DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 2?$ 



B. Epidendrum phoeniceum. Cuba. Pax. Mag., 9, 87. 



Sert. O., 46. 

 Fl. des Ser., 47, 306. 



Perianth rich violet-purple; lip large, pale rose, with 

 carmine markings. Blooms during the summer. 



A. Epidendrum prismatocarpum. Central America. 



Reich. Xen,, 123. 

 B. M, 5336. 

 Bat. 2d Cen., 109. 

 War. Orch., 9. 



A very remarkable plant, of free growth and easy cul- 

 ture, soon forming a fine specimen. Foliage clear green. 

 Flowers in close spikes of five to fifteen, greenish yellow, 

 with blackish spots; lip pinkish or white, marked with 

 crimson. This plant is somewhat difficult to bloom ; it 

 seems to require more heat than most species. There 

 are many varieties, a large proportion not worth growing. 

 A specimen plant of this species in our collection, im- 

 ported from England at a cost of many guineas, proves 

 utterly worthless on blooming. It is not safe to buy this 

 species without seeing the flower. 



C. Epidendrum radiatum. Mexico . . B. R., 1844, 45. 



The flowers resemble Epidendrum cochkatum in form : 

 are of a pale green, with rays of deep purple on the lip, 

 and have a strong cinnamon perfume. 



C. Epidendrum raniferum. Mexico . B. R., 28, 42. 



Perianth greenish yellow, marked with brown ; the lip 

 has a swelling at its base shaped like a frog. 



