l6o ORCHIDS. 



Anguloa eburnea. New Granada. . Bat. 2d Cen., 159. 

 Pseudo-bulbs dark colored, leaves bright green. 

 Flowers large, pure white, lip spotted with pink. By 

 some considered the same as A. uniflora. 



A. Anguloa Ruckerii. Mexico . . M. O. P., 3. 



B. M., 5384. War. Orch., 2, 10. 



Bat. 2d Cen., 144. B. R., 1846, 41. 



A fine species, flowering at the same time as the pre- 

 ceding. Perianth yellowish-green, thickly covered with 

 small spots of deep crimson. The fragrance of the 

 flower resembles Lycaste aromatica. 



Anguloa sanguinea has flowers of rich blood color. 



B. Anguloa uniflora. Colombia . M. O. P., i. 



Bat. 2d Cen., 159. 

 B. R., 1844, 60. 

 B. M., 4807. 



This species produces in June and July a single large 

 white flower, faintly marked with yellow, of an agreeable 

 perfume, lasting two or three weeks in perfection. 



A variety has white flowers, spotted all over with dark 

 brown, and is sometimes called Anguloa virginalis. It is 

 a handsome and rare plant. 



The bulbs of these plants are about three inches high, 

 with flag-shaped leaves a foot or more long ; the flowers 

 are produced from the base of the bulbs. They should 

 be grown in pots, in fibrous peat, with good drainage. 

 Place them during the growing season in the East Indian 

 house, with moderate heat and moisture ; afterwards re- 

 move to a cooler house. They should have a long rest, 



