When I first examined the plant I thought it was probably new, but I am now 

 satisfied that Professor Eeichenbach was right in referring it to the E. dichromum of 

 Lindley, in despite of some minor discrepancies, for which its tendency to run into 



may readily 



The species of Epidendnmi are not usually popular with cultivator 



few of them 



possessing much brilliancy of colour; but the present subject is a notable except! 

 rivalling, as it does, the best of the Barkerias—Sind there are others of equal or gi 



beauty still 



troduce. Among the latter I would specially instance E. emhescens 



which produces a panicle nearly four times the size of the one represented in the Plate, 

 and with flowers of a similar hue. It is a native of Oaxaca, whence living specimens 

 were imported more than twenty years ago ; they all, however, died because they were 

 kept too warm. Surely an attempt ought to be made to re 

 plant, which we should now be able to manage with perfect e 



introduce so desirable a 



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Descr. Pseudohulhs clustered, from three to six inches long, smooth, round 



oblong. Leaves two or three on each bulb, strap-shaped, from si? 

 more in length, rather blunt at the ends, erect, and rigid. Scap 



ches to a foot or 

 1 the wild speci- 



mens, three feet high or more, bearing a many-flowered panicle. 'Yhe flowers vary both 

 in their size and tints, some being as large and as brilliantly rose-coloured as the spe- 

 cimens represented in the Plate, while others are almost entirely white, and consider- 



ably smaller 

 petals wider 



Sepals about an inch long, linear-lanceolate 



sharp at the end 



the 



pals, and ob 



Lip deeply three-lobed 



middle lobe 



obcorcliitc, with many ribs on its disk, of a beautiful deep crimson, witli light marg 



the lateral lobes 



shorter, spreading at the ends, white, externally turned up with 



pui 



Column as long as the lateral lobes of the lip, bearing two short blunt 



Fig. !• Lip, 2. Column. 3. Pollen-masses: — all slightly magnijied 



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i rejoice to say that a parcel of this beautiful plant was received in first-rate condition from Mexico 

 this spring (1866), and sold at Stevens's Kooms, though not under the name of 'eruhescens,' its identity not 

 having been known at the time. Like other Orchids from the more temperate regions of Mexico, it may 

 probably require to be kept rather drier than tlie ^'cool" Orchids of New Granada and Peru. It will no 

 doubt succeed best on a block either of wood or earthenware. 



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