332 ORCHIDES. 



EPIDENDRDM. 



Wild in Guayana — Schomburgk (v. v. c). — Floweis scenlless , pale green witbout 

 spois, and a wliite lip. 



b. lobo intermedio obtuso. 

 * Rhachi laevi. 



59. EPIDENDRUM VIRGATDM Lindl. in Hooker's Journal IIl. 83. Lindl. L c. 38. 



£. pseudobulbis ovatis oblongisve sub-compressis rugosis, foJiis binis 

 ensilormibus ternisque convexis subundulatis aculis glaucis uriciam lalis, 

 panicula virgata ramis longis gracilibus, sepalis lanceolalis petalisque 

 duplo angustjoribus patenlibus discoloribus. labelli unguiculali lobis la- 

 teralibus acutis recfangulis intermedio subrotundo-obovato, callo ma- 

 ximo rofundalo acuminafo pone basin. 



V^iid in Mexico; on tfie gronnd among Pteris aquilina, on ttie mountains of Cohan, 

 and ihe Cumlire of Choacas — Uartweg (v. v. c. et s. sp.). — In general appearance 

 much like E. viiellinum , but wilh more glaucou.s lenves. Flowers smali , diriy preen 

 siained wiih Itrown , arranged in a long lax graceful panicle , tbe branches of which 

 are simple, and sometimes as much as a foot long. with nearly twenly flowers on 

 each. The lip is whiiish vellow. Scape someiimes seven feet high. 



60. EPIDENDRUM AMABILE Linden Rchb. fll. - Rchb. fil. in Bonpl. IIL 219. 



Aff. E. virgato labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus divaricatis ligulatis ob- 

 tusalis, lobo medio obovato apice obtuse bilobulo callo depresso sub- 

 obsolefo in lineolas tres excurrenle ante basin lobi medii. 



Panicula gracilis pruinata multidora. Flores illos E. virgali aequnnte.s. Sepala ac 

 tepala (angustiora) lanceolata acuta brunnea pruinata. Laiteilum aureum purpureo 

 punctatum. Gynostemium purpurt-um apterum apice obtusissime trilobum ; sublibe- 

 rum. Mexico. Ghiesbreght 37. ,,Les bulbes sonl petits et aplatis. Fleurit en F^v- 

 , rier. On le trouve seule sur des chenes rabougris en terre chaude. Elle n'est pas 

 odoreuse." 



61. EPIDENDRUM LINKIANUM Klotsch in Allg. Gartenz. Sept. 22. 1829. Lindl. 1. c. 39.: 

 E. pseudobulbis fusiJormibus 2 — 3-phyllis, foliis lineari-ensiformi- 



bus recurvis racemo paucitloro longioribus, sepalis palentissimis lineari- 

 lanceolatis, petalis conformibus anguslioribus, labelJi lobis laleralibus 

 minutis erectis acutis intermedio ovalo-oblongo crispo venis elevalis 

 sub columna pubescentibus. 



Epidendrum Pasloris Link und Olto Abbild. t. 12. 

 Wild in Mexico — Deppe (v. v. c). — Flowers small , dull yellow, streaked with 

 purple. Lip nearly white. 



Huc : Epidendrum (riptcrum Lindl. in Hook, Journ. III. 83. Lindl. I. c. 58. : 

 E. pseudobulbis ovalibus compressis diphyllis, foliis lineari-oblougis 

 obtusis racemo paucitloro (4 — 6) subaequalibus, floribus erectis, sepalis 

 petalisque lineari -lanceolatis palulis, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus li- 

 nearibus obtusis planis intermedio subrotundo basi angustafo undulalo 

 venis rugosis elevatis, clinandrio obtuse 3-Iobo, capsula anguste cla- 

 vata triplera. 



Wild in Mexico — Karwinski (v. s. sp. comm. b. Zuccarini). — The whole plaiit wben 

 in bloom liitle more than six inches high. Flowers apparently dull purple. wiih a 

 pale lip , on long peduncles . and ereci, not drooping. Forms a transition to llie 

 last section of Encyiliums. being nearly allied lo E. tessellatura. 



62. EPIOENDRUM CONCOLOR La Llave. LO. 12. Lindl. 1. c. 40. 



E. loliis in pseudobulbos conferfos lenticulares solitariis lato-lanceo- 

 lalis acutis, scapo flliformi 5-floro, sepalis ligulatis, petalis linearibus, 



