis, petalis conformi- 

 bus sequilongis apice serrulatis, labello xmguiculato rhombeo acuto la- 

 mellis duabus elevatis supra basin. Brazil. A discovery of Pro- 

 fessor Gardner's, with much the appearance of P. sertularioides. 



109. V. punctata (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. sub fol. 1797.) ; caulibus strictis folio 

 crasso ovali plano-convexo marginato longioribus, pedunculis capillaribus 

 paucifloris, petalis lanceolatis apice pubescentibus, labello unguiculato 



cordato-sagittato obtuso, columna elongata. Brazil. A vei-y small 



plant, not much more than an inch high. Flowers dark purple. Leaves 

 dotted with purple on the under side. 



110. J*, coruiculata {Specklinia emarfjinata, L. no. 3. Epidendrum'^. mono- 

 phyllum, Hooker Exot. Fl. t. 109.); caulibus folio oblongo emarginato 



subsequalibus, pedunculis bifloris folio brevioribus, sepalis lanceolatis, 



petalis dupl5 brevioribus, labello liueari-lauceolato basi gibboso. 



Jamaica. 



111. P. seriata (Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1S40, misc. 175.) ; folio carnoso piano 

 ovali emarginato caule multo longiore, pedunculo filiformi paucifloro 

 folii longitudine, sepalo dorsali carinato margine reflexo antico latiore 

 acuto emarginato, petalis brevibus spathulatis carnosis Itevibus, labeUo 

 oblongo obtusissimo pubescente medio exarato lobulis lateralibus mini- 

 mis rotundatis. Brazil. An inconspicuous species, with pale yel- 

 lowish-green flowers marked with rows of purple dots. It is a beautiful 

 object when examined microscopically. 



112. P. articulata ; rhizomate repenti intricato articulate polyphyllo, foliis 

 ovalibus mucronatis marginatis basi angustatis caulibus brevissimis 

 multo longioribus, pedunculis longissimis filiformibus bifloris, sepalis 

 lateralibus dorsalibus semiconnatis, petalis linearibus acuminatis sepalis 

 ^qualibus, labello parvo pubescente obovato ti'ilobo ; lacinia, intermedia 



carnosa lateralibus membranaceis nanis obtusis. — — Brazil. A very 



remarkable species, found by Prince Maximilian of Wied Neuwied, creep- 



