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A caulescent species, with lanceolate leaves seven or eight 
inches long. The flowers are small, pink, smooth, in close 
spreading racemes much shorter than the leaves. The column 
is dark purple at the top. Mr. Prince originally found it at 
Sincapore, and communicated it to Dr. Wallich. Messrs. 
Loddiges, have since received it from the same place through 
Mr. Cuming. It is a pretty plant, worth cultivation. 
57. PITCAIRNIA micrantha. 
P. micrantha; foliis ensiformibus acuminatis basi extus pubescentibus, ra- 
cemo tenui paniculato, floribus minutis, petalis basi nudis lanceolatis 
acutis. 
singular little species was found among some 
Orchidaceous plants imported from Rio, in December, 1841, 
by Lieut. Christopher Smith, of H. M. Packet “Star,” and 
presented to Sir Charles Lemon, Bart. M.P. It. flowered at 
Carclew in March, 1843, and proves to be very distinct from 
any other of the genus to which it belongs, as well as the 
smallest that has yet come under my notice. It requires the 
constant heat of a damp stove ; and thrives very well either 
m loose vegetable matter, or on the decayed branch of a tree. 
“ Leaves numerous, flat, undulated at the margin, flaccid, 
spreading and recurved, linear-lanceolate acute, from nine 
inches to a foot long, and about an inch wide ; of a deep green 
above, and a pale glaucous green beneath, without any seines 
at the edges. Scape erect, nine inches long, issuing from the 
centre of the plant, of a brownish green, remarkablv slender, 
round and do wny, with several linear bracts along "the stem’ 
which is half its length, covered with flowers. Flowers white, 
not exceeding a quarter of an inch across, drooping and open- 
ing one or two at a time in succession, from the base upward. 
Pedicel round, very short, almost concealed by a brown- 
coloured acuminate bract to each. Sepals three, of a pale 
green, ovate acuminate, alternate with the petals, and about 
half their length. Petals three, recurved, lanceolate acute. 
Filaments half as long as the petals, very slender, bearing 
long yellow anthers, which roll up and appear as if they were 
round when the flower has been some time expanded. ’ Ova- 
rium about the length of the sepals, deep green, roundish 
oblong, crowned by the style, which is round and slender, and 
a little shorter than the petals.” Wm. B. Booth. 
