268 ORCHIDS. 



bulbs ; very bright purple and white. Very curious. Grow 

 on a block in East Indian house. 



E. 



Epidendrum. Linnceus. Epiphyte. 



Name from tiri, upon, and Stvopov, a tree. 

 C. Epidendrum aeriforme. Rio Janeiro. 



Perianth green, tinted with brown ; lip white or rosy 

 flesh color ; flowers in a panicle. 



C. Epidendrum alatum. Guatemala . . Bat., 18. 



B. R, 33, 53- 



Perianth greenish yellow ; lip marked with purple. 

 There are many varieties, of which majus is the best. 



Epidendrum aloefolium. An old name of Cymbidium. 

 See B. M., u, 387. 



B. Epidendrum alifolium. Guatemala . . . Bat., 25. 

 A pendulous species, with narrow, pointed leaves; 



flowers large, greenish yellow and brown, with pure white 

 lip, produced during the summer. Grow in a basket in 

 moss. 



Epidendrum amabile. See Epidendrum dichromum. 



C. Epidendrum asperum. Mexico. 



Perianth brownish yellow ; lip yellow, veined with red. 



Epidendrum atropurpureum. See Epidendrum macrochi- 

 lum. 



B. Epidendrum aurantiacum. Guatemala . . Bat, 12. 

 This species nearly resembles, in its bulbs and growth, 



