298 ORCHIDS. 
M. rosea.—One of the prettiest of all Masdevallias, and 
when properly managed a most profuse flowerer. It has 
semi-erect, spoon-shaped, dark green leaves, the blade being 
ovate, 2in. long, the stalk about the same length. The 
flowers are borne singly on thin scapes a little longer 
than the leaves, and have a narrow tube tin. long; the 
narrow upper sepal almost rests on the lower sepals, which 
are joined near the base, and are ovate-acute, tapering to 
tail-like points, a good variety being 2in. long by tin. 
across the lower sepals; lip and petals hidden in the 
tube; colour clear rose, with a tinge of purple. A plant 
in a 5in. pot, with no less than 120 expanded flowers 
upon it, was exhibited in 1886. This species requires the 
same treatment as M. tovarensis. It is a native of Peru, 
and was introduced in 1880, although known and described 
forty years before. 
Belgique Horticole, 1882, t. 3. 
M. Shuttleworthii—tThe prettiest and largest-flowered 
of the dwarf kinds of Masdevallia. It has spoon-shaped 
leaves, seldom exceeding 4in. in length and tin. in width, 
the lower half narrowed to a stalk. The scape is 5in. long, 
erect, one-flowered; the flowers are very iarge for the 
size of the plant (2in. across, not measuring the tails) ; 
sepals united at the base, and forming a shallow cup, 
then spreading, the upper one the largest, concave, ovate, 
1in. long, yellowish red, with numerous deep red dots and 
parallel, red nerves; lower sepals spreading and decurved, 
ovate, rin. long, deep rose-coloured, with numerous red 
dots; tails 2in. to 3in. long, curved, the upper half yellow, 
the lower half green; lip and petals very small. This 
species is one of the most popular of all Masdevallias. 
It blossoms freely in spring, and remains in beauty several 
weeks. There are several forms of it, and the colours 
