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Trichopetalum—continued. | Trichopilia—continued. ; : 
T. gracile (slender). A synonym of T. stellatum. crimson. April to June. Central America, 1857. A charming 
T. stellatum (star-like). /l., perianth greenish, six to seven lines and rare sp , resembling T, marginata. 
long, the outer segments keeled, the inner ones densely bearded ; 
pedicels ascending ; raceme straight, rather loose, few-flowered, 
simple or slightly forked, Sin. to 6in. long; scape 6in. to 12in. 
long, with one to three bracts (reduced leaves). Early summer 
l. six to eight, narrow-linear, glabrous, Grass-like, 4in. to 12in. 
long. h. lft. to 3ft. Chili, 1828. Syns. T. gracile (B. R. 1535), 
Anthericum plumosum (B. M. 3084). The correct name of this 
plant is Bottionea thysanotoides. 
TRICHOPHORUM. Included under Eriophorum. 
TRICHOPHYLLUM. A syno- 
nym of Bahia (which see). 
TRICHOPILIA (from thriz, 
trichos, a hair, and pilion, a caps 
the anther is concealed below a cap 
surmounted by three tufts of hair). 
Syns. Leucohyle, Pilumna. Including 
Helcia, Oliveriana. URD. Orchidee. 
A genus embracing about sixteen 
species of beautiful, greenhouse, epi- 
phytal Orchids, inhabiting the warmer 
parts of America. Flowers showy, 
pedicellate ; sepals sub-equal, free, 
narrow, erecto-patent, often twisted ; 
petals similar; lip with the claw 
adnate to the column, which it closely 
invests above, the limb spreading, the 
slightly - dilated lateral lobes conni- 
vent, the middle one continuous and 
undulated; pollen masses two, ob- 
ovoid-oblong, exappendiculate ; bracts 
small; scapes springing from a short 
rhizome, leafless, few-sheathed, one, 
two, or rarely three to five, flowered. 
Leaf fleshy, erect, complicated at base, 
narrow or rather broad. Pseudo- 
bulbs one-leaved. Trichopilias may be 
grown in pots, or in hanging baskets; 
in the latter their flowers are seen 
to the best advantage. The plants 
should be kept well elevated above 
the rims of the pots or baskets, in 
order that good drainage may be in- 
sured; the flower scapes also proceed 
from beneath the leaves and pseudo- 
bulbs. Fibrous peat and living sphag- 
num, with some pieces of charcoal 
intermixed, afford a suitable com- 
post. A moderate supply of water 
should be given during the growing 
season, but very little is requisite in 
winter ; still, the plants must not be 
allowed to suffer for want of it. Tri- 
`- T. c, marginata (margined). /l. large and very ory; papals 
>» üp whi 
and petals pale purplish-red, white at the edges 
externally, the central lobe dull crimson, the throat of a 
darker and richer crimson, the limb narrowly edged with 
white. (F. d. S. 1925-6; W. S. O. i. 5.) x a 
T. fragrans (fragrant).* fl. deliciously sweet-scented ; sepals 
and petals pale yellowish-green, 2sin. to 3in. long, wavy, and 
slightly twisted; lip pure white, orange-spotted tow the 
base; racemes pendent, three or four together. Winter. 
_chopilias in good health blossom very ee ea © LOWER OF TRICHOPILIA SUAVIS (natural size). 
freely ; the plants succeed best in the 
Mexican house. Sickly specimens— 
the result of growing in too high a 
temperature — are frequently met with. Propagated by 
Carefully-made divisions. 
T. albida (whitish). fl, sepals and petals pale greenish-yellow, 
nearly straight, the margins slightly hyaline ; lip longer than the 
petals, four-lobed ; the lobes whitish, the throat with scattered, 
ochraceous-yellow dots ; hood trilobed ; raceme pendulous, about 
three-flowered. l oblong-lanceolate, flat, sub-cordate at base, 
acuminate at apex, recurved. Caraccas, 1851. 
T. Backhousiana (Backhouse’s), fi. more fleshy than in T. fra- 
grans (which this species closely resembles) ; lip much narrower 
: lobed near each end, but twice as broad in the middle as 
that of T. fragrans. L faintly spotted and clouded with darker 
„patches. New Grenada, 1876. Whole plant paler green than 
. - fragrans. : 
= + Coccinea (scarlet). A garden synonym of T. marginata. 
+ crispa (curled).* f., sepals and petals light cherry-crimson, 
faintly edged nag white, the margins crispate-crenate ; 
lip white outside, somewhat deeper in colour than the ge 
large, the margin irregularly crisped, the t rich deep 
i 6in. 
long-lanceolate. Pseudo-bulbs oblong, 4in. to 
agin compressed. New Grenada, 1858. "Stn, Pikiiona 
fragrans (B. M. ). = 
T, fragrans (fragrant). A garden synonym of T. nobilis. 
T, Galeottiana (Galeotti’s).* fl, sepals and petals cuncate-lnnceo- 
late, acute, the latter somewhat broader, pale green, = a 
central bar of olive-brown ; lip closely fold = Lagash a aad 
the front lobe obreniform, the disk pale yi eevee 
i crimson-purple, the margin passing to w! 
anhGrated humus and Sertomber, 1 emeni- oblong ttle, 
dark green, ei ea d. H. 225), T. Turialoe, of Bateman 
(B. M. 5550}. 
-scented; sepals and petals 
a ta (pleasing). f- sweetly-scented ; | ee 
«Jove n; lip ex ed, white, blotched with 
long- 
each f the keel; racemes few-fiowered. l o 
Epulsie: P ag ba E AA ancipitous, ea ies. 5 
Peru, 1868. “This species is allied to 
