318 ORGHIDES. 



EPISENDRUM. 



is said lo bear mucb resembl«nce lo some oilier , but to be disiingiiished by its beauti- 

 ful diillgreen ovnle leaves , and its great lilac llowers. The slem is said lobe 9 

 inches high . ihe leaves 4 inches long, and 2 inclies broad. The llowers sweetscented. 

 h may be C. Horrisoniana or maritinia, bul it seems to be disiinct,. 



c. Labellum tritiduin (circa columnam volulum). 



14. EPIDENDRUM VIOLACEUM Rchb. fii. MSS. Cymbidium violacinim H. B. Klh. Huc: 

 Calllci/u supeiba Schonibgk. R. Reg. XXV. 183«. Misc. 48. 



Caulibus clavatis sulcalis, foliis ovato -oblongis obtusis coriaceis mar- 

 ginatis caule clavalo brevioribus, sepalis oblongis acutiuscuiis, validis, 

 pelalis lanceolalis aculis membranaceis duplo latioribus, labelli Irilobi 

 cucuUati lobis lateralibus acutis; iobo intermedio Iransverso plano denti- 

 culato emarginato subunguiculato basi venis elevatis rugoso; callis duo- 

 bus pone basin. 



Sert. Orch. t. 22. — This magnificent sweelscented Caltleya has been found in British 

 Guayana by Mr. Schomburgk , who sent a live plant of it lo Msr. Loddiges , and a 

 drawing to the Linnean Soc ; by permission ol which a flgure has been published in 

 ihe Serl. Orchid. The llowers if noi so large as ihose of Caitl. Mossiae , are from 

 the richness of iheir colours , inferior to none in beauty. According to Mr. Scliom- 

 ' burgk the plant appears peculiar to the 3 ri\. or 4 Ih. degree ofN. Lat; il is noi to be 

 met witb in ihe Essequibo north of the moulh of ihe Rupunoony; Irom ihence it is 

 found southwards on irees , which skirt the banks of the brooks and rivers which 

 meander ihrough ibe Savannahs. He discovered only a few soliiary specimens in 

 the Essequibo south of ihe Cayuwini , and uone at ihe equaior. The Caribees call il 

 Oponopodoli, or Ducksmouih, the Macoosees Masarae. Il is very fragrant , the odour 

 in Ihe morning is said to beconie too powerful in a confined place; Ihe splendid 

 flowers last from 3—4 weeks. — Aithough only now broughl intonotice, ihe species 

 was inany years since discovered by Dr. v. Martius, who found it near Tarufua on the 

 banks of ihe Rio Negro , in woods ai the iiarra de Rio Negro and foresls near Para. 

 it is readily distinct frora all previously described species by its three - lobed lip with 

 acute iateral segments , ihe middle lube being (lat , tooihieited and emarginate , and 

 by the cluster of elevated veins at ihe junclion of ihe epichil and hypochil. Flowers 

 deep rose colour, sweetscenied, wiih a deep crinison lip. — liot. Reg. XXX. 1839. Misc. 47. 

 L. Seri.22. 1839: Cniil. Schomburgkii Lodd. Lindl. Paxl. Fl. Garden. 1. p. 6. — Slera 

 narrow at the base, increases in diam. upwards , it is however seldom more ihan 2 

 inches in circumference , when young it is covered wiih shealhes resembling the 

 spathe. Spaihe large foliaceous. Sepals lleshy. Petals wavy. 



Lond.Journ. 11. 1843, p. 672: on trees along the Essequibo , norih of the Rupu- 

 noony. Schomb. 699. — Van Houtie Flore de Serres IX. 926. 



15. EPIDENDRUM ISaBELL.A Rchb. fll. MSS. Huc : Callleya Isabella Rchb. fil. 



16. EPIDENDRUM SCHILLEHIANUM Rchb. fll. MSS. : Huc : CaUle>fa Schilleriana Hchb. fil. 



17. EPIDENDRUM INTEUMEDIUM Rchb. fil. MSS. — Catlteya iuWrmedia Grah B. Mag. 

 2851. B. Reg. XXII. 1919. Huc : CulUeya ameUnjslinu Lem. — Lem jnrd. II. lab. 379.: 



Pseudobulbis elongalis subgiacilibus articulato-sulcalis cylindraceis 

 vaginatis, squamis vaginantibus scariosis applicatis striatis ap. acutis ; 

 foliis binis oblongo-lanceolalis arnplis emarginatis coriaceo-crassis slrialo- 

 venosis; spatha brevissima subscariosa punctulata, racemo subtrilloro 

 (v. amplius) pedunculo purpureo-punctalo; pedicellis ovarianis pedun- 

 culum aemulanlibus versus apicem mflatis, braclea acula minima; floribus 

 maximis albido -lilacinis, segmentibus subaequalibus .subconformibus, 

 lateralibus externis falcalo- deflexis; labello maximo recurvato , lobis se 

 tubuloso-involventibus, mediano maximo deflexo undulato plicato emar- 

 ginato deaticulato iotense vjolaceo. 



