DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 395 



B. Stanhopea oculata. Mexico . . . . B. M., 5300. 



SYN. Ceratochilus oculatus. B. R., 1800. 



Flowers yellow, spotted with small purple rings ; lip 



with a large spot somewhat resembling an eye on each 



lobe. 



Stanhopea oculata Barkeriana. 



This plant resembles Stanhopea msignis, with the lip of 

 Stanhopea oculata. 



B. Stanhopea quadricornis. Central America. 



M. O. P, 3. 



B. R., 1838, 5. 



Sepals yellow, marked with red ; lip rose-carmine at 

 the base, shading through greenish white to a yellow tip. 



B. Stanhopea Ruckeri. Mexico . . . Lem. Jard., 375. 

 This species resembles Stanhopea Wardii, but is paler 

 in color, has much more white, and is spotted. 



B. Stanhopea saccata. Guatemala .... Bat, 15. 

 Perianth pale greenish yellow ; lip ivory-white at the 

 tip, the centre drawn into the form of a sack, of a deep 

 orange-yellow. The odor is even stronger than Stan- 

 hopea graveolens. 



B. Stanhopea saccata violacea. Bahia. 



This is a fine variety of the preceding. The sack, in- 

 stead of being yellow, is a beautiful deep violet ; perfume 

 pleasant. 



A. Stanhopea tigrina. Mexico . . . M. O. P., 4. 



B. M., 4197. 

 B. R., 1839, i. 

 Bat., 7. 



