454 ORGHIDES. 



1'ONERA. 



lanceolalis. Labellum lineam longum, basi unguiculo canaliculato in- 

 struclum, apice in laminam rotundato-triangularem obscure trilobam di- 

 latata. 



Forma genuina ab planta nosira foliis oblongis et floribus aggregatis differre videtur.. 



12. PONERA STELLATA Rchb. flL Mss. Huc : Scaphyglottis stellata Lodd. in Utt. B. Reg. 

 XXV. 1839. Misc. 60. 



Pseudobulbis fusiformibus, foliis lineaiibus canaliculatis obtusis emar-"" 

 ginatis , fasciculis sessilibus terrainalibus, sepalis linearibus secundis 

 patentibus, petalis conformibus angustioribus, labello cuneato trilobo, 

 lobis lateralilDus rotundatis, intermedio acutiusculo. 



This species nearly resembies S. violacea, (B. R. t. 1901) irom which it differs in 

 having larger llowers with spreading sements, ad the lateral lobes of the lip as 

 large as the middie lobe. A native of Demerara, whence it was obtained by Msrs. 

 Loddiges. 



13. PONERA PROLIFERA Rchb. fil. in Seemann Bonpl. IL 22. Isochilus proliferum RBr. 



14. PONERA CONFERTA Rchb. fll. I. c. Scciphyglottis conferta EndL Popp. 



pbs. Rchb. fil. Rpl. 11. 22. Hochst wahrscheinlich gehoren auch hierher : Scaphy- 

 glottis affinis Endl. Popp., Sc. graminifolia Endl. Popp. 



Obs. Planta, quam non vidi in herbario ill. Lindley, mihi satis superque obscura : 

 Scaphyglottis reflexa Lindl. B. Reg. XXV. 1839. Misc. 21. 



Foliis semiteretibus supra glabris sulcatis apice integerrimis, sepalis 

 lateralibus ovato-triangularibus reflexis, petalis linearibus obtusis, la- 

 bello oblongo emarginato obtusissimo undulato medio refracto. 



A branching, straggling plant with slender leaves, and solitary, pale, dull yellow 

 flowers, with a crimson stain along the middle of the lip. Like the rest of the ge- 

 nus it is a species quite destitute of beauty. It was obtained by Msrs. Loddiges from 

 Demerara. 



Species exclusae 

 SCAPHYGLOTHIS RUDERRIMA Lindl.= Oi-nithidium rubei-rimum. 

 SCAPHYGLOTHI^ ? FASCICULATA Hook. cf. Ilexademias. 



1382. IiEPTOTES Lindl 



B. Reg. XIX. 16^5 



Sepala et pelala linearia, subaequalia, patentia; labellum posticum, 

 trilobum, cum columna parallelum, laciniis lateralibus nanis circa co- 

 lumnam convolutis, intermedia oblonga maririnibus retlexis; coliimna 

 brevis, crassa, semiteres ; anthera hemisphaerica, bilida; polliniu 6, in- 

 cumbentia, quorum 2 superiora pyriformia obliqua compressa, 4 infe- 

 riora inaequalia lenuiora, anlerioribus duplo minoribus. Caules breves, 

 teretes, squamis vaginali. Folia teretia 



1. LEPTOTES BICOLOR Lindl. I. c. B. Reg. XXVI 1840. p. 14. in Misc. : 

 Fruii aromaticl Professor Morrcn hns asccrtained, ihat ihe fruit is aromatic, when 

 rlpe. He fertilized twice artificially the llower and obiained iis fruil , which he de- 

 scribes as resembling in smell the well-known Tonka or Tonqnin bean of thi> per- 

 fumers, or ihc swect vernal grass (Anlhoxanihnni odoratum), which aromalises hoy, 

 only sirongor and morc pcnetraling than thc lasl. It has been found , ihat ihis fruil 

 infused in cream or milk gives ihem. wiicn icod . a niild agreeablc Havour, sweeter, 

 than Vanilla, but less penetrating ,, L'hommc", adds the aulhor" est avide des 



„ vnriet«^s dans .sa nourrilure; i'arl culinairo trouve ici un moyen de vdus de con- 



