164 ORCHIDS. 



These plants should be grown in pots, in the East 

 Indian house, with plenty of heat and moisture. 



Aspasia. Lindley. Epiphyte. 



From ao-Trafouat, to cling to. 



C. Aspasia epidendroides. Colombia . . Fl. Cab., 8. 

 SYN. Aspasia fragrans. B. M., 3962. 



The sepals are yellow and brown, the petals light pur- 

 ple blending in the green of the outside, the lip white 

 with purple in the centre. 



This species needs little heat, and should have plenty 

 of air. 



B. Aspasia lunata. Rio Janeiro. Lindley. B. R., 1844, 49. 



SYN. Aspasia odorata. Reich. Xen., 34. 



Perianth greenish yellow with dots of vivid yellow barred 

 with dark brown, lip white with a crescent violet spot in 

 the middle. 



Aspasia lunata superba is a fine variety. 



C. Aspasia variegata. Panama . . . . B. R., 1907. 



B. M., 3679. 



Flowers greenish, variegated with dark brown : lip 

 white tinted with rose with a deep purple spot. Very 

 fragrant in the morning. 



The plants should be grown in baskets or on wood 

 with plenty of moss. They also succeed in well drained 

 pots, are all of easy culture, and bloom freely. 



Auliza. 

 Auliza ciliare is Epidendrum dliare. 



