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163. EPIDENDRUM (Euepidendrum) latifabrum; foliis ovatis obtusis bre- 

 vivaginantibus internodiis ssepe brevioribus, sepalis petalisque angustio- 

 ribus lineari-oblongis obtusis patentibus, labello repando sublobato emar- 

 ginato fere 4-pl6 latiore quam longo, pedunculis bifloris sessilibus. 



A Brazilian plant, allied to Epidendrum umbellatum, of 

 which it has the habit. But its lip, which is four times 

 broader than long, and curved downwards on each side, so as 

 to bear no little resemblance to a stiffly starched lady's apron, 

 gives it a most singular appearance. I have long been ac- 

 quainted with it through specimens in Sir W. Hooker's 

 Herbarium ; that now before me is from the collection of 

 Messrs. Loddiges. 



164. EULOPHIA squalida; foliis lato-ensiformibus 5-nerviis, spica multi- 

 flora floribus inferioribus remotioribus, bracteis ovatis acuminatis ovario 

 acutaugulo brevioribus, labello oblongo trilobo laciniis rotundatis inter- 

 media crispa ernarginata calva venis pluribus parallelis elevatis, calcare 

 brevi, antbera obsolete ernarginata, 



A terrestrial Orchidaceous plant of no beauty, brought 

 home by Cuming. It has leaves like those of a Bletia, and 

 a stout erect scape li foot high, with dingy pallid flowers, the 

 lowermost of which are very remote from the uppermost 

 The lip has no appendages, but is strongly marked by elevated 

 veins, and it is entirely confluent with the column at the 

 base. Lately flowered by Messrs. Loddiges. 



165. DENDROBIUM (Eudendrobium) excisum; foliis lineari-oblongis ob- 

 lique retusis, floribus (solitariis ? ) oppositifoliis basi squamatis, sepalis 

 petalisque acuminatis, labello oblongo acuto carnoso basi utrinque ex- 

 ciso : disco late glanduloso, cornu pedicello fere duplo breviore. 



A small species with the habit of D. pulchellum, but with 

 white inconspicuous flowers. It is a native of Sincapore, 

 whence it was brought by Mr. Cuming. It has flowered with 

 Messrs. Loddiges (No. 331). The nearest affinity is with 

 D. revolutum and calcaratum. 



166. BOLBOPHYLLUM clandestinum; rbizomate repente squamis mem- 

 branaceis cucullatis vestito distanter pseudo-bulbifero, pseudo-bulbis 

 minimis 1-2-phyllis, foliis mucronulatis oblongis carnosis dorso convexis, 



October, 1841— K. I 



