BLETIA 



ORCHIDES. 421 



II, Squamibracteae: bracteae ovarii podicellali dimidium longe non ae- 

 quantes. 



*LabeIIum alte columnae adnatum. Columna apicem versus attenuata. 



10. BLETfA PERRINII. Huc: Lindl. B. Reg. XXIV. 1838. Tab. 2.: Cfl(//e[/o PemmxLintll.: 



Foliis obloiigis cauii aequalibus^, sepalis oblongis linearibus ,obtusis, 

 lateralibus falcalis pefalis oblusis angustioribus, labello oblongo-ianceo- 

 lato trilobo unguiculalo nudo basi in cuniculuni ventricosum producto, 

 laciniis lateralibus erecfis acutis , inlermedia oblonga undulata obtusa 

 elongata sinubus intermediis reclangulis. 



Originaily sent from ihe garden of Richard Flarrison, Esq. Since 1 received it from 

 Mr. Bateman. recently from Mr. Knight of the kings Road. Brazil. Not unlike C. la- 

 biata. Perigonium roseum, labellum album, purpureo pictum. 



Lindl. Bot. Fig. XXVIII. 1842. sub 62.: A plant wilh club shaped pseudobulbs. and 

 a large green spathe from whith the scapo makes its appearance; so that it has 

 quite the habit of Cattleya. Flowers are pale liiac with a deep purple tip to 

 the labeilun. It would be a Caltleya , if it had not 8 poll, 



Bot. Mag. XIII. N. S. 1840. tb. 3711. Cattleya intermedia (var. angustifolia) : 



(y) Foliis anguslioribus, floribus pallide roseis, labelli lobo medio 

 usque ad marginem sanguineo (Tab. nost. 3711. Calfleya 

 Perrinii? Lndl. Bof. Reg. t. 2.) 



Brazil, sent to the Glasgow Bot. Gard., under ihe name of C. crispa. From C. inter- 

 media fig. at t. 2851 the present will be found lo differ in no essentical particular 

 and we are disposed to consider it a variety of that species. sufflciently distinguished 

 however both from a and ^- J am indeed by no means clear about the limits of 

 the species of C. : I mean particularly the large purplc kinds resembling the origi- 

 nal C. labiata. To me the Genus appears, like so many others of the epiphyle Or- 

 chideae subject to great variation in the size and form of ihe flowers , aiid the rela- 

 tive lengih and breadlh of ihe leaves. Perig. roseum, labello kermesino-raarginato. 

 Bot. Reg. XXVIH. 1842, sub t. 62 : Laelia Perrinii Lindl. — Parad. Vind. fasc. 10. 



**LabelIum liberum, Columna apicern versus exampliata. 

 L Columna apice biauri.?. Auriculae lobulatae seu sublobulalae, 



11. BLETIA PUMILA, Huc: Cuttleya immila Hook B. M. 3656 (XII N. Ser). 39 : 



Fseudobulbis oblongis niinutis teretibus sulcatis unifolialis unifloris, 

 folio oblongo-lanceolafo, sepalis oblongis acutis superiori recurvo, pe- 

 talis ovali-oblongis obliisis undulalis augustioribus; labelli lobo intcr- 

 medio brevi obtuso undulato-laciniato. 



Perigoniura lilacinura , labelli apice kcrraesino, Receivcd froin Essequibo by John 

 Allcard Esq. flowered 38. 



Callletja jiumila Dot. Reg. XXX. 1844. 5. (C. marginata llort). 

 Caulibus brevibus ovalibus sulcatis, foiiis solifariis ovalp oblongis 

 acufis, pedunculo unifloro, sepalis linearilanceolafis reclis, pelalis ova- 

 libus 3j)Io latioribus, labeJlo obovato indiviso apice plicato, lineis 3 cla- 

 vatis in medio, 



Brazil. (Gardner 657.) — Tliis is said to be from Essequilio, but that appears to be 

 a mislakc. It is a very dislincl specics. with peculiarly ihick acule solitary icaves, 

 and deep rose colourcd Howcrs. The lip is bordercd with » pale colour . which 

 is some limes almosi white. 



