BOTANICAL NOTICES OF NEW PLANTS. 



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publications in a style equal to those of Mr. Bateman's in his Orchidaceae of Mexico and 

 Guatimala, where the price is nearly ten times the amount. It is therefore to that magnificent 

 publication persons must refer, if they wish to see what the plant really is. 



This species is distinguished by having the epichilium shallowly 3-lobed, in which respect it 

 corresponds with no other hitherto discovered except S. saccata, which is extremely different. 

 The inner surface of the hypochilium will be found very remarkable, being broken up into glan- 

 dular lamellae, which radiate from the base of a kind of ovate which is itself directed towards the 

 cavity they occupy. 



This plant is in the collection of Messrs. Rollisons, Tooting, and from a plant in that 

 establishment Dr. Lindley is indebted for the figure. Mr. Bateman states it to be a native of 

 the neighbourhood of Xalapa, and was imported by Messrs. Low. It is said to be among the 

 easiest of the genus to cultivate. The fragrance of the flowers is very peculiar, resembling a 

 mixture of melon and vanilla. Bot. Reg. 



JUNCEjE. Dec. 



Xerotes longipolia. R. Brown. ( Long-leaved Xerotes.) Bot. Reg. N. S. t. 3. This is 

 a hard, dry, evergreen-leaved plant, exhibiting a state of the rush tribe when they assume a state 

 materially different from that of their type. It is a native of Van Diemens Land, where it is 

 common in various soils throughout the colony, forming large tufts. It is of no value except as 

 a botanical rarity. Bot. Reg. 



