342 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Epi-Cattleya—continued. 
The following is a list of the hybrids, together with 
their recorded parentage : . 
guatemalensis......-+.- E. aurantiacum and C. Skinnerii 
(nat. hyb.). 
guatemalensis Wischu-\ E. aurantiacum and C. Skinnerii 
BENTANG..c0scerccaese (nat. hyb.). 
matutina .... C. Boweringiana and E. radicans 
(Veitch). 
C. Boweringiana and E. 0’ Brienianum 
(Veitch). 
radiato-Boweringiana.. E. radiatum and C. Boweringiana 
(Veitch). 
-EPICHIL, EPICHILIUM. A term applied to the 
upper part of the lip of an Orchid when that part differs 
materially from the lower portion, or hypochil. 
EPIDENDRUM. Including Amphyglottis, Dinema, 
and Physinga. ‘Tropical America is the headquarters. of 
this genus. To the species and varieties described on 
pp. 512-14, Vol. I., the following should be added. A few 
species formerly classed hereunder <r now referred to 
Hormidium and Lanium. See also Barkeria and 
Nanodes, which are included in this genus by Bentham 
and Hooker. Unless otherwise specified, stove treatment 
is required. 
E. emulum (emulating), A synonym of #. fragrans. 
E. alatum (winged). The correct name of HE. a. majus. 
E. amabile (lovely). A name applied in gardens to both 
E. dichromum and E. Ortgiesii. 
-E. arachnoglossum (spider's tongue). jl. reddish-purple (car- 
mine-violet), in a short, corymbiform or roundish raceme; sepals 
and petals acute, recurved; lateral lobes of lip roundish, pecti- 
nate, the middle one cuneate, deeply bilobed; column violet, 
club-shaped. J. distichous, alternate, glabrous, sessile, oblong- 
lanceolate, obtuse, fleshy. Stems tufted, erect, naked above. 
Colombia, 1883. (R. H. 1882, p. 554.) 
E. a. candidum (white).* 1. wholly white, with the exception 
of the orange lateral calli of the lip. 1886. 
E. aromaticum (aromatic). . numerous, fragrant, about lin. 
across; sepals and petals very pale yellow; lip whitish, 
streaked with red, three-lobed, the side lobes appressed to 
the column except at the apex; scape two or three times 
as long as the leaves. J. Yin. to 12in. long, linear, rigid. 
Pseudo-bulbs 2in. to 3in. in diameter, two- or three-leaved. 
Guatemala, 1835. (Ref. B. ii., t. 89.) 
E. atropurpureum album (white).* A white-lipped variety. 
E. a. Randianum (Rand's). 7., sepals and petals greenish- 
brown, with paler margins ; lip white, large, marked with con- 
tiguous red veins at the base. Amazons, 1886. (L. ii, t. 1; 
R. ser. ii., t. 94.) Syn. EB. Randianum. 
E. a. roseum (rosy).* jl. smaller than in album; sepals and 
petals deep purplish-brown ; lip rose-colour, with a purple blotch 
near the base. (F.d.S. iv., t. 372; I. H. 1868, t. 541; P. M. B. 
xi., p. 243.) 
E. atrorubens (dark red). /. lin. across; sepals and petals of 
a very dark reddish-purple ; lip of a lighter shade, free, three- 
lobed; scape loosely paniculate. October. J. linear-oblong, 8in. 
long, obtuse. Mexico, before 1892. 
E. auriculigerum (auricle-bearing). /., sepals and petals long 
and straight; lip auricled at the base, the middle lobe tri- 
angular, acuminate, with two long keels, swollen between the 
auricles. 1888. Allied to FE. Brassavole. 
E. auritum (eared). . lin. across, with an Apple-like fra- 
grance ; sepals and petals light yellow, the petals much shorter ; 
lip deeper yellow, with a purple stain at base ; peduncles three- 
to five-flowered. J. 6in. long, narrow-ligulate. _Pseudo-bulbs 
compressed, 14in. long, one-leaved. Guatemala, 1839, 
E. Barkeriola (Barkeriola). jl., sepals and the light rose- 
coloured petals nearly equal; lip white, with a deep purple 
blotch and some short purple lines on the disk, where there 
are two raised lines, pandurate or obovate; raceme one-sided. 
l. lanceolate, acute, wavy, reddish beneath and on the margins. 
Habitat not recorded, 1884. Syn. Barkeria Barkeriola. : 
E. bituberculatum (two-tubercled). This species is allied to 
E. Schomburgkii, but is smaller and slenderer, with rosy-purple 
Bowers calli at base of lip yellow. Habitat not recorded, 
1892. 
E. Capartianum (Dr. Capart’s). A synenym of E. Godsefi- 
annum, 
E. Christyanum (Christy’s). //. greenish and brown, in an erect 
raceme; sepals oblong, apiculate; petals spathulate ; lateral 
segments of lip sub-quadrate, extrorse, the middle one triangular, 
apiculate; column trifid. J. ligulate, acute. Pseudo-bulbs long- 
pyriform, two-leaved. Bolivia, 1884. 
E. ciliare (ciliated).* /. fragrant, several in a raceme, each with 
a long bract at base; sepals and petals greenish-yellow, linear, 
Mrs. James O'Brien.... 
Epidendrum—continued. 
acute; lip white, three-parted, the lateral lobes pectinately 
incised, the middle one setaceous, much longer. Winter. J. in 
airs. Pseudo-bulbs oblong, obtuse. ‘Tropical America, 1790. 
ne of the first epiphytal Orchids cultivated in ne gardens. 
(B. R. 784.) E. cuspidatum(B. M. 463; B. R. 783; L. B. C. 10) is 
considered a variety of this species; the flowers are yellower 
and larger, and the middle lobe of the lip is linear-lanceolate, 
and not appreciably longer than the side ones. 1844. 
E. cochleatum (snail-shell-like).* #. din. to 4in. across ; sepals 
and petals greenish-white, linear ; lip sub-orbicular or fan-like, 
somewhat reserhbling a snail-shell, deep maroon-purple beneath, 
yellowish-green above, witha large maroon-purple blotch on each 
side ; calli three, white ; raceme four- to seven-flowered. 7. acute, 
6in. long. Stems pseudo-bulbous, Jin. to 4in. long, two-leaved. 
West Indies, 1787. Said to have been the first epiphyi Orchid 
which flowered in this country. (B. M. 572.) Syn. £. lancifoliuin 
(B. R. 1842, t. 50). 
E. coriaceum (leathery). A form of ZH. variegatum. 
E. crassifolium (B. M. 3543) is synonymous with Z. elonga- 
tum. 
E. cuspidatum (cusp-pointed). A variety of E. ciliare. 
E. densifiorum (dense-flowered). A variety of FE. polyanthum. 
E. dichromum amabile (lovely). /. usually rose-coloured, 
with a deep purplish-crimson lip, remaining in beauty a long 
time. 1892. (W. O. A., t. 452.) 
E. diffusum (diffuse). A synonym of Seraphyta diffusa. 
E. diotum (two-eared). /. more than lin. across, very sweetly 
scented ; sepals and petals cinnamon-brown, with wavy edges; 
lip yellow, streaked with deep brown, thick and fleshy ; scape 
twice as long as the leaves, many-Howered. J/. about 1ft. long, 
spreading. Pseudo-bulbs elongated, one-leaved. Guatemala. 
E. Ellisii (Ellis’s). #1. rose-coloured, with a yellowish crest on the 
lip, disposed in short racemes. J. 4in. long. Stems lft. high. 
Colombia, 1894. 
E. eae (lengthened). The correct name of EF. crassi- 
Folium. 
E. Endresii (Endres’).* jf. as large as those of E. ellipticwn ; 
sepals white, tipped green, the upper one cuneate-oblong, acute, 
the lateral ones triangular; petals white, spathulate ; lip 
blotched mauve, curiously cut, with two triangular edges at the 
base, the anterior lacinia cuneate-obreniform. /. about a dozen, 
like those of Box. Costa Rica, 1883. (G. C.n.s. xxii., p. 504.) 
E. falsiloquum (lying). (fl. paniculate; sepals and petals 
whitish-ochre ; lip white, with three linear, acute, depressed, 
mauve keels; calli white. 2. linear, acuminate. Habitat not 
recorded, 1885. Allied to E. verrucosum. 
E. Flos-aéris (air-flower). A synonym of Arachnanthe mos- 
chifera. 
E. fragrans (fragrant).* fl. very fragrant, 2in. across, inverted ; 
sepals and petals creamy-white ; lip white, streaked with purple, 
sub-orbicular, with a fleshy callus at base; peduncles short, 
few-flowered. J. lanceolate, 8in. to 12in. long. Stems 3in. to 4in. 
high, one- or two-leaved. ‘Tropical America, 1778. (B. M. 669.) 
Syn. E. emulum (B. R., t. 1898). 
E. fraudulentum (fraudulent). #. light rose-coloured, small, 
the column and lower part of the ovary purple, the keel and calli 
yellow. 1886. 
E. fulgens (brilliant). A synonym of ZL. Schomburgkii. 
E. glaucum (glaucous). A synonym of Dichewa glauca. 
E. glumaceum (glume-like). //. 14in. across, inverted, fragrant; 
sepals and petals white striped with pale rose on the inside, 
white on the outside ; lip stained and streaked with rose in the 
centre, margined with white, acuminate; peduncles racemose. 
7. 6in. to 8in. long. Pseudo-bulbs pyriform, two-leaved. Per- 
nambuco, 1837, (B. R. 1840, t. 6.) 
E. Godseffianum (Godseff’s).* (/l. nearly 2in. across; sepals and 
petals yellowish-green, suffused with a purplish tone ; lip white, 
the front lobe veined with light rose; peduncle slender, pro- 
ceeding from the apex of the pseudo-bulb, more than 2ft. long. 
Brazil, 1892, Syn. £. Capartianum (L. vii., t. 333). 
E. Hartii (Hart's). jl. whitish-yellow, small, disposed in 
branched, terminal panicles. 7. linear, 4in. long. Stems 8in. 
long. Trinidad, 1894. Allied to Z. purum. 
E. hastatum (halberd-shaped). Jl. having brownish-green sepals 
and petals and a pure white lip. 1896. A pretty little species. 
E. ibaguense (Ibagué). 7. in a dense, almost globose head; 
sepals and petals orange ; lip yellow, obcordate, the lateral lobes 
cordate, rounded at the tip and fringed. # very fleshy, amplexi- 
eaul, oblong, obtuse. Stems tall, slender, the upper portion 
leafy, the extreme end leafless. Colombia, Pern, 1867. (F. M. 
1868, t. 390.) 
E. Imperator (emperor). A garden synonym of Z. lewcochiium. 
E. inversum (inverted). ”. pale straw-coloured, or white 
striated with light rose, with a purple blotch on the lip, and 
sometimes with a few purple spots at the base of the other 
segments, crowded, fragrant; calli bright yellow; peduncles 
