MASDEVALLIA GEMMATA Rehb. f. 
MaspreVALLIA GEMMATA Rehb. ft. Gard. Chron. 1883, pe. De 
> p. 2945 Orehidophile (Godefroy) 1884, 
p. 56: Veiteh Manual Orch. pt. V. (1889), p. 44. 
M. trichate Rehb. f. Gard. Chron, 1885, pt. IL. p. 860 ; Orchidophile (Godefroy) 1884, p- 223: Veitch 
Manual Orch.. pt. V. (1889), p. 44. 
Leaf 1} or 2 inches long. linear, fleshy, grooved on the upper side, apex tridenticulate, narrowing 
below into a slender terete petiole. sheathed at the base, dull green, often deeply tinged with reddish- 
purple. 
Pedunele nearly 5 inches long. terete, thread-like or wiry, ascending or lateral from the base of the 
petiole. producing two or three flowers in succession, with one or two closely-sheathing bracts, dull 
reddish-green ; flowering bract about 2 inch long, ovate. apiculate, sheathing below. dull green or 
brownish. 
Ovary about } inch Jong. with six rounded angles, sometimes crenate, dull green. 
Sepals : dorsal sepal united to the lateral sepals only near the base, free portion triangular-ovate for 
about | inch, 5-nerved. cucullate, reddish-vellow, veined with crimson, and terminating in a slender vellow 
tail about 3 inch long : 
: lateral sepals cohering for 2 inch, boat-shaped, 5-nerved, terminating in slender 
vellow tails about 4 inch long, dull reddish, shaded and veined with crimson. 
Petals } inch Jong. oval. apex tridentate, pale vellow, with a crimson central streak. 
Lip longer than the petals, united to the foot of the column by a flexible hinge, cordate, with three 
longitudinal dines. margins and apex reflexed, mauve-purple, shaded and spotted with crimson. 
Column a little longer than the petals, narrowly winged, apex denticulate, yellow tipped with green, 
the foot pink. 
MPORTED by Mr. FL Wallace. of Colchester, and named by Professor Reichenbach 
in TSs5. with no record of its habitat. 
Explanation of Plate. drawn from a plant at Newbattle Abbey : 
ate 
e. 1. petal. lip, and column, in natural position ;—la, section of ovary ;—2, petal, inner side ;— 
3. lip s—4. colin :—da. apex of column ;—S5, apex and section of leaf; a// enlarged. 
