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some forms of the allied M. Harryana, but their distinct and brilliant colour 

 renders the plant a very conspicuous object in a collection or group. The 

 plant figured under this name in the Botanical Magazine is M. Harryana. 

 Flowers' produced in spring. — New Grenada. 



Fig. — L'lll. Hort., 3rd ser., t. 42 ; Jennings, Orek., t. 17 ; Floral Mag., 2ndL ser, 

 t. 28 ; Id., t. 410, f. 1 ; Gard. Chron., N.S., i. p. 385. f. 85 ; Id., xvi. p. 336,1 62 ; FluriU 

 and Pom.., 1873, p. 169, with tab. ; Revm Ilort. Beige, 1883, p. 25 (plate).' 



M. LONGICAUDATA.— See M. inpkacta. 



M. LOWII, Hort. — This belongs to the Ohimaera section, and was introduced 

 by Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. " The two most prominent features of M. Lowii 

 are the almost equal elongated triangular sepals, and the small peculiar, nearly 

 flat, dark purple labellum ; the sepals form the showy part of the flowers and 



MASDEVALLIA LOWII. 



(From the Gardeners' Chronicle.') 



are almost white, profusely spotted and marked with reddish-purple. When 

 the plant is suspended in a basket the flowers on the curved stalks look very 

 elegant." — Oauca, U. 8. of Golonibia. 



Fia.— Gard. Chron., 3rd ser., 1890, viii. p. 268, f. 44. 



M. MACROCHILA, Regel.—A beautiful species, collected in New Grenada 

 for Messrs. Sander & Co., and at first sent out by them as M. Schlimii, but on 



