NEW ORCHIDACEOUS PLANTS. 
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which grows naturally in the cooler districts 
of Guatemala, and is found to succeed in a 
lower temperature than is usually given to 
these plants. It has pseudo-bulbs from eight 
inches to a foot in length, with rigid shining 
leaves of nearly equal length ; from the top 
of these bulbs proceed the flower- stalks, six 
feet in length, bearing numerous flowers near 
the extremity : the flowers are of a delicate 
rose colour, with the lip of a rich crimson, 
variously streaked with yellow and dark lines. 
In its wild state it sometimes attains to a very 
large size. 
L#:lia Pedunculata, Lindley. (Peduncu- 
lated Lselia.) — A neat dwarf plant, with small 
oval pseudo-bulbs, and oblong leaves. The 
flower-stem bears four or five delicate bluish 
lilac flowers, with a dark blotch on the lip. It 
is from Guatemala, flowering in the autumn. 
Leochilus Herbaceus, Lindley. (Herba- 
ceous Leochilus.) — A very small and incon- 
spicuous plant, imported from La Guayra. 
The sepals and petals are green, with a red 
stripe along their centre; and the lip is white, 
faintly tinged with green, and banded irregu- 
larly with pale purple. 
Leochilus Sanguinolentus, Lindley. 
(Deep-red Leochilus.) — This plant, though a 
minute one, is exceedingly interesting and 
handsome, when closely investigated The lip 
is the most interesting portion ; it is of a deep 
crimson colour, richly studded with clear pur- 
ple spots. It has been received from La 
Guayra. 
Lissochilus Rosetjs, Lindley. (Rose- 
coloured Lissochilus. ) — This is a terrestrial 
species, and one of very great beauty. It has # 
long, broad, stiff, plaited leaves, with a flower- 
stem three or four feet high, forming at the 
top a loose open spike of its very peculiar 
flowers. The sepals are of a rich velvety 
brown, whilst the other parts of the flower 
are of a bright rose colour. It is a native of 
Sierra Leone. 
Ltcaste Aromatica, var. Retusa, Lind- 
ley. — This is pseudo-bulbous, and differs from 
the old Lycaste (or Maxillaria) Aromatica, in 
having clear yolk-of-egg coloured flowers, 
without any tinge of green; and in having 
the middle lobe of the lip much dilated, and 
turned back, and almost two-lobed. It was 
obtained from Lima, by G. Barker, Esq., of 
Birmingham. 
Lycaste Crinita, Lindley. (Hairy Ly- 
caste.) — This is much like L. Cruenta, with 
flowers of the same colour ; they are however 
smaller, interiorly clothed with long silky 
hairs, and differently formed in the lobes of 
the lip. They have not the crimson stain 
from which L. Cruenta is named. 
Lycaste Gigantea, Lindley. (Large- 
flowered Lycaste.) — This is a fine pseudo- 
bulbous species, collected by Mi-. Hartweg. It 
has very large flowers, of ;i clear yellowish- 
olive colour; and the lip, or central portion, 
is of a deep rich maroon, bordered with 
orange. 
Lycaste Ski nnkri, Bateman. C.Mr. Skin- 
ner's Lycaste). — The flowers of this splendid 
plant are of immense size, measuring sis 
inches across: they consist of three broadly 
oval, spreading sepals, of a pure white, faintly 
tinged at their base with crimson, and a cen- 
tral portion of rosy petals folding around the 
lip, which is of a deep velvety crimson. The 
flower-stalks rise from the base of the pseudo- 
bulbs, which are somewhat ovate, and bear 
the broadly lance-shaped plaited leaves. There 
are several varieties in cultivation, differing 
in the size and tinting of the flowers. It is 
from Guatemala. 
Maxillaria Scabrilinguis, Lindley. 
(Rough-tongued Maxillaria). — This plant has 
long furrowed pseudo-bulbs, and erect, many- 
flowered spikes of dull purplish yellow flowers, 
the lip of which is remarkable for having its 
extremity covered with little tubercles. It 
was found near Loxa, in Peru, and requires a 
cool stove. 
Microstylis Histionantha, Link. (Sail- 
flowered Microstylis). — A terrestrial species, 
generally bearing a pair of large, nearly oval 
leaves, and an erect flower-stem, on the top 
of which the numerous small green incon- 
spicuous flowers are produced, in a dense flat 
head. It flowers in October and November, 
and was procured from a sale of Colombian 
plants, for the Royal Botanic Society, in 
whose stove it has flowered. 
Miltonia Cuneata, Lindley. (Wedge- 
lipped Miltonia). — A beautiful pseudo-bulbous 
species, allied to M. Candida ; the flowers are 
nearly four inches in diameter, the sepals and 
petals are narrow and wavy, of a rich brown, 
tipped with white. The lip is broad, wedge- 
shaped, and rounded at the base ; pure white, 
with a tinge of pink near the base. Messrs. 
Rollison, of Tooting, have lately flowered it. 
Oncidium Lacerum, Lindley. (Torn-lipped 
Oncidium). — A very pretty species, with 
rounded (terete) leaves, and numerous yellow 
flowers, borne on a contracted panicle ; the lip 
of the flower is lacerated, whence the name. 
It is from Panama. 
Oncidium Spilopterum, Lindley. — This is 
a handsome species, related to 0. Lanceanum, 
but with a peculiar erect habit. Its flowers 
are large, with brownish purple sepals and 
petals, and a yellow lip, stained at the base 
with purple ; they are borne near the top of 
the flower-stem, which rises erect, a little 
above the leaves. It was imported from 
Brazil. 
Oncidium Tricolor, Hooker. (Three- 
