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TV Enumeration of tfie Orchids collected by the Uev. E. 0. Parish in the neighbour" 



hood of Moiiimein-i tvith Descriptions of the new Species. By Frofessor H. G. 



Beichenbach, f. 



(Plates XXVII.-XXXII.) 



Read April 17th 1873. 



The neio-hbourliood of Moulmein had been visited by Wallich's coUectors, by Dr. 

 Heifer tbe° German botanist, by Dr. Griffith, the eminent English botanist, and by 

 Thomas Lobb, the English collector for the firm of Messrs. Veitch. 

 Beo-innino- with 1859, Sir William Hooker acknowledged the receipt of very interest 



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m^ Moulmeinese plants coming from Mr. E. 0. Parish ; and Dr. Lindley spoke very 

 hi^lily of the sketches, and of a few specimens of Orcliids he obtained from the same 



At the same time more and more Mouhneinese Orchids appeared in the trade, 

 amongst which the beautiful Fhalcenopsis Lowii and a crowd of wonderful Dendrobia 

 were the most striking. The names of the collectors were kept secret. It was, however, 

 afterwards well known that the plants were sent by Mr. Parish and Colonel Benson. 



The rich Kew Herbarium contained several interesting specimens and sketches sent 

 hv the first-named gentleman. When he came home in 1871 he brought with Inm a 

 beautiful collection of careful water-colour drawings, with analytical sketches, which 

 have proved exceedingly trustworthy. The collection of specimens and copies of the 

 drawings were presented to the Kew establishment by their possessor. Havmg been 

 invited to undertake the examination of the, collection, I have compared them with the 

 types preserved at Kew and with those in my own collection. It is my duty to acknow- 

 ledge that Mr. Parish had done his best to name the plants correctly. I have theretore 

 affixed to aU the new species here described Mr. Parish's as well as my own name. 



The Indian terrestrial Orchids, which appear to be generally widely spread over the 

 In'dian, Southern Chinese, Southern Japanese, Mahiyan, and even Northern Australian 

 areas, contain a few very curious things, among which the most strikmg plant is tne 

 beautiful Gymnadema Helferi, discovered more than thirty years ago by my unlortunate 



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The Epiphytes show a great tendency to approach the Malayan types. Up to tne 



elevation of 5000 ft., where some of the Himalayan and Assam species appear, such as 



Calauthe biloba, Fhalcenopsis Parishii, Ccelogyne precox, ^'i^^^^^^^^^'^'f '"'^^'vprv 

 find numerous species with a decided Malayan aspect or ^^^l^'^^^^^^ 

 numerous Erias and Bolbophyllums, the Thrixspermums, liieiasises, 

 lienantheras, Appendiculas, and Podochiluses may be mentioned as proofs. 



Excepting, perhaps, those plants which throw an entirely new hght upon ^^^any, none 

 are more welcome than such as have been lost for a long time. I may name tuo oi tnai 

 kind: 1. Dr.Lindley's Oheronia Myosurus, named from very insufficient materials 



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