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Sarcanthus guttatus — India — 1820 — Division. 



Sepals and petals white, spotted with rose ; lip 

 rosy purple : a lovely species. 

 — — rostratus — China — 1821 — Aug.— Cuttings. 

 Flowers in pendent racemes, of a yellowish 

 colour and striped with red. 

 — - teretifolius— China — 1819 — Nov.— Cuttings. 

 Flowers yellow and purple, striped with red ; 

 lip white, two lobes edged with red. 

 These require the same treatment as the last 

 mentioned genus, viz. Saccolabium. 



Class, Gynandria. Order, Monandria. 



Sarcochilus falcatus — New Holland — 1821 — April 

 —Division. 



Flowers white : a neat species. 



- — - unguiculatus — Manilla — 1 839— August — Di- 

 vision. 



Flowers a light straw colour ; lip white, 

 streaked and dotted with crimson. 

 This genus requires the same treatment as the 

 generality of Orchideae plants. 

 Stanhopea eburnea — Rio Janeiro — 1 834 — From 

 July to October. 



Flowers yellowish white ; lip marked and 

 spotted with reddish purple : a fine species. 



grandiflora — Trinidad — 1824— June to Oct. 



Flowers white ; lip shaded with pink : very 

 fragrant. 



