No, 442. 
STELIS OPHIOGLOSSOIDES. 
Class, Order. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
......... 
A native of Jamaica, whence we received 
it last year, through the kindness of our 
very good friend, R. Balmanno, Esq. 
It is a minute and curious plant; its 
flowers last a long while, during the months 
of August and September; they open and 
shut at various times, and that so suddenly, 
that we found considerable difficulty in 
making our drawing, attempting it several 
times, when they closed directly, as soon 
as removed or touched. 
The figure of Plumier, 179, f. 3, is cer- 
tainly our plant, with the blossoms almost 
closed, and is a good representation of its 
habit. 
It requires the stove heat, and the same 
treatment as Epidendrums in general, from 
which genus it has been separated: in its 
native country it grows upon trees. 
