supplementary to the Fncyc. of Plants and Hort. Brit. 77 



bourhood of Xalapa, by Messrs. Lowe and Co. ;" and is one of 

 " the easiest of the genus to cultivate." If grown in a pot, it must 

 be raised above the rim, to prevent it from suffering by too much 

 water, and to display its pendulous flowers to advantage. If 

 hung up in a basket, the latter should be lined with sphagnum, 

 in which the roots seem to thrive. Whether cultivated in a pot 

 or a basket, the plant must be kept perfectly dry when not in a 

 growing state. {Dot. Reg., Jan.) 



*EPITHE V CIA. (From epitheke, an appendage ; shape of the flower.) 



glauca Knowl. $ West, glaucous £ CD el a jn G.P Mexico 1837. D r.w Fl. cab. no. 87. 



An elegant little plant, with green and purple flowers, nearly 

 allied to Epidendron. It is a native of Mexico, and was intro- 

 duced by Mr. Barker. (Fl. Cab., Jan.) 



»PAXTO x N/^ [£2d ser. 60. (B. M. R. no. 113.) 



rosea Lindl. rose-coloured £ lAI P.r i s.o Pk Philippine Islands 1837. D p.l Bot, reg. 



" This curious plant," says Dr. Lindley, " was sent to Messrs. 

 Loddiges from Manilla, by Mr. Hugh Cumming, who has been 

 for some time engaged in exploring the Philippine Islands. It 

 is so entirely different from all orchidaceous genera hitherto dis- 

 covered, that I know not with what to compare it." The 

 column and the lip in this order are different from the usual 

 structure of plants. The column consists of the stamens and 

 style consolidated ; and the lip is so much like the other petals, 

 as only to be recognised by its position. (Bot. Meg., Nov.) 



2530. C ATA SEPTUM [63. (B. M. R. 114.) 



*atratum Lindl. &3.x\-flowered £ tZ3 or 1 au s var. Brazil 1837. T) p.r.w Bot. reg. 2d ser. 



" A very distinct species of this curious genus, imported by 

 Messrs. Loddiges from Brazil. The flowers are gracefully 

 drooping, and are among the handsomest of the genus." (Bot. 

 Reg., Nov.) 



+ C. poriferum Lindl. " This is a remarkable species sent to 

 Messrs. Loddiges from Demerara by M. Schomburgk." It 

 is most nearly allied to C. deltoideum (B. M. R., Dec, No. 164.) 



2538. COMPARE'TTLi 



*coccinea Lindl. scarlet £ El or i au S ? Brazil 1837. D p.r.w Bot. reg. 2d ser. 68. 



" This beautiful and very rare epiphyte flowered with Messrs. 

 Loddiges in August last, and is said to be a native of Brazil; it, 

 however, agrees so entirely with dried specimens collected near 

 Xalapa, that some mistake is to be suspected in its reputed 

 country." (Lindl. in Bot. Reg., Dec.) 



+ Maxillaria Colleyi Bate. This species has " dingy flowers," 

 the smell of which is " like that of an over-ripe melon." (B. M. R., 

 Nov., No. 161.) 



+ M. porrecta Lindl. A species from Rio Janeiro, with pale 

 buff flowers. (B. M. R., Dec, No. 173.) 



+ M. macrophylla Poppig et Endl. " Very like M. Deppez, 

 but much larger," the flowers being about 3 in. across. They 

 " have a disagreeable smell like apples beginning to ferment." 

 This species was found by Poppig in dry thickets in Peru, 



