Supplement. 



561 



liOmaria — continued. 



into a huofe, branchin- heatl, of which the under side bears traces 

 of ajj excurreiit line like the marfvinate ScolopendriiTms. County 

 Clare, Ireland, 1882. 



Ii. S, obovatnm (obovate). fronds normal in outline, but the 

 pinnae are very much contracted at the base, so that they take 

 a distinctly obovate form. bt. Michael's, Azores, 1882. 



LONCUOCABFUS. To the species described on 

 p. 296, Vol. II., the following should now be added: 



L. Barter! (Barter's). /. in clusters of ei?:ht or ten. Jin. long, 



shortly pedicellate ; calyx reddish-brown, hemi.spheric ; corolla 



Tose-pink, the standard shortly clawed, the wings obtuse; racemes 



1ft. to lift. long. September. /. 1ft. lon^ or more ; leaflets five 



or seven, 4in. to 7in. lonp:, petiolulate, elliptic-oblong, acuminate 



or caudate-acuminate. Tropical Africa. Stove climber, (B. M. 

 6943.) 



IiONIC£B.A. The British Flora embraces L. Capri- 

 folium (Woodbine), L. Periclymenum, and L. Xylostettm. 

 To the species and varieties described on pp. 296-7, 

 Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



L. Albert! (Albert Kegel's). /. rose-coloured. /. soft, linear, 

 somewhat resembling those of Rosemary, greyish-green, glaucous 

 beneath. Branches slender. 1887. (R. G. 1065.) Syn. Chamce- 

 cerasus Alberti (of gardens). 



L. alpigena (aJpiue). Jl. greenish-fuscous-red ; 

 corolla gibbous at base. April. I, oval-lanceo- 

 late, acute, glabrous or pubescent, very shortly 

 petiolate, scarcely toothed. Stem erect, h. 6ft. 

 Central and Southern Europe, 1596. (J. F. A. 



I«. a. nana (dwarf). This only differs from the 

 type in its dwarfer, more campact habit. Syn. 

 Chamce ceraiius alp'njbnd nana (of gardens). 



I«- gigantea (gigantic), /t yellow, tubular, ar- 

 ranged in a large, term.inal panicle. I, dark 

 green, amplexicaul; floral ones connate. 1883. A 

 lloriferous garden plant. 



Ii. bispida (hiapid). ft, greenish-white, pendu- 

 lous ; peduncles shorter than the ovate, ciliated 

 bracts, two-flowered, fr. purple. L shortly 

 petiolate, ovate-elliptic, Uin. to 2in. long, rounded 

 or cordate at base, setose-ciliated, glabrous on 

 both surfaces. Stem erect; branches hispid. 

 /t.2f t. to 3ft. Central Asia to Siberia, 1883. (R. O. 

 1100.) 



L* Maacki (Maack's). fl. white, numerous, 

 axillary, with a narrow, funnel-shaped tube and 

 a two-lipped limb of five segments, of which four 

 are united and spread in one direction, the fifth 

 lobe taking the opposite one. I. ovate-elliptic, 

 acuminate, rounded at base. A. 10ft. to 15ft. 

 Mandchuria, 1884. A rather pretty, much- 

 branched shrub. (K. G. 1162.) 



LORANTHUS (from lorouy a strap, 

 and OAifhos^ a flower; in allusiion to the 

 j^hape of the petals). Oed, Lorantliacew. 

 A large genus (about 330 species) of stove, 

 greenhouse, or hardy, parasitic shrubs, 

 rarely terrestrial trees or shrubs, broadly 

 distributed throughout the tropica, beyond whicli few 

 extend. Flowers often beautifully coloured, small or long, 

 hermaphrodite or by abortion dioecious ; perianth double ; 

 calyx truncate or four to six-toothed ; petals four to six, 

 valvate. Fruit baccate or drupaceous. Leaves entire, 

 often thick or fleshy. L. flavidus is an interesting, hardy 

 or half-hardy parasite, stated, in " Gartenflora," to be in 

 cultivation in England: this is, however, doubtful. It 

 may possibly be grown by sowing the berries upon the 

 above-ground roots or on the branches of the Beech-tree. 



!«• flav!dus (yellowish). /. produced in small racemes from the 

 previous year's growth ; perianth yellov/ish, iin. long, having a 

 slender tube, and four narrow, reflexed segments. I. opposite, 

 etiolate, oblong, about IJin. long, obtuse and thick. New 

 Zealand, 1885. 



LUFINUS. To the species described on pp. 302-3, 



Vol. II., the following variety should now be added : 



Ii. albo-cocclneus nanus (dwarf, white and scarlet). 

 ft. sweetly scented ; spikes rich rosy-crimson half-way up, thence 

 to the apex pure white, borne well above the foliage. Summer. 

 1887. This forms handsome, compact bushesabout 1ft, in height. 

 tO. C. ser. iii., vol. ii., p. 597.) 



IiYCASTIS. To the species and varieties described on 

 p. 304, Vol. II., the following should now be added : 



Vol. IV. 



Iiycaste — continued, 



L. c!trina (citron-coloured), 

 and petals lemon-coloured ; 

 A robust, but rare plant, 

 HarrUomcB. 



/. large, thick and fleshy ; sepals 



lip white, marked lilac. Brazil. 



with the habit of JBifrenaria 



. Cobbiana (Cobb's). Jt, , sepals greenish-yel 

 white ; lip white, distinctly fringed. Septei 

 long and narrow. Native country unknown. 



Ifc costata (ribbed). Jt., very pale yellow; dorsal sepal oblong- 

 lanceolate, the lateral ones broadly lanceolate-falcate, united 

 at base in a conical spur ; petals obversely lanceolate, shorter 

 than the sepals; lip three-lobed, concave, the middle lobe 

 roundish-cordate, recurved at apex, entire, the lateral ones short, 

 ovate ; bracts cucuUate, acute. Pseudo-bulbs angular, ovate- 

 conical, each terminated by two lanceolate, petiolate leaves. 

 Columbia, 1842. (B. R. xxix. 15; B. G. 1141.) 



If. cr!stata Randi (Rand's). A synonym of L. Randi. 



Ii. c. AIod!glian!ana 



whitish. 1888. 



(Cavaliere Modigliani's). fl, almost 



Ih Denningiana (Denning's). ft, almost as large as those of 

 L, gigantea; sepals and petals whitish-green, the latter rather 

 smaller than the former; lip reddish-brown, the front lobe 

 oblong, blunt, toothleted, reflexed, the disk bearing a large, 

 rhomboid, acute appendage. I. cnn eat e- oblong. Pseudo-buibs 

 broadly pyriform, furrowed, glaucous. Ecuador. 



Fig. 31. Lycaste Sktnpjeri. 



H. whitish-green, 

 lip yellow, having 



L. Deppe! punctatissima (much-dotted), 

 thickly marked with small, dark purple dots ; 

 radiating, purple lines. Guatemala, 1882. 



L. grandis (great), fi. chocolate-brown, barred on the lower 

 half of the lanceolate, acuminate sepals and petals Avith yellowish- 

 green and cream-colour, the edges creamy ; Up with a blackish- 

 purple claw, widening into an oblong, obtuse, creamy front lobe, 

 which is hairy on the apical portion, and has a pair of oblong 

 lobes on each side of it, the two basal ones bein^ incurved and 

 pale chocolate -brown, and the two front ones horizontal and 

 blackish-purple. Brazil, 1884. A curious Orchid, Stn. Papkinia 

 grandis (W. O. A. iv. 145). 



L, HarrisoniEO (Mrs. Harrison's). A synonym of Bifrenaria 

 Harrisonim, 



Ii. Jugosa punctata (dotted). 



reddish-black. 1883. 



a. greenish-yellow, spotted with 



Ifa j. mflna fnifous). fl.^ sepals pale yellowish-green; petals 

 speckled with blackish-purple ; lip marked brown. 1883. 



L. L!nden!ana (Linden's). /. large and showy; sepals and 

 petals lanceolate, acuminate, the central part dark reddish- 

 purple (broken up into lines and spots on the sepals), the 

 margins white; lip white, with a dark purplish-brown base, 

 the front lobe hastate, with numerous filiform and papillate 

 crests. I. elliptic, acute. Pseudo-bulbs oblong-ovold, 2in. to 2iin, 

 long. Orinoco. Syn. Papkinia Lindeniana, 



L. macrophylla (large-leaved), fi. bold; sepals olive-green; 

 petals pale nankeen-sulphur, nearly as long as the sepals, broadly 



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