LXXXII. 
MYROBROMA FRAGRANS. 
Fragrant Myrobroma. 
ORDO NATURALIS. 
Orchidex. Juss. Gen. p. 64. 
AT 
Sect. 1. Monandre. 
Pericarpium longum, teretiusculum, succulentum,. demum 3-valve. Petala 6: 5 expansa: Labellum 
inferne lateribus styli accretum, inde apicem amplectens: cum stylo decidua. Anthera dorso styli 
margine inserta, mobilis, 2-locularis, 4-valvis. Pollen grumosum. Stigma o erculo semicirculari 
men a vocibus prpov et Bewua, ob fructum unctuosum, quibusdam in deliciis. 
M. foliis tenuissime striatis: petalis non undulatis ; labello intus fascem squamarum fimbriatarum 08 
claudentium exserente, lobo medio valde retuso. 
Epidendrum Rubrum. Lamarck in Encycl. Bot. ». 1. p- 178. Vanilla fore albo, fructu breviore coral 
lino. Plum, Gen. p. 25. MSS. 3. t. 100. 
Sponte nascentem in Ins. Dominique, legit C. PLUMIER. 
Floret Aprili, Maio, apud nos Junio. 
The Vanilla of our shops is a native of Mexico, first brought i ( 
samples of it, as we learn from L’Ectuse, reached London 
Morean, Queen Ev1zaBETH’s apothecary. The plant now hg 
ne Lran ’ 
describes three species of Vanilla, none of which appear to be ours : he says they are only found in 
a brackish soil near the sea, and that the aromatic flavour of their fruit is not perceptible, till after 
tati Orchidew, has joined the fruit sold in our shops, to 
“his Buide > ulatum, which hasa deciduous anther, and 
indolent to invent more scientific ones, 
onour ; and we shall have from Norway 
from a. gc 7 9 : 
Holland Pyehout, Yserboom, from Prussia Knorpellippe, oppelsach, from Russia Ués¢ umuchsa, lara 
gutscha, ak France Tripmadame, Caillelait, froin Italy Garofanata, Articicha, from Turkey, Gar- 
hanna, Tugak, like the jargon of Babel, disgracing our lovely science. 
USSIEU dissents from LiNNE on this head: 
cp 8 than any change of name eg tt the sp 
no affinity to each other; Gum Arabic, Sugar, Campers : chowc 
are familiar instances. Fortunately for ‘saauits who have a classical apie haan on of the 
Royal and Linnean Societies in all works published by themselves or under their direction, seta 
different example. ir 
flowered in that of the Right Hon. Bae 
This species is in several collections, but hitherto has only lar me ae 
= meti ore fleshy fibres produced at le each 
ARLES GrEVILLE. Root of one or sometimes m like those upon the stem of Ivy. Stem green 
leaf; these send out short cirrhi adhering very closely, 
