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1. A. Humboldtii ( Peristeria Eumboldtii, Lindl. in Bot Reg. 1843, t. 18. 
Anguloa superba, H. B. K. nov. &sp. 1. 343. t.93. Lindl. g. & sp- orch! 
160.) ; petalis quam sepala duplo rainoribus, callo labelli lineari simplici 
lacinia intermedia biloba lateralibus cuneatis, columna brevi alis latis- 
simis. Central America. Racemes very long, pendulous. Flowers 
of a rich purplish brown, enlivened by deep spots and blotches of the 
same. 
2. A. Barkeri ( Peristeria Barkeria, Bateman Orch. Mex. et Guat. t. 8.); 
petalis sepalis eequalibus, callo labelli duplici inferiore lineari villoso 
superiore subhastato apice 3-dentato basi multidentato, lacinia inter- 
media emarginata lateralibus acinaciformibus, columna elongata alis an- 
gustioribus. Mexico. Scape long, pendulous, lax, many-flowered. 
Flowers yellow, whole coloured. The lip has certainly no articulation 
m the middle, although from Mrs. Withers’s figure in Mr. Bateman's 
splendid plate such would seem to be the case. 
101. LACiENA. 
Perianthium carnosum patens, sepalis subsequalibus basi subconnatis. Pe- 
tala conformia minora. Labellum cum columna et medio articulatum, 
hypocliilio unguiculato cuneato bilobo apice pulvinato, epichilio integro. 
Columna erecta semiteres Pollinia 2, postice fissa, caudicula setacefl, 
glandula minuta. -Herbse, Peristeriee habitu. 
1. Lacsena bicolor. Guatemala Racemes long, drooping. Flowers 
pale yellow, with the lip spotted with dark purple. 
102. CYMBIDIUM chloranthum. 
C. chloranthum', foliis ensiformibus supra pseudobulbum breve oblongum 
equitantibus obtusis supra medium planis recurvis, racemo stricto foliis 
breviore, bracteis minutissimis, sepalis petalisque obtusis, labello basi 
pubescente apice retuso emarginato laciniis lateralibus nanis triangulari- 
bus, lamellis distantibus arcuatis verrucosis. 
A Nepalese species, which has lately flowered with Messrs. 
Loddiges. Its strictly erect racemes, such as those of C. en si- 
folium, separate it widely from the majority of Indian species. 
The sepals and petals are green ; the lip yellowish spotted with 
crimson at the base. After flowering the blossoms soon be- 
come of a dusky wine colour. 
103. ACHIMENES hirsuta. 
A. hirsuta ; caulibus hirsutis paniculatis bulbilliferis, foliis cordatis serratis 
hirsutis, pedunculis solitariis foliis sequalibus, corollse limbo piano laci- 
niis rotundatis serrulatis. 
. This very pretty new species of a charming genus was 
raised by Mr. Henderson, of Pine Apple Place, from among 
