350 ORCHIDES. 



£PIDE1SDRUM. 



Schlim 985 (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Liaden) — Pseudobulbs like those of E. erubescens. 

 Petals and sepals red , yellow at ihe point; lip white , spoited with crimson. — 

 Linden. 



123. EPIDENDRUM ERUBESCENS Lindl. in Hook. Journ. IIL 87. Bateman Orch. Mei. 

 et Guat. t. 32. Huc Lindl. 1 c. 95. : 



E. pseudobulbis fusiformibus diphyllis, foliis oblongis acutis scapo 

 pluries brevioribus, panicula ampla flexuosa, petalis unguiculatis sepa- 

 Jisque oblongis obtusis, labelli trilobi lacinia intermedia venis 3 elevatis 

 subrotunda, latoralibiis obovatis multo majore. 



Wild in Mexico — Grisebach 14; Zuccarini ; on oaks at ihe heighls of 7500 to 8500 

 feet, near Oaxaca — Galeoili 5007 (v. s. sp.). — A mag^nificent plant, with very 

 large panjcles of delicate rose- coloured flowers as large as a sliilling. 



124. EPIDENDRUM POLYSTACHYUM H. B. K. voJ. I. 352. LO. 20. Huc Lindl. I. c. 96.: 

 E. foliis oblongis obtusis striato-nervosis geminatim in pseudobulbum 



insidentibus, scapo polystachyo, sepalis reflexis suboblongis acutis, 

 petalis lanceolalo-spatulatis, labelli trilobi lobis lateralibus irregulariter 

 obovalis crenulatis: intermedio minore profimde emarginato. 



Wild in Peru ; in the cool region of the Andes of Pasto , between the village of 

 Yayanquer and the R. Guaitara ; also in the milder climate of Loxa , in the Cinchona 

 distriuts, at ihe height of 5400 to 6480 feet — Humbohit and Bonpland. — Scape 

 about two feet high. Spathes wilhering. Spikes soiitary. two or three together, 

 alternate , distant , about one inch and a half long, spreading. Flowers yellow, — 

 H. B. K. 



125. EPIDENDRUM GRAMMATOGLOSSUM H. G. Reichenbach in Linnaea XXIl p. 837. 

 Huc Lindl. 1. c. 97.: 



E. pseudobulois teretibus folio canaliculato recurvo gramineo duplo 

 brevioribus, scapo stricto folio longiore, spalha brevi glumacea , bracteis 

 ovalis membranaceis acuminalis, sepalis lineari-Ianceolatis pelalisque 

 angustioribus acuminatis, labello hastato lobis lateralibus recurvis ob- 

 tusis intermedio triangulari acutissimo basi callo retuso concavo laevi 

 mucronulalo, clinandrii lobis lateralibus acuminatis dorsali breviore 

 obtuso. 



Wild in Venezuela; near Sa. Anna , in Truxillo , at ihe height of 5000 feet — Funk 

 and Schlim 739 (v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden). — A slender species . from six to 

 nine inches from the ground lo the tip of the raceme. Flowers yeliow, marked on 

 eilher side of the remarkable lip with from three to four deep red spots. — Rchb. 

 in Bonpl. III. 68. Bliilhe weis.slich. S. Pedro. 5050'. Ocanna. Wagener. 



126. EPIDE.NDRUM TlPULOlDEUM. Huc Lindl. I. c. 98. : 



E. pseudobulbo gracili 2-phylIo, foliis iinearibus gramineis racemo 

 erecto angulato basi spathaceo longioribus, bracteis obsoletis, sepalo 

 dorsah hneari reflexo lateralibus lanceolatis carina alata, petalis erectis 

 incurvis filiformibus, labelli triparliti laciniis lateralibus angustis elon- 

 gatis acutis cordatis inteimedia lanceolato acuto basi bicalloso, clinan- 

 drii lobis lateralibus bilobis dorsali deficiente. 



Wild in Venezuela ; Campanara in ihe province of Carabobo , at ihe elevaiiou of 

 1000 feet — Funk and Schlim 575 v. s. sp. comm. cel. Linden). — A small slender 

 grassy plant, scarcely more ihan six inches high. ..Flowers white and brown", ap- 

 pearing in May , small, membranous, nine lo ten in a racerae. 



127. EPIDE.NDRUM MORITZII H. G. Reichenbach in Linnaea XX'I 837 Huc Lindl. 

 I. c. 99. : 



E. pseudobulbo lineari monophyllo, folio oblongo-liueari obtuso, ra- 

 cemo gracili multifloro nulante e spatha herbacea coarctata erumpente, 

 sepalis lanceoJalis Innerviis pelalisque liuearibus uninerviis meraljrana- 



