906 orchide: 



ANGRECUM 



Adtliinliir specie- li;uid bene fognilao luiec: 

 10 ANGHECUM r.ONCIllFliUU.M Lindl. Bol. Mag. Conii). I. 205: 



Pyginneuin, caulescens, foliis dislichis linearibus, inaequallter bilobis, 

 vaijinis vpirucosis, |K'dunculis filiformibus unifloris, sepalis pelalisqne 

 selaceo-aciimiiiatis reflexis , labello semi-infnndibulnri repando crenulato 

 njembranaceo, calcare horizoniali longissimo tiliformi. 

 OiHniqnolaml in sylvis. — Drege. 



(Ijiiilis pollicaris sesquiiiollicarisqiie. Folia coriacea , plana, pollicaria. Brncteae 

 ovaiae, fnculhiiae, nienibranaceae. FIos mngnus in tani parva specie, cj.lc.ire e. labello 

 siniul sumptis 2 poll. loiigis. 



A niiisi curious liiile species , of wbich I have .?een only single flowers, the pol- 

 leninasses of whicli had iHllen away. Tlie sepals aiKJ petals are quile merabrarious, 

 ihe lab. is of the same texlnre ; and looks like Oiie valve of a liny delicaie shell, wiih 

 a long tnbe fasiened grncefuliy to llie hinge If tliis is not the very model of a Tri- 

 ton's irumpet, I am sure it ouglu to have hien. 



11. ANGRECCM SACCIrERUM Lindl. B. Mag. Comp. 1. 205: 



Acaulc, foliis linearilanceolalis dislicliis obtiisis oldique emarginatis, 

 s?apis subli ifloris folioi um longitiiiiim*, biai lc^is subiotiindo ovatis cuciil- 

 latis, ptdicfllis fiiiformilius, sepHlis obloiiL-is aLiitis, pelalis ovatis, la- 

 iiello cmullaio ventiico.-o aculo, calcaie tirevissimo scrotiforini. 



Ouiiii<iualand sup. arb. etiam inier Key ei Basche. Drege. — Near ihe Nynna 

 Rurcliell. — Belongs 10 the set of .\. caulescens. 



12. .ANGRliCUM PUSILLUM Lindl. R. Mag. Conip. 1. c. : 



Acaule foliis linearibus falcalis, stiialis, aciitis apice obliquis , spicis 

 erccjis laxifloiis, foliis longioribus, biaclcis brevibus diaphanis cucullatis, 

 sepalis petalisque ovalis suiiaequalil-us conniventibus, labello subrolundo- 

 ovato :iculo cuncavo posiico. calcare recto ovaiio breviore. 



Super arbores prope Ijoschrivier ; Oulniqualand, |irope Koraira. Drege. 



!ipecies delicalula , inier muscos vegetans ; facie omnino Phreatiae elegantis, sed 

 minor. 



13. ANGRi:CUM CLA.NDESTINUM Lindl. 1. c. 206 



Caule.scens, foliis crasissimis ensifoi inibus, recurvis, apice acutatis 

 l)ilobis, lobo altero louiiissimo, spica honzoutali dense semisubterranea, 

 bracleis ovatis coriaceis rigidis, floribus nigro-pilosis explanatis, sepalis 

 ovads, petalis linearibus giabris, labello ovato cucullalo nudo, calcare 

 sigmoideo pendulo apice inflalo. 



Folia plana, 6 pollices longa. Spica crassa. l'/2 pollices longa. Flores paivi, albi. 

 Ovarium. sepala a dorso. calcar et lahelli venier nigro pilosa. Labelhim margine vi- 

 nde incrassatum. Aniheia iruncaia , rostellum elongatum non tegens, caudicula 

 linearis simplex ; glandula linearis, acula, adscendens. — Wesl. Coasl .\fr. Lodd. 



14. ANCRECUM TEiNUE LindL Boi. Reg. X.WI. (1840.) sub 68: 



A[iliyllum, acaule, radicibus longissimis inlricatis, S|)icis tcnuibus 

 filifoiiiiibiis er»;clis simplicibus, sepalis petalisque acuminalis apice re- 

 flexis, labello ovalo acuto, calcaie eieclo, oblongo, carinalo. 



A raullitude of very long eninngled roots, withoul leaves form ihe principal part 

 of ihis planl, which s.-ems wholly destilute of leaves. The spikes are clustered, and 

 are from 2—4 inclies high. The llowers are the sniallesi in tlie genus. 



On trees near Para Marlius (herb. reg. monac.) 



Ohs. Angrecum purpurascens Gardn. Chroniclo 1852. 390. Quid ? 



Obs. Lindl. I. c. Comp. Bot. Mag. 205: Angreci species nova adest in herb. 

 (Nr. 126a) in sylvis OuUiiqualand super arbores a Dregeo lecia; sed deflorata. Caulis 



