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respect it resembles Tr. philippinensis, and differs from the defi- 

 nition given by Dr. Blume. The pollen masses are two, waxy, 

 pierced by a loophole, and sessile, upon an obovate caudicle. It 

 would seem to be allied to Tr. rigida of Blume, as far as can 

 be judged from that author's slight account. 



The plant is of little beauty, but of considerable botanical 

 interest. 



20. Odontoglossum rubescens. 



O. rubescens (Leucoglossum) ; pseudobulbis uncialibus oblongis 

 compressis monophyllis, racemo 2-6-floro folii longitudine, 

 sepalis lineari-lanceolatis acutissimis rectis, petalis tenuibus 

 oblongis undulatis, labello cordato obtuso crispo crista 

 carnosa antice obtusa bidentata medio cochleata, columna 

 angusta. 



Imported from Nicaragua by G. U. Skinner, Esq. ; flowered 

 at Biddulph Grange with James Bateman, Esq., Nov. 1849. 



A charming species, belonging to the beautiful white-lipped 

 section of the genus, and remarkable among them for its flowers 

 being suffused with a tender blush colour. The sepals are very 

 straight and sharp-pointed, richly spotted with crimson. The 

 petals have similar spots near their base ; the lip is spotless, 

 crisp, and cordate, but not ciliated. It seems near Odontoglos- 

 sum cserulescens of Galeotti, but the lip has a different outline. 



21. Libocedrus chilensis. Endlicher, Synopsis Coniferarum, 



p. 44. 



(Thuja chilensis, Don. Hooker, London Journal of Botany, ii. 

 199, t. 4. — Thuia andina, Poppig, Nova Genera et Sp. pi. 

 in. 17, t. 220.) 



It is probable that this plant will become common, a quantity 

 of its seed having been received from Chile by Mr. Low of 

 Clapton, Messrs. Standish and Noble of Bagshot, and, I be- 

 lieve, others. It is to Messrs. Standish that I am indebted for 

 dried specimens of the branches and empty cones. 



The resemblance of this species to an Arbor Vitae is so great, 

 that it was always considered one until the late Professor End- 

 licher separated it and some others, under the name of Libo- 

 cedrus, mainly on account of the scales of its cones being pressed 

 face to face, instead of overlapping at the edge ; he also re- 

 lied upon some differences in the seeds, which appear to be of 

 less importance, and which are not exactly as that lamented 

 botanist understood them. 



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