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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
LYCASTE (called after Lycaste, the beautiful daughter 
of Priam). Including Colaz and Paphinia. ORD. Orchidee. . 
A genus comprising about twenty-five species of very 
ornamental stove or greenhouse epiphytal or terrestrial 
orchids, natives of tropical America, extending from Peru 
to Mexico and the West Indies. They are nearly allied 
to Anguloa. The genus is remarkable in having the 
middle of the lip furnished with a transverse, fleshy, entire 
or notched appendage. The species are of easy culture, 
and especially valuable to the amateur grower, as they 
require very little artificial heat. They should be potted 
in rough fibrous peat and sphagnum, and drained well; 
for, although these plants produce stout pseudo-bulbs, 
which would enable them to sustain life for a long time, 
they nevertheless increase faster, and flower more pro- 
fusely, when kept moderately moist during the resting 
season. Whilst growing, Lycastes can scarcely have too 
much water, always providing it is allowed to pass away 
quickly, and that plenty of air be admitted. Propagated 
by division, after flowering. Stove species, except where 
otherwise stated. : 
L. aromatica (aromatic).* jl, yellow, ee in spikes ; lip very 
hairy. Winter and spring. Mexico, 1828. A common and very 
free-flowering species, remaining in beauty for four or five weeks. 
(B. R. 1871, Er name of Maxillaria aromatica.) 
. greenish, nodding ; peri- 
L. 1 (Mrs. Barrington's). 
— divisions ovate-oblong, pointed; lateral cohering, and 
forming a bluntly conical spur-like auricle ; lip smaller; middle 
lobe ovate-oblong, blunt, ciliate ; scape as long as the petioles. 
April. J, oblong. pone tapering to the slender petiole. 
Jamaica, 1790. (B. R. 1206, under name of Mazillaria ciliata.) 
(large-flowered). This differs from the type 
chiefly in the very large size of the flowers, which are as much as 
Sin. in diameter, West Indies, 1868. (B. M. 5706.) 
L. cristata 2 jl. white outside, interruptedly banded 
with purple inside ; petals purple, whitish at base ; scape pendu- 
lous, few-flowered. une to Au l. oblong-lanceolate, 
shortly stalked, plicate. Trinidad, 1834. (B. M. 4836, under 
name of . eristata ; B. R. 1811, under name of Mazillaria 
L. cruenta (bloody).* fl., se 2 ow; s dee 
we poe LA 1 Pisteded wi h panki March and April. 
a, 1841. very free-flowering species thrives in a 
ae or even a greenhouse. It remains in beauty a month. 
(B. 1842, 13, under name of Maxillaria cruenta.) 
i ) pale greenish-yellow, blotched with 
brown ; So with crimson, bonne e golden-yellow 
‘ Winter and spring. South Mexico, 1828. A distinct, 
handsome, species, floweri 8 remain- 
ing in beauty for a considerable time. SYN. Masillaria Deppet 
fulvescens (tawny). AH. tawny, orange; sepals lanceolate, 
lateral ones . lip 8 Dan e A 
middle one ovate, obtuse, frin; with a fleshy emarginate 
appendage. k. 2ft. Columbia. (B. M. 4193.) 
L. gigantea (gigantic). fl., sepals and , shaded with 
brown, from Sin. to Ain. Nhe lip 3 colour, 
margined with rich orange, serrated ; column white. June and 
July. Central America, 1848. (B. M. 5616; B. R. xxxi. 34.) 
n — = 
NG, 482. FLOWER or LYCASTE JUGOSA. 
L. jugosa antainous).* fl. about 2in. in diameter; s 
i 3 petals „with numerous stripes of rich dark 
purple; lip white, irregularly striped and veined with deep 
relvety- $A ) erect, tw three-flowered. April and 
y Fahne A e or ree-flower pril anc 
2 
green, Pseudo-bulbs smooth 
Lycaste - continued. 
and somewhat ovate. Brazil, 1867. The compost best suited for 
this species is one formed of chopped sphagnum and good ‘peat, 
to which some medium-sized lumps of charcoal may be added, 
with considerable advantage. SYN. Colax jugosus. See Fig. 482. 
(B. M. 5661.) 
L. Janipes (woolly-stalked). . solitary; sepals and petals 
creamy-white ; lip white, beautifully ciliated or fringed along its 
margin. October. J. lanceolate, 12in. to 18in. long. Pseudo- 
bulbs large. South America, 1848. Often met with in collections 
under the name of L. Barringtonie. 
L. lasioglossa (hairy-lipped).* H. 5in. long, inclined; sepals dull 
cinnamon-brown, spreading, narrow-oblong; petals golden- 
yellow, one-third the length of sepals, arched, with rounded 
tips; lip golden-yellow, with purple spots on the midlobe, narrow, 
about equalling the sepals; midlobe clothed with interlaced 
hairs ; scape stout, with a sheath above the middle. Z. 8in. to 
12in. long, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, plaited, bright green. 
Pseudo-bulbs 3in. long, ovoid, compressed, grooved. Guatemala, 
1872. (B. M. 6251 
L. linguella (small-tongued). fl. whitish ; lateral sepals deflexed. 
January. Peru (), 1871. This plant is closely related to L. ciliata 
and L. lanipes. (B. M. 6303.) 
L. Puydtii (Puydt's). fl. green, with a few dark purple-brown 
spots on the central part of the sepals, and numerous confluent 
ones on the Lge lip livid violet. Brazil, 1880. Probably only 
a variety of L. jugosa. SYN. Cola Puydtii. (I. H. n. s. 369). 
L. Skinneri (Skinner’s).* fl. from din. to 6in. across, solitary; 
sepals and petals white, more or less suffused with rose; lip rosy- 
lilac, frequently very heavily blotched with the deepest rosy- 
crimson; scapes from 6in. to 12in. high. November to March. 
J. solitary, long, broad, dark n, plaited. Pseudo-bulbs large, 
dark green. Guatemala, 1842. A splendid species, and one of 
the most profuse-flowering orchids in cultivation. (B. M. 4445.) 
It has numerous very beautiful varieties, of which the following 
is a good selection : 
L. S. delicatissima (very delicate). fl. large, about 6in. across ; 
sepals and petals pinkish-white ; lip white, intermixed with rose. 
February. (W. S. O. 10.) 
L. S. gloriosa orion f., sepals very large and broad, pale 
pink; petals rich rosy-pink, somewhat lighter inside; lip white 
towards the front. Guatemala. 
L. S. picturata (spotted). fl. large, Tin. across; spala and petals 
strongly tinged with rose; lip white, spotted, and heavily stained 
at the with crimson. (W. S. O. 10.) 
L. S. purpurata (purple). . large, bin. across ; sepals and petals 
blush-white ; lip ae crimson-purple. (W.S. O. 10) 
L. S. rosea (rosy). . large, quite Jin. in diameter; sepals and 
petals rich K rose; lip white, spotted with crimson. Guate- 
mala. A very fine variety. 
L. S. superba (superb). fl., sepals and petals blush-white ; lip 
very rich crimson. Guatemala. Another splendid variety. 
S. virginalis (virginal). fl., sepals and snow-white; lip 
white, with a faint tinge of lemon towards apes Guatemala. 
A very handsome but rare variety. 
L. Smeeana (Smee’s). f. white, except the lip, which has a light 
purple border of the triangular acute undulate anterior lacinia, 
rows of small purple stripes, and spots over the whole surface ; 
petals purple-spotted on the inside. Probably a hybrid between 
L. Deppei (having similar flowers) and L. Skinneri. 
L. tetragona (tetragonal). fl. green, yellow, and purple, soli- 
> als oblong, obtuse, spreading; petals similar, but 
smaller ; lip fleshy, ventricose, t lobed, erect; lateral lobes 
small, acute ; middle one convex outside. June. J. oblong- 
te, plicate. Pseudo bulbs tetragonal. h. 6in. Brazil, 
1328) (B. M. 3146, under name of Mazillaria tetragona ; B. R. 
LYCHNIS (the old Greek name given by Theo- 
phrastus to this or a similar plant, from lychnos, a lamp, 
perhaps referring to the brilliancy of the flowers). Rose 
Fig. 483. SEED VESSEL OF LYCHNIS. 
Campion. Including Agrostemma, Githago, Melandrium, 
P, etrocoptis, and Viscaria. ORD. Caryophyllee. A genus 
comprising about thirty species of ornamental bardy 
annual or perennial plants, widely spread over the 
