LIST OF COOL ORCUIDS. 85 



about an inch across, sepals and petals oblong, dark yellow, 

 shaded round their margins with warm brown ; lip three- 

 lobed, yellow, speckled with brown, the central lobe white, 

 with brown blotches. The plant is not showy, but distinct, 

 grows freely, and lasts a considerable time in flower. It is 

 also known in gardens as Eriopsis rutibulbon, having been sold 

 at Stevens' under that name. 



Qoodyera. 



This is a genus of but few species, which are generally found 

 in northern habitats or high altitudes. Several are grown in 

 gardens, but G. discolor is the best. One species, G. repens, 

 is found in Scotland. 



G. discolor. — 'A native of China, and often met with in 

 gardens. When well grown it is a very pretty plant. Leaves 

 2 inches long, 1 inch broad, of a rich dark velvety-green colour, 

 having interrupted longitudinal white stripes more or less 

 distinct. Flowers in the winter, bearing numerous erect 

 spikes of pure white flowers, with a lemon-yellow blotch on 

 the lip, which is curiously twisted or contorted. This plant 

 grows freely in peat and sphagnum, requiring a cool tem- 

 perature and abundant moisture. It is occasionally known as 

 Ha;maria discolor. 



G. macrantha. — This is a Japanese species with dark- 

 green leaves, and long tubular flowers, white shaded with rose 

 towards the base. 



a. G. macrantha fol lis luteo-marrjinatis. — This is a vcrj- pretty 

 plant, you will find, if you can overlook its terribly long name. 

 The leaves are ovate, of a dark velvety -green colour, reticulated 

 with lighter green, and having bold yellow margins. When 

 well grown in peat and living sphagnum Moss, it is extremely 

 pretty, putting one in mind of some of the best of the yellow 

 variegated Hederas. 



