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Perianthium (candidum) sesquipollicare, cylindraceo-connivens, laciniis om- 

 nibus lincari-oblongia curvis canaliculars obtusiusculis. Labellum cucul- 

 latum, trilobum, c. columna omnin6 parallelum, basi inarticulatum ; 

 (lacinia. intermedia retusa flavescente disco luteo-glandulosa, laterali- 

 bus ovatis brevioribus violaceis; axi elevata pubescente). Columna late 

 alata, obtusa, carnosa. Anthera 2-locularis, longitudinaliter debiscens, 

 dorso conica et cum columna articulata. Pollinia duo, reniformia, 

 postice excavata, in glandulam latam triangularem membranaceam ses- 



silia. Herba parasitica, caulescens, ebulbis. Folia disticha, oblongo- 



linearia, emarginata. Spica terminalis, disticha, flexuosa, multiflora, 

 longe pedunculata, bracteis brevissimis, rigidis, dentiformibus. 



In appearance the plant has the aspect of Epidendrum 

 elongatum, as has been already stated ; and like it has the 

 whole of the upper part of the stem provided with closely 

 pressed distant sheaths instead of leaves, on which the spike 

 of flowers is arranged. The latter is very rigid, between two 

 and three inches long, regularly zigzag, with a short hard 

 tooth-like bract at each bend, so that the spike without the 

 flowers resembles a coarsely-toothed narrow doubled-edged 

 saw. The flowers are about an inch long, white, and rather 

 drooping, not spreading open, but with the divisions con- 

 verging in a cylindrical manner. The labellum, in which 

 alone any colour resides, is yellow in the middle, straw- 

 coloured on the middle lobe, and violet at the tips of the 

 lateral lobes. 



As a genus Bromheadia is distinctly characterized by its 

 broadly winged column, which is parallel with the labellum, 

 and its contiguous pollen-masses. Its habit too is very 

 peculiar. 



185. SALVIA (Calosphace longiflorse coccineae) excelsa ; caule herbaceo elato 

 pubescente, foliis petiolatis ovatis acuminatis serrato-crenatis basi rotun- 

 dato-cuneatis membranaceis supra glabriusculis subtus pallidis puberulis, 

 racemo elongato, verticillastris bifloris, foliis floralibus bracteseformibus 

 calyces subeequantibus deciduis, calycis tubulosi viridis labio superiore 

 integro, corollse coccineoe villosae tubo calyce plus duplo longiore subin- 



curvo superne ampliato labiis subsequilongis. Readily distinguished 



from its allies by the constantly biflorous verticillasters. — Bentham in lift. 



This new Sage has been flowered in the garden of the 

 Horticultural Society, where it was introduced from Guate- 

 mala by Mr. Hartweg. It grows ten or twelve feet high, 

 has broad deep green leaves, and very angular stems. The 

 flowers are in naked racemes, from four to six inches long, 

 and are of a rich crimson ; but they drop so soon after open- 

 ing, that we fear this species will not prove very useful for 



