760 ORCHIDES. 



ONCIDIUM. 



lissimis, pedunculis unifloris squamis magnis fuscis strialis carinalis 

 dense imbricatis, sepalis ovalibus planis, petalis conformibus latioribus 

 revolutis, iabello maximo cuneato rolundalo basi trilamellato, coluranae 

 alis angustis acutissimis. 



(A). Sepals and petals white. Macrocliilus Fryanus Fl. Cab. t. 45, Sept, 1, 1837. 



(B). Sepals and petals purple. D. M. t. 4425. MiUonia Moreliana Hort, 



Flowers very large , solitary; in tlie originnl species ; wilh pale siraw-coloured 



sepals and petals, and a broad violet purple lip ribbed witb crimson. The variety 



B has noihing whatever excepi colour to disiinguish lit. The foliage has the un- 



heallhy lern colour so common in this genus, 



Wild in Brazil; Serra de Estrella— Weddel, ic, ined. Nr. 17. 



B, Bracteae ovario pedicellato manifeste breviores. 



a. Labellum planum carinato cristatum gynostemium non involvens. 



Labellum liberrimum. 

 116._4.-ONCIDIDM REGNELUI fll.ilss. - Rchb. fll. Xen. 1, 130: Miltonia Regnelli n.m.: 

 Labello sessili obpandnrato , antice obtwso emarginatove plano ca- 

 rinulis ternis in basi , gynostemii alis angustis apice acutis. Cf. infra. 



Rchb. fll. l c, p, 133, Otlo und Dielr. Allg. Gartenztg, 1855, (XXIII.) 323. 



Pseudobulbus oblongus anceps vaginis foliisque stipatus. Folia lineari ligulata 

 obluse acuta apice vulgo inaequalia. Pedunculus elongatus gracilis (duo, quos teneo, 

 triflori). Vagina una alterave in basi. Bracteae triangulae brevissimae. Ovarium pe- 

 dicellatum nunc vix pollicare, nunc in speciniine culto inflmum subbipollicare). Pe- 

 rigonium illi Miltoniae spectabilis Lindl. paulo minus ; patens. Sepala oblongolan- 

 ceolata, supra nervum niedium extus paulo ac obiuse carinata; lateralia ima basi 

 uli illa Miltoniae spectabilis Lindl. pauio inter se ac cum labelli basi connata. Te- 

 pala connata oblonga acuta, seu acuta sessilia. Omnia candida. Labellum cuneato 

 obpanduratum, antrorsum multo latius, antice emarginatum nunc cum apiculo; venae 

 radiantes basi omnes plus minus elevaiulae; media carinam angulaiam abruptara 

 aistens , lalerales mediae reliquis raagis elevatae, basi velutinae (llaveolae videntur) ; 

 reliquum labellum coeruleo-purpureum. Gynostemium subseraiteres; androclinium pos- 

 tice acutangulum; alae anguslae seniiligulnlae apice libero acutae, limbo esterno 

 crenulatae stu integerrimne; fovea obovala limbo uiriuque lumido. Anthera galeata 

 antrorsum breviligulata ; minutissime obtuseque pnpuloso scabra. Pollinnrium prope 

 iiiUoniae spectubiUs Lindl. Caudicula a laliori basi antrorsum angustata, Tabula 

 infrasiigmatica apice utrinque antrorsum dentata; basi antrorsum angulato impressa. 

 — Cf. Walp. Ann. III. 561. Xen. L c. Tab. 47. 



Lindl. Fol, p. 2,: 



M. pedunculo paucifloro, bracleis lanceolalis nervosis pedicellis lon- 

 gioribus, sepalis lanceolatis , petalis oblongis nunc obovalis aculis, la- 

 beilo subpandurato, apice quadrato emarginato basi cuneato , callis 3 

 elevatis parvis inlermedin minore, alis columnae integris falcatis. 



This, of which I have received a single dried llower from Mr. Reichenbach, ap- 

 pears to be nearer M. Russelliana than any oiher species. I possess no further in- 

 formalion concerning it, 



Wild in Brazil; Minas Geraes— Regnell. 



116. - 5. - ONCIDIUM CLOWESII Rchb. fll. Mss. - Rchb, fll. Xcn. I, p, 130: Miltonia 

 Clowesii : 



Labello sessili pandurato obtuso scu obtuse acuto antice nunc un- 

 tlulato, carinulis novenis in basi, gynostemii alis auriculas minutasjuxta 

 gynostemii basin sistenlibus. 



