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SOPHRONITIS СОССТУЕА scan... 
Orchideæ. 
Mes GENER. Perianthium explanatum subae- 
quale. Sepala et petala imbricata libera. Labellum 
integrum cucullatum, linguiforme , basi cum 
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уа 
dobulbosae , табына xillari 
Flores coccinei. Lino. Past. In. р- 10. 471. Bot. 
VW not. ad. 1129. — Benn in Walp. Ann. 
CHAR. SPECIERUM : 
1. Sophronitis coccinea Rens. fil. Huc 
Cattleya coccinea Linz. В. Reg ' XXII 1856, 1919. 
oliis solitarii i 
sépalis iv 
E ui courtilz in e ae. 10. Stems 2-3 
inches vo? Flowers bright scarlet, 5/' across. 
LiNpt. Раз, 111. 10. Gl. n. 475. Sophronitis grandi- 
flora лхо. 
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lineari ms: obtusis ње petalis pea latio- 
По vint Zeg cucullato indiviso apice 
etes rtilz dies i upon the D that sepa- 
dard ofa legumi 
red, with no visible streaks or veins. Colum short, 
triangular, having two lateral white dila tationé or 
wings bordered with bright crimson. Anthere convex, 
greenish, divided internally into 4 membr. cells 
whieh are thiekest at their upper half, and cover 
eight elear- v са masses, of a triangul. form 
an -— rows. 
зар MILITARIS Нос : dre 
gran ndiflora . M. 5709 
Psendobulbis в ylindraceis, jun 
apice monophyllis, folio Хане se lis 
qipa н я нуд sepalis oblongo-lanceolatis 
ubduplo minoribus, labello (parvo) trilobo, lobis 
lateralibus incurvis, obtusis intermedio acuminato 
planiuseulo. 
s. RE LINDL. Sert. Orchid. 1 
Reg. 1949 lr text. 
к ponceau « Descourtilz's Drawi ings, pl. 
Figured by Dr. L. from a drawing executed, as it 
would дет iom in the native country of the ionik by 
Mr. Descourtilz and he has I think rightly followed 
the suggestion of making it a Sopbronitis. The credit 
of introducing the plant alive to this country is due 
by Mr. Descourtilz i is upon the high mountains 
S rate the district of Bananal from that of Ића 
5. SioPHRONITIS PENACCANPA Linnz. Past. 
Fl. 6. "Gl. 475, p. 11. 1855 
Folio coriaceo subrotu ido oblongo, racemis bre- 
vibus corymbosis, ovario hexaptero longe rostrato, 
labello ovato сена Fig. 259. 
€ very rare plant in gardens has rosy purple 
flower 
Ga Mod Organ Mountains 663. Martius : on rot- 
p trees near Mainerde in prov. Minas Geraës. 
4. RONITIS CERNUA Lixpr. В. Reg. 1129. 
1147. уз "Mag. aor 
м өте nulans Id. Ibid, 
Folio ovato oblongo, гасето eorymboso pauci- 
floro, sepalis petalisque ovatis acutis, labello re- 
ando acuto, columnae alis brevibus obtusissimis, 
ned sexcostato. Fig. 956. 8. 9. 10. 
Brillant searlet flowers with a yellow lip. Sepals 
and petals same size. There does not seem to be any 
xs pue eas ce in the plants now referred here. 
pL. |. с. 
Riel henbish has pointed out to us the 
false name ‘of Sophronitis nutans aseribed to him by 
an accidental transposition of type.at Nr. 472, is 
Med Lee ef * жч bai À and that the 
S. Но nnseggi oth 
shouid e" mee im his father" 8 “account. — 
fil. i hidl. und v. Mohl B. Z. 1852. 
Ren HB. j^ 1. е. р. 857 : 
Ich kannte diese еске früher nur іп solchen 
kleinen Exemplaren, wie sie im Вог. Reg. und Bot. 
n ы gebildet wurde. Gg fållt mir eine grosse 
Pfla e (in Hofrath Keil's Garten) auf, welche, in 
HA. The ilen 2-5mal grósser, sich durch mehr јапа- 
Blüthen sind erst roth 
entdecken. Перрісе Form in Folge guter Cu 
Gardner's wildgewachsene Exemplare sind viel klei- 
5. HRONITIS vioLACEA Лахор. В. Reg. 
XXVI. L 1840. Misc 
Pseudobulbo сан, folio solitario lineari, scapo 
terminali basi multibracteato, 1 floro longiore, 
