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ORCHIDS. 



Zygopetalum Gautieri. Brazil I. H., 535. 



A pretty plant, by some considered a form of Zygopeta- 

 lum maxillard. 



Flowers very large ; sepals and petals green, barred 

 with brown ; lip white, with intense purple blotch. 

 Blooms in spring. 



Zygopelatum gramineum. 



Leaves narrow, light green ; flowers white and purple, 

 two or three on a spike. 



B. Zygopetalum intermedium. Brazil. B. R., 1844. 



SYN. Zygopetalum velutinum Lodd. Cab., 1136. 



(Loddiges). 



This plant is a variety of Zygopetalum Mackayi, but 

 differs in having a pubescent and downy lip. It also 

 blooms in autumn. 



A. Zygopetalum Mackayi. Brazil. Lodd. Cab., 1674. 

 Pax. Mag., 3, 97. Sert. Bot, 7. 

 B. M., 2748. 



Perianth greenish yellow, spotted with brown ; lip 

 white, marked with purple. 



There are varieties differing in the color of the lip. 



A. Zygopetalum maxillare. Brazil . Lodd. Cab., 1776. 



B. M., 3686. 



Pax. Mag., 4, 271. 



Perianth yellow-green, barred with chocolate ; lip beau- 

 tiful deep blue. Flowers on drooping spikes. 



