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ORCHIDACEiE LINDENIAN^. 



jeaf large, seven inches long without the petiole. Sepals rather 

 more than two inches long. 



23. M. triangularis ; folio ovali-lanceolato pergameneo acuto 

 obsolete tridentato, scapo filiformi unifloro, bracteH minima acuminata, 

 calyce aequali patulo laciniis triangularibus in setam longam acuminatis, 

 petalis membranaceis carinatis apice tridentatis, labello unguiculato 

 obsolete rhombeo-trilobo apice convexo intus carinato obtuso dentate. 



" Epiphyte ; Quebrada of Murmuquena, new Bailadores, in the province of 

 Merida, at the height of 4800 feet; June. Flowers yellow, dotted with 

 purple ; the tails deep red." {No. 1471). 

 Leaf four inches long. Sepals scarcely two inches long, with very 

 slender tails. 



24. M. caudata ; (Lindl. gen. et sp. orch. p. 193). 



"An epiphyte from the province of Cauca, on Quindiu, at the height of 

 10,000 feet, between los Volcancitos and Paramilloj February. Sepals 

 greenish-yellow, the upper slightly dotted at the extremity and streaked with 

 red; the two lower dotted with violet." (No. 1479). 



25. M. affinis ; folio ovali-lanceolato in petiolum ipsi sequalem an- 

 gustato, scapo unifloro prope basim vaginato breviore, calyce sequali 

 brevi campanulato intus piloso laciniis in setam productis, petalis 

 oblongis semicordatis, labello lineari pubescente. 



" Growing on the ground and on trees in the forests between Pan de Azucar 

 and Boqueron, on the slope of Tolima, at the height of 9000 to 12,000 /ee^; 

 January. Flower yellow." {No. 1273). 

 Near M. Isevis, from which it differs in the flowers being hairy inside, 

 the leaves narrower, and the sepals drawn to a finer point, 



26. M. coccinea (Linden MSS. ; folio oblongo spathulato obtuso 

 basi longe angustato scapo unifloro nudo duplb breviore, calycis valde 

 insequalis tubo brevi sepalo supremo apice subulate lateralibus semi- 

 oblongis acutis • 



" This magnificent species grows on the ground on the southern slopes^ of the 



high mouMtains near Pamplona, at the height of 9500 feet; April. ^ Its 



brilliant flowers resemble, at a distance, those of the Bejarias, Yacciniums, 



and other plants of those lofty regions." {No. 1262). 



A most remarkable plant. Leaves four to six inches long ; scape 



, fourteen inches high. Lateral sepals an inch and a half long. 



j 27. M. Schlimii (Linden MSS.) ; folio oblongo coriaceo basi an- 

 i^ustato scapo multifloro breviore, floribus secundis longe pedunculatis, 

 calyce valde insequali tubo brevi sepalo dorsali autico parvo subulate 



llateralibus oblongis posticis semiconnatis caudatis 



I « An epiphyte on the old trees of Valle, near Merida, at the height of 7 500 feet; 

 August. Leaves thich, fleshy. Stem tall, many flowered; flowers deep 

 I purple, with paler tails." {No. 666). 



Kamed by Mr. Linden after Mr. Schlim, his half-brother and 

 / travelling companion, by whom it was discovered. Leaves nine 

 or ten mches long, Scape rather taller. Lateral sepals. 



