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SCHOMBURGKIA crispa. 
Crisp-flowered Schomburgkia. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. ORcH1iDACEX. $ EPIDENDREZ. 
SCHOMBURGKIA, Lindl. Sertum Orchidaceum, t. x. Sepala et 
petala conformia, patentia, omninó libera, basi sequalia. Labellum difforme, 
membranaceum, trilobum, semicucullatum, basi cum margine columns con- 
natum, supra basin tumidum (intrusum): venis lamellatis. Columna alata. 
Pollinia octo. Rhizoma repens, nudum, annulatum, pseudobulbigerum. 
Pseudobulbi magni, elongati, 2-3-phylli. Folia coriacea. Scapi terminales 
vaginati. Bractee magne, sicca, spathacee. Flores speciosi, racemosi, con- 
gesti. 
S. crispa, Lindl. in Sert. Orchid. t. 10. 
This fine genus is remarkable for the large size of its 
pseudo-bulbs, which are occasionally as much as two feet long. 
It differs from Epidendrum and its allies in having eight 
pollen-masses, and evidently constitutes an extremely well 
marked group. But its species have been little examined 
except in a dried state, for which their fleshiness renders them 
ill-suited, and hence a difficulty in determining their true 
limits. It is hoped that the enumeration, at the end of this 
article, will render their distinctions clearer. 
For the opportunity of figuring this we are indebted to 
Mrs. Marryat, who received it from Mr. Schomburgk himself. 
Its yellow-brown flowers distinguish it from all the others. 
In cultivation it demands the same treatment as many of 
the genus Cattleya. It may either be potted in turfy peat in 
the usual way, or it may be tied to a block of wood (with a 
little sphagnum to retain moisture) and suspended to a rafter 
in a stove. In any case, care should be taken not to water 
over head when the plant is in a growing state, otherwise the 
glutinous substance on the scales which surround the young 
shoots will retain the water and cause them to damp off. In 
summer the plant should be slightly shaded, and the house 
kept as moist as possible at a temperature of 80° by day, and 
about 68° at night. In winter, when little water is required, 
the temperature need not be raised above 56° by artificial 
means. 
Fig. 1. represents the lip; 2. the column seen in profile. 
