EPIDENDRUM PANICULATUM . 



ETYMOLOGY: from hri, upon, and fcvfyov, a tree, pi 

 GENERIC CHARACTER: Sepaht pdentia. sulaecjualia. JY/^ „,,, 



nunc in calcar productum ovario accretum et cuniculum ion 

 carnosa, 2-4 locularis. Poll in hi I. eauduailis tutidrni n-plicatis amu-xa. - 

 pseudobidboso. nunc eloni/alo a p ice fhliasu. Folia run.,,.- 

 ■partkululi, tcnninales v. laterales. — (Lindley Genera (u><) ■■ 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER: folia oUongo-acraainata; p< 

 posita divan i brevioribus, sepaiis > 



semicordatis obtusis, antic is lini-arilm.-; divaricatis. callis duobus lineisque 



Epidendrum pardculatum, Reinw., Fl. J'nuc. >■./*/.. i . -; 

 — laeve, Lindl., in Bat. Beg., 1MI. p. 17. 



This Orchid is rather widely dispersed in the north-west /■/. \ 



of the continent of S. America, Hartweg found it in i'aleat* 



Colombia, near Popayan; Linden in Caracas; Funck and leaves 



Schlim in divers parts of Venezuela; Matthews and Bridges A \. 



rediscovered it in Peru; and Bridges found it in the north than t 



of Bolivia. It is a beautiful plant, varying greatly in the tutla- 



size and shape of its flowers. We saw, and sketched, several and a 



very distinct forms in .Air. Linden's establishment, which at flower 



first might almost be regarded as distinct species, but we All 



think it wiser to accept Lindley's opinion that they are growtl 

 varieties of a polymorphous species. He distinguished two j their 1 

 principal forms of it : 



NEW BEGONIAS. 



The section of Begonias called incamata or imignu is merotts salm 

 still a novelty in horticulture , but it already numbers some meter, 

 beautiful varieties. The type is a native of Brazil. ] 

 half shrubby plant, whose chief merit is flowering in < 

 Mr. Schmidt of Lyons conceived the idea offecunda 

 with some of the tuberous-rooted species ; and he In 

 the good fortune to raise a new race of almost 

 flowering varieties , which will prove of the utmost value 

 as decorative plants. Below we give the names and brief bloom 

 descriptions of some which will shortly be sent out, and 

 to which we direct special attention. 



Caroline Schmidt.— Dwarf, good shape and habit; flowers 

 nearly 2 inches in diameter, pure white in a conservatory, 

 but sligthly tinted when exposed in the open air. 



Madame Fanny Oiron : A strong grower, clusters appear- | larg 

 ing fairly above the leaves, containing about 15 deep orange- Tl 

 scarlet flowers. an(l 



Madame Thibaid : A dwarf branching variety, with nu- i Chai 



