80 



suberect, 9-10 in. long. Raceme lax, 

 about 12-flowered. Flowers con- 

 spicuous, rather large, deep yellow, 

 with a dark purple lip. Annam. 

 (Glasnevin B. G.) 



Bulbophyllum fuscopurpureum. 



{0. R. 1907, 188.) S. Rhizome stout, 

 woody. Pseud :>bulbs yellowish, tetra- 

 gonal, 1 -leaved. Leaves shortly 

 stalked, oblong, 3-4 in. long. Scape- 

 about 6 in. long, 6- or 7-flowered at 

 the apex. Flowers about 1 in. across, 

 dull reddish brown, darker on the lip. 

 Petals about 4 in. long, broadly 

 triangular at the base, with a filament- 

 like extension clubbed at the apex. 

 Lip with a pair of curved basal side- 

 lobes. Southern India. (J. O'Brien.) 



Bulbophyllum galbinum. (G. C. 



1907, xlii. 42, f. 11.) S. Very closely 

 related to B. Reinwardtii, but this 

 species has a much narrower lip, and 

 the sepals and petals have a greener 

 ground colour. The flowers of B. gal- 

 la num are yellow, with reddish lines 

 and crimson dots. Perak. 

 Rothschild.) 



Bulbophyllum inunctum. (o r 



1907, 22.) S. Flowers larger than 

 in B. Lobbii, with the sepals longer 

 and densely dotted with purple on a 

 light ground. Petals long and droop, 

 ing, bearing a few purple stripes 

 Borneo. (Buitenzorg B. G.) 



Bulbophyllum tridentatum. (jr. r. 



19o7, 128.) S. A new species near 

 B. tkandihdare. Leaves elliptic- 

 oblong, 6 in. long, about 1 in. broad ; 

 petiole 1 in. long. Sea- e 1-1 -J in. 

 long, 2- or 3-flowered. Sepals 1-2 in. 

 long, dull yellowish green, spotted 

 with dull purple. Petals £ in. loin* 

 coloured like the sepals. Lip fleshy' 

 recurved, acute, about J in. long, light 

 brown, suffused with purple on the 

 sides and apex. Column green, with 

 ."-toothed arm*. British New Guinea 

 (F. Sander k Sons.) 



*r\ 



Caesalpinia vernalis. 



8132.) Legurninosae. 



(Lord 



Cactaceae. G. 



Cactus Maxonii. <>'. M. a l. 63, t. g.) 



Stem broadly cone- 

 shaped or cylindrical, 4-6 in. high, 

 crowned with a mass of white wool and 

 brown bristles, broadly 11 15-ribbed. 

 Spines usually 9, *-f in. long, pale 

 red or rose-coloured with a whitish 

 bloom, the radial spreading or re- 

 curved, and the 1 or sometimes 

 2 central outs shorter and standing 

 nearly at right angles to the rib. 

 t lowers small, rose-coloured. Guate- 

 mala. (Washington B. G.) 



(R. M. t. 



G. A tall 

 climbing prickly shrub. Leaves bi- 



pinnate, with 9-12 pairs of pinnules ; 

 pinnules ovate, J-l in. long. Flowers 

 in racemes about 6 in. long. Petals 

 ovate, lemon-yellow, the uppermost 

 one smaller than the ethers and 

 marked with a scarlet blo:ch. China. 

 (Kew.) 



Calanthe burmanica. (A". B. 1907, 



129.) Orchidaceae. S. Leaves elliptic- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, stalked ; blade 

 8-10 in. long, 1^-2 J in. broad. Scape 

 erect, about 18 in. high. Raceme 

 4 in. long, many-flowered. Flowers 

 mauve-purple, with a yellow crest. 

 Sepals elliptic-ovate, about £ in. long. 

 Petals elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 

 5-6 lin. long. Lip deeply 3-lobed, 

 adnate to the column, 7-S lin. long. 

 Burma. (Glasnevin B. G.) 



*Calliandra portoricensis var. 



major. 



minosae. 



(/A M. t. 8129.) Legu- 

 G. A shrub or small tree, 

 with bipinnate leaves and large tdense 

 heads of flowers, which are conspicuous 

 on account of the very numerous long 

 pure white stimens. It differs from 

 the type in having deltoid c ilyx-lob<^ 

 and longer stamens. Central America. 

 (Kew.) 



^Campanula incurva. (./. R. n. S< 



xxxii. 205.) Campauulaceae. H. 



A perennial herb with a simple 



ascending stem 1 ft. hiirh or more. 



Leaves stalked, cordate, white, downy, 



crenate, much rounded at the apex, 



2-3 in. long and broad. Calyx-lobes 



ovate-acuminate, .J- in. long, J in. 

 broad. Corolla enlarged-campanulate, 



pale blue, 1£ in. long. Greece. 

 [= (\ Leuticrinl'^ Heldr.] 



Campanula Kolenatiana. (y. & //.>'. 



xxxii. 207.) H. A perennial many- 

 stemmed herb, up to about 9 in. higb. 

 Leaves chiefly radical, ovate, about 

 J in. long, on long winged petioles. 

 Flowers in a long-stalked raceme, 

 broadly campanulate-funnel-shaped, 

 bluish violet, 1 in. long, hairy inside. 

 Caucasus. 



Campanula Medium itnperialis. 



(£//. 1907, 659; T. 11. 1907, ii. 514.) 

 H. An exceptionally florif erous variety 

 or possibly a hybrid. (Pape & 

 Bergmann, Quedlinburg, Germany.) 



Campanula petraea. (u. r. 1907, 



xlii. 197, f. 84.) H. A biennial herb. 

 Stein ascending, angular, 6-12 in. 



