BLETiA. ORCHIDES. 437 



only lialf thfi size, with a corrlate labellum. and a vcrv diff clinandriiim, but these are 

 probably vaiiable characters. The B. nodosa fig. in B. Reg. 1465 is a specimen 

 with unusu;il!y large flowers. 



56. BLKTIA NODOSA. Huc: nrassacoUi nodosa B. Reg. XVIL 1831. 1465. 



Laliello ovato acuminalo inteperrimo, petalis sepalisqiie linearibus 

 acuminatis, lientibus lateralibus clinandrii inlegris, postico umaiginato. 

 Rhizoma repens; caules basi clavati sursum leretes monophylii squamis fuscis revo- 

 luti. Kolia semipedalia, soiitaria, carno^^a, subtus ronvexa, supra canaliculata. Spi- 

 cae ^—4 fl , foliis breviores, bracieib- minutis, sqiinmiformibus Flores die inodori, 

 noeiu suaveolentes — Labellum album , limbo ovato subrotundo , acuto integerrimo, 

 plano, ungue dimidio brevioro, arcte coiivoluto. margine eroso, inlus sanguineo. 



Columna ungiie labelli (iuplo brevior clinandrii den.te postico emarginalo, anticis 

 integerrimis. 



W. L Island of Barn , ofl" ihe coast of Carthagena, filling ihe woods at night wilh 

 its fragrance. Jacquin. Jamnica Sloane. Mexico. Lubbock. 

 Huc: Brassavola nodosn Lindl. B. M,ig. 3229 (N. S. VII. 33). 



Labello cordato-acuminato basi angnsto involuto, sepalis petalisque 

 labelli longitudine linearibus acuminatis, columnae dentibus lateralibus 

 inlegris intermedio bi — tridentato 



Brassavola nodosa Lindl. Gen. et Sp. Orch. p. 114. 



Epidendrum nodosum L. Sp. Pl. p. 1350. Jacq. Amer. p. 226. t. 140. 



Cymbidium nodosum Sw. .Nov. Act. Ups. v. 6 p. 73. Spreg, Syst. Veg. III. 



p. 722. 

 Viscum delphinii flore minus etc. Sloane Jani. v. 1. p. 251. t. 121 f. 3. 

 Perigonium f. 5 viridibus, labello albido virente. 



From the stove of Charless Horsfall Esq. Mayor fo Liverp. who received it from 

 Will. Parker, Esq. of Kingston, Jan. Flowers fragrant at night, obs. by the gardener 

 HerrylEvans.— Hook. B. J. 13. 1834. Lindl. on Peruv. Orch.: Near Cuenca Colonel HalL 



Var. grandiflora: Brassavola grandiflora Lindl. B. Reg. XXV. 1839. Misc. 14: 

 Folio (plano?) angusle lanceolato rigido, lobello maxirao subrotundo 

 quadrato acutninato ungue longiore, sepalis petalisque linearibus acu- 

 minatissimis. 



Flowers of ihis, the finest of the genus . were received from Honduras by the Hon. 

 W. F. Strangways. The limb of the labellum , which is white is considerably larger 

 thaa a half crown, and ihe sepals and petals are nearly 3" long. It resembles a gi- 

 gantic specimen oT Brassavoia grodosa. 



Rchb. fll. in Bpl. II. 282. Sania Maria 3000'. Juni Nr. 1169. Schllm. 

 Rchb. fil. Bpl. II. 21. Carabobo 100'. October. Wagener, 



57. BLETIA RHOPALORRHACHIS. Huc: Brasuvola rhopalorrhachis Rchb lil. in Mohls 

 und Schlechlend. B. Ztg. 1852. 833. 



Rhizomate repente , canlibns secundariis laxc vaginatis, foliis tere- 

 tiusculis acnlis abbreviatis, pedunculo validissiino, brevi, pauciramoso(!), 

 bracteis triangulis acutis abbrevialis, perigonii phyllis linearibus acumi- 

 nalis, lateralibus internis subaequahbus, angustioribus, labelli ungue 

 ligulato, basi humerato, niargme dense denticulato, subito in laminam 

 ovatam antice acuto apictilalam, aequilongam dilatato, androclinio denti- 

 culato breviori, capsuln brevissime roslrata. 



Eine einzelne Bliiilie konnie man leichi fiir die eiiier B. venosa halten , obschon die 

 Langenverhaltnisse ganz verschieden sind. Spannenhoch, der Biiithensliel sehr kurz, 

 2 ZoII lang. Bliithen so gross. wie bei B. venosa i\os B. M. 4021. — Guatemala : Mi- 

 nogalpa i046. Friedrichslhftl (Wiener Museum). 



