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aequales triang^ulari -oblong^e acutissimae, planae, oblique ailscendentes , ima basi 

 inter se , medionte gynoslemii basi continua , coalitae, non calcar aemulantes. — 

 Duae internae laierales similes , longitudine exleriorum, spaihulatae, acuminatae, 

 margine subsinuosae, basi angustatae et longius unguicuiatae , erectae , membranaceo- 

 subhyalinae, venoso-reiiculatae, glabroe. — Labellum ex apice processus basilaris 

 gynostemii ortum , erectum , basi unguiculatum non articulatum, subrecurvum, facie 

 superiore. lateribus ereciis , concavum . profunde trilobura ; lobo medio transverse 

 latiore subdiptero apice truncato , apiculato, alis iaternlibus obtusissimis rotundatis; 

 iobis lateralihus iruncaiis. abrupte in unguem desinentibus ; supra unguem in regio- 

 ne inedia adest appendix rigidiusculus , planus . cristaeformis. — Gynostemium brevi- 

 usculum vix duas lineas altum, antice concavum , et fovea stigmatica superne exca- 

 vatum. laierihus apice apiculalis, recurvis ; basi , ut jam diximus , productum in ap- 

 pendicem^iacinias 'calycis exteriores inter se coadunantem. — Antbera terminaiis 

 operculiformis. PoIIinia quatuor approximata , ovoideo -ohlonga , inter se tantisper 

 «ubcoalita. 



Obs. L'^chantiIlon unique de cette magnifique espece , que j'ai examin^ avait ete 

 recueilli a la Nouvelle-Guinee par le capiiaine d'Urville. Les enormes feuilles de 

 cette espcce . ses grandes fleurs, dont le pedoncule . rovaire et les trois divisions 

 ext^rieures du calice sont extremement velues ; sa longue hampe glabre . terminee 

 par nn long epi de fleurs , accompagnees chacune d'une bract^e persistante, ianceo- 

 iee, aigue , glabre, d'un pouce et au - dela forment un ensemhle de caracteres , qui 

 -distinguent facilement ceiie belle espece. 



Huc: DendrobMin Veilchianum Lindl. — Bot. Reg. 1817. Ann. sub. tab. 25. (Ophryde 

 fuciflora) : 



Caulibus clavatis anguste costatis 2 — 3 phyliis , foliis sessilibus ob- 

 longis apice aciilis inaequilateris, racemo erecto multifloro foliis Jongio- 

 re, bracteis ovatis membranaceis acutis, pedicellis sepalisque ovatis 

 acutis ext-us villosissimis, petalis unguiculatis spathulatis acutis tenuibus 

 glabris, labello maximo alte trilobo, denticulis tribus in medio, laciniis 

 rateralibus ascendentibus rotundatis crenatis flabellalim venosis inler- 

 inedia convexa rotundata biloba. 



We are not sure , that this will not prove a rival to the best of the East Indian 

 Orchids. It is a most beautiful plant, with upright racemes of large mossy flowers 

 nearly two inches in diaraeter , and a flne stiff habit. Its sepals are a clear dull 

 y«llow . the petals pure white. ihe lip deep green bordered with white . and richly 

 marked with crimson veins. It is from 3ava . and is in the possession of Mssrs. Veitch, 

 10 whom we are indebted for the materials . from which the above description has 

 been drawn up. This . too , is one of Mr. Thomas Lobb's flne things. — De Vriese 

 Illustr. tab. 5 et tab. 11. f. 3. 



B. Infloresctintia luiteralis. 

 135. DE.NDROBIUM CHRYSOTOXUMLindl. - Bot. Reg. 1847. t. 19. adn. 



Fseudobulbis clavatis angustis multicostatis 2 — 4 foliis, foliis oblon- 

 gis horizontalibus coriaceis: racemis lateralibus laxis gracilibus arcua- 

 lim decurvis pseudobulbis aequiilibus, bractea basilari parva spathacea^ 

 floralibus minimis herbaceis, sepalis petalisque explanatis oblongis ob- 

 tusissimis planis his duplo latioribus; labello indiviso cucullato rotun- 

 dato pubescente, margine minutissime peclinato et fimbriato. 



fnd. or. — Flores flavi labii basi citrino brunnea. — Difl"ers from D. densiflorum in 

 its manyangled pseudohulbs, small bracts and curiously fring* d pubescent. not shaggy, 

 lip. — From D. Grifflihii in its round emarginaie fringed lip. — From D. aggregatum 

 in the .same respecls , as well as in its great clubshnped many-leaved pseudobuibs. 

 i36. DENDROBIUM UENSIFLORUM Wall. — B. M. 3418 (N. S. IX.) 35. 



'Caulibus articulatis clavatis pendulis npice foliosis, foliis oblongis 

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