142 Royle's Illustrations, of the Natural History 



and is to include figures of a selection of the most remarkable of 

 the tribe, and to be published in 20 two-monthly parts, of folio 

 size, each containing 5 plates, highly finished, from drawings 

 made for the purpose by Miss Drake. The subjects of the fi- 

 gures will be any very beautiful kinds of which fine specimens 

 may be produced from time to time in the hot-houses of Britain, 

 and some of those magnificent species which are at present un- 

 known in Europe in a living state. 



2540. ONCI'DIUM [Mrs. Moke, at Tejuca, near Rio Janiero 1835 D p.r.w Bot. reg. 1830 



*RusselljanMOT Lindl. "RuiieW, Duke of Bedford's ^USlotXf... Li P Br G From the garden of 



Pseudo-bulb ovate, ribbed, bearing strap-shaped spreading 

 leaves. Four flowers and a flower-bud are shown upon the stem. 

 The divisions of the flower spread beyond the outline of a half- 

 crown piece. The sepals and petals are described to be in co- 

 lour brown purple, edged with green ; the labellum lilac, and 

 bearing lamellae in its disk, which are purple, edged with white ; 

 the wings of the column and the gynizus yellow, the latter edged 

 with purple. Named in compliment to the Duke of Bedford. 

 The Hon. Capt. J. Roos, R. N., sent it, derived from the source 

 named above, to Woburn, with many other valuable plants, in 

 1835. {Bot. Reg., Feb.) 



t2525. SARCOCHI'LUS [D p.r.w Bot. reg. 1832 



t22643 falcatus R._Br. falcate-leaved £ E] or § ap W Pk New HoU., near Hunter's River 1821 



Stem very short. Leaves linear-lanceolate, rather leathery, 

 about § in. wide, the longest depicted about 3 in. long, disposed 

 in 2 rows. Flowers in axillary upright racemes, 3 — 6 in a ra- 

 ceme, and turned to one side, nearly entirely white. Perianth 

 spreading, of about the width of a shilling. It " is so neat and 

 simple in its appearance, as to be sure to captivate the feelings of 

 every lover of nature. It must be treated just like other orchi- 

 deous epiphytes." Messrs. Loddiges and Mr. Bateman possess 

 the species in a living state. {Bot. Meg., Feb.) 



REVIEWS. 



Art. I. Royles Illustrations of the Botany a?id other Branches of 

 the Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the 

 Flora of Cashmere, Sfc. Part VI., containing from p. 177. to 216. 

 of letterpress ; a view of the Himalayan Mountains, a plate of 

 birds, and eight plates of plants, all beautifully coloured. 



The letterpress commences with Terebinthaceae, which con- 

 tains chiefly Indian trees, though the group of Anacardiese con- 

 tains the Pistacia vera, P. Terebinth us, and P. ientiscus, the 

 two former of which stand the open air in this country. The tribe 

 Sumachine<s is also chiefly hardy. 



They " exude resin. The bark, as well as the leaves and fruit, of several 

 species is astringent, on which account they are employed in the preparation 



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