312 ORCIJIDES. EPIDEMDRUM. 



b. Labellum lriloI)ijm. 

 aa, Lobi laterales in ima basi. 



5. EPIDENDRDM ACKLANDL\E Rchb. fil. MSS. Huc : Caiae>ja Acklandiae Lindl. — 

 Bot. Reg. XXVL 1840. 48. 



Foliiis oblongis, floribus subsolitariis, sepalis petalisque herbaceis 

 lanceolatis aequalibu« incurvis maculatis, labelli plani calvi hypochilio 

 dilatalo patulo subrepando epichilio orbiculari reniformi emarginato. 

 Labellum et gynostetniuin kermesino violacea ; perigonii phylla 5 oiivacea rufo gut- 

 tata, folia juniora rufo guuata. — Brazil. Oct. 1839. discov. by Lieut. James of H. M. 

 Ship Spey, and (lowerecl in ihe stove at Killerton, in the month of July 1840 under 

 the able management of Mr. Craggs , Sir Tfaomas Aclands gardener. — Together 

 with Caitleya btcoior it forms a disiinct section of the genus , distinguished by the 

 base of the lip lieing too narrow, and loo spreading, lo cover the column. 

 Bot. Reg. XXX. 1844. sub 5. — Van Houtte Flore d.s Serres. VII. Tb. 674. 

 Obs. Ex labelli nalura huc esset conferendum E. Walkerianum (Cattleya Walkeri- 

 ana Gardn., C. bulbosa Liodl.). Ex floris ortu contra inter Psilanthema debet migrare, 

 (|ua€ confer. 



bb. Lobi laterales raediani, prope cum lobo medio (nunc emarginato) 

 confluentes; labellum circa columnam volutum. 



6. EPIDENDRUM HUEGELIANUM Rchb. fil. MSS. Huc: Cattleya Skinneri Batem. Orch. 

 Mex. 3. Guet. t. 13. — Lindl. B. Reg. XXX. 1844 sub 5. 



Caulibus obovatis, longioribus, quam foliis, folia binis ovalibus ob- 

 tusis, spatha abbreviata, sepalis angustis oblongis-lanceolatis rectis, pe- 

 talis oblongis 3 plo latioribus, labello integerrimo convolulo emareinalo 

 plano „coIumna nana 3 plo longiore." 



•Guatenrjala. — Flowers de^p rich rose colour, with acrimsonlip, resembling thos« 

 of C. Skianeri*). This plant inhabits the hot damp coast, on very high tre«s , and 

 is most difflcult to get at, except afier a storm that may have chanced to ihrow down 

 some of the large forests irees. It should be well watered daily. to represent the 

 hea^y dews aud the rains, which latter are from May to Novb. Mr. Skinner recom- 

 itiends care to be taken , that it may not imbibe loo much moisture , as its habitat 

 is on branches of large trees seldom having any lichen , where the heavy rains do 

 fiot lie. It does noi seek too rauch shade , but rather like Epid. aurantiacum expo- 

 «ed places. Climaie 80° — 85° and somciimes 95° during the day. — Bot. Reg. XXVI. 

 1840. Misc. 83: Flowers in Jan. and February ; vulgarly called: Flor de San Seba- 

 «lian , from its being in season and adoruing ihe aliars on thai saint's day (20 th. of 

 January)" Skinner. 



B. Mag. 4270: Cnllleya Skinneri. Pseudobulbis valde incrassatis oblongis basi 

 attenualis , foliis binis oblongis obtusis , pedunculo plurilloro. sepalis oblongis , petalis 

 ovato rotundatis , labello panduriformi obscure trilobo . lobis lateralibus convolutis, 

 lenninali lato brevi retuso disco canaliculato , columna perbrevi. 

 t). parviflora Hook. B. Mag. 4916. Huc : Cattleya Dcckeri Klotzsch in Oiio et 

 Dielrich Ailg. Gartenz. 1855. XXHI. 81 : Pseudebulbis elongatis lacvibus compressiuscu- 

 lis, inferne longi atlenuatis; foliis binis crasso - coriaceis ellipticis utrinque oblusis, 

 apice subemarginatis ; pedunculo brevi 6-8 lloro ; perigonii foliolis lilaciriis oblongis 

 recurvato-acutis, cxlerioribus tribus angustioribus intcgcrrimis patentibus, basi bre- 

 vissirae-connalis, interioribus lalioribus erectis, margiue undulato-lobaiis ; iabello ob- 

 longo integerrimo laevi saturate lilacino . basi convolulo breviter cordato , apice re- 



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