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on ihe margin. Flowers pale green. — r»Jeilgherries and IMilney Mountnins , Dowering 

 Aug. and Sept. — The ligulate lateral lobes of the lip of ihis species is peculiar 

 and at once distiguishing it from ihe following very nearly allied species, with which 

 if I mistake not, it was confounded in the flrst instance hy Lindley. 



Oberonia Artwttiana R, Wight. Ic. V. L 1628. (1851) : leaves ensiform . subfalcate, 

 succulent racemes erect or slightly inclined towards the apex , scarcely drooping : 

 flowers allernate, longish pedicelled: bracls ovate acute. ciliate , somcwhat shea- 

 Ihing al the base ; sepals ovate . acute , about the length of the narrow linear pe- 

 lals : lip cordate at the base , 3 lobed ; lateral lobes broad ovate, oluuse , middle 

 one prolonged , forked at the apex. Flowers pale green. — Neilgherries and Pulnies, 

 flowering Septbr. — These two species were., I believe, mixed in the coll. sent home 

 and iiamed as above by Dr. Lindley. iNow ihat ihey are disliguished, I have much 

 pleasure in associating my friend vvith them by dedicating one of the two Lo him. 



26. MALAXIS THISBE. Huc I. c. : Oberonia Thisbe (Rchb. fll. in Bonpl. , Mar. 1, 1857); 

 bracieis setaceis floribus subverlicillaiis brevioribus , pelalis erectis sepalisq. concavis 

 obtusis, labelli linearis basi pulvinali laciniis lateralibus setaceo - falcalis intermediis 

 divaricatis denticulo interjecto — Philippines, Cuming h. s, sp. — Leaves thin , obluse, 

 shorter ihan the spikes. Flowers minute, brick-red when dry. Very near ihe next, 

 but the blunt sepals and petals, shorter bracts and rauch .smaller Howers seem lo 

 dislinguish it pretty well. Huc porro. 



Oberonia Thisbe Rchb. fil. in Bonpl. IIL 223 : aff. Oberoniae rufllabri Lindl. , foliis 

 (tMiuitontibns) ensaiis ligulato obovatis acutiusculis , (siccis margine tenui undulatis), 

 floribus triplo minoribus, labello ligulato apice trilobo . lobis lateralibus seiaceo fal- 

 caiis retrorsis divaricatis , lobo medio minutissimo dentiformi , lacinia setaceofalcota 

 antrorsa utrinque ante basin. Folia pollicaria sou paulo longiora , breviora , quatuor 

 usque lineas lata nunc aequilata, nunc ante apicem dilataia bina , terna , quaterna. 

 Pedunculus quadri - octopollicaris in altero specimine erectus , in altero curvatus. 

 Bracteae setaceae flores rainutos, (siccos cinnabarinoflavos) bene excedentes; plurimae 

 steriles in pedunculi basi sub inflorescentia congestae. Racemus subverticillaris. 

 Sepala ovato - triangula ; tepala linearilancea acuta. 2134. Cuming. Phil. 



27. MALAXIS RUFILABRIS. Huc 1. c. : Oberonia rufiLubris (Lindl. Sertum Orcb. t. 8 A.) : 

 bracteis setaceis floribus sparsis multo longioribus , petahs patulis sepalisq. acutis, 

 labelli linearis biUdi basi pulvinali laciniis loteralibus setaceis intermediis lanceolalis 

 divaricatis — Moulmcin, Griffith (on trees in damp places) h, s. sji. — Flowers deep 

 dull r*'d , larger , ihan in ihe last. The petals which are acute fall back upon the 

 sepals instead of standing ereci as in that species. 



28. MALaXIS SCYLLAE. Huc L c. : Oberonia Seyllae : brocteis hf.rbaceis setaceo- 

 acuminatis Horibus longioribus , sepalis lateraybus orbiculatis concavis dorsali lanceo- 

 iaio longiore , petalis lineari - lanceolatis falcatis ciliatis mulio longioribus inflexis, 

 labeili lobis laleralibus lincaribus acutis asperis erectis iniermediis divergentibus 

 brevioribus apice in crinibus solutis — Ceylon , Thwaites , 3124, h. s. sp. — A mosl 

 remarkable thing wiih rainute crimson flowers whelher opening or expanded , looking 

 like a bunch of red tongues ihrust from within a mask , worihy of a Gorgon. The 

 leaves are erect , short, fleshy , bristle - pointed , according to an excellent drawing 

 senl me by my indefaligablc and most accurale correspondent , Mr. Thwaites. There 

 does noi seem to be any cushion at ihc base of the lip as in the iwo lasl, which is 

 raiher singular considering the very close relaiionship of all three. 



§ 2. CAULESCENTES; caule elongato distiche folioso. (0 longibracteata, 

 • Nr. 8 sliould perhaps be referred to this division.) 



* Labcllo indiviso v. oOsuletc lobato. 



29. NALAXJS ANGDSTIFOLIA. Huc I. c. : Obcronia aHgustifolia : bracteis ovalis com- 

 plicatis integerrimis , peialis integris, labello subrotundo obsolete quadrilobo lobtilis 



