MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES. 



1. PLEUROTHALLIS recwva ; folio obovato coriaceo subobliquo petiolo 

 pluries longiore, spica brevi recurva, floribus pubescentibus, sepalis late- 

 ralibus connatis, petalis menibranaceis rhombeis acutis, labello meinbra- 

 naceo ovato utrinque sinuate obtuso, columnse margine petaloideo 

 incurvo. 



A small creeping plant, with short recurved spikes of 

 dull pale purple flowers. Communicated by Mr. Geo. Graves 

 from the garden of Mrs. Cannon of Stratford. 



2. PLEUROTHALLIS luteola ; folio ovato canaliculato acuto triclentato 



petiolo suo breviore, pedunculo trifloro folio adprcsso eoque breviore, 

 floribus glabris, sepalis lateralibus connatis omnibus carinatis, petalis 

 spathulatis emarginatis, labello lineari obtuso canaliculato glabro. 



Another new plant from the same collection as the last, 

 with small yellow flowers. Mr. Graves informs me that both 

 exhale the smell of a sliced cucumber in the middle of the 

 day. 



3. APORUM sinuatum ; foliis lanceolatis aequilateris approximatis acutis, 



floribus solitariis axillaribus, labello cuneato elongato intra apicem linea 

 liippocrepica crassa sinuata circumdato. 



From Sincapore, where it was collected by Mr. Cuming. 

 It has the habit of A. anceps, but its leaves are much nar- 

 rower and longer, and the flowers are pale yellowish green. 

 Communicated by Messrs. Loddiges, (132). 



4. GONGORA fulva ; var. vitelline/,. 



There is a very pretty Gongora in several collections, 

 with bright yellow flowers less spotted than usual, and alto- 

 gether of a more lively aspect. It is from Mexico, and differs 

 from O. fulva in having smaller leaves, and the upper half of 

 the labellum distinctly shorter than the lower. It however 



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