118 Nasu: Costa RICAN ORCHIDS 
EPIDENDRUM OCHRACEUM Lindl. Bot. Reg. 24: 
Misc. 14. f/. 26. 1838 
On trees in humid forest, Santiago, zo. zog. First received 
by Lindley from the garden of Sir Charles Lemon, who received 
the living material from George U. Skinner, who had collected it 
in Guatemala. It is widely distributed in Central America. 
EPIDENDRUM PALEACEUM (Lindl.) Reichenb. f. Beitr. Orch. 
Cent. Am. 80. 1866 
Dinema paleaceum Lindl. Bot. Reg. 26: Misc. 51. 1840. 
Epidendrum auritum Lindl. Bot. Reg. 29: Misc. 4. 1843. 
On branches of fallen tree-tops, Turrialba, zo. 76g. Rather 
extensively distributed from Guiana to southern Mexico, and origin- 
ally described from Guatemalan material. This is the second time 
this little species has been brought to us by collectors; Mr. Percy 
Wilson secured it in Honduras in 1903. It is interesting to note 
that Wendland also obtained specimens of this plant at Turrialba 
in 1857. 
LAELIA RUBESCENS Lindl. Bot. Reg. 26: Misc. 
20. pl. 41. 1840 
Under cultivation in the garden of Mr. P. Biolley, at San Jose, 
no. 358. Mr. Biolley secured the plant in January of the same 
year at Uricuaja, on the Pacific coast, at an altitude of about 200 
m. When this species was first described its native country was 
unknown, but it was supposed to be Mexico, a supposition which 
was later verified. Owing to the variability of its flowers and 
pseudobulbs, two species described subsequently by Lindley, Z. 
acuminata and L. peduncularis, are usually referred here. Under 
this broad conception it ranges from Mexico throughout Central 
America to Costa Rica. 
EPIDENDRUM STAMFORDIANUM Batem. Orch. Mex. & Guat. 
pl. rt. 1838 | 
On horizontal branch of a tree, Santo Domingo de San Mateo, 
no. 600A, This came mixed with a fine plant of Schomburgkia 
sp. (zo. 600). Another specimen, vo. 355, which was under culti- 
vation at San José, was also secured from Mr. P. Biolley, in whose 
