PL. CLXII. 



EPIDENDRUM OATILLUS, rchb. f. & warso. 



nat. ord. ORCHID AGE AE. 



oni .-• upon, and l=,l ? v, a tree, growing on trees (epiphytal). 

 ACTER: Fide EndKchar Qenera plantarum 1371. 



VCTKU: Li.nl. vnrhlidh ft ///./'/. dowjnto aftim*. sod peduncuVt laterales graciliores elongati, crassi, nitidi 

 M-urainatae ovariis pedicellatis multo breviores; sej)afa petalaque cuneato obtuse acuta, miriiata 

 labellum rniniatum, laciniis lateralibus semicordato-oblongis serrulatis retrorsis, lacinia antica 

 a, callo flavo magno oblongo acuto utrinque unidentato disco utrinquo unipapulato postice obtecto; androcli- 

 '..nlill.Tsi occidentalis Novae-Granatae leg. WarSewicz, Roezl. — In horto Lind. Bruxel. introd. — Vidi viv. 

 f. Krhlt. doner, desumptn). — Ed. A. 



i: hi., f. ot Warscew. — Bonpl. ii, 12. — Walp. Ann. VI, 393. — Gard. Chron. 1873, p. 1398. 



December last, at I differs from them in the more decidedly cinnabar red of its 



t in Europe, some j flowers and in the sepals being glaucous on the outside. It 



tmlly discovered by is a pretty plant, whose flowers are of a colour rarely seen 



" the Andes of New in the genus, with the exception of E. cinnabarinum of 



Knezl and Wallis Salz. (Sehomburgkii, Mndl.) The flowers we saw last Autumn 



ilsn Bowered with at M. Linden's were arranged in a close, erect panicle, 



r to Lord Londes- and very effective, especially from their brilliant colouring! 



by M. Linden, and M. Linden keeps it in a greenhouse, where it is subjected 



lie last Meeting of to the same treatment as the majority of cool-house orchids. 



0n ' . We llave seen ^ growing and flowering well under condit- 



i d«se}y allied to ions similar to those in which E. paniculatum and allied 



<■•.> ot Jar.pnn. but species will flourish. ^ a 



THE CARNA-UBA OR 



' AX-PALM OF BRAZIL. 



" "" ' *'" ll '"' . h ' Rrml l \ l E ;'[' Wlth a home consumption of about 722 tons, representing a 



2 " Z ,U "- "T " '' t0tal ^^ ° f PerhaPS m ° re than 100 '° 00 P° Unds Sterli "g- 



. ff, nmcerning ins notable , It w,U be perceived that there are few plants, even amongst 



• .» .inpni .ii... t..» • 1,,-a/il as those most valuable to mankind, that could bear compar- 



how o It 7! U - , i T Wlth ^ Cama - Qbai> ^ which should be placed in the 



autifu t > <? " USGS C eg ° ry ° f ' UniVerSal treeS - S0 much ^^ of by many 



autiful tree, (Copemicia cerifera travellers. (<) 



» of Ceara, Eio Grande do 

 region. Its roots serve as a 

 trunk furnishes a valuable 

 l»o used in the manufacture 

 • Pumps, railings, etc. The 

 glossy cordage. The cabbage, 



5 is an excellent vegetable, 

 sugar and a kind of sago, 



r drought. The fibre of the 

 '"1 cork. The fruit is edible, 



6 flavour, and the albumen 

 '»'• Another product of the 



" 'tamed trom the cocos 



f til,- 



lU,f,r 



. NOETZLI. 



«wp to append a few further notes to the fore- 

 going interesting article afb 



a s trol genUS C c ° PerniC . ia ' ^ ti: nour of the great 



sTecie, Th'. Per ? CUS ' C ° riipriseS half adozen Epical American 

 nre nt'iJf "r ^ ° f medinm *"' ^titude of spines, and 

 presenting a peculiar appearance from the remains of the withered 

 eaves „ to ^ ^ g^^'J^ 



eeS bvtl eS '-T U1 o g ^ the axils ° f the lea ™' - d ™ «" 

 ceeded by yellowish elliptical drupes. C. cerifera of the north of 

 Branl occur, as iso.ated individuals, and oc^nally i! Tmense 



rowt^f n :i g t !° " l d8U ° f 45 t0 60 feet - At the adult stage its 

 like Uhlrf ?? * SP nCa1 '' and itS P a,mate leav <* a ^ glaucescent 

 the leave, in 7 J f ? &t the Braz ' lia »s fodder their cattle with 

 The Z 1 * * Tw dearth - T¥ey al8 ° Cal1 tt ^^« *» *"■«* . 

 from the tree ? J ^ *" ^ ,e ™> after they «• d « ta ^ ed 

 nishina about an ' h " m to g ethe ^ ea ^ leaf fur- 



mixed with beeswax^ W " meHed d ° Wn by fire ' For use il is 



•"v;'::;: K ;^ -:::; r ;;:::!';: ° 



,»':,;;,;', m,,; 1 - <■•-■•■• ^«,™J^c. 



l'ul,a-m„l r ',„ '" '" ' V '"- : "" 1 ''■ '.">-«s««>io, Mart., 



»'."- «,j ,„■ ',„ , ,."' "'"' U]omh1 *' M handsome trees and useful in 



