HORTUS VEITCHII 



that country and does not appear in the earlier herbaria. It has since 

 been met with by Dr. Watt on the Naga Hills east of Khasia, and as 

 Lobb visited that locality, there is a probability that the plants were 

 collected there in the first instance. 



SAECANTHUS CHEYSOMELAS, Bchb. /. 



Rchb. f. in Gard. Chron. 1869, p. 662. 



Introduced from Moulmein through Colonel Benson, by whom it was 

 discovered. This species has handsome foliage and gold and purple 

 flowers. 



SAECANTHUS FLEXUS, Rchb. f. 



Rchb. f. in Gard. Chron. 1881, vol. xvi. p. 492. 



A botanical curiosity imported from Borneo : the flowers are yellowish- 

 brown tipped with reddish-brown, and slightly larger than those of 

 Sarcanthus paniculatus, Lindl. 



SAECOCHILUS LUNIFEEUS, Benth. 



Syiis. Thrixspermum luniferum, Kchb. f. 

 Bot. Mag. t. 7044 ; Gard. Chron. 1868, p. 786. 



A curious plant of great botanical interest introduced in 1868 through 

 the Eev. Mr. Parish, from near Moulmein in Tenasserim, British Burmah. 



It is remarkable in that the leaves are seldom developed, and when 

 produced rarely last any length of time. 



The flowers are small, yellow spotted with red, with a white lip, which 

 latter from its shape as seen in a front view suggested the specific 

 name. 



SCAPHOSEPALUM BEEVE, Bolfc. 



Syns. Masdevallia brews, Rchb. f. 

 Rchb. f. in Gard. Chron. 1883, vol. xx. p. 588. 



Imported from Demerara. The flowers are small, the upper sepals 

 brownish with the expanded portions orange-yellow and purple : the lower 

 sepal yellow spotted with purple and the tail dark purple. It is of great 

 botanical interest. 



SCAPHOSEPALUM GIBBEEOSUM, Bolfe. 



Syns. Masdevallia gibberosa, Rchb. f . 

 Rchb. in Gard. Chron. 1876, vol. v. p. 8; Bot. Mag. t. 6990. 



A singular species, a native of New Grenada, whence it was introduced 

 through Gustav Wallis, having highly curious and botanically interesting 

 flowers, of little value horticulturally on account of their small size. 



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