Plate 130. 



SACCOLABIUM CURVIFOLIUM. 



Curved-leaved Saccolabium. 



Gen. Char, rerianthium explanatum, patens. Sepala petalis gequalia, lateralia 



Oolumna erecta, semiteres, rostello 

 mhuMo. "Anthera semibilocularis. FolUnia 2, subgloTjosa, caudicula elongata, glandula minnta. 

 ■Herbae epi^hjtce, caulescentcs. Folia disticha, coriacca, apice smpius ohliqna. Floros 



axUlares 



racemosi v. solitarii. Lindl. 



SACCOLABIUM cuTvifolium ; foliis arcuatis distichis imbricatis loratis canabculatis apico^ obliqnfe 

 praemorsis, racemis brevibus cylindraceis patentibus, bracteis minimia acutis, sepalis ovatis 

 petalis obovatis, labelli calcare cylindraceo obtiiso lamina llneari tmncata. lindl. 



SACCOLABIUM miniatum. Bot. Mag, t. 5326, liaud Lindl, 



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A native of Nepal, whence it has been introduced to our stoves by Messrs. Hug 

 Low and Co. and others. It is allied to the S. ininiatum of Lindley, but is a far 

 handsomer and more desirable species. The spikes of blossom appear in ^ May, and 

 continue a long time in perfection. It requires much heat and moisture m its cul- 

 tivation. 



Descr. The stem is short, about the thickness of the little finger ; the lower 

 portion is brown, zigzag, and clothed with the remains of old foliage, liere and there 

 sending out long solitary vermicular Jihres, by means of which the plant is attachec o 



Leaves rather numerous, eight to ten inches long lontorm, 



coriaceous, canaliculate, bidentate at the apex, articulated below on a sheathing baso. 

 Itacemes axillary, solitary, somewhat drooping, rather shorter than the leaves, boanng 

 numerous richly-coloured flowers, each arising from a small, ovate, acuminate lac^ 

 Ovary linear, coloured. Segals and fetals spreading horizontally, ovate, ^.^"J^' ""' ""^ 

 in size and shape, fine red. Lip small, linear, recurved, with two upright teetli 

 h>bes at its base, orange as well as the club-shaped qmr, about as long «<= U^c 

 Column and anther-case scarlet. 



branches of 



ees. 



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Fig. 1. Flower from which the sepals and petals have been removed, ^^^^^''^ ^ .^ /' "P"'' 

 column o p.... .:_ ^,.v. .L^r. ..^ nnthPr.. 3. PoUen-masse. t-^// rnc.gmP'' • 



Jind column. 2. Front view of the column and anther. 



