SACCOLABIUM HENDERSONIANUM. 
[PuaTe 275. ] 
Native of Borneo. 
Epiphytal. Stem short, rooting. Leaves about six inches long, arranged in a 
two-ranked (distichous) manner, strap-shaped, tapering bluntly to a point, keeled 
beneath, and bright green in colour. acemes borne upon a short footstalk, erect, 
longer than the leaves, cylindrical and many-flowered, the small bracts are triangular ; 
upper sepal concave, nearly circular, lateral ones oblong ovate, with the point of 
attachment the narrowest; petals similar in shape, slightly smaller, and both sepals 
and petals of a uniform bright rose, or rosy red; lip very small, being little else 
than three small teeth, which stand at the mouth of the spur; spur cylindrical some- 
what compressed, slightly hooked, blunt pointed,. white. Colwmn short, furnished with 
aslender awl-shaped beak, bearing on each side a blackish purple callus, 
SaccoLaBium HeEnprersontanum, Reichenbach fil., Gardeners’ Chronicle, n.s., iv., 
P ante ; Botanical Magazine, t. 6222; Williams, Orchid-Grower’s Manual, 
+ Pp. . 
bef We have in the present case the portrait of a very charming Saccolabium to lay 
a He Orchid admirers, and it is a species which, perhaps, many may not have 
ial ws the opportunity of seeing. It differs from some of the large showy kinds, 
rf 1s J yeast and S. gigantewm, but, nevertheless, it will maintain a reputation 
had ce ay of the most lovely of the smaller growing species, some of which we have 
lin a me alseady of placing before our readers in the portraits of S. curv- 
: tik brig . oo peer, the former bearing bright cinnabar-red flowers, and the latter 
aa _ blossoms ; there are also other small-growing kinds, with 
ipeeie a8 ai flowers, which we hope to illustrate at a future time. This 
Ol see a ei to have been introduced from Borneo nearly : thirty years ago, 
ae Ea ssa vey soon afterwards, it was reintroduced, however, and 
| a. vas a in this country in the year 1874. These small-growing 
by lovers of ae gems ot the family, and should be more extensively cultivated 
tion, and our plate A ecially as they require but little room for their accomoda- 
evel cetiocs: y bears out the assertion that this species is well worthy of a 
We a place a “tion. In order to cultivate these plants successfully, they should 
ar aly set apart for them, so that every care can be bestowed upon 
Our art indebted to the kindness of Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., for allowing 
Well knoy ee ue accompanying portrait of this elegant plant, whose collection is 
oe | Contain so many choice and unique examples of Orchids. We have 
