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flowers, and is a pretty and interesting miniature epiphyte. 

 The leaves arc short, linear-oblong, leathery, and, as usual, 

 obliquely bilobed at the apex. It produces a drooping 

 raceme of about eight flowers, which are developed in June 

 and July, and are of a greenish-white, the lateral sepals 

 having some concentric purplish bars near the base, and the 

 obovate spathulate crenated lip a raised dark violet-purple 

 median riclge and a few paler purple spots ; it is a cool-house 

 species. — Japan. 



¥m.—Bot. Mag., t. 5798 ; ///. Hort., 3 ser., t. 4f 1. 



A. LarpentEG. — See Aerides falcatum. 



A. Lawrencice, //rA^./.— This species, which was imported 

 by Mr. F. Sander, and purchased by Sir T. Lawrence, Bart., 

 M.P., for the sum of 285 guineas, proves to be a grand and 

 unique plant. The habit of growth resembles that of A. 

 quinquemdnenim , but in its flowers it comes near A. odoratum, 

 though it is far superior to that kind in the dimensions of the 

 flowers. The floral racemes exceed a foot in length, and the 

 individual flowers are nearly as large as those of A. crispum; 

 the sepals are at first greenish, then waxy-white, and finally 

 yellow, the petals are flushed at the tip with fine purple, and 

 the ligulate denticulate middle lobe of the lip is also purple, 

 with two longitudinal purple stripes passing from the disk to 

 the mouth of the spur, which is elongated and tipped with 

 green ; the tall erect lateral lobes of the lip are oblong- 

 dolabriform ; it flowers during the autumn months ; and was 

 shown in fine condition in September last, by Baron Schroder. 

 — Trapical Asia. 



A. LeeaEUni, Echb. f. — This distinct species resembles A. 

 qmnqnevuluernm in its growth and foliage. The flowers, 

 which are sweet-scented, are produced in short dense racemes, 

 and are amethyst-coloured with a green spur. It has been 

 named in honour of W. Lee, Esq., of Leatherhead, an 

 enthusiastic patron of Orchid culture ; it flowers during the 

 winter months. — India. 



A. lepidlim, Rchb./. — A neat and pretty species, introduced 

 by Lieut. -Col. Berkeley. It has lorate leaves, somewhat 

 narrower than those of A. odoratum, and obtusely bilobed at 

 the end. The many-flowered ascending racemes are some- 

 times as much as eighteen inches in length, and covered with 



