772 ORCHIDES. 



ONCIDIDM. 



Ex ..Lcochilis" huc perilnenl: 

 116. — u. — ONCIDIUM IIERBACEDM Rchb. fll. Mss. : Leochilus herbaceus Lindl. 

 Dot. Reg. XXX. (18J4.) Misc. 90: 

 Labello obovato eraarginalo apice denticulato medio convexo laevi 

 basi excavato villoso. 



La Guayra imp. by Wailes of New - Castle. Sepals and petals are green 

 wilh a single red stripe along ihe middle. The Jip is while slightly tinged with green 

 and irregularly banded with pale purple. It differs frora L. oncidioides in the form 

 and surface of the lip. I believe loo that the flowers are in pairs; bul 1 have only 

 seen fragmenls. 



116. — V. — ONCIDIUM SCRIPTUM Rchb. fil. Mss. : Cryplosanus Scheidw. Garlenzig. 

 1843., p. 101. Lindl. B. R. XXIX. (1843.) Misc. 122: 



Perianthium explanatum , sepalis petalisque subaequalibus , sepalo 

 supremo fornicalo, Jabello indiviso oblongo apiculato, disco calloso, cum 

 basi columnae accreto , saccato; sacculi ore ciliis densis cincto; co- 

 Jumnae brevis clavalae apice auriculato. — Anthera unilocularis, pollinia 2, 

 pyriformia poslice sulcata, caudicuJa subulata, glandula oblonga. 



Pscudobulbs oneleaved, compressed , twoedged. The leaf is lanceolate, coria- 

 ceous, opaque. mucronate. The racemes are axiliary; the bracts subulate and very 

 small ; flowers 2—3 on each stalk, sceniless , small , green, with sanguine spots and 

 lines. 



Huc : Leochilus scriptus Rchb. Gl. Xen. l. p. 15, Tab. 6. IV. 24 : 



Affinis L. herbaceo labello apice integro basi carinato, carina apice 

 et basi biloba, basi papillosa villosa. 



Cryplosaccus scriptus Scheidw. ! (errore typographico Cryptosanus legitur) 

 Allg. Gartenztg. 1843. p. 101. 

 Pseudobulbi compressi, ancipites monophylli', folium lanceolatum mucronatum 

 coriaceum. Racemus axillaris bi-triflorus. Dracteae subulatae brevissimae. „Flore3 

 inodori, virides : sepala sanguineo longiludinaliter unistriata . tepala aequaliter striata 

 et cum labelio sanffuineo gutlulata" (Scbeidw. 1. c). Sepala oblonqo lanceolata 

 acuta ; tepala subaequalia angustiora, breviora. Labellum cuneato obovatum apice 

 reluso bilobum; cuHus a basi per lerliam infimam aiiice et basi obtuse bilobus, pube 

 papiUosa inier lobos basilares ; gynostemium medio utrinque lineari obtuseque diva- 

 ricato brachiaium. 

 116. — w. — ONCIDIUM CARINATDM Knowl. WescoU. Fl. Cab. II. 1838. p. 31: 



Pseudobulbis ovaiis ; foliis lanceolatis, scapo erecto, lloribus secundis racemosis : 

 petalis conniveniibus, maculatis; pedicellis flexuosis; labello crisiato integerrimo; 

 bracicis scariosis. 



Alihough not strictly agreeing with the generic character of Oncid, we consider it 

 one of ibose excepiions meniioned by Dr. Lindley, in ihe Rot. Ree. which come too 

 near it to be separated. It diflers from 0. iii liaving ihc wings of ihe column in the 

 centre instead of ihe apex ; but the pollcnmasses, caudicula and gland are ceriainly 

 those of Oncid. The labellum is also eniire and kealed from the apex. Ii appears 

 allied to 0. gracile. Xalappa. 



Leochilus carinatus Bot. Reg. 1842. Misc. 22 : 



Oncid. carinatum Knowles and Westcolt I. c. 

 Pseudobuibis ovalis, foliis lanceolalis, scapo erecto, floribus secundis 

 racemosis, sepalis pelalisque linearibus disjunctis , labello iineari ob- 

 longo emarginato basi meiiifero crislato, lamellis 2 brevibus truncalis 

 ulrinque glandulis 2 filiformibus auctis. 

 Xalappa in Mexico. 



Flowers orange, peials spotted , the sepals wholecoloured, the lip yellow wilh a 

 few oraDge spots. 



