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Masdevallia—continued. 
the compost in each case consisting of good fibrous peat 
and living sphagnum, with a free sprinklmg of coarse sand 
and finely-broken crocks or charcoal, to assist in retaining 
a porous condition of the compost. The drainage should 
be clean and ample. j y ; 
To the species, varieties, and hybrids described on 
pp. 332-5, Vol. II., the following should be added : 
M. acrochordonia (belted above). 7. much as in M, ephippium, 
six to fifteen to a peduncle; sepals having numerous warts on 
the upper surface ; petals acuminate; lip much narrower than 
in M. ephippium, with an undulated, median keel on the upper 
part, and an acuminate top. Ecuador, 1885. 
M. amabilis lineo-striata (striated). . having the sepals 
streaked with lines of purple on an_orange-yellow ground. 
May. Peru, 1875. (I. H. ser. iii., t. 196.) 
M. angulata (angled). This species is allied to MW. Mooreana, 
from which it differs in having shorter scapes and perianth, 
the free parts of the sepals much less attenuated, and longer 
leaves. Ecuador, 1898. 
M. astuta (cunning). A synonym of M. erythrochete. 
' M. aviceps (bird’s-head), The correct name of Pleurothallis 
aviceps. 
M. Backhouseana is a form of M. Chimera. 
M. Benedicti (Benedict's). A synonym of M. Houtteana. 
M. biflora (two-flowered). A synonym of M. pachyura. 
M. Bonplandi (Bonpland’s). jl. larger than in WM. coriacea (to 
which this species is allied); sepals oblong-ligulate, acute, 
_two-keeled; lip oblong, very slightly trilobulate, /. narrow- 
spathulate, less than half as long as the peduncle. Habitat not 
recorded. 
M. Bruckmiilleri (Bruckmiiller’s), A synonym of WV. coriacea. 
M. Burbidgeana (Burbidge’s). /. having the tube less than 
4in. across; sepals greenish-yellow, lin. long, with brown spots 
and yellow hairs; lip yellowish. /. tufted, 5in. long. Colombia, 
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M. caloptera (beautiful-winged), jl. white, larger than those 
of M. melanopus, witb crimson streaks, longitudinal stripes on 
the sepals—two on the upper and three on each lateral one ; 
sepals cohering for jin., forming a narrow tube, gibbous below ; 
lip yellow, with crimson lines and spots, J. din. long, oblong- 
ovate. Northern Peru, 1874. 
M. calyptrata (hooded). #. of a beautiful orange-yellow ; 
dorsal sepal very short; tails filiform, lsin. to 2in. long; lip 
rounded, obtuse at apex. Habitat not recorded. 
M. candida (white). A synonym of MW. tovarensis. 
M. Carderi (Carder’s).* 1. remarkably fleshy and soft; tails 
yellow, spotted blackish-purple, long; perianth short, cup- 
shaped, whitish inside, ochre-orange at base, bearing a blackish- 
manve-purple zone between the two areas, the free, triangular 
ortions short, the inside covered with rusty hairs. /. spathulate- 
anceolate, 3in. to Sin. long. Colombia, 1883. (B. M. 7125; 
G. C. n. s., xx., p. 181, f. 30.) A pretty species. 
M. caudata (tailed).* The correct name of M. Shuttleworthii. 
See Fig. 565. 
M. Chimzra. ‘The following (described as species in Vol. II.) 
are now regarded as forms of this: M. Backhouseana, M. Roezlii, 
M. spectrum, and M. Wallisii. 
M. C. aurea (golden). A golden-yellow variety of the type. 
M. C. Gorgona (Gorgon). jl. canary-yellow, densely spotted 
with reddish-purple; lip tinged with pale orange-red. 
M. C. senilis (senile). 1. reddish-brown, covered inside with 
short, yellow hairs, comparatively small; petals white, with 
mauve-brown spots; lip pale purple and white. 1885, 
M. coccinea Harryana. Besides the varieties included under 
M. Lindeni in Vol. IL, the following are noteworthy : arminiaca, 
ceerulescens, COMET, CRIMSON KING, lilacina rugosa, rosea- 
violacea, rotundijlora, sanguinea, 'tHOMPSON'’S SCARLET, and 
versicolor. 
M, Colibri (humming-bird). A synonym of M. ephippium. 
M. conchifiora (shell-flowered).* A fine variety of M. coccinea, 
having shell-like flowers of a rosy-lake shade. 
M. costaricensis (Costa Rica).* This does not appear to differ 
materially from M. Laucheana. 
M. Crossii (Cross’s). A synonym of M. racemosa. 
M. Culex (Culex), A synonym of Pleurothallis macroblepharis. 
M. cupularis (cup-like). #. about 2in. long; the eup-like part 
clear brown strongly spotted with very dark brown, dark 
brown inside; sepals and lip ochre-yellow, the latter with 
three brown lines and a number of spots on the lateral lobes. 
1. small, oblong, obtuse. Costa Rica, 
M. demissa (depressed). ., free lacinia of the upper sepal 
triangular and very short, the tail dark yellow, the lateral 
sepals brownish-purple, connate, rounded outside, with two 
Masdevallia—continued. 
strong, yellow tails ; petals brown, small; lip brown, narrow, 
cordate-triangular, acute; column white; peduncle one- 
flowered, much shorter than the leaf. /. very thick, cuneate- 
spathulate. Costa Rica, 1887. 
M. Denisoniana is a form of M. coccinea. 
M. deorsa (downwards). Jl. light buff-yellow, much blotched 
with purple-brown, especially at the back and towards the base 
of the lateral sepals; petals light greenish-yellow, lip papillose 
in front, deep purple, mottled with yellow behind; dorsal sepal 
Zin. long, the lateral sepals about twice as long, each terminating 
in a long, rather slender tail. 7. 10in. to 13in. long, coriaceous 
and rather narrow, and they invariably maintain their down- 
ward direction. It is an interesting plant, and its anomalous 
habit would suggest that it grows under somewhat peculiar 
conditions in a wild state. It belongs to the coriacea section, 
differing from the others in having a descending scape, and the 
lateral sepals are not united into a common limb, as in many of 
the larger-flowered species of the group. Colombia, 1894. 
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Fic. 565. MASDEVALLIA CAUDATA. 
M. elephanticeps (elephant’s-head). /. solitary, horizontal, 
3in. to 4in. long, somewhat resembling an elephant’s head, the 
tubular portion of the perianth produced into a chin at the 
lower base, and, as well as the lower sepals, dark crimson- 
purple, pale purple outside, united for one-third their length, 
the tails yellow inside; upper sepal bright yellow, the three- 
cornered basal part gradually narrowing into the yellow tail; 
peduncles lft. high,- 7. tufted, cuneate-spathulate, < 
Colombia. (F. d. S. 997: R. X. O. i., t. 3.) The 
pachusepala (R. X. O., t. 74, f. 3-4) has the tails of the s 
broader. 
M. ephippium, One of the most distinct Masdeyallias. See 
Vig. 566. It is described in Vol. IL. 
M. fasciata (bundled). /l., dorsal sepal oblong, hooded, with 
a filiform-tail; lateral ones narrower; lip pandurate, seated 
ita long production of the foot of the column. Colombia, 
M. fenestrata (window-like). 
atropurpureum, 
A synonym of Cryptophoranthus 
