MASDEVALLIA BELLA. 
We are indebted to Consul Lehmann for the following information : 
Masdevallia bella has but a limited geographical distribution, having been hitherto 
observed only in the vicinity of Frontino and Urrao, on the western declivities of the 
Western Cordilleras of Antioquia. It grows on trees, and also on the ground, in damp 
and shady woods, at an elevation of 1,600 to 2,200 métres (5,200 to 7,150 feet), and 
flowers in October and November. The annual average temperature of the whole region 
ranges from 15°'9 to 19°°4 Centigrade (about 60° to 67° Fahrenheit). The atmosphere 
in the entire region is highly saturated with moisture nearly the whole year round. The 
driest months of the year are January to March, and July and August, during which the 
average humidity is 75° per cent. ; while for the rest of the year the average is 86° per 
cent. 
F. C. Lenmanny. 
Explanation of Plate, drawn from a-plant at Newbattle Abbey : 
Fig. 1, petal, lip, and column, in natural position ;—1a, front of lip, both slightly enlarged ;—2, section 
. " Or . 5 ‘Ax «6 
4, column ;—4a, apex of column, al/ much enlarged ;—5, apex and 
of ovary ;—3, petal, inner side ; 
section of leaf, natural size. 
