344 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Epidendrum—continued. 
E. selligerum (saddle-bearing). l. fragrant, 14in. across ; sepals 
and petals brown with a pale margin, spathulate, concave; lip 
having the side lobes white, the crisped mid-lobe light purple, 
and the disk saddle-like; peduncles 3ft. to 4ft. long, many- 
flowered. Pseudo-bulbs ovoid, the largest 3in. to 4in. in diameter, 
two-leaved. Guatemala, 1836, 
E. spondiadum (Spondias). 1., sepals and_ petals reddish- 
green, shading to dull purple, acute or acuminate; lip dark, 
margined with pale green; peduncle many-flowered. The 
Spondias, Costa Rica, 1893. In general appearance this resembles 
E. variegatum. (B. M. 7232.) 
E. Stamfordianum Leeanum (Lee's). /., sepals and petals 
ochre-coloured inside, covered with purple hieroglyphic mark- 
ings, scarcely translucent outside ; lip light rose, purple-spotted 
inside, broad. 1887. 
E. S. Wallacei (Wallace's). #., middle lacinia of the lip 
obcordate, quite entire and very narrow; column shorter than 
in the type. Mountains south of Bogota, 1887. 
E. stenopetalum (narrow-petaled). jl. rose-coloured, few, pro- 
duced at the tips of the pseudo-bulbs; lip a little darker than 
the sepals and petals, having a square, white area at the base, 
with a small, yellow crest, adhering to the column for quite half 
the latter's length. West Indies and Central America, 1887, 
(B. M. 3410.) 
E. tampense (Tampa). i. about 1jin. across, several on a 
slender scape; sepals and petals yellowish-brown, cuneate- 
linear; lip white, with more or less confluent purple lines. 
1. linear, 6in. long. Pseudo-bulbs small, ovoid. Florida, 1888. 
(B. R. 1847, t. 35.) 
E. tibicinis (cow-horm). A synonym of Schomburgkia 
tibicinis. 
E. tovarense (Tovar). fl. milk-white ; sepals and _ petals linear- 
spathulate ; side lobes of lip almost quadrate, the mid-lobe 
emarginate ; peduncle 6in. to 8in. long, few-flowered. J. oval- 
oblong, Jin. to Sin. long. Stems erect, Yin. to 12in. high, as 
thick as the little finger. Tovar, Venezuela, 1850. 
E. trachychilum (rough-lipped). . very leathery, disposed in 
a dense, much-branched panicle ; sepals and petals olive-brown, 
the sepals oblong, much-spreading, the petals somewhat con- 
formed; lip deep yellow, studded with red warts, white and 
spotted pink on the callus, brilliant green with red warts on the 
lower lobes. J. straight, ensiform, much shorter than the scape. 
Pseudo-bulbs elongated, two-leaved. Mexico, 1885, Greenhouse. 
(R. G. 1205.) 
E. tricolor (three-coloured), /l. clear yellow, small, numerous, 
with a Cucumber-like odour. JZ. 4in. long. Stems about Sin. 
high. Venezuela, 1893, Allied to EL, purum. 
E. variegatum (variegated). l. fragrant, lin. to 1sin. across; 
sepals and petals pale yellow, or sometimes yellowish-green 
blotched with purplish-brown; lip bright rose-colour, or white 
spotted with rose, very short, cordate, acute; racemes longer 
than the leaves, many-flowered. 7. oblong-lanceolate, 6in. to 
Yin. long. Stems fusiform, 6in. to 9in. high, two- or three-leaved. 
South America, &c., 1832. (B. M. 3151; B. R. 1839, t. 11.) 
E. v. coriaceum (leathery). jl. light yellow, spotted with 
reddish-brown; lip paler than the sepals and petals. J. 
broader, shorter, and more leathery. Stems shorter and thicker, 
(B. M. 3595, under name of E. coriacewin.) 
E. verrucosum (warted). /l. ina spreading panicle; sepals and 
petals greenish-yellow; lip three-lobed, the side lobes creamy- 
white, the front lobe yellow, with a bright violet spot at base. 
Spring and summer. 7. lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate. Stems 
leafy, lift. to 4ft. high. Jamaica, 1825. 
E. vitellinum flore-pleno (double-flowered).* This is 
described as having “perfectly regular flowers formed of 
twelve segments.” 1890. The typical plant is shown in 
Fig. 369. 
E. v. giganteum (gigantic). A synonym of Z, v. majus. 
E. Wallisii (\Wallis’).* 7. numerous, about 14in. across, scented ; 
sepals and petals golden-yellow, spotted carmine-crimson, 
ligulate-oblong ; lip white, with radiating, tubercled lines of 
magenta-purple, broad, cuneately flabellate ; racemes drooping. 
October and November. J. distichous. Stems several feet in 
height, spotted brownish - purple, leafy. Colombia, 1874. 
(W. O. A. ii., t. 74.) 
E. Watsonianum (Watson's). A new species, allied to 
E. Godsefianum. 
E. Wendlandianum (Wendland’s). /. nearly 2in. in diameter, 
sepals and petals light green; lip snow- white, with dark 
purplish lines on the side lobes; stalks one- to three-flowered. 
Mexico, 1893. Cool-house. 
E. xanthinum (yellow). jl. yellow, sometimes tinted with 
orange, disposed in a dense head, on a peduncle nearly as long 
as the stems; sepals and petals acute ; lip three-lobed, fringed. 
1. oblong-lanceolate, 3in. to 4in. long. Stems 1ft. or more in 
length, as thick as a goose-quill, leafy throughout. Minas 
Geraes, about 1839. (B. M. 7586.) 
Epidendrum—continued. 
E. xipheroides (resembling E. xzipheres). . few in a slender 
raceme ; sepals and petals green, with purple lines ; lip yellow, 
with a thick, white callus. J. linear, thick, 8in. long, sin. wide. 
Pseudo-bulbs large, pear-shaped, two-leaved. Brazil, 1896. 
In addition to the above, a large number of species are in 
cultivation at Kew and one or two other establishments, but 
they have little or no horticultural value. 
This somewhat despised section of Orchids has been of 
considerable value to the hybridist. The intercrossing of 
some of the showiest species has produced excellent 
results. By far the most interesting haye been those 
instances where Epidendrum has been used as one of the 
parents in the production of bigeneric hybrids, from which 
such names as Lpi-Cattleya, Epi-Lexlia, and ELpiphronitis 
are derived. : 
We append a list of Hpidendrwm hybrids, with their 
parentage : 
Berkeley? .viceccwoncacee Stamfordianum and O'Brienianum 
(Berkeley). 
Clarissa* . elegantulum and Wallisii (Veitch). 
dellense . zanthinum and vadicans (Schroder). 
elegant rscceeeee Endresio-Wallisit and Wallisii 
(Veitch). 
elegantulum leucochilum* Endresio-Wallisii and Wallisii 
(Veitch). 
elegantulum luteum* .. Endresio-Wallisii and Wallisii 
(Veitch). 
Endresio-Wallisii® 
Endresio-Walli 
superbum* 
James O' Brien* 
Endresii and Wallisii (Veitch). 
Endresii and Wailisii (Veitch). 
E. O' Brienianum (Veitch). 
langleyense*.... pseudepidendrum and Wallisii 
(Veitch). 
O'Brientanum™ ........ evectum and radicans (Veitch). 
O' Brienianum evectum and radicans (Veitch). 
orphanum .... =Endresio-Wallisti (Sander). 
PR CDUR Rootes etek O' Brienianumand vitellinum (Veitch). 
radicanti- 
Stamfordianum...... Stamfordianum and radicans (Veitch). 
radico-vitellinuwm .. vitellinum and radicans (Veitch). 
Wallisio-ciliare* ciliare and Wallisii (Veitch). 
wantho-radicans. . aanthinum and rvadicans (Sir T. Law- 
rence). 
Fig. 369, EPImDENDRUM VITELLINUM, showing Habit and 
detached Flower. 
EPIGZ#A. Flowers white or pink, fragrant, sessile ; 
ealyx three-bracted; sepals five; corolla salver-shaped, 
with five imbricated lobes. Leaves alternate, shortly 
petiolate. 
EPIGHAN, EPIGEOUS. Growing close to the 
ground; growing on land as distinguished from water, 
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