supplementary to Eric. ofPlants^ Hort. Brit., and Arh. Brit. 345 



imbibe its moisture. A damp atmosphere, syringing its roots and leaves 

 freely when in a growing state, and shade during bright sunshine, are the 

 principal requisites in its cultivation. (^Bot. jBe'g., June.) (See Gai'd. Mag., 

 vol. XV. p. 399.) 



2554. EPIDE'NDRUM 



vitellinum Lindl. yolk of egg £ E] sp 1 s O.Y Mexico 1838. D p.r.w Bot. reg. 1840, 35. 



A most splendid plant, producing, in its native country, very large orange- 

 yellow flowers, which have a dazzling appearance, not only from their size 

 and colour, but from their great abundance. Dr. Lindley having seen fifteen 

 expanded blossoms on a spike not more than 6 in. in length. It was found 

 in Mexico, at an elevation of 9000 ft. above the level of the sea, and it ap- 

 pears to prefer " a damp, cool, and shady situation." {Bot. Reg., June.) 



+ Epidendrum {Encyclia) incuvibens Lindl. Very nearly allied to the 

 panicled encyclias. {B. M. R., No. 84., June.) 



E. Stamfordikavixn Lindl. " This plant inhabits only the coast, on shady 

 very moist lands ; " and requires nearly the same treatment as the cattleya, 

 but more moisture. (B. M. R., No. 88., June.) 



Brasavbla glauca Lindl. The flowers are large, white, and very aromatic, 

 and the plant is found on oaks. {B. M. R., No. 89., June.) 



-j- Odontoglossum grdnde Lindl. A noble plant, the dried flowers of which 

 " measure six inches and a half from the tip of the petals," and look some- 

 thing like those of " an enormous maxillaria." Mr. Skinner thinks the plants 

 of this genus formerly sent home were kept too warm. {B. M. R., No. 94., 

 June.) 

 2527. LISSOCHrLUS 30192 parvifl6rus Botanist, No. 172. 



The flowers are green and yellow, striped with reddish brown. 



Corydnthes speciosa var. alba Lindl. " The appearance of the plant is de- 

 scribed as being intermediate between C. macrantha and C. maculata ; " and 

 the flowers are almost white. (B. M. R,, No. 73., June.) 



Cyrlocliilum maculdtum var. Russelikxwxm Lindl. ; C. Russelw Skinner. A 

 fine variety " with very large richly spotted flowers." {B. M. R., No. 86., June.) 



+ Lcs^lisL siiperba Lindl. The finest species of this beautiful genus. " It 

 flowers in November, and, in some instances, bears from 18 to 20 flowers, on 

 stems from 9 ft. to 12 ft. long." {B. M. R., No. 87., June.) 



Iriddcece. 

 142. rms 30113 deflexa. 



The plant figured under this name by Messrs. Knowles and Westcott, in 

 their Floral Cabinet, t. 51., has been proved by the Honourable and Rev. 

 W. Herbert to be the same as the I. nepalensis Bot. Reg. t. 818., /. Humei 

 G. Don, Hort. Brit. 1236. Mr. Herbert adds that he considers the true name 

 of this /"ris to be /. germanica var. nepalensis. 



Rigidella jldmmea. This new genus was stated by Dr. Lindley, in his pre- 

 vious character of it, to be devoid of petals, or inner segments of the peri- 

 anth ; but he has now discovered " that at the very bottom of the cup formed 

 by the convolution of the three scarlet leaves of the perianth there is a copious 

 secretion of honey, and that, immersed in this substance, are three small rudi- 

 mentary petals, resembling anthers at first sight." {B. R, M,, No. 64., May.) 



Jinaryllidacese. 

 935. ISME^N£ 51627 Knight!? Fl. Cab. 



This plant, Dr. Lindley informs us, is the Hymenocallis rotata of Loddiges's 

 Bot. Cab., t. ] 9. ; and the Pancratium rotatum of Bot. Mag., t. 827. (B. M. 

 R., No. 53., April.) 



Hymejiocdllis Harrisiana W. Herb. " This species, very unlike any yet 

 known, was imported from Mexico by Thomas Harris, Esq., of the Grove, 

 Kingsbury." {B. R. AI., No. 63.) 



938. CALOSTE'MMA [;og. 



carneum Lindl. Aesh-coloured !j lAI or 1 ap Pk Australia 1836. O s.pl Bot. reg. 1840," 



A very handsome species, with bright pink flowers, which it produced freely 



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