616 ORCHIDES. 



HOULLETIA 



naceo tripartito: laciniis laleralibus linearibus acuminatis reflexis, inter- 

 niedia ovato-triangulari subhastata, columna basi infundibulari depressa. 



Cliarming! Imp. from Rio Janeiro by T. Brocklehurst Esq. of the Fence near 

 MiicklesHelil. It has a scape a foot and a haif high , terminated by several rich cin- 

 namon — brown spotled flowers, more ihan 2" diam. and deliciously sweet. It bas thc 

 habit of M. Warreana and is one of ihe flnest species of the genus. Ii may indeed 

 be doubted, whether it really belongs to Maxillaria and characters raay doubtle.ss be 

 found to separate it. I am however[averse to making genera in ihe Maxillardious group 

 of Vandeae, until a larger number shall have been examined in a living state, 



Lindl. Sert. 43: 



..Hypochiiii laciniis lineari-lanceolatis reflexis, epichilio ovalo-triangu- 

 lari subhastato angulis lateralibus acuminatis. 



Near Stanbopea, but hypochil is not concave , on the contrary it is flat, with a 

 funnel-shaped hollow ,at its base, Flowers SVa" diam., spread out so as to form a 

 somewhat concave perianth richly spotted wilh brown upon a cinnamon-coloured 

 ground, In testure they are leathery and flrm. Sepals oblong, ralher obtuse ; laieral 

 being very slightly united al the base and somewhat larger than that at ihe back. 

 Petals rather shorter, much narrower , obovate and narrowed ai the base into a 

 clew. Lip consists of a hypochil or lower and an epichile or upper half. wilh no 

 intervening portion ; it is cootinuous wilh the base of ihe column and rather shorier 

 than lateral sepals. Hypochil is narrow , flat, spotted wilh brown , hollowed out next 

 ihe foot of the column inio a kind of 2 lipped fumiel , from its anterior end spring 

 2 long, linear lanceolate laper pointed appendages, which turn back towards the co- 

 lumn , reaching almost half way up it, just at the junction of ihe hypochil and epi- 

 chil, and between those appendages is a rainuie reflexed lleshy tooth , such as is 

 found in ihe same situation in Stanhopea. Epichil is broader than the last, 

 with which it is articulated ; in colour it is a deep rich violet , in form somewhat 

 triangular wiih curved sides and at the lower angles it is extended into a very 

 narrow acuminate appendage, so that upon the whole it has sometimes the form 

 lechnically called hastate. Column curved, rounded at the back , sllghtly concave, in 

 front thicker at the upper, tliau ihe lower end. Pollenmasses deeply 2 lobed at ihe 

 back , planted on the end of a long narrow caudicula , which runs into an acute 

 glond in such a manner, that the 2 are completely blended together." — Houllelia sla- 

 veliaiflora Brogn. — Pescatorea 34. — B. Mag. 4072. 



2. HOULLETIA PICTA Lind. und Rchb. fll. in Regel GarteuUora 1«55. 2 : 



Affinis H. Brocklehurstianae Lindl. (stapelioidi Brogn.) paulo minor, 

 epichilii semiovati acutiusculi angulis poslicis retroisis subfalcatis, hy- 

 pochilii callo in foveam transversam utrinque acutam raarginalam ex- 

 eunle, dente introrso medio antico, cornubus haud supra apicem hypo- 

 chilii coalilis (more H. odoralissimae Linden). 



Bluihenhulle schijn rothbraun mit ungleichen Schattirungen. Lippe weissiich mil 



elwas violelter Siiule, stiirker liauiHiiglig , als bei der gemeinen H. Brocklehursiiana. 



Es ist sonderhnr, dass diesc Art vollig geruchlos scheint, wahrend jene Arl und H. 



odoratissiina. welche beiden ein Miltclglied bildet. stark riechen. Ersire hat tauschen- 



den Geruch von Zimrat und Gewurznelken. — Neu-Granada ; von Schlim entdeckt. 



3. HOULLETIA ODOHATISSIMA Linden Pa.xt. FI. G. HL IT2: 



Scapo stricto, sepalis liberis, petalis conformibus indivisis, labelli 

 epichiliu unguiculato ovato obtuso subsagillato undique intra marginem 

 verrucoso angulis posticis obtusis, mesochilio denle longo lingiiiformi 

 apice acuto, cirrhis ascendenlibus falcatis coluinna brevioribus , hypo- 

 chilio appendice pedicellata cyathiformi aucto. 



Ocanna. Neu-Granada, Schlira. Mai 1851 , on ihe borders of rivulets. Its extre- 

 mely aromaiic odour discovered its presence at a considerable disiance , on which 



