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the apex, emarginate, with the lobes nearly equal. The racemes are axillary, 

 about half the length of the leaves, bearing showy flowers 3 inches across, with 

 oblong obovate blunt-ended sepals and petals of a rich golden-yellow freely and 

 irregularly marked with rich cinnamon-brown blotches ; and a white fleshy lip, 

 which is small incurved channelled dolabriform, with short rounded basal 

 auricles. It blooms in tlie spring months, and continues a long time in full 

 perfection if the flowers are kept dry. The flowers of this plant have not given 

 general satisfaction to Orchid growers, but a large plant which we had in our 



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collection some years ago produced two long spikes, each bearing a dozen 

 blossoms of large size and good substance, and we have known it produce 

 seventeen blossoms on one spike. This is the most massive and majestic plant 

 of the whole group. — Bunnah. 



Fig — Hot. Jfag., t. 5189 ; Batem. Second Cent. Orcli. PL, 1. 142 : nil. Hort., t. 277 ; 

 Xrnia Oroh.,\i. t. 112. 



Syst.— T'. Lindleyana ; Fleldla giganten. 



V. HASTIFERA, Rclib.f. — A very rare plant of tall-growing habit, bearing 

 lax racemes of flowers surpassing those of F. lamellata Boaallii. The spathulate 

 undulated sepals and petals are light yellow marked with fine red blotches 

 inside ; the lip, which is peculiar, having a compressed conical spur, semi- 



