Evelyna.'] ORCHIDACE^ LINDENIAN^. 



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bractea infimi apice herbace^, labello fimbriato emarginato eallis 

 duobus magnis ovatis in fundo et lamina transversa. 



^^ On old stunted trees shirting the Paramos of the province of Merida, ai 

 the height of 8000 to 10,000 feet; July. Flowers red.'' {JSTo. 2215). 



Near B. aurantiaca. 



60. E. Jlavescens ; ramulosa, vaginis scabriusculis, foliis lanceolatis 

 5-7-nerviis acuminatis obtusis, strobilis oblongis basi laxis, bracteis 

 inferioribus apice herbaceis, labello integerrimo emarginato eallis 

 duobus parvis ovatis in fundo. 



^^Terrestrial; between Humucaro-hajo and the Agua de Obispo , in the 

 province of Truxillo, at the height of 7000 feet ; May, Flovjers 

 yellowish:' {No. 625). 

 Leaves much smaller than in the last ; and bracts far narrower* 



61. E. kermesina ; ramosa, vaginis sublsevibus, foliis lineari-lan- 

 eeolatis subtrinerviis mucronatis margine scabris, racemis fiexuosis, 

 bracteis navicularibus, labello crenato subpubescente eallis 2 parvis 

 ovalibus in fundo et lamina transversa. 



^^ An epiphyte, from the forests of Tolima in the province of Mariquita^ 



at the height of 9000 feet; January. Flowers bright carmine." {No. 1276), 



The petals are obovate and emarginato ; the leaves very narrovr and 



hard ; sheaths nearly smooth. Flowers quite distinct from 



each other, on account of the bends of the rachis. 



62. E. columnaris ; simplicicaulis, vaginis laevibus, foliis lanceo- 

 latis multinerviis acuminatis abrupte acutis, racemis oblongis elon- 

 gatis compactis obtusis multifloris, bracteis membranaceis obtusis, 

 kbello apice ovato integerrimo basi bifoveato ecalloso. 



^^ A large terrestrial species three or four feet high. Agua de Obispo and 

 Sierra Nevada, at the height of QOOO feet ; May to August. Flowers 

 white and purple in spikes!' {No. 620). 



Leaves a foot long, and nearly two inches broad. Racemes between 

 four and five inches long, with the lowest bract leafy. Near 

 E* strobilifera. 



63. E. lupulina ; simplicicaulis, vaginis brevibus scabridis, foliis 

 multinerviis acutis, racemo oblongo obtuso multifloro, foliis floralibus 

 basi ventricosis, bracteis lineari-lanceolatis apice dilatatis floribus 

 duplb longioribus, labello medio constricto apice rotundato callo 

 magno didymo in fundo concave. 



'' A terrestrial plant from the vicinity of the Paramo of the Sierra Nevada, 

 at the height of 10,000 feet; August. Plant four or five feet high. 

 Flowers rose-coloured in spikes." {No. 642). 



Eaceme very compact, four inches long. Bracts very long, and 

 narrow. 



64. E. ensata ; simplicicaulis, vaginis apice verrucosis, foliis lineari- 

 ianceolatis rigidis acutis multinerviis, racemo oblongo multifloro, folio 



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