BULBOPHYLLUM. 77 
B. Dearei.—This is probably the handsomest of the genus, 
having large, showy flowers, 3in. in width. The pseudo- 
bulbs are clustered, about rin. in diameter, and bear a soli- 
tary, oval leaf, 4in. to 6in. long. The prevailing colour of 
the flower is a tawny yellow, with darker reticulating 
veins, and spotted with purple. The triangular lip is 
jointed and flexible, and is rendered conspicuous by a 
horseshoe-shaped crest. The history of this Orchid is not 
published, but it is assumed to have been introduced from 
the Philippine Islands. 
B. lemniscatum.—One of the most singularly beautiful of 
small-flowered Orchids. It has small, warty pseudo-bulbs, and 
erect, slender scapes, bearing at the apex a recurved spike 
of purple flowers of very curious structure. Each of the 
sepals bears a relatively long, club-shaped appendage, attached 
by a hair-like point, so that it moves very easily. Under a 
magnifying lens these flowers are exceedingly interesting. 
This species was introduced from Moulmein in 1870. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5961. 
B. Lobbiii—A desirable species, somewhat resembling 
’ B. Dearii. It has flowers 3in. to 4in. in diameter, produced 
singly, on slender stalks, 4in. long, from the base of the one- 
leaved pseudo-bulbs. The leaf is oblong, and about 6in. in 
length. The spreading sepals and petals are of a deep, 
tawny yellow, the upper sepal being spotted at the back 
with purple; the lip is reflexed, and, like the broad, short 
column, is yellow, spotted with purple. It flowers in June. 
A native of Java, Moulmein, &c.; introduced in 1846. 
Syns. Sarcopodium Henshalli, S. Lobbit. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 4532. 
Var. stamense has leaves longer and more leathery 
than the type, and its lemon-coloured flowers are marked 
with veins and spots of reddish crimson. 
