DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 391 



Sophronitis. Lindley. Epiphyte. 



Name from <r4>poj/a, modest. 



C. Sophronitis cernua. Rio Janeiro . . B. M., 3677. 



B. R., 1129. 



Flowers carmine; lip same color; yellow shading, 

 small, in bunches, in winter. 



Sophronitis coccinea. Brazil. 



Flowers three inches in diameter; sepals and petals 

 brilliant scarlet ; lip yellow, with vermilion bars. 



A. Sophronitis grandiflora. Rio Janeiro. 



B. R., 1919, as Cat- M. O. P., i. 



tkya. Fl. des Ser., 19, 1716. 



Jen. Orch., 5. Sert. O., tab. 5. 



F. M., 329. B. M., 3709. 



Flowers large, bright scarlet, the lateral lobes tinted 

 with yellow. Blooms in November and December. 



C. Sophronitis violacea. Rio Janeiro . B. R., 1840, 18. 

 Flowers violet, marked with lilac. Easily distinguished 

 by its numerous dry and scaly bracts. 



The two first species should be grown on blocks, with 

 moss ; care must be taken not to keep them too wet or 

 dry ; the plants are small, and need constant attention. 



During the resting season they should have but very 

 little water, but should never be allowed to dry. The 

 last-named species may be grown in a pot with moss. 



