RESTREPIA. 439 
whole flower measures from rin. to 2in. vertically. A 
native of Caracas, in the neighbourhood of Tovar, at an 
elevation of 6oooft. Introduced in 1850. It flowers in 
January and February. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5966. 
R. pandurata.—A charming little plant, smaller even 
than R. elegans. It blooms very freely, and is at least as 
attractive in the size and markings of its flowers as any 
of the pigmy Orchids. The stems are 2in. high, inclosed 
in thin sheaths, and each bears a stiff, leathery, ovate 
leaf 2}in. long, deep green above, purplish beneath. The 
flowers are produced in the same manner as in R. elegans, 
and are similar in size. The tail of the upper sepal is 
short; the lower sepals are white, with numerous bright 
crimson spots; the lip is fiddle-shaped, and has a bristle 
on each of the side lobes. This rare little gem was 
imported by Messrs. Veitch from New Granada a year 
or two ago. ’ 
