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ing over the trunks of trees, and covering them with a dense en- 

 tangled mass of small foliage. In habit it accords entirely with P. 

 sertularioides. 

 113. F.Miersii; rhizomate filiform! repenti intricato, fohis ovalibiis mucro- 

 natis marginatis 3-nerviis, pedunculis setaceis unifloris folio longioribus, 

 bractea rotundata, sepalo dorsali ovato acuminate lateralibus ovatis semi- 

 connatis, petalis lanceolatis serrulatis, labello coucavo oblongo acuto. 



Brazil. This very minute species was found upon the Organ 



jMountains by John Miers, Esq. The flowers are the smallest of the 

 genus, and nearly transparent. The leaves are not more than two 

 lines long. 



92. MAXILLARIA bractescens. 



M. bractescens; pseudobulbis conicis elongatis sulcatis, foliis latis plicatis, 

 scapo trivaginato, racemo elongato paucifloro, bracteis linearibus acumi- 

 natis scariosis floribus longioribus, sepalis oblongo-lanceolatis margine 

 revolutis, petalis conformibus minoribus, cornu brevi rotundato, labello 

 trilobo apice recurvo obtuso venis omnibus elevatis sinuosis rugosis callo 

 elevato rugose apice subtrilobo. 



This is a plant with all the habit of M. squalens. The 

 flowers are however twice as large, from an inch to an inch 

 and half apart, of a dull yellow, with a reddish brown lip. 

 The scape bears five or six flowers, and is fully a foot and 

 half high. The very long and curious narrow bracts readily 

 indicate it. Sent to the Horticultural Society from Loxa by 

 Mr. Hartweg. Flowered in October last. 



93. BLANDFORDIA marginata. 



B. marginata ; foliis superne attenuatis acutis arcuate patentibus margine 

 rufo serrato, perianthio B. grandiflorse magnitudine, colore subaheneo. 

 Herbert in litt. 



This handsome Australian plant was introduced by Mr. 

 Osborne of the Fulham nursery, who has obtained increase 

 from it. It seems to bo sufliciently distinguislied from B. 

 grandiflora by the less erect leaves, wdth a rufous serrate 

 margin, and the coppery hue of its very showy flowers. W.H. 



94. DENDROBIUM macrophyllum. 



Lindl in Bot. Reg. 1839./». 36. Scrtum Orchidacemn, t. 35. 



The Dendrohium macranthum of the Botanical Magazine, 

 t. 3970, is the same plant. 



