stand how the two should ever hâve been put together. From Odontoglossum it 
differs in having the lip adnate to the column, in some species right up to the 
latter’s apex, and I think it best to follow Bentham in retaining Cochlioda as a 
distinct genus, adding to it those species of Mesospinidium which agréé in 
structure, and which certainly do not belong to the last-named genus. 
The following species therefore belong to the genus : — 
1. Cochlioda densiflora, Lindl. Fol. Orch., Cochl. (1853), p. 1.— Odontoglossum 
Cochlioda , Rchb. f. in Walp. Ann., VI, p. 853. — Mesospinidium densiflorum , 
Rchb. f. in Gard. Chron., 1872, p. 392 (in note). — Peru. 
2. C. Noezliana , Rolfe, supra. 
3. C. rosea , Benth. in Journ. Linn. Soc., XVIII, p. 327 (in note). — Odonto¬ 
glossum roseum, Lindl. in Benth. PI. Hartw. (1844), p. 151. — Bot. Mag., t. 6084. 
— Batem. Monogr. Odont., t. 22. —- III . Hort., XVIII, p. 116, t. 66. — Mesospi¬ 
nidium roseum, Rchb. f. in Gard. Chron., 1872, p. 392 (in note). — Peru. 
4. C. sanguineum, Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant., III, p. 560 (in note). ~— 
Mesospinidium sanguineum, Rchb. f. in Walp. Ann., VI, p. 858. — Bot. Mag., 
t. 5627. — Batem. Second Cent. Orch., t. 199. — Peru & Ecuador. 
5. C. vulcanicum, Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant., III, p. 560 (in note.) — 
Mesospinidium vulcanicum, Rchb. f. in Gard. Chron., 1872, p. 39 2 - — Bot. Mag., 
t. 6001. — Eastern Peru, at 8-11,000 feet altitude. 
The species of this élégant little genus are found growing between the alti¬ 
tudes of about 6,500 to 11,000 feet above sea-level, hence they require the 
same treatment as Odontoglossums. They are very doriferous, and their brilliant 
colours render them exceedingly attractive, and worthy of a place in every col¬ 
lection. The species here figured is a recent introduction, not yet established 
in cultivation, but it is a plant of much promise, and by reason of its peculiar 
shade of colour will doubtless prove a welcome addition to this interesting little 
group. 
R. A. Rolfe. 
