THE ILLUSTRATION HORTICOLE. 



MASDEVALLIA TROOHILUS 



nat. ord. ORGHIDEAE. 

 ETYMOLOGY : This genus was dedicated by Ruiz and Pavon. authors of 

 physician to the King of Spain and an enlightened promoter of botany 

 GENERIC CHARACTER : Cahjcis foliola (sepala) patula. extm,,ra 



nngue foliolis exterioribus adnatum : gynostmim 



(Iiu 





Pav„n. Fl,„ 





20 cent, longa, I. mn, mra. onrusa. ;ij>ilc eniaryinata 1 

 2 bie e ii[l xii tes trunc to a :utae ; scapus erectus, 0,30-0,40 lon< 

 brevis: sepala 2 inferiors conjugata postice sacciformia brunnc-o-viohuv 

 attenuata, superius erectus 6-7 cent, longus luteus lineari-acutus,_pefa?a 

 Masdevallia trocriilus, Lind. et And. in Lind. Catal. 187 



This curious species was sent to Mr. Linden from New- 

 Grenada in 1872 by Mr Roezl, who forwarded living plants 

 of it collected in the elevated regions of the Cordillera of 

 the Andes. According to this traveller the gigantic flowers 

 of this peculiar species are shot with a blueish metallic 

 lustre like the plumage of some of the humming-bird tribe,' 

 hence the specific name. This colouring has procured it the 

 appellation of Colibri from the inhabitants of the southern 

 part of the State of Antioquia, a word having the same 

 signification. 



Naturally, Mr. Linden awaited its flowering with great 

 impatience. At length this pardonable curiosity was grati- 



dinary flowers. \ 

 described it : It 

 flowers they qnic 

 plete our descri] 

 Mr. Pannemaekei 

 next time it flowi 

 This species is 



ii<-;dt!l. 



CASUARINA SUMATRANA. 



This beautiful tree was named and described by Junghuhn i of the strobile or cone are fnrnishei 



(Tijcls. voor natuur. gesch. XI, 113),and afterwards published This is an exceedingly elegant plai 



byDeVriese and Miquel. It is a native of Sumatra, where and it bears fruit while still quil 



the aborigines call it Andar Mangan. It has avast, almost recently seen in the specimen e\h 



spherical, shady crown, and rounded, jointed branches, with Lyons. It is usuallj kept in a stove. I 



very slender, deeply furrowed, sharply four-angled branch- information respecting its exact habi 



lets. The ribbed sheathes of the branchlets are four-toothed at a great altitude or not, we should ! 



at the summit, with scarious scale-like teeth. The fruits its would succeed in a simple greenl 

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English readers to become acquainted 

 ovelties shown at Lyons, especially in 

 3s. M r Guillot junior staged two new 



It will interest o 

 with the principal 

 the way of new r< 

 varieties : 



Marie Guillot, a splendid white Tea Rose, slightly tinged 

 with yellow, of fine shape and good habit. 



A line Sisley, Tea , deep rose , of a deeper hue in the centre 

 and brighter towards the margin of the petals, unique in 

 colour amongst Teas (M r Sisley's description). 



M r Hoste , of Vaise-Lyon , presented some excellent seed- 

 ling Dahlias, amongst them: 



Ma petite filie, large white flower, tipped with lilac. 



Beatrix, yellow bordered with scarlet. 



A. Monti, yellow bordered with scarlet. 



Polly Perkins, chamois colour tipped with white and pink. 



William Pringle Laird, splendid lilac. 



Frangois Wiot, very dark red. 



Augustine Rougier, lilac-pink and white. 



HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS AT LYONS. 



M r Boucharlat exhib 



traductions. \ 



Verdier. It is a vanet; 

 in 1875. 



The largest and fi 

 Schwartz's collection 

 prize, were : Andre L 

 Schwartz, President 

 Rothschild, Xavier Oh 



