240 ORCHIDS: 
E. Brassavole.—Pseudo-bulbs pear-shaped, compressed, 
6in. or more long, bearing two oblong leaves gin. long, 
and a many-flowered, branching scape. Each flower 
measures 4in. across, the sepals and petals being narrow, 
curved, and brown-yellow in colour; the lip rhomboid at the 
base, and pale yellow, narrowed to a long apical point in 
front, where the colour is pale purple. The flowers are 
very fragrant, especially in the evening. This curious- 
and handsome-flowered species is easily grown if kept 
in the Cattleya-house and treated as advised for C. Skinner. 
It blossoms in spring, and remains fresh several weeks. 
Native of Central America; introduced in 1867. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 5664. 
E. ciliare.—Pseudo-bulbs club-shaped, 6in. long, bearing 
two or three apical leaves, oval or oblong in shape, and 
blunt at the ends. The flower-scape is about 6in. long, 
and bears three to six whitish flowers, each about 5in. 
across, with narrow segments, and a three-lobed lip, with 
a long point and deeply-fringed sides. The flowers vary 
in size and purity of colour; they are developed in 
winter, remain fresh for several weeks, and are deli- 
ciously fragrant. This is an old garden plant, having 
been introduced about 1795 from tropical America, where 
it is one of the most widely distributed of all Orchids. 
Syn. £. cuspidatum. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 463. 
E. dichromum.—This is a dwarf-growing and very hand- 
some plant. The clustered pseudo-bulbs are jin. to 6in. 
long, supporting two or three dark green, leathery leaves, 
from 6in. to 1ft. or more in length. The scape is 2ft. to 
3ft. high, and many-flowered; the flowers are sometimes 
2in. to 3in. in diameter, the sepals narrow, and the petals 
broad, bright rose in some varieties, in others white; the 
