DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 2/1 



C. Epidendrum cochleatum. Guatemala. Lodd. Cab., 22. 



B.M., 152, 572. 



Sert. Bot, 7. 



Sepals and petals long, narrow, of a greenish yellow; 

 the lip rounded in the shape of a shell, and greenish 

 white, striped with yellow and purple. 



Epidendrum cochleatum majus, from Mexico, has the 

 flower and bulbs larger. A very common Orchid. 



C. Epidendrum coriaceum. Demerara . . B. M., 3595* 

 The stalk bears seven or eight flowers about an inch 

 across, white, marked with deep red. 



A. Epidendrum cuspidatum. Tropical America. 



B. R., 783. 



A very pretty plant, producing in September a five- 

 flowered spike of large white flowers, with fringed lip, 

 which scent the whole house by their fragrance. Epiden- 

 drum ciliare is often sold for this plant. The true plant 

 is very rare. The figure in the Botanical Register has 

 yellow flowers, a color the flowers assume before fading. 



A. Epidendrum dichromum. Bahia . . . B. R., 1843. 

 Flowers large, perianth clear rose ; lip deep crimson ; 

 very fragrant. The flowers of this species vary much in 

 size and color. 



A. Epidendrum dichromum amabile . B. M., 5491. 



Bat. 2d Cen., 112. 



A very beautiful variety, with large flowers, color pink 

 or white ; lip purple. 



