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Epidendrum—continued. 
racemose. J, 4in. to 6in. me Pseudo-bulbs fusiform, 3in. to 
4in. long, two-leaved. Minas Geraes, 1839. 
E. ionocentrum (violet-spurred). (/., sepals and petals lemon- 
coloured, spotted with greenish-brown, lanceolate, acuminate ; 
lip white, violet or purple in the centre; raceme twenty to 
twenty-four flowered. Gbseuuh-halbe broad. Otherwise like 
E. Brassavole. 
E. ionosmum (Violet-scented).* jl. fragrant, I4in. across ; 
sepals and petals greenish-brown, bordered with pale yellow, 
obovate ; lip three-lobed, yellow streaked with red, the side lobes 
erect, the mid-lobe emarginate; peduncles racemose, few- 
flowered. J. oblong-lanceolate, 3in, to 4in. long. Pseudo-bulbs 
globose, three-leaved. British Guiana, about 1838. 
E. Kienastii (Kienast-Zolly’s). _l., sepals and petals very light 
rose, with darker purple veins, the sepals lanceolate, the petals 
very cuneate at base; lip white, with fine purple, callose lines 
on the wavy mid-partition, the side partitions cuneate-ligulate, 
two-toothed outside; raceme several-flowered. J. usually two, 
faa long, 4in. to lin. broad, cuneate-oblong, acute. Mexico, 
E. lancifolium (lance-leaved). A synonym of E. cochleatum. 
E. latifolium (broad-leaved). A synonym of EZ. nocturnum. 
E. Laucheanum (Lauche’s). /. wholly brownish, with the 
exception of the lip, which is green, disposed in terminal, many- 
flowered racemes. J. 3in. to 6in. long. Stems 8in. high. Origin 
unknown, 1893. 
E. leucochilum (white-lipped). #., sepals and petals light 
yellowish-green, reflexed ; lip ivory-white, three-lobed ; peduncles 
rising from a compressed sheath, five- to nine-flowered. Stems 
as thick as a cedar pencil, 1{ft. to 2ft. high, three- to five-leaved. 
Rhizome stout, woody. Colombia and Venezuela, 1842 and 1875. 
(P. F. G, iii., p. 146.) Syn. E. Imperator, of gardens. 
E. Liliastrum (Liliastrum). A synonym of Sobralia Lilias- 
trum. 
E. Mantinianum (Mantin’s). #. of a pale whitish-green, 
large, solitary, marked with purplish-brown dots on the veins of 
the sepals and petals, and with larger markings on the acute lip. 
1. glaucous-green. Habitat not recorded, 1892. A dwarf species. 
(LH. xxxix., t. 150.) 
E. Mathewsii (Mathews’). #., sepals and petals stained 
purplish outside, small, nearly transparent, the lateral sepals 
connate half-way up; lip Boo) dull blood-purple, shining, or- 
bicular, bifid at apex, convex above, concave eneath, completely 
concealing the lateral sepals. J. distichous, rigid, fleshy. Stems 
See eocumbenls Known in gardens as Nanodes Mathewsii. 
eru, . . 
Fic. 368. EPIDENDRUM MEDUS&. 
E. Medusz (Medusa’s). This is the correct name of the plant 
described as Nanodes Meduse, See Fig. 368. 
E. Mooreanum (F. W. Moore's). jl. very Scie sepals and 
petals light green; lip deep purple, with a light green margin; 
panicle lax ; leaves linear, lft. long. Costa Rica, 1891. 
E. nocturnum (nocturnal). /l., sepals and peak pale ochreous- 
yellow or greenish-white ; lip white, three-lobed, with two yellow 
or white calli at the base of the mid-lobe ; peduncles eight. to 
ten-flowered. J. linear or oblong-lanceolate, 6in, to 8in, long. 
Epidendrum—continued. 
Stems stoutish, lft. to 24ft. long. Tropical America, before 
1816. (B. M. 3298.) Syn. LE. latifoliwm (B. R. 1961). 
E. oncidioides (Oncidium-like).* /. yellow, blotched brown, 
very fragrant; sepals and petals obovate, unguiculate; lip 
three-lobed, the lateral lobes narrow, obtuse, flat, much shorter 
than the roundish, cuspidate middle one, the disk three-keeled ; 
panicle long, racemose. J, two or three, 2ft. long, 14in. wide. 
Stem 3ft. to 4ft. high. Surinam, A stately species. (B. R. 
1623; I. H. ser. v. 28.) 
E. Ortgiesi (Ortgies’). jl. rather large, disposed in a raceme; 
sepals and petals red, bordered with white; lip purple. J. one or 
two, strap-shaped. Habitat not recorded, 1892. A showy species. 
Syn. E. amabile, of gardens. 
E. pallidifiorum (pale-flowered). jl. pale yellow, lin. across, 
usually with some purple streaks at the apex of the column and 
on the side lobes of the lip ; peduncles drooping, many-flowered. 
yi eee ey Sin. to Tin. long. Stems terete, lft. to 14ft. high. 
West Indies, 1828. 
E. paytense (Payta). . of a brilliant scarlet-vermilion, with 
some orange on the lip, which is also marked with some darker 
spots, J. short, very strong, oblong, acute, tinted purplish- 
brown. Shoots stiff, with purplish-brown sheaths. Colombia 
and Peru, 1885. 
E. polyanthum (many-flowered). l. orange or salmon-colour, 
with a strong scent of cowslips; sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, 
striated ; petals linear, reflexed; lip three-lobed, three-ribbea, 
the lateral lobes sub-cuneate, retuse, the middle one retuse; 
panicle strict, simple. J. distichous, ovate-lanceolate, acute. 
Mexico, 1841. 
E. p. asperum (rough). A variety having the ovaries and 
rachis densely coyered with small warts. 1885. 
E. p. densifiorum (dense-flowered), fl. greenish, with a little 
pink on the edges and in the middle of the lip. 1836. Syn. 
E. densijlorum (B. M. 3791). 
E. polybulbon (many-bulbed). #. lin. across; sepals and 
petals tawny or light yellow, with a brown centre; lip white, 
with a short claw ; peduncles one-flowered. 7. ovate-oblong, lin. 
to l4in. long. Pseudo-bulbs produced from a wiry rhizome at 
intervals of about lin., ovoid, sin. long. West Indies, &c, 1841. 
Syn. Dinema polybulbon (B. M. 4067). 
E. pristes (saw-like). A synonym of E. Schomburgkii. 
E. Pseudepidendrum auratum (golden).* /., disk of the lip 
crimson, the borders deep orange. 1885. A fine variety. 
E. eee ane (dagger-like). fl. large, usually two in a 
sub-sessile, terminal raceme; sepals and petals at first greenish, 
then yellowish; lip at first white, afterwards yellow, three- 
parted, cordate at base. J. 4in. to 6in. long, narrow-lanceolate- 
oblong. Mexico, 1890. Allied to E. leucochilum. 
E. punctulatum (slightly dotted). 7. stellate, in a slender 
anicle ; sepals and petals brown inside, green outside, lanceo- 
ate, acute ; lip sulphur, with minute dots, trifid, the side lacinie 
square, the middle one sessile, ovate, acute, the mid-nerves 
thickened ; column brown and green; border of the anther-bed 
white, spotted brown. Mexico, 1885. Greenhouse. 
E. purum (pure).* 7. pure white, sweetly scented, in a slender, 
nodding raceme ; scape terminal. Spring and summer. /. narrow, 
obtuse, about 6in. long, light green, persistent. Stems erect, 
rather stout, about 2ft. high. Caraceas, 1842. 
E. pusillum (small). jl. yellowish-green, dotted with brown, 
solitary. 7. 5in. long. Pseudo-bulbs ovoid-globular. Brazil, 
1891. Allied to EB. tampense. 
E. radiatum (radiating).* jl. lsin. across; sepals and petals 
eream-coloured, reflexed ; lip white, with radiating bright purple 
lines, concave, shell-like; racemes seven- or more-flowered. 
v. linear-ligulate, 10in. to 15in. long. Stems shortly fusiform, 
stalked, 3in. to Sin. long, two- or three-leaved. Rhizome woody. 
Mexico, 1841. (B. R. 1842, t. 45.) 
E. Randianum (Rand’s). A form of FE. atropurpureum. 
E. replicatum (bent back). /l., sepals and petals yellowish- 
brown, bordered with yellow; lip white, streaked and veined 
with rosy-pink, three-lobed, the sides of the front lobe tuned 
downwards ; racemes terminal, lft. to 14ft. long, many-flowered. 
Summer. J. long, strap-shaped, persistent. Pseudo-bulbs oblong- 
ovate, two-leaved. Colombia, 1881, 
E. sceptrum (sceptre).* fl. small, sometimes three dozen in a 
raceme; sepals and petals golden-yellow, spotted dark purple, 
the sepals lanceolate, the petals obovate; lip white at base, 
profusely marked bright purple; racemes lft. to 2ft. long. Sep- 
tember and October. p long, thin, remote, lorate. Pseudo- 
bulbs pear-shaped, compressed, lft. long. Venezuela, Colombia, 
1843, (B. M. 7169.) 
E. Schomburgkii (Schomburgk’s). //. rich vermilion-scarlet ; 
sepals and petals linear-lanceolate; lip three-lobed, strongly 
keeled, bicallose at base, the lateral lobes broadly semi-ovate, 
rounded and lacerated behind, the front lobe cuneate, gradually 
widening upwards, the edge denticulate, the apex shortly 
cuspidate ; raceme short, close or corymbiform. i. distichous, 
oblong, obtuse, fleshy. Demerara, &c. A handsome species. 
(B. iv. 165; B. R. 1838, 53.) Syns. £. fulgens, E. pristes. 
