Orchidaceae. 573 



Bletia alta Hitchc. in Ann. Rep. Missouri Bot. Gard. IV (1893) 

 p. 132. 



Limodo7-um altum L. Syst. Nat. ed. 12.11 (1767) p. fJSO; Jucq. 

 Ic. Rar. III t. 602; 8iv. Obs. Bot. p. 303; Bot. Mag. t. 930. 



Limodorum tuberosum Jacq. Coli. Bot. IV (1786 — 96) p. 108 

 (non L.). 



Limodorum purpureum Lamk. Encycl. Meth., Bot. III (1789) 

 p. 515; Redoute, Liliac. t. 83. 



Limodorum verecundum Salisb. Brodr. (1796) p. 9. 



Cymbidium verecundum Sw. i?i Nov. Act. Ups. VI (1799) p. 75. 



Cymbidium altimi Willd. Spec. IV (1806) p. 105. 



Bletia verecunda R. Br. in Aif. Hort. Keiv. edit. 2. V (1813) p. 206; 

 Lindl. Oen. and 8p. Orch. p. 121, Orch. Wright. p. 5; Griseb. Flor, 

 p. 622, Cat. p. 263; Sauv. Fl. Cub. p. 229. 



Bletia acutipetala Hook, in Bot. Mag. (1833) t. 3217. 



Bletia purpurea DC. Hui f. Not. Fl. Rar. Jard. Gen. p. 23; Griseb. 

 Flor. p. 622. 



Bletia havanensis Lindl. in Bot. Reg. XXIV (1838) Mise. 35. 

 A. Rieh, in Sagra, Cub. XI p. 242. 



Helleborine radice arundinacea, etc. Blum. Cat. (1703) p. 9. 



Hellebor ine americana, etc. Martyn, Ilist. Fl. Rar. (1728 — 36) t.50. 



Satyrium foliis liratis, longissimis, etc. P. Broivn. Jam. (1756) 

 p. 325. 



Limodorimi foliis nervosis, lanceolatis , etc. Blum. Fl. Amcr. ed. 

 Burm. (1758) p. 184 t. 189. 



Flores purpurei, rosei vel rarius albi. Fl. I — IV, X. 



Hab. in Bahama terrestris in pinetis ins. Andros et New Provi- 

 dence: Eggers n. 4185, Northrop n. 91, Millspaugh n. 2065; Ciiba in 

 carapis graminosis Savana del Sumidero, Loma del Gato, in calcareis 

 ad Jagüay alt. 500 m,, prope Pinar del Rio, prov. Santa Clara distr. 

 Cienfuegos ad Cieneguita: Poeppig, Wright n. 641, Eggers u. 4973, 

 Herb. Est. Centr. Agron. n. 3729, R. Combs n. 705; Jamaica in mon- 

 tosis aridis, petrosis, arenosis ad New Castle alt. 1300 m., in rupibus 

 ad Cunstant Spring Estate alt. 330 m., ad Liicea: Swartz, Eggers n.3676, 

 W. Harris in Herb. Bot. Dep. n. 7653, 0. Hansen n. 4, Hitchcock; 

 Haiti in Morne Paure: P. Eng. Christ n. 1801. — Florida, Mexico, 

 Guatemala, Nicaragua. 



361. Bletia teiiera Griseb. psendobulbo minuto; foliis solitariis 

 vel paucis, linearibus, longe acuminatis, basi longe angustatis et in 

 petiolum plus minusve productis, crassiuscule plurinervulosis, 15 — 

 16 cm. loiigis, 4 mm. latis; scapo gracillimo, leviter compresso, sim- 



