ERIA. 



ORCHIDES. 277 



sweet Lily of ihe Valley of Europe and it is libel or ihe laitor to compare it wiih 

 this species. — Bot. Reg. XXVII. 1841. Misc. 121. 



p. major Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1847, t. 63. Caulibus duplo majoribus spicis 

 longius pedunculatis, floribus clausis giobosis. 



42. ER1.\ MULTIFLORA Lindl. Gm. et Sp. Orch. p. 68. - Bot. Reg. XXIX. 1843. Misc. 72. 



Caulibus teretibus clavatis 2— 3-phyIlis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis cana- 

 liculalis, spicis multifloris, bracteis mmimis sphacelatis, floribus pubescen- 

 tibus, labello cuneato-obovato indiviso basi excavato nectarifluo supra 

 foveam dentibus 2 membranaceis erectis aucto. 



A rare little plant, from Mr. Van Hoiitte of Ghent, who received it from Java. It has 

 small white flowers , covered externally with flne down. The only coloured part is 

 the column , which is deep violet. In habit it resembles a small specimen of Eria 

 floribunda. 



43. ERIA BRACTESCENS Lindl. — Bot. Reg. XXVII. 1841. Misc. 46. - Bot. Reg. XXX. 

 1840. T. 29. 



Pseudobulbis brevibus ovatis apice subdiphyllis, fohis oblongis un- 



dulatis racemis subaequalibus, bracteis margine revolutis superioribus 



hnearibus reflexis, racemis ereclis, labelli trilobi lamellis duabus abbre- 



viatis intermedia producta lobo medio truncato rugoso obtuse apiculato. 



Sincapore. Loddig. imp. (214). — Erect racemes of delicate straw - coloured flowers, 



and is readily distinguished by iis iarge bracts, It is nearly allied to E. flavescens. 



The same plant hns been found in Burmea by Mr. Grifflth, from whence I have spe- 



cimens , no 1055. It is raiher pretty , but not strikingly handsomo. 



Huc : ERIA DILLWYNII Hook. Bot. AII. 4163. — Bot. Reg. XXXI. 1845. Misc. 67. 

 Pseudohiilbis oblongis laevibus 2 — 4 phyllis, foliis oblongis racemis 

 subaequalibus, bracteis membranaceis oblongis obtusis reflexis, racemis 

 erectis, petalis sepalisque erectis, labello trilobo basi lamellato, lobo 

 medio obtuso rotundato 5 lamellato. 



Philipines. Cuming. — Habit of E. long: labris. Profuse flowerer : two spikes of 

 flowers on each of 8 pseudobulbs. 



44. ERIA OVATA Lindl. — Bct. Reg. XXX. 1844. sub 29. 



Foliis oblongis obtusis basi angustatis, racemis pubescentibus mulli- 

 floris, bracteis parvis ovalibus reflexis, sepahs petalisque acuminatis, 

 labello ovato-oblongo indiviso basi bicalloso. 



This plant found in the Philippines by Mr. Cuming , evidenlly difl^ers from the three 

 oihers iu the shape of the lip. which has no lobes , but an ovate - oblong form and 

 a couple of liitle diverging plates near the base. It is nearest to E. longilabris in 

 general apjiearancc. 



45. ERIA LONGILABRIS Lindl. - Bot. Reg. XXVIL 1841. Misc. 69. - Bot. Reg. XXX. 

 1844. 8ub 29 et in Tab. 29 flg. 3. 



Eriae braclescentis facie sed sepalis petalisque magis acuminatis, la- 

 belli trilobi lamellis tribus ad apicem fere productis aequalibus latera- 

 libus abbreviatis lobo medio ovato acuminato. 



Panay in the Phillip. , whence it was sent to Msr. Loddiges by M. Cuming, Bears 

 more flowers, than E. bractescens and is distinguished at once by its lip. 



46. ERIA OBESA Lindl. Wall. Cat. 1926. LO. 15. — Bot. Reg. XXX. 1844. sub 29. 

 Caulibus crassis ovalibus , sepalis petalisque lanceolatis acutis sub- 



glabris, labelli trilobi ccallosi lobis lateralibns obsoletis rotundatis: in- 

 termedio ovali retuso, racemis paucifloris pubescentibus, bracteis ova- 

 tis lanceolatis pedicello capsularum longissimarum vix aequalibus. 



Martaban Wallich impf. cx. — Moulmein and Merg in Grifflth. — Pseudobulbous stems are 



