Plate IX. 





E PI DENDR M I ' I < I S MATOC AJ M ' V M . 





A Mom dwarfish epiphyte, with Qvnic subcomprosscd pscndobulbs, terminating upwards in a long slender neck. 



The leave* -io.v two or Uiroo in i iber from near the apex of the pseudobulhs, mid ore Btrep-flbapcd, flat, 



near!) n foot long, ami upwards of nn inch broad, with a short recurred [Joint, The Bowers arc bomc on 

 terminal, erect, terete scapes, which arc about afoot long. rWif.nm* for tin- greater part of their length, so 

 that then U formed a moderately close raceme of from n dozen to ;■ doteO and a half flower*, spread 

 •in stalks which are abont an imb long: tho flowers themselves measure nearly two inches across. The sepals 

 arc narrow, oblong-lanceolate, and pointed, plane, stiff, and fleshy, tho two lateral ones somewhat fidcato, 

 oil of a pole greenish-yellow, marked with a few bold, roundish-oblong, tmnsvi i .... chocolate purple blotches, 

 tho base of the column being also marked with purple. The petals, which are dmilai in colour to the sep 

 are lance-shaped iii flgure, baring a more acuminated apes, and a more tapered base : llu-y are also thinner 

 than the sepal*, and somewhat UttcraUy curved. Tin- li|i is clawed at the base, three-lobed upwards, the 

 two lateral lobes short, rounded, tlie terminal ouo long, trowcl-ahaned, mueb acuminated, marked by i«» 

 raised lines on its disk: this terminal lolK-Uufadelic.il.- lilac-rose, deeper towards the centre, the rest of the 

 lip being yollowiah. The margins ..f the scmiteretc column arc extended inton poirof acute apical 1 

 with a shorter dorsal toothed lobe between them. Tho ovary i- short, am) a< utelj throc-comercd. 



BnoRXDRtm miisiiatocabitoi, Rrichnbcch jfc Jiafaaitefu, Zeitmg, s.729; IJudfey, Folia OrchMuxa, art Bpidcn- 



dram, p. '.': Hooker, Botanical Magazine, i. 5880, 

 Bpidrxmi u uacdxatuu, - ticif&entacJ," of former Sale Catalogue*. 

 BnDBNDBini Hbo-Sbdweui, of gardens: according to [looker. 





Bat few species of this genus arc worth growing except for their fragrance. The subject of our 

 present figure most, howcTCr, be token as one of the exceptions, being a very pretty plant of distinct 

 character: it is also very ran-. During the post summer we were successful in blooming the line spe- 

 cimen from which our drawing was taken. We also exhibited a small plant in the month of July at 

 the file of the Royal Horticultural Society at Kensington, and lu this a medal was awarded in the class 

 of new plants. Wo have only seen three otllCT plants in bloom ; these were the property of 0. Reid, Esq., 

 of Buniliam, Somersetshire, and when his collection was dispersed, wore sold at high prices, from the scarcity 

 of the species in the collections of this country. 



This Ejndendrum is a tery useful exhibition plant, ;is it blooms in July, when there arc but few Orchids 

 in flower; it moreover continues in perfection for several weeks. It forms a handsome evergreen plant, with 

 somewhat club-shaped psemlobulbs, nearly m inches high, supporting two or three light-green haves, wliicli 

 attain about ten or twelve inches in length. The upright spikes of flowers proceed from the apex of the 

 bulbs between the leaves, and lienr as many as from twelve to sixteen flowers, the sepals and petals of which 

 arc of a creamy yellow, spotted with dark purple, and the tip of a pinkish rose-colour. It is a native of 

 Central America, whence it was sent by .Mr. Wafsccwics. 



The plant may be grown on a suspended block of wood covered with sphagnum moss. When cul- 

 tivated in this way, it will mjiiire a good supply of moisture at the roots during tho growing season. 

 It will also thrive in a suspended basket, but requires a layer of moss at the sides and bottom, and the 

 plant to be firmly secured to the peat-earth in which it is planted: a layer of moss should also la- put on 

 the lop of tho peat, to prevent its being washed out of the basket by the constant waterings and syringing* 

 which arc necessary. 



Wo find it, however, to succeed best when grown in a pot The pot must be wcll-d mined : this is on 



