EPIDENDRUM. 239 
Skinneri. Native of Mexico; introduced in 1836. Syn. 
E. aureum. 
Gartenflora, t. 158. 
E. bicornutum.—This is a remarkable and very hand- 
some species, quite distinct from any other in the genus. 
The pseudo-bulbs are stout, ift. to 13ft. high, inflated in 
the middle, and hollow, and produce stout, leathery leaves 
near the apex. The spike is terminal on the young full- 
sized growths, and produces from six to twelve large 
flowers, of good substance and pure ivory-white, save a 
few small, crimson spots on the lip. The sepals and petals 
are similar, spreading and overlapping; the lip is three- 
lobed, the central lobe much the longest, and having 
two prominent ridges of canary-yellow. This, it must be 
confessed, is a somewhat difficult plant to grow. We 
have found it succeed best when grown in teak baskets, 
well drained with crocks and charcoal, and planted in live 
sphagnum moss, to which a good sprinkling of silver sand 
has been added. Whilst making their growth, the plants 
should be placed in a hot, steamy atmosphere, and in a 
sunny position. They also require liberal supplies of 
water at the root. Naturally they grow on bare rocks 
and tree trunks near the sea, where they get abundance 
of atmospheric moisture during hot weather. Their 
flowers expand about April, and remain fresh about six 
weeks. Unless a hot, moist stove is available, the culture 
of this plant should not be attempted. It is the most 
beautiful of all Epidendrums. Native of the West Indies 
and Guiana; introduced in 1834. 
Plate; Botanical Magazine, t. 3332. 
E. indivisum is simply a variety of this with smaller 
pseudo-bulbs and flowers. It is also interesting as being 
one of the few Orchids which are certainly self-fertilising. 
