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Mormodes (To the species described on pp)

To the species described on pp. 384-5, Vol. II., the following species and varieties should now be added:

M. buccinator majus (larger). fl. ochre, larger than in the type; sepals and petals numerously dotted cinnamon; lip with a few pale markings on the sides. New Grenada.

M. Dayanum (Day's). fl. as large as those of M. Wendlandi; sepals and petals ochre, with red, longitudinal lines inside; lip white, revolute, so that the outsides of both halves touch, triangular, with a short, inflexed apiculus in the middle; column white, small, apiculate; raceme few-flowered. 1885. M. luxatum eburneum (ivory-like). fl. wholly ivory-white 1886. (I. H. ser. v. 35.) M. l. punctatum (dotted). fl. whitish, the sepals and petals marked with small, reddish spots. 1885.

M. l. purpuratum (purple). fl. light mauve-purple, with dark purple lines and spots on the sepals and petals; side lobes of the lip much darker than the central part. 1886.

M. pardinum melanops (dark-looking). fl. very dark brownish-purple. 1886. M. platychila (broad-lipped). fl. pale buff, upwards of 1in. in expanse; lip marked with many dull purple stripes; racemes compact, erect. 1887. A distinct-looking species.

M. vernixium (varnished). fl. blackish-purple; sepals and petals broad, shining; lip having the mid-line a little lighter, with blackish-purple spots; column light mauve-purple, with numerous dark spots. Guiana, 1887. Allied to M. buccinator.