Prof. Lindlcy on new Orchidaceous Plunta. 385 



blongis obtusissimis dimidio brevioribus, liibcllo nano oblongo 

 emarginato utrinque intra marginem bicalloso, columna minima. 



Popayan (Hartweg). 



Like P. tnacrophylla and its allies ; but it must be jjlaccd in the 



artificial arrangement among the species with " elongated spikes." 



4- *i9. Stelis pai'vilabris ; csespitosa, caulibus tetragonis, folio coriaceo 

 petiolato acuto tridentato raccmis subgeminis longiore, l)ractcis 

 cucullatis ovatis perfohatis acutis floribus brevioribus, calyce tri- 

 angulari bilabiato : labio altero ovato acuto altcro angustiore ct 

 brcviore emarginato, petalis subrotundis membranaceis, labcllo 

 minimo carinato rotuudato tuberculo crenato in medio. 

 Popayan (Hartweg). , . 



-^ 50. DiENiA crispata ; caulc diphyllo, foliis ovato-oblongis obtusis 

 pedunculo brevioribus, spica densa cylindracea, sepalis oblongis 

 obtusis, petalis linearibus, labello ovato indiviso, capsular angulis 

 crispato-laceris. 

 Mexico (Hartweg). 



Stem and spike, talvcn together, about a foot high. 



-f 51. Altensteinia virescens ; foliis radicalibus obovato-oblongis, va- 

 ginis caulis 2 — 3 intiatis herbaceis, spica densa cylindracea, brac- 

 teis concavis glabris, rachi sepalisque pubcscentibus, petalis linea- 

 ribus obtusis ciliatis, labello oblongo concavo denticulato basi 

 pubescente, columnse facie villosa. 

 Quito (Hartweg). 



Flowers greenish yellow. In habit like A. fimbriata. 



"^ i)2. PoNTHiEVA rostrata ; foliis oblongis acutis planis scapoque basi 

 glabris, inflorescentia tomentosa, petalis levissime ciliatis, labello 

 cochleato unguiculato in apicem rostratum producto. 



Quito and Bogota (Hartweg). 



Of this there are two varieties ; viz. a. spicata with the flowers 



nearly sessile, and />. racemosa with the flowers distinctly stalked. 



The former is from Quito, the latter from shady places near Bogota. 



-^ 53. PoNTUiEVA maculata ; glanduloso-villosissima, foliis ovalibus 

 utrinque acutis, racemo laxo midtifloro, hracteis ovatis acuminatis 

 pedicelhs a?qualibus, sepalis lateralibus maculatis dorsali latioribus, 

 labello oblongo canaliculato indiviso basi tuberculis duobus pro- 

 currentibus munito. 

 Bogota (Hartweg). 



Flowering scape as much as a foot and a half high. 



•+ 54. Craxichis gihbosa ; foliis radicalibus oblongo-lanceolatis petiolis 

 alatis longioribus, scapo basi folio uno altcrove vaginisque qui- 

 husdam distantibus apice patulis acutis aucto, spica secunda laxa 

 clongata, floribus glabriusculis, labcllo ovato cucullato basi saccato, 

 petalis calvis. 

 Qvito (Hartweg). 



