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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Miltonia continued. 



receives ; although not so showy as several others, it is, never- 

 theless a handsome plant. (I. H. vii. 237.) 

 . Endresil (Sefior Endres'). fl. creamy-white, each petal 

 having a rose-coloured blotch at its base ; sepals also with 

 smaller blotches at the base ; lip pandurate, dilated, four-lobed ; 

 scape slender, five-flowered. L hnear-ligulate, acute. Pseudo- 



iltonia conti 



M. f estiva (gay), fl., sepals and petals ochre-coloured, narrow; 

 lip large, pointed in front, purplish-lilac, with radiating streaks 

 of deep purple ; peduncles two-flowered. 1868. A very showy 

 species, resembling M. spectabilte in growth and general appear- 



flavescens (yellowish).* it., sepals and petals yellow, linear 



FIG. 573. MlLTOiMA VEXILLARIA. 



bulbs oblong, one-leaved. A difficult plant to grow, and now 

 rare in cultivation. As there already was a Miltonia Warncf- 

 vncni, it has been necessary to give another specific name. 

 Sefior Kndres was the first to introduce the species in a living 

 tote to this country. (B. M. 6163, under name of Odmitoglossum 



lanceolate, acuminate ; lip sessile, yellow, spotted with blood 

 colour ; bracts straw-colour, gluraaceous, over 2in. long, scarcely- 

 shorter than the flowers. June. L, primordial ones short, linear- 

 oblong ; perfect ones linear-eniform, obtuse, apiculate, pale 

 green. Rhizomes creeping. 1830. (B. R. 1627, under name 01 

 Cyrtochilum rtavctcetis.) 



