50 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Angrecum—continued. 
A. crenatum (crenate). /l. resembling those of A. Chailluanum 
in colour and shape, but much smaller (as is also the habit of 
growth), June and July. West Africa. A rare and distinct 
species. 
A. eryptodon (hidden-toothed), . white, l4in. across, in Ioose 
racemes; petals ligulate, acute; lip lanceolate; spur reddish 
at base, thrice as long as the reddish-white ovaries. J. three 
or four, obovate-oblong, 3in. long. Madagascar, 1882. 
A. descendens (descending). jl. white; lip cuneate-ovate, 
acuminate; column hairy, shorter than in A. Ellisii (to which 
this fine species is related); spur stronger, more than four times 
exceeding the pedicels; raceme drooping, many-flowered. 
1. oblong-ligulate, obscurely bilobed at apex. Said to come from 
Madagascar, 1882, 
A. Eichlerianum (Lichler’s). jl. large, solitary; sepals and 
petals light green, lanceolate ; lip white, large, obcordate, with 
a triangular apiculus in the notch; spur erect, conical, about as 
long as the sepals. 7. distant, oblique, elliptic, obtuse. Stems 
tall, leafy. Loango, West Africa, 1883 
Fic. 46. ANGR&CUM ELLISII. 
A. Ellisii.* The pure white, sweetly-scented blossoms of this 
dwarf, winter-flowering species are well shown in Fig. 46. 
A. fastuosum (proud). #. ivory-white, scented like Tuberoses, 
numerous, racemose; sepals and _ petals ligulate-oblong ; lip 
obovate; spur filiform, 2in. to 3in. long. J. cuneate-oblong, 3in. 
broad, blunt and unequally lobed at apex, wrinkled, the margins 
eae pnons. Madagascar. (B. M. 7204; G. ©. 1885, xxiii., 
p. i 
A. florulentum (dark-flowered). fl. one to three in a raceme; 
sepals lanceolate; petals broader than the sepals; lip oblong- 
lanceolate, apiculate; spur filiform, one-third longer than the 
ovary; racemes numerous. J. lanceolate, bilobed, 3in. long. 
Stem zigzag. Comoro Islands, 1885, 
A. Fournierz (Mme. Fournier’s). A synonym of A. stylosum, 
A. Fournierianum (Fournier's). jl. resembling those of A. 
Hichlerianum, but pure white and larger (2in. across), the point 
Angrecum—continued. 
of the lip being protracted into a long, acute tongue; raceme 
Jong, many-flowered. 1. 2ft. long, 1sin. to 2in. broad, very 
fleshy. Madagascar, 1894. (G. C. 1894, xvi., p. 43, f. 7.) 
A. fragrans (fragrant). jl. pure white, fragrant, 2in. across the 
sepals, solitary, axillary or supra-axillary ; lip about as lon, 
the sepals, hastately lanceolate, acute, grooved down the centre; 
peduncle and ovary 2sin. long. J. few, towards the top of the 
stem, Jin. to 4in. long, sin. to Zin. broad, deeply two-lobed at 
the tip. Stem 6in. to 10in. long, climbing. Bourbon and 
Mauritius, 1887. (B. M. 7161.) 
A. funale (cord-like). A synonym of Dendrophylax funalis. 
A. fuscatum (fuscous). jl. numerous, in a thin, lax raceme; 
sepals ochreous, the lateral ones reflexed; petals broader than 
the sepals; lip white, oblong, acuminate; spur brown, long, 
filiform, flexuous., J. cuneate-oblong, unequally bilobed. Mada- 
gascar, 1883, The habit of this plant is much in the way of 
A, bilobum. (R. G. 1234; R, H. 1887, p. 42.) 
A. Germinyanum (Comte Adrien de Germiny’s).* jl. pure 
white, solitary, on axillary peduncles; sepals and petals long, 
subulate ; lip broad, suddenly contracted in the middle into a 
filiform, reflexed tail, lin. long; spur greenish-white, 3in. long. 
. linear-oblong, 2in. to 3in. long, sessile, unequally bilobed at 
anes Stem climbing, lft. to 14ft. long. Madagascar, 1888, 
(B. M. 7061.) 
A. Grandidierianum (Grandidier’s). 1. ivory-white, about the 
same size as those of A. Chailluanum ; sepals cuneate-oblong, 
acute; petals spathulate, apiculate; lip cordate-pandurate or 
cordate-oblong, blunt, with a long, filiform spur; raceme one- to 
three-flowered. J. thick, oblong, obtuse and unequally two- 
lobed at apex. Comoro Islands, 1837. (R. H. 1887, p. 42.) Syn. 
Aéranthus Grandidierianus. 
A. Henriquesianum (Henriques’). This is closely allied to 
A. bilobum, but is smaller in allits parts. St. Thomas’ Island, 
1890. 
A. Hildebrandtii (Hildebrandt’s), #. orange-yellow; lip 
oblong, acute; spur filiform, clavate, shorter than the ovary. 
iB Mguintas unequally bilobed. Comoro Islands. An elegant but 
small-growing plant. 
A. Humblotii (Leon Humblot’s).* 1. ivory-white, comparable to 
those of A. sesquipedale, but having a much shorter spur, which 
is funnel-shaped at the base, then filiform and bent abruptly 
upwards. 72, numerous, sword-like, stout, faleate, 8in. to Yin. 
long. Comoro Islands, 1885. A grand plant. SYN. Aéranthus 
Leonis (G. C. n. s., xxiv., pp. 80-81; R. 70; W. O. A. 213). 
A. hyaloides (crystal-like). jl. of a transparent white, small, 
distichous and alternate, on short pedicels; sepals, petals, 
and lip similar, oval-oblong, acute; racemes ten- to fifteen- 
flowered. J. five to seven, oval-oblong, spreading, obtuse or 
two-lobed at apex. Stems about lin. high. Madagascar, 1879. 
A tiny plant. 
A. ichneumoneum (ichneumon-like). 1. loosely arranged on a 
long axis ; sepals and petals dirty ochre-white, ligulate, with a 
curious spur. J. ligulate, dark green, lft. long, 2in. broad, 
unequal at apex. Western tropical Africa, 1887. 
A. imbricatum (imbricated) . sweet-scented, in cluster-like 
racemes ; sepals and petals creamy-white, lanceolate; lip orange 
and yellow, flabellate, retuse, apiculate, convulute, the spur 
recurved, blunt, not half as long as the blade of the lip, which it 
nearly touches. Jl. leathery, cuneate-oblong, bluntly bilobed. 
Stem tall, strong. 1887. SYN. Saccolabiwm Barbeye. 
A. Kimballiana (Kimball's). A garden name for onia 
polystachya. 
A. Leonis (Leon Humblot’s). A. synonym of A. Humblotii. 
A. Mooreanum (Moore’s). This is described as “‘a pretty little 
species, with salmon-coloured flowers.” 1897. 
A. Obrienianum (O’Brien’s). jl. greenish-white, with a long 
spur. J. thick. 1893. Allied to A. Chaillwanum. 
A. ophioplectron (snake-spurred). j1., Sie and petals 
greenish-yellow, narrow, acuminate; lip white, triangular, 
acuminate, with an ochre-reddish, filiform spur four times as 
long as itself. Madagascar, 1888. Syn. Aévanthus ophioplectron. 
A. pachyurum (thick-tailed). ., sepals and petals in. long; 
lip 4in. long, elliptic, apiculate; spur curved, 2}in. to Jin. 
long; racemes pendulous, 6in. to Yin. long, many-flowered. 
1. sub-spathulate, oblong, bilobed, din. to 3sin. long. Stems 
short. British Central Africa, 1891. 
A. (ieee (pale). fl. white, disposed in numerous long 
spikes. J. 2ft. long. West Africa, 1890. Allied to A. pellu- 
cudum. 
A. polystachyum (many-spiked). 
stachya. 
A. porrigens (extended). jl. creamy-white. 1894. Syn. Listro- 
stachys porrigens. 
A. primulinum (Primrose-like). Probably a natural hybrid 
between A. hyaloides and A. citratum, with the characters of 
the latter predominating, except in the spur, which is lin. long, 
twice sharply bent, and pendulous. Madagascar, 1890. 
A synonym of onia poly- 
