408 ORCHIDES. 



liPIDENDRUM. 



semicofdali . limbo interno revoluti . minutissime iJenliculali , lobus mcdius ab angu- 

 stiori basi ililataius , apice retusiusculus (irapezoideus) , maigines aulici impliciti, 

 denticulus in medio , venae 5 mediae ac illae in lobis lateralibus ruguloso incrassaiae. 

 papula uuica utrinque ad sinum inter lobos , anguli antici gynostemii falcato producti. 

 — Von E, cardioglossum durch die Gestalt der Lippe und Tepalen und bluthenreiche 

 Inflorescenz und langen Stengel sehr gut verschieden. Der Bluthenstiel ist halb ge- 

 knickt, daher konnen wir uber seine Siellung nicbt bestimmt urtheilen ; er scheint 

 aufrecht. Biiithen viermal so gross, als beim gewohnlichen E, scabrum (R. P. ?) 

 Lindl. Peru. v, Warscewicz. 



340. EPIDENDRUM CONOPSEUM R. Br. in H. Kew V. 219, EUiott. Carol. IL 506. Hook. 

 in Bot Mag. t. 3457. LO. n, 48, Huc Lindl. 1. c. 269. 



E. foliis paucis rigidis coriaceis acuminatis, racemo laxo multifloro, 

 sepalis linearibus petalisque angustioribus spatulatis patentibus obtusis, 

 labello obtuse trilobo lacinia intermedia ovata aut quadrata, callis 2 

 apice liberis. clinandrio cucullato integerrimo. 



Epidendrum Magnoliae Muhl. Cat. 81. 

 Wild in ihe Southern States of North America ; on evergreen trees sea coasts of 

 Georgia and Carolina — Elliott; East Florida — Baldwin ; Apalachicola , in West 

 Florida — Drummond : Louisiana — hb. Hooker (v. s. sp. in hb. Hooker). — This, 

 the most northern Epipiiyte yet known , occurs , we are told by Elliot , as far to the 

 north as ,.Eding's island , at the entrance of Port Royal inlet. To the south it be- 

 comes more common, and is found on several species of oak and other trees, Plant 

 four inches high , or smaller. Flowers five to eight , green or pale yellow". The 

 lip of Sir W. Hooker's Louisiana plant has the middle lobe ovate , not truncate as in 

 that which llowered at Liverpool , and is represented in the ..Bot. Mag." Sir W. 

 Hooker states, that at the very thime whenDrummond gathered it in Apalachicola ice 

 formed so thickly in one night's lime as to bear the weight of a man, No doubt it 

 is sheltered by the leaves and branches of the evergreen trees on which it is found, 

 from tbe nocturnal radiation which produces ice in such countries as Florida. 



341. EPIDENDRUM ACUMINATUM Fl. Peruv. Syst. 248. LO. n. 31. Huc Lindl. L c. 270.: 



E, caulibus erectis subramosis, foliis ianceolato-linearibus acuminatis 

 vaginis verruculosis, racemo pyramidali foliis subaequali, bracteis bre- 

 vibus membranaceis acufis. sepalis oblongis patulis lateralibus columnae 

 alle adnatis, petalis linearibus apiculatis basi angustatis univeniis sub- 

 denticulalis, labelli lobis lateralibus semiovatis obtusis postice subden- 

 tatis intermedio truncato tridentato 3-lineato basi bicalloso, clinandrio 

 integro cucullato. 



Wild in Peru , on trunks of trees 12,500 to 13 000 feei — Jamieson (v, s. sp. comm, 

 cel, Hooker). — A grassy plant , with erect open racemes of greenish-yellow flowers, 



342. EFIDENDRUM SCABRUM Fl. Peruv. Syst. 248. LO. n. 49, Huc LindL 1. c. 271.: 



E. caulibus ascendentibus subramosis, foliis coriaceis ovato-lanceo- 

 latis obtusis, racemo. denso oblongo reflexo se&sili, sepalis oblongis 

 lateralibus columnae adnatis, petalis filiformibus , labello 3-partito basi 

 bicalloso laciniis aequalibus, lateralibus denticulalis intermedia indivisa, 

 columna brevi crassa, ciinandrio tnlegro. 



Wild in Peru ; mountains of Pillao and Munna — Ruiz and Pavon ; Surrucucho on 

 ihe irunks of trees , Chimborazo , on rocks at 12,000 feet — Jamieson 10 and 151 ; 

 vallcy of Bannos — Hall , Chachapoyas — Malhews 3200; Andimarcha — Jd. 1063; 

 New Grenada . Bogota — Gudot 1 ; Paniplona — Purdie (v. s. sp. comm. cel, Hook.) 

 — Very like E. varicosum , among the Amphigoltls , as well as E. chioneum. Varies 

 mucli in ihe size of bolh leaves and flowers, 



343. EPIDE.NDIILM TORQUATUM Lindl. in Benth. Pi. Hariw. p. 149. Huc Lindl. I. c, 272. : 

 E. caule elongato aspero, foliis oblongis coriaceis obtusis distichis, 



