crimson at the base;—tlio petals of a more rosj- hue, while the lip is almost corered with spots and streaks of the most
briUiaiU carmine. The column again is pure white at the apex, and mottled with crimson spots ut the base; while a
number of \voolly hairs are scattered on its under side. The liubit of the plant is stjvtcly, and iU growth free and
Vigorous, more nearly resembling M. Deppii than any other species. It is a native of Guatemala, and is another of the
briUioJit discoveries of the gentleman to whom I have ventured to dedicate it, and who, after an absence of four years in
the most interesting countries of the New ^Vorld, lias lately returned once more in safety to the shores of his native
land; in which, I must be allowed to remark, tliere is scarcely a collection of any note that is not more or less indebted
to his enterprise and generosity."
To Ihis account there is little to add. Tlie species contimies to flourish in Mr. CLOWES'S stove,
producing its sti'iking blossoms with unsparing profiision at every season of the year: it has also flowered at
Knypcrsley, at Springlield, and most probabl}' nt other places, being now (1S43) by no means a rare plant.
It is oi' the easiest cultivation.
The Vignette presents a view of a remarkable bridge over the Polochic river, and which, from the
resemblance of its form to tlie hammocks of the natives, is called by them La Uamaca. It is constructed
of the cord-like stems of the Bejuca (a sort oi" twiner), and is certiiinly a beautiful specimen of Indian
ingenuity. Had TELFOKD visited the spot, it would certainly have been regarded as the protot\T3E oi those
wonderful structures which he was the first to sling across the rivers of the Old World.