3. Polystachya fusiformis. 
Dendrobium fusiforme. Pet. 7h. 1. c. t. 86 
Hab. Ins. Borboniz. Pet. Th. 
4, Polystachya cultrata. 
Dendrobium cultriforme. Pet. Th. l. c. t. 87, 
Hab. in Mauritio. Pet. Th. 
Of this species the bulbs stand on the surface of the 
round and are ovate. The leaves are about three to each 
bulb, 6-12 inches long, spreading, 7-nerved, very smooth, 
much longer than the scape. The Scape is terminal, round- 
ed, pubescent, branched upwards, with little acuminate, 
membranous bractez under the axillz. The Spike is pa- 
nicled and thyrse-shaped, all over covered with pubescence 
like the flowers. The Perianth upright, wedge-shaped, 
closed, pubescent, about as long as the ovary. Pa 
