BLETiA. ORGHIDES. 445 



Scapo 2— Sfloro; foliis oblongo-lanceolalis acnlis , scapiim aequanti- 

 bus , 7-nerviis ; floribiis inlense purpureis: labello sepalis lungiore 

 apice obovali, emarginnto. Mexico. 



Nec esi Bletia, nec est Epidendrum , nec esl Ceriorchidea. Est Arelhusea, Crybe 



rosea IJndl. . Faveie linguis. 



G. Distichifoliae : caule distichifolio. Ebulbis. 



83. BLETIA MONTANA. Cymbidium montannm S\v. Nov. Act. Ups. VI.; 72. 



Cai)!o simpliciusculo, /oliis lalolanceolalis, apice subrecurvis, racemo 

 terminali, floribus secundis, labelli lomina tritida. .Tamaica. 

 Octomeria serratifoliu Hook. B Mag. 2823 : 



Foliis distichis apice serrulalis linearilanceolalis basi vaginantibus, 

 racemo terminali paucifloro, labello oblongolineari crenulato: lobo inter- 

 medio abbreviato obluso, sepalis petalisque lanceolatis. „BrasiIia". 



Reperi specimina in lierbario Hookeriano. Adest specimen cullum 

 originale pro icone edila. — Aderat praeterea (1856) specimen jamai- 

 cense a M. Fadyen lectimi. quod delineavi. Nunc nd manus habeo 

 specimina Iria ex herbario Holmiano. „Cymbidium monlanum Sw." 

 Specimina florida vultum gerunt quasi et mutalis mutandis! — Cepha- 

 lantherae. Radices adventitiae firmae egrediunlur. Vaginae infimae 

 breves verruculosae; infimae arcte appressae fusco gultatae. Folia dis- 

 ticha pergamenea oblongolanceolala apice atteniiato mucronata , ante 

 mucronem serrulata. Pedunculus terminalis basi vagina una alterave 

 compressa aciita vestitiis. Rracteae vaginiformes apiculatae. Flores 

 bene pedicellati. Mentiim modicnm. Sepala ligulata acuta. Tepala sub- 

 aequalia. Labellum lateribiis trilobum, lobi laterales rectanculi , lobus 

 medius cuneato dilalatus retiisus obtusangulus; nervi 3 medii carinali. 

 Columna curva; androclinii limbus quinquedentatus. Anthera sexlocu- 

 laris. — Vaginarum bases in annulis nigris caulis sessiles. 



H. Aphylla: caule aphyllo. Ebulbis. 



87. BLETIA APHYLLA NuUall gen. II. 194. 



137V2 HARTWE»1.% Lindl. 



B. Reg. XXIH. 1837. sub 1971. 

 Perianthium patulum , coloratum; scpalis lateralibus basi productis 

 labello adnatis. Labellum cum columna connatum , basi gibbosum, 

 limbo ovato basi calloso. Anlhera 4-Iocularis. Pollinia 4, olivaceo pur- 

 purea, filis replicatis. Caulis monophyllus. Pedunculus longissimus ca- 

 pillaris, arcle vaginalus, apice floridus 

 1. HARTWEGIA PURPUREA Lindi. B. Reg. XXIIL 1837. s«b 1971. 



Folium solitarium, coriaceum, ovato-lanceolalum, lenliginosum, cauli 

 tereli aeqiiales pedunculo capillari mulloties br^vius. Flores parvj, 

 purpurei. Sepala acuta, petalis paulo majora. Labelli limbus basi 

 albus callosus. 



var. anguRtifolia B. Reg- XXIX 1843. Misc. 58. Guatemala. George "Ure Skinner Esq. 

 added lo Sir Charies LemonVs coll. at Carclew Aug. 1841. Disiincl frora the origina! 

 form of ihe species in its leaves and flowers, yet the general habit and nppearance of 

 the 2 plants are so very similar. ihat the present one can only be regarded as a well 

 deflned variety of (he other. Iis leaves are from 3 — 4" long, and from 7,' — 1" in 

 breadth, oblong lanceolato-acute, very thick and fleshy, hollowed , along the middle 

 and lapering lo boih ends ; of a brownish green colour , singularly marked with nu- 

 meroas deep brown irregularly formed spots. 



