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Lycaste—continued. 
Colombia, 1882. A remarkable and attractive Ovchid, of 
dwarf growth. Syn. Paphinia rugosa. (R. ser. ii., i., t. 11.) 
L. Schilleriana (Schiller’s). ., sepals greenish-brown, about 
4in. long, spreading; petals pure white, smaller, converging 
over the base of the lip; lip pure white in front, with a faint 
tinge of yellow at the base; scapes about 6in. high. 2 and 
pseudo-bulbs as in L. Skinneri, but the leaves more erect. 
Central America. (Ref. B., t. 154.) 
L. S. Lehmanni (Lehmann’s). jl. having the petals dotted 
with red on the inside, and the lip marked with rosy-carmine. 
1830. (R. G., t. 1321.) 
Fic. 540. FLOWER OF LYCASTE SKINNERI ALBA. 
L. Skinneri alba (white).* ., sepals and petals pure white ; 
lip white, with the faintest tinge of yellow about the centre; 
the tongue-shaped appendage yellow. Guatemala, 1841. (F. M. 
ser. ii. 35, f. 1.) See Fig. 540. = 
L. S. armeniaca (orange).* f. having the lip of a lovely 
apricot colour. 1891. (R. ser. ii., t. 18.) 
L. S. imperator (emperor). 7. very large; sepals bright rose- 
pink ; petals crimson ; lip mottled with crimson. 3 
L. S. Jamesiana (James's). . white, except the base of the 
on and inside of the column, which are rich magenta. 
L. S. purpurea (purple). (/., sepals pale rose, shaded with 
urple; petals deep Posed Sry spotted with vinous-purple ; 
ip white, slightly tinged with yellow. 1893. A beautiful 
variety. (L., t. 379.) 
L. Wittigi (Wittig’s). (7., lip convex, the blunt, emarginate 
mid-lobe covered with hairs, white outside, with small 
urplish hairs on the mid-lobe, the side lobes acute, rather 
arge, striped with dark purple, the disk dark violet-purple. 
Otherwise resembling L. tetragona. Rio de Janeiro, 1878. 
L. xytriophora (‘‘probably from zystron, an instrument for 
scraping, planing, or polishing, in allusion to the shape of the 
plate on the lip—if so, the name should be aystrophora” 
{Veitch}). jl. 3in. to 4in. across; sepals light greenish-brown ; 
Lycaste—continued. 
petals yellowish-green at base, white above; lip white, small, 
sometimes stained with rose-pink on the inner side, the plate 
yellow, spotted with red; scapes 4in. to 5in. long. J. lft. to 
fin more in length. Northern Peru, 1867. (Ref. B. ii., 
L. Youngii (Young’s). A form of M. Macrobulbon. 
. LT. consobrina, L. mesochlena, L, tricolor, and L. viridis are also 
included in the Kew Collection. 
| The following desirable hybrids have been raised : 
Pi 4. NAME. PARENTAGE AND RAISER. 
BAU acss.9s Skinneriti and plana Measuresiana 
(Ball). 
Imschootiana .. Skinnerii and cruenta (Imschoot). 
ANCL ae ene Skinnerii and Rossiana (Ross). 
Mary Gratriz.. Skinnerit and plana Measuresiana 
(Gratrix). 
shoenburnensis Skinnerii and Schilleriana (Emperor 
of Austria’s garden). 
LYCHNIS. Including Silenopsis. The 
following are British plants: L. alpina, 
L. diurna, L. Flos-cuculi, L. Githago (correct 
name Githago segetum, Corn Cockle), L. ves- 
pertina, and L. Viscaria (Rock Lychnis). To 
the species and varieties described on pp. 305-6, 
Vol. II., the following shonld be added. 
Agrostemma (which see) is included here- 
under by Bentham and Hooker. 
L. alba (white). White or 
jl. white, solitary, dicecious ; 
long. Plant more viscid. 
L. dicica. Europe. 
Evening Campion. 
calyx hairy, green, 
Otherwise resembling 
L. Bungeana (Bunge's). 
Jlora. 
L. chalcedonica. Of the three varieties of this 
brilliant species, L. c. alba plena and L. ec. flore- 
pleno are excellent, the white single form being 
poor in comparison. 
L. Coeli-rosa (Rose of Heaven). The correct name 
of Agrostemma Celi-rosa. The plant is also some- 
times found under the name of Viscaria oculata. 
A synonym of L. grandi- 
I.. coronaria. This is the correct name of the 
plant described and illustrated under Agrostemma 
coronaria, in Vol. I. There are also three varieties 
far superior to the type in A. ¢. atrosanguinea, 
A. c. grandiflora, and A. c. hybrida splendens, All 
are very select herbaceous subjects. 
L. corsica (Corsican).* fl. pale pink, afterwards 
changing to bright -pink, and finally assuming a 
reddish hue, somewhat resembling Alpine Pinks, 
and produced in great profusion upon wiry, branching 
stems. Summer. A. 2ft. to 3ft. A very pretty 
annual, though scarce. SyN. L. Loiselewri. 
L. dioica (dicecious). The correct name of L. diurna. 
Of this there are two very beautiful double forms, 
white and red respectively—L. d. alba plena and 
L. d. rubra plena. 
L. Flos-cuculi rosea plena (pink, double) 
form. 1894. 
L. Flos-Jovis is the correct name of Agrostemma Flos-Jovis. 
L. fulgens grandiflora® is now regarded as a species. 
L. f. Haageana grandiflora ¢ 
greater variety of colours, and larger than in the type. 
L. grandiflora (large-flowered). 
grandiflora. SYN. L. Bungeana. 
L. Haageana (Haage’s).* 
L. hybrida (hybrid). #. variable in colour, usually crimson or 
scarlet, disposed in close, symmetrical heads. A. 24in. to Sft. 
A hybrid between ZL. coronaria and L. Flos-Jovis. 
L. Loiseleuri (Loiseleur’s). 
L. oculata is a form of L. Celi-rosa. 
L. speciosa (showy) is probably a salmon-scarlet-flowered form 
of L. grandiflora. Japan, 1871. 
L. Viscaria alba (white).* A handsome white-flowered form. 
L. V. splendens plena (double). A 
double variety. 
LYCIMNIA. A 
see). 
A semi-double 
(large-flowered). jl. of a 
1888. 
The correct name of L. fulgens 
A form of L. fulgens. 
A synonym of L. corsica. 
splendid rose-coloured 
synonym of Melodinus (which 
