recognise the plant. The late Dr. Lindley also added, at page 
84, No. 265, to Achille Richard’s description, ‘ Compare with 
E. antenniferum.” And yet A. Richard rendered it quite impos- 
sible to be sure of the question, since he placed his species under 
Eu-epidendrum, which excludes any sheaths on the common 
peduncle. Hence we cannot restore his name, and Lindley can- 
not be blamed for having named the plant once more. This 
plant has, unfortunately for cultivators, the bad propensity of 
dying when it has flowered. It can never be kept in gardens, 
it would seem. 
Stems short and csespitose, with some soon fugacious decaying 
triangular sheaths. Leaves two to three, oblong-acute, rather 
thick, very nervose on under side when dried. Pedunele very 
long, covered with ancipitous acute sheaths. Raceme terminal, 
and when it is decayed some lateral racemes appear. Bracts tri- 
angular, a third the length of the long stalked ovaries. Upper 
sepal ligulate, blunt or acute, sometimes much narrower at its 
base; lateral sepals much broader, ovate-acute; all olive-green 
with a brownish hue, or “ whitish rose-colour” according to Ga- 
leotti. Tepals linear, spatulate at the end, much longer than the 
sepals and hanging down, greenish. Lip rounded at its base, 
broad, with three blunt triangular lobes and a depressed callus 
on its base, bearing in front three short teeth: it is greenish and 
reddish brown. Column clavate, with an entire androcliniwin. 
Materials :— Four herbarium specimens; we saw in all only 
seven specimens ; we never saw the plant alive. 
Tab. 91.—The plant. 1, anterior view of a flower; 2, the same, side 
view; 3, expanded lip; 4, side view of lip; 5, column, anterior view; 
6, pollinaria, upper view; 7, pollinaria, side view: all magnified. —- 
(elite ery ge 
A rare and remarkable species of H’pidendrum, known by its 
long narrow pendent tepals. It grows without difficulty in the 
Mexican house, fastened on a block of wood, with a little moss 
and kept near the light. It should never be allowed to get dry. 
My specimens were obtained from the Messrs. Low, of Clapton, 
who received them from Mexico.—W. W. 8. 

