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Restrepia. 



several of which are produced at the top of each stem — are 

 about 4in. in length, very slender, and bear each one flower of 

 exquisite beauty. The upper sepal is liin. long, and thread- 

 like, except at the base, and it has a little knob on the tip ; 

 in colour it is yellow and purple. The petals are similar in 

 shape and colour, but are much smaller and antenna-like. The 

 lateral sepals are the prominent feature of the flower; they are 

 united by their inner margins, except near the apex, and form 

 one oblong segment liin. long, which is yellow, beautifully 

 marked with longitudinal lines of purplish-crimson. The lip is 

 similarly coloured, but small and inconspicuous. This species 

 grows on the trunks of trees, at an altitude of 6000ft. to 

 1 2,000ft., in Colombia, and was introduced in 1869. It flowers 

 from November to February. Syn. i?. anieiinifera. (B. M., 

 t. 62SS.) 



R. pandurata (Rclib. f.). — Smaller even than i?. elegaiis, 

 this charming Httle plant blooms very freely, and is at least 

 as attractive in the size and markings of its flowers as any 

 of the pigmy Orchids. The stems are 2in. high, inclosed in 

 thin sheaths, and each bears a stiff, leathery, ovate leaf 2iin. 

 long, deep green above, purplish beneath. The flowers are 

 produced in the same manner as in i?. elegans, and are similar 

 in size. The tail of the upper sepal is short; the lower sepals 

 are white, with numerous bright crimson spots ; the lip is fiddle- 

 shaped, and has a bristle on each of the side lobes. This 

 species first flowered in the Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin in 

 1887. Colombia. 



R. striata (Rol/e). — This species differs from all others in 

 having striped instead of spotted sepals. Otherwise it resembles 

 Ji. elegans. It is a most beautiful little Orchid, flowering freely 

 in spring. Colombia, about 1S90. (B. M., t. 7233.) 



RHYNCHOSTYLIS. 



Blume's name for a small genus of epiphytal Orchids, 

 of the tribe Vandece. It is derived from rhynchos, a beak, 

 and stulos, a pillar, and is in allusion to the shape of the 

 column. Flowers rather large or mediocre, shortly pedi- 

 cellate ; lateral sepals broader than the dorsal one ; lip 

 affixed to the column, deeply saccate at the base, with 

 obsolete lateral lobes ; column short, thick ; racemes lateral, 

 long, dense-flowered. Leaves distichous, coriaceous or fleshy, 

 flat ; sheaths persistent, concealing the stem. R. cakstis 



