362 
dilatato valde concavo apice subito inflexo triplicato cucullato mane 
fimbriato columna approximato ore subclauso, columna brevissima 
Has.— Moluccas. 
Pseudobulbi 1-14 om longi, Hg lin. lati. of Ps 3-11 poll. longa, 
14-2 lin. lata, Bra @ 2-34 lin. longe. Pedicelli 11 lin. longi. 
- Sepalum | postieam 5 tis. Se a 2 lin. latum ;. lateralia 9 lin. longa, 
3 lin. lata. Petala 4 lin. longa, 14 lin. lata. Labellum P, d longum, 
2 lin. latum. Mentum 7 lin. longun m. Columna 1 lin. lon 
This is à dn S coloured and remarkable species Aviation was 
introduced by Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, of Chelsea, and flowered 
in their establikhssent i in July last, Technically it belongs to pe section 
Pedilonum, though there is no species with which it can be compared. 
The psendobulbs 2 are very slender, and, owing to the facility with which 
young growths are produced on stems of the previous year, assume a 
branchi: ng habit e flowers are three-quarters of an inch long, and, 
as well as the pedicels, of a brilliant cinnabar-orange or vermilion 
€ The lip is very remarkable, being suddenly infolded near the 
ex in an acute angle, and plaited round the denticulate margin, which 
lies so close to the anther and sides of the column as to nearly close the 
flower, in allusion to which the name is given. 
93. Megaclinium pusillum, Rolfe; pseudobulbis ovoideo-oblongis 
Shoe can diphyllis, foliis lineari-oblongis obtusis coriaceis, scapis bre- 
vibus vaginis paucis membranaceis tectis, rachi brevi compressa obscure 
comin. prere ali, bracteis ovatis subacutis pa atentibus, sepalo 
postico lineari subobtuso recurvo lateralibus late ovatis apice attenuatis 
faleato-incurvis facie velutinis, petalis angustissimis recurvis, labello 
basi lato apice angusto obtuso recurvo eciliato, columna brevi marginata 
edentata. 
Has.—East Tropical Africa. 
PPseudobulbi 1-11 poll longi. Folia 3 ie longa, j poll. 
lata. Scapi. 4 poll. alti. Rachis 4 lin. lata. Bructee 1i lin. og 
Sepalum posticum 31 lin. longum ; lateralia, 1} lin. longa. Petala 
21 lin. longa. Labellum 1 lin. longum. 
(Gard. Chron., ists Hp ee and, like it, has the rachis unequal- 
sided, the bract and flower s bonka rranged near the lower margin. 
That, however, [E a broader rachis, more numerous smaller flowers, 
and the dorsal sepal much br Satter but only half as long. ‘The present 
species has a light green rachis marbled witb AR d eher and the 
flowers similar but rather darker in colour. It flowered at Glasnevin 
in June last, under the care of Mr. F. W. Moore, A.L. s. 
91. Megaclinium triste, Rolfe ; pseudobulbis oblongis trigonis ob- 
tusangulis diphyllis, foliis lineari-ob ongis obtusis coriaceis, pis 
elongatis vaginis tubulosis ad il tectis, rachi subcompressa crassa 
carnosa obtusangula obscure crenulata scabridula, bracteis approximatis 
late ovatis obtusis concavis hig tae us, floribus cane sepalo postico 
lineari-subulato acuto r o lateralibus late fulcato-ovatis subobtusis, 
petalis siliahifis fale tocado labello basi lato Pr apice angusto 
obtuso recurvo integro, columna. brevi marginata dentibus brevibus. 
Has.—Not known. 
Pseudobulbi 11-2 poll. lon ngi. Folia 3-5 per dolend zh poll lata. 
Scapi 14 bed, alti. Rachis 5 lin. lata, 3 li 4 lin. 
