428 ORCHIDES. bletia 



Pseiidol>ulbis ovatis terelibus costatis apice atlenualis 2— Sphyilis; 

 foliis oblongo linearibiis palenlissimis , scapo miilto brevioribus; scapo 

 tereti apicesubsexfloro, bracteis oblongis membranaceis aculis, sepalis 

 lanceolalis acuminatis palentissimis, petalis oblongo lanceolatis nndu- 

 lalis, labelli trilobi bilamellali lobis lateralibus erectis rotundatis trun- 

 calis. intermedio oblongo-lanceolalo apice reflexo, ovario glabro. 

 31. BI>ETIA FURFURACEA. Loelia furfuracea Lindl. B. Reg. XXV. l839. 26. 



Pseiidobulbis ovatis striatis submonopliyllis, foliis anguste oblongis 

 membranaceis acutis, scapo unifloro(?) tereti , bracteis oblongis mem- 

 branaceis acutis, sepalis lanceolatis acuminatis patentissimis , petalis 

 subrhombeis lanceolatis undiilatis sublobatis, labelli trilolii bilamellati 

 lobis lateralibus erectis rotundatis truncatis, intermedio oblongo revo- 

 Into, ovario glandulis nigris furfuraceo. 



Mexico. Wobnrn Gnrden. received througti Parl<inson. Pcrig. roseum albidumque. la- 

 belli lobi lat. albidis , intu3 albidi. medium labellum flavura.Iob. anterior roseus. 

 B. Mag. 42. 3810. Was found near Oaxaca by Count Karwinski and is probably 

 not uncommon in coU. large quantities having been received by various iiersons 

 from Mexico. A and B. are variet. 



Perigonium roseum, iabelli lobis lateralibus intus albis. cristulae labii flavae. 

 Differt ab autumnali : its pseudobulbs are ovate and slightly .furrowed . in- 

 .stead of having a long neck and being deeply furrowed, Tbe leaves solitary 

 or in pairs and not in zor 3 , erect and straight, not spreading and curved ; fiowers 

 have little or nolhing as to appea riobed, and Dnallythe ovary is closely covered with 

 black mealy glands. 



33. BLETIA SPECIOSA. Hb. B. Klh. n. Gen. et. Sp. I. 342. Lindl. B. Reg. 1839. Misc. 42. 

 Laelia tnnjalis Lindl. rass. Cattleya Grahami LO. 116. Flor de Mayo of the 

 natives of San Bartolo. and the adjoining parts of Mexico , has lately been received 

 by the Hort. Sc. of London from Mr. Hartweg, who found il on the mountains. near 

 Leon 8000' where it sometimes freezes. I possess sp. (No. 3) given me by Prof. 

 Schlechlendahl , gathered by Dr. Sciiiede in the same siluations. It is one of the 

 most beautiful of the whole order; a dried flowcr now before me. of a bright violet 

 colour. measures nearly 5 " from ihe tip of one petal to that of another , and whcn 

 fresh I have no doubt the expansion of thc flowers was 6 ". The labellura 2Vo" long. 

 Many plants have been given away by Ihe Ilort. Sec, but it proves exceedingly dif- 

 flcult of cuitivalion. 



B. Reg. XXX. 1844. 30. 

 Folio angiislo scapo bifloro aequali, bracteis membrannceis ovntis, se- 

 palis lanceolatis, petalis oblongo-lanceolatis duplo latioribus, labelli lobo 

 medio rotiindato emarginato plano, Infeialibus parvis obtusis. 

 The labcllum is dotted and veined witb rich purple. 

 Balem. M. G. 23. B. Reg. XXVIII. 1842. sub 62. 

 Pseudobulbi ovati vel stibrotundi macrophylli. 

 Bat. 33. 1840. 

 33. BLETI.\ ALIUD.A. Huc: Laelia albidn Bat."B. Reg. 1839. XXV. Misc. 4. 



Pseudobulbis ovalibus diphyllis, foliis linearibus aculis spica mulli- 

 flora qundiuplo brevioribus, sepalis oblongo-Ianceolatis acutis vel sub- 

 acuminatis , petalis latioribus aculis , omnibus apicibus reflexis fortiter 

 mucronulatis, labelli alte Irilobi tricostafi lobi? laternlibus ercctis" rotun- 

 datis , inlermedio duplo majore subrotundo obscure apiculato reflexo. 



Bot. Mag. 1842. 3957. 

 ' Mexico out from Oaxaca by Couiu Karwinski. Mr. Harris purchased it of a French 

 collecior. Kew. 



