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CYMBIDIUM xiphiifolium. 
Xiphium-leaved Cymbidium. 
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GYNANDRIA MWONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. ORCHIDER. Brown prod. 1. 309. Sect. V. Anthera termi- 
nalis, mobilis, operculiformis, decidua. Pollinis masse cereacex, leves. 
Parasitice, pauce Terrestres. Brown prod. 1. 330. 
CYMBIDIUM.  Labellum ecalearatum; concayum, cum basi (simplici 
nee producta) columnw articulatum. - Petala patentia distincta. " Masse 
pollinis dua, posticé bilobew. Brown in Hort. Kew. ed. 2. 5. 213. 
Oss. Genus nimis artificiale, posthdc certe dividendum. Brown prod. 1. 
331. . 
. Cymbidia vera. 
C. xiphiifolium, foliis crassiusculis lineari-subulatis canaliculatis nervoso- 
striatis crenulatis wquantibus scapum; spicd pauci(4)flora, labello im- 
maculato. ; 
Scapus foliorum longitudine, 4-florus. Flores virides, majuscult. Cor. 
5 petala: pet’. 3 extertortbus ovato-lanccolatis, patentibus, 2 interioribus 
conformibus columnaé purallelis, exteriortbus lutioribus. Labellum cum 
columné articulatum, edque brevius, cymbiformi, columne applicito, medio 
imtus 2-calcarato; lamina ovato-undulatd deflexa ungue breviore. Columna 
libera 1-pteris, laciniis paulo brevior, anticé concava. Anth. terminalis per- 
sistens opercularis, 1-locularis utrinque intis juxta cardinem membrand au- 
riculata. Masse pollinis 4, per paria coherentes, cereacee, obtuse trian- 
gulares, glandule transverse anguste utrinque attenuate adherentes. Stigma 
latum transversum infra antheram margine superiore emarginatum pro glan- 
dule receptione. Lindley MSS. 
Our plant flowered late last autumn in the hothouse at 
Wormleybury, having been newly introduced by Sir Abra- 
ham Hume, as believed, from China. ‘The sample obligingly 
sent us for the use of this work, was requested by Mr. 
Lindley, who offering us his notes concerning it, we took 
none ourselves. Nor haye we had any opportunity of com- 
paring it with ensifolium, to which it appears the nearest; 
but as far as recollection serves us in regard to our plant, it 
differs from that in having a fleshy rigid regularly tapered 
prominently nerved subcartilaginously edged crenulated 
pale green foliage. The flowers are of a yellowish green 
throughout, and the label unspotted. Further differences 
may offer when samples of the two shall have been com- 
pared. We have not much hesitation however in separating 
them, although not confident. The leaves remind us of. 
those of Iris Xiphium. 
VOL, VIL. EogietD 
