MASDEVALLIA FRAGRANS, sp. nov. 
MASDEVALLIA FRAGRANS, sp. nov. Planta dense exspitosa ; folio oblongo-lanceolato, rigido crasso, apice 
obtuse tridenticulato, viridi pulchro, nerviis lateralibus clarioribus, in petiolum robustum sensim 
angustato, basi vaginato ; pedunculo unifloro, tereti, erecto, viridi, rubro-maculato, multo curtiore 
quam folio; pedicello pedunculo xquilongo, viridi pallidiore ; bractea fusca membranacea, supra 
ovata, infra amplexanti ; ovario costato, glabro, viridi, rubro-maculato ; sepalis in tubum extensum 
connatis, mento infra obtuso, triangulis, trinerviis, in caudas carnosas planas elongatis, citrinis, ex- 
teriore nerviis rubro-maculatis, nerviis sepali imparis rubris, sepalis lateralibus intus molliter pilosis, 
caudis flavis, viridi tinctis ; petalis basi linearibus, supra oblongis, apiculatis, margine anteriore carnoso 
angulato, eburneis, linea centrali rubra, apice viridi ; labello lingueformi, basi carnoso, glandulis 
duabus nectariferis, apice verrucoso, flavo, minute rubro-punctato, lineis rubris tribus ; columna 
robusta, alis rubris angustis, viridi, intus rubro-striata, apice minute denticulato, pede flavo, rubro- 
maculato. Flos fragrantissimus et perelegans, qui M. pachyanthe florem magnitudine prope 
xquat.—Species nova sectionis Coriacee Rchb. f—Hab. Ocafia ? 
Blade of leaf 5 or 6 inches long, 1 inch wide, oblong-lanceolate, thick and fleshy, apex bluntly trident- 
iculate, bright shining green, the principal nerves paler, narrowing below into a thick grooved petiole, 
sheathed at the base. 
Peduncle (with pedicel) 3 or 4 inches long, terete, ascending from the base of the petiole, green 
spotted with crimson ; pedicel about 15 inch long, very pale bluish-green, with minute crimson spots on 
the outer side ; bract about 2 inch long, ovate, sheathing below, dull brown. 
Ovary nearly 2 inch long, with six rounded angles, green spotted with crimson. 
Sepals : dorsal sepal united to the lateral sepals for } inch, forming a wide tube, gibbous below, free 
portion triangular for about 4 inch, 3-nerved, tapering into a flattened fleshy tail nearly ? inch long ; lateral 
sepals cohering for about 4 inch, free portion ovate-triangular for 4 inch, with three principal nerves, 
tapering into fleshy tails } inch long; all the sepals clear lemon-yellow, the tails tinged with canary-yellow 
and green, the nerves of the dorsal sepal bright crimson, the inner surface of the lateral sepals velvety 
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with numerous short soft hairs. 
Petals } inch long, linear at the base, oblong above, apiculate, thickened and angled on the anterior 
margin, thick and fleshy, shining ivory-white, with a broad crimson central nerve, apex greenish. 
Lip 4 inch long, tongue-shaped, fleshy at the base, with a small hollow nectary containing honey on 
each side of the central nerve, anterior portion rough with small papille, bright yellow, with a few small 
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crimson spots and three dull crimson lines. 
Column 2 inch long, stout, narrowly winged, apex slightly denticulate, pale green, with crimson lines 
within and with crimson on the wings and apex, foot bright yellow, with small crimson spots. 
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Explanation of Plate, drawn from a plant at Newbattle Abbey : 
Fig. 1, petal, lip, and column, in natural position ;—la, section of ovary ;—2, petal, inner side ;— 
3, lip ;—3a, base of lip, showing nectaries (much enlarged) ;—4, column ;—4a, apex of column ; all 
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enlarged ;—5, apex and section of leaf, natural size. 
