332 Prof. Liudlcy on some Orchidaceous Plants 



dish purple, deeper in the centre, and marked with alternate light 

 and deep lines ; lateral segments similarly marked near the hase. A 

 deeper line also on each side of the andrcecium." {No number.) 



Epidendrum cochleatum, L. 



" ^lonte Verde ; in dense woods. Epiphytal. Also Filantropia ; 

 rocky banks of mountain rivulets. Flowers : outer segments yel- 

 lowish green. Labellum dark red or purple, with greenish veins iu 

 the middle. Andrcecium whitish at svxmmit, with red lines at base." 

 (G46.) 



Epidendrum pohjgonatum {Spathium) ; foliis lanceolatis acumi- 

 natis, pedunculo longo flexuoso spathis herbaceis carinatis acutis 

 vestito unifloro, sepalis acuminatis, petalis brevioribus angustis- 

 simis acutis, labello obcordato axi elevata juxta basin 2-dentata. 



No locality. (643.) 



Something like a straggling, starved, 1 -flowered E. Harrisonice. 

 The scape or peduncle is between 4 and 5 inches long, bends re- 

 peatedly at an obtuse angle, and at each bend has a narrow carinate 

 spathe longer than the iutemode. The stem below the peduncle is 

 about 3 inches long. 



Brassia eaudata, Fol. Orch. No. 5. 



"Epiphytal, in dense woods. Flowers light greenish yellow, 

 mottled with reddish brown." (637.) 



loNOPSis Gardneril Fol. Orch. 



" Epiphvtal, in hedges. Flowers light purple, with deeper veins." 

 (667.) 



Oncidium sylvestre ; (Equitantia) foliis rigidis linearibus falcatis 

 integris, scapo ramoso radicante, sepalo antico bilobo, dorgali et 

 petalis undulatis retusis mucronatis sessilibus, labelli lobo medio 

 sessili cordato lateralibus multo minoribus postice rectangulis, 

 crista quinqueloba f, columnse alls semiovatis acuminatis. 

 " Monte Verde ; thick woods. Flowers very light purple. Ter- 

 restrial ; growing from thick masses of fallen leaves." (670.; 



Very near 0. variegatum, from which the leaves, anterior sepal, 

 and labellum seem to distinguish it sufficiently. 



Oncidium variegatum, Fol. Orch. No. 38. 



" Monte Verde ; on bushes. Flowers light purple ; lateral petals 

 and lateral lobes of labellum with a light brownish spot at base." 

 (668.) 



Oncidium luridum (o, Fol. Orch. No. 131. 



" Epiphytal. Sepals and petals spotted and streaked with yellow 

 and brown, the sepals rather darker." (666.) 



