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cultivation growing longer and weaker. Leaves small, deep 

 green, narrow-oblong, obtuse, with a single mid-rib. and numer- 

 ous lateral veins, covered with down on the under side. Flowers 

 in small roundish terminal stalked bulbs, bright blue as in C. 

 azureus. 



In the autumn of 1849 a few flowers opened of this curious 

 species, but too late to be perfect. They will render the bush 

 pretty, if there is enough of them. But it is uncertain whether 

 or not the plant is hardy, and fears are entertained that it may 

 not be. Even in that case, however, it will be worth growing as 

 an evergreen greenhouse plant of good habit, bright blue flowers 

 being much wanted. 



Oct. 12, 1850. 



19. Oncidium varicosum. Lindl.. in Bot. Reg., sub t. 1920. 

 Presented to the Society by M. de Jonghe, of Brussels. 



This is a fine glaucous strong-growing Orchid, of considerable 

 beauty. The leaves are firm and ligulate-lanceolate. The scapes, 

 which are strong, very glaucous, and about 3 feet long, having 

 a great branching panicle, loaded with from 80 to 90 large showy 

 flowers. Of these, two lower sepals are united, while the upper 

 and the petals are pale dull green banded with dull brown. 

 The lip is large, very bright yellow, with two ovate lateral ears, 

 somewhat crenate in front, and a somewhat 4-lobed central 

 portion. The crest consists of two triple teeth, one standing 

 before the other, and of a little ring of varicose veins placed on 

 each side of it. The wings of the column are oblong, whole 

 coloured, and finely notched. 



The earliest knowledge I had of this was derived from an 

 examination of specimens in the herbarium of Dr. *v. Marti us, 

 collected in Brazil by the Prince Maximilian of Wied Neuwied. 

 Since that time M. de Jonghe brought it into cultivation, and 

 it must be confessed that the varicose Oncid is one of the finest 

 vellow species in our gardens. 



Oct. 11, 1849. 



20. Calamixtha mimuloides. Bentham, Plant. Hartweg., 

 p. 331. 



Eaised from Californian seeds sent home by the collector 

 Hartweg. 



A hairy, half-shrubby, herbaceous plant, covered all over 

 with viscid glands. Stems erect, regularly and simply branched, 

 about H foot high. Leaves stalked, ovate, acute, coarsely 



