MaspEVALLIA CUCULLATA. 
Masdevallia cucullata comes from Colombia, where it is very irregularly distributed 
over a large area. I have observed it in the following localities:—in the Eastern Andes 
of Bogota, on the western slopes of the Alto de las Oséras in the Department of 
Tolima, and from here northwards on the western declivities of the Paramos de 
Sumapaz, Andabobo, Santa-Rosa and Sibaté in the Department of Cundinamarca. On 
the highlands of Antioquia, near the town of El Retiro and on the Alto de San Miguel. 
In the Western Andes of Popayaén, upon the eastern slopes of the Cerro Munchique. 
In the Eastern Andes of Pasto, on the descent from the Paramo del Bordoncillo into 
the valley of Sebondoy, and also in the vicinity of the village of Putumayu, I observed, 
in the year 1880, a Masdevallia which, although not in flower, appeared to be identical 
in all its characteristics with JZ. cucullata. The plants were extremely well developed. 
on the trunks of trees 
Masdevallia cucullata grows in dense and very damp woods, 
of decayed leaves 
near the ground, and also upon the ground itself where deep layers 
have accumulated. The elevation of the localities in which it occurs varies from 
2,000 to 2,600 metres (6,500 to 8,450 feet), with a temperature of 13° to 16°.5 Centigrade 
(about 55° to 62° Fahrenheit). The climate is remarkable for heavy and constant rains, 
and an atmosphere highly charged with moisture throughout the year. A really dry 
season, during which all rain ceases, never occurs in those regions. In most localities 
M. cucullata flowers during the months of October and November, but in the Bogota 
districts the flowers develope in January and February. ' Although seed-capsules are 
very commonly met with, J. eucullata is not an abundant species. 
F. C. LeHmann. 
