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leaves, dark green. The erect scape bears a raceme of 
ten or twelve fragrant flowers; the lance-shaped, pointed 
sepals and petals are creamy yellow, spotted with dark 
purple; the lip is small, rose-coloured, with a pale yellow 
margin. The plant blossoms during the summer months, 
and lasts several weeks if the flowers are kept dry. It is 
a native of Central America, and was introduced in 1865. 
Syns. £. maculatum, E. Uro-Skinnert. 
Botanical Magazine, t. 53306. 
E. radicans.—A handsome species allied to E. evectum, 
but much more graceful. It has long, thin stems, which are 
described as scandent when wild, and attaining a length of 
oft. or more. Leaves from 3in. to 5in. long, less than tin. 
wide, fleshy, shining green. Long white roots are developed 
freely from every part of the stem, and these add to the 
attractiveness of the plant. Flowers numerous, nearly 2in. 
across, in terminal panicles; sepals and petals equal, spread- 
ing, ovate-lanceolate, bright orange-scarlet; lip stalk-like at 
the base, the upper part flat, three-lobed, and fringed; colour 
deep yellow, edged with scarlet. This gorgeous plant should 
be trained on a balloon or such-like trellis and be kept in 
a moist stove always, being shaded only during very bright 
sunshine. It does not as a rule flower freely, although, a 
few years ago, we saw a plant which bore eighty-six heads 
of flowers. It blossoms in spring and summer, the flowers 
lasting a long time. Introduced from Mexico about 1860. 
Syn. EZ. rhizophorum. 
Garden; '1883;/t: 412. 
E. vitellinum var. majus.—This is a dwarf-growing 
plant, which thrives in a low temperature and moist atmo- 
sphere, and is one of the brightest-coloured of all Orchids. 
The short, egg-shaped pseudo-bulbs and narrow leaves are 
glaucous green; the racemes are erect, from 8in. to 12in. 
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