ZYGOPETALUM. 



ORCHIDES. 661 



Flowers mosl like tliose of Z. intermetlium , but Icss ihan lialf the size. Sepals 

 and petals are short, stilT, convex , and hardly acute , very much more hrown, than 

 green, in consequence of ihe bloiches running together, The lip is entirely covered 

 with blue veins and spots , fjrm , liardly at all narrowed to the base. and very.littl& 

 emarginate. — Lindl. Journ. H. Soc. JV. XIL Xyl. 



25. ZYGOPETALUM MACKAII Hook. B. Mag. 2748. - B. Reg. XXX. (1844). Misc. 15: 

 known from all the genus by its blue veined perfecily smooth lip and iwolobed 

 crest. The blotches on the sepals and petals are somewhat smaller than in other 

 species. — Huc? Lond. Journ. 672. 820. Zijgnfietalum Mackaii Hook. ? Roraima Brit. 

 Guiana. Schomhurgk. — Huc : Bot. Reg. XXX. (1844.) Misc. 15: Zygopetulum inter- 

 medium Lodd. B. Cab. 1136. Zygopetalum veliitir^nm HofTmg. Bot. Z. 1835? 



Foliis ensiformibus racenio brevioribus, sepalis petalisque oblongis 

 acutissimis, labello subrotundo undulalo basi angustato alte bilobo pu- 

 bescente, calJo crenulalo indiviso. 



Brazil. This is generally conf. in collections with Zygopetalum Mackaii , from 

 which it is readily known by its downy labell. 



Zygopetalon Mackayi Hook. Var. parviflorum Rgl. (Z. inlermedium H. Petrop.) 

 Mss. Ind. sem. h. Petrop. 1855. 



Differi floribus subduplo minoribus, vii IV2 pollices in diametro, sepalis petalisque 

 vix undulaiis, labello albo lineis tenuibus distantibus brevissime pilosis picto. 



Zygopetalon Mackayi Hook. Var. piclum Rgl. (Z. inlermedium H. Petrop.) 1. c. : 



Flores magnitudine formae genuinae , sepalis petalisque autem angustioribus , la- 

 bello albo pulcherrime violaceo macuiato pictoque. 



Obs. Non intelligo, quomodo ill. Lindley Zygopetalum intermedium a Zygopetalo 

 Mackaii pubescentia distinxerit, cum ipsum Zygopetalum Mackaii semper labello pu- 

 bescenti non solum fuerit descriptum, sed vere gaudeat. 



26. ZYGOPETALUM CRINITUM Lodd. Bot. Cab. 1682. Bot. Mag. 3402. Zygopetalum 

 pubescens Hfl^g. Bot. Z. I. 835? Lindl. Bot, Reg. XXX. 1844. sub Misc. 15 : 



Foliis lalo lanceolatis, bracteis cucullatis, sepalis petalisque lineari- 

 lanceolatis aculissimis, labello obovalo emarginato basi longe angustato 

 venis viUosissimis, callo angusto incurvo emarginato. 



Brazil. Varies with pink , blue and almost colourless veins to the lip. They 

 all agree in having these veins quiie shaggy, and a lip which instend ofbeing broader, 

 than long. narrows very sensibly towards the base. 

 Iluc: Zygopelalum microtos v. Hffg.! 



Huc : Zygopetahm stenochilum Lodd. Bot. Cab. 1923. Lindl. Bot. Reg. XXX. 

 (1844.) Misc. 15 : 



Foliis latioribus racemo aequalibus vel longioribus , sepalis oblongis 

 acuminatis, petalis brevioribus duplo angustioribus, iabello angusto ob- 

 longo obtuso villoso, callo ernarginato. 

 Brazil. 



Sepals bloiched and somewhat siriped with brown. The lip is white, with blue 

 or violet veins in the niiddle only. Its small petals and vcry narrow lip readily in- 

 dicate it. 



06.'!. Haec planta testc cl. Bateman in Gardeners Chronicle 1862. Nr. 51. p. 1196. 

 hene ad Zygopetalum crinitnm relaia: I carried ofl" a piecc of this Zygopetalum ; it 

 was the identical piece, tliat bore ihe flowerspike from which Mr. Loddiges' drawing 

 was made; but thoiigh ii bloomed frequently in my stove, ils flowers were invariably 

 those of a common form of Zygopeialum criniium ; ihal is, they discarded the narrow 

 lip, ihal constilutcd the (supposed) specific distiriction of Z. stenopetalum. No doubt 

 it %vas casual freak, not suspected at tlic lirae, but such as we now continually meet 

 wiih among Orchids, 



