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THE LOXG-PETALED EPIDENDIM M 
of a good Orrlii(Uliousf, cniuliiiioil with a long and perfect rest for at least four months. Treated 
bus, it flowers abundantly, and remains in perfection for several weeks. 
The species belongs to the division of Encyclian Epidendrnms, having a membranous lip with 
three deep lobes, of which the middle one is blunt, or very slightly acute, and a smooth rachis. Of 
that large division the species at present known are the following : 
K. fueatum Lindl in Bot. Reg., 1828, misc. 17 ; (E. polyan- 
thin, French Gardens); pseudobulbis subrotundo-ovatis 
ca? sis monophyllis, foliis ligulatis coriaceis obtusis 
scapo brevioribus, panicula nutante multiflora, bracteis 
ovatis acutis Bquami form i bus, sepal's petalisque lineari- 
<>l>longis tessellatis sequalibus obtusis con ni vent i bus, labelli 
liberi tripartiti lobis lateralibus erectis linearibus apice 
rotundatis intermedio acuto ovali mul to brevioribus, callo 
sulcato piano elevato ad basin lobi intermedii. — Cuba. 
Flowers small, dull yellow, tessellated, with a pink spot in 
the centre of a white lip. 
E, chlnroleucum Booker in Bot. Mng, 9 1. 3557 ; (E. c/dc/ran- 
tloim Lindl. in Bot Reg** 1838, misc. 28) ; pseudobul- 
bosuni, foliis coriaceis ligulatis apice rotundatis obscure 
bilobis insequalibus, racemo erecto paniculato, sepalis 
petalisque subsequalibus lineari-lanceolatis obovatis, labelli 
trilobi liberi lobis lateralibus linearibus obtusis inflexis 
intermedio ovato acuminato crispulo multo brevioribus : 
disco venis elevatis calioso. — Demevara. — Flowers pale 
green without spots, and a white lip. 
E. vir^atum Lindl. in Hooker's Journ., iii. 83 ; pseudo- 
bulbis ovatis oblongisve sub-compressis rugosis, foliis binis 
ternisque convexis subundulatis acutis glaucis unciam 
latis, panicula virgata ramis longis gracilibus, sepalis 
lanceolatis petalisque duplo angustioribus patentibus dis- 
coloribus, labelli hastati lobis lateralibus acutis patentibus 
intermedio subrotundo-obovato acuto ; callo maximo ro- 
tundato pone basin. — Mexico. — The habit of E. vitettinvn . 
but with more glaucous leaves. Flowers small, dirty 
green stained with brown, arranged in a very long lax 
graceful panicle, the branches of which are simple, and 
sometimes as much as a foot long, with nearly twenty 
flowers on each. The lip is whitish yellow. Scape some- 
times seven feet high. 
E. brachiatum A. Richard ; "pseudobulbis ovoideis 1-phyl- 
lis ; foL oblongo-elliptico acuto ; flor. parvulis numerosis, 
•runn 
intermedio 
Klotzsch in A fig. gartenzeit, Sept 
Mexico. 
(E. pastoris Link et Otto abbild. t 12) ; pseudobulbis 
fusiformibus 2-3-phyllis, foliis ensiformibus recurvis ra- 
cemo paucifloro longioribus, sepalis patentissimis lineari- 
lanceolatis, petalis conformibus angustioribus, labelli lobis 
lateralibus minutis erectis intermedio ovato-oblongo crispo 
venis elevatis sub columna pubescente.— i!f exico.— Flowers 
small dull yellow, streaked with purple, 
white. 
Lip nearly 
& concolor L. no. 12. ; foliis in pseudobulbos confertos 
filiform i 
5-floro, sepalis ligulatis, petalis linearibus, labello tripartito 
laciniis integris intermedia majore. — Mexico. — A slender 
plant. Flowers pale yellow, whole coloured, with a striated 
labellum. 
E. Pastoris L. no. 7 ; Klotzsch in AUg. gartenzeit 9 Sept. 22, 
1838 ; "caule repente radicante, pseudobulbis oblongis 
compressis 2-3-phyllis, foliis linearibus acutis carinatis 
laxiusculo-subtortuosis, floribus racemosis, perianthii fo- 
liolis patenti-subincurvis margine recurvis extus sordide 
flavis intus lineis longitudinalibus purpureo-fuscis striatis, 
sepalis lineari-subspathulatis acuminatis, petalis spathulatis 
acutis, labello trilobo albido dein luteo lobis lateralibus 
majoribus basi semilunatis integerrimis glabris laevibus 
basin columnse orbiculatim amplectentibus lituris trans- 
versalibus purpureis medio cordato deflexo minore glabro 
acuto margine basique recurvo punctis minutis purpureis 
ornato, columna semitereti fusca ad apicem lutea tridentata 
dentibus obtusis, pericarpiis elongatis acuto-triquetris." — 
Mexico. — Flowers fragrant, like Vanilla. 
E. Ovulimf Zmrft in Bot. Reg., 1843, misc. 71 ; pseudobulbis 
oviformibus diphyllis, foliis linearibus canaliculatis acutis, 
scapo filiformi foliis paulo longiore 3-floro, sepalis lineari- 
bus 3-veniis, petalis angustioribus spathulatis, labelli tri- 
lobi lobis lateralibus acutis intermedio dilatato rotundato 
venis radiantibus glandulosis variegato, columnse triden- 
tatse dentibus lateralibus rotundatis denticulatis. — Mexico. 
A curious little plant, in the way of E. pastoris, or brae- 
tescens, or aciculare. The sepals and petals are olive- 
green ; the lip white, with crimson glandular radiating 
veins. 
E. bractescens Lindl. in Bot. Reg., 1840, wise. 122 ; pseudo- 
bulbis ovatis ceespitosis 3-4-phyllis, foliis linearibus, scapo 
debili 3-4-floro, bracteis infimis foliaceis floribus longio- 
ribus supremis obsoletis, floribus nutantibus longe pedun- 
eulatis, sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis 
discoloribus labello longioribus, labelli liberi lobis latera- 
libus apice recurvis obtusis subdentatis intermedio un- 
guiculato subrotundo-ovato multo longiore secus unguero 
-This is one of the 
prettiest of the small species. 
elevato sulcato pubescente. — Mexico. 
The pseudobulbs are 
exactly ovate, closely clustered, and about as large as a 
pigeon's egg. The flowers have a beautifully but delicately 
painted white lip, the gay effect of which is heightened by 
purple 
sepals 
E. aciculare Bateman in Bot. Reg., 1841, misc. 98 ; pseudo- 
bulbis oblongis diphyllis, foliis linearibus canaliculatis 
acutis racemo simplici sequalibus, sepalis petalisque lineari- 
lanceolatis requalibus acutis, labelli laciniis lateralibus 
