38^ Professor Lindley on New Orchidaceae. 



formibus erectis trinerviis, spica elongata cylindrace^, 

 bracteis herbaceis acuminatissimis floribus longioribus, 

 petalis ovatis sepalisque obtusis^ labello lanceolate obtuso 

 medio subcalloso calcare filiformi triplo breviore^ anthera 

 subhorizontali, rostello piano 3-lobo. — Mexico : Real del 

 Monte^ in agro volcanico prope Guajolote, Oct. Hart- 

 weg. 

 The stem of this plant is from 1 to 3 feet high, or even more. 



Its nearest affinity is with P. leucostachya. The sepals are 



herbaceous ; the petals and lip purple. 



Epidendrum falcatum; caule ramoso carnoso membranis 

 laxis imbricatis vaginato^ foliis solitariis falcatis canali- 

 culatis acutisj fasciculis florum sessilibus : pedunculis 

 elongatis, sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis patentis- 

 simis, labelli tripartiti basi bituberculati laciniis latera- 

 libus oblongis dimidiatis integris intermedia lineari-lan- 

 ceolata paulo longiore. — Mexico ; Hacienda de S^ Ana 

 prope Oaxacam, in rupibus et inter lapides, Maio. Hart- 

 weg. 

 A very fine species with large white flowers. Allied to E, 



nocturnum, but with a totally different habit. 



Epidendrum (Amphiglottis) cochlidium; foliis distichis ovato- 

 oblongis obtusis emarginatisque coriaceis, labelli laciniis 

 laceris subaequalibus callo carnoso excavato trilobo aequali 

 parum majoribus. — In Peruvia Mathews (in hb. Hooker, 

 1868.). Flores verisimihter flavi. 



Epidendrum (Amphiglottis) ellipticum (Graham) jB.flavum, 

 Adest varietas "floribus pulchre flavis^^ insignis, caule 

 tripedali, in herb. Mart, in Brasilia campis editis Itaco- 

 lumi, prov. Min. Ger. lecta ; nota nulla a varietate rosea 

 quantum video distinguenda. 



Epidendrum (Amphiglottis) Martianum ; foliis distichis an- 

 gustis lanceolatis, caule apice ramoso squamis concavis 

 obtusiusculis vaginato, racemis corymbosis, petalis linea- 

 ribus obovatis obtusis sepalis multo angustioribus, la- 

 beUo cordato subrepando basi bituberculato axi elevata. — 

 In Brasilioi campestribus ad Villam Ricam, prov. Min, 

 Ger. Martins. Caulis 1^ — 2-pedalis. Flores pallide vi- 



