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LYCHNIS 



1328 Lycaste Harnsoniae var eburnea (X ^i) 



sepals ovate, obtuse; petals similar, erect and smaller; 

 labellumhalf as long as the sepals; lateral lobes rounded; 

 middle lobe rounded-truncate, crisp on the margin, 

 pubescent; crest small, fleshy. Like i. aromatica, but 

 the Ivs. much broader, tis. larger, and the labellura of 

 different shape and somewhat spotted with purple. 

 Mar.. Apr. Guatemala. B.H.2S:13 {Majillariacruenta). 

 Gn. 44:933 (Lycaste aromatica). 



14. aromitica, Lindl. Fig. 1327. Pseudobulbs ovate, 

 compressed: Ivs. many, sheathing, oblong-lanceolate: 

 scape erect, 1-fld., shorter than the Ivs. : fls. yellow, 2% 

 in. across; sepals and petals ovate-oblong, acute; the 

 latter smaller and pointing forward; lateral lobes of the 

 labellum with narrow, projecting blades; middle lobe 

 spatulate, dentate, recurved, and having a large truncate 

 plate as a crest. Winter and spring. Mexico. B.R. 

 22:1871.-Floriferous. 



15. D6ppii, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, clustered: Ivs. 

 3-4, broadly elliptic-lauceolate, lV^-2 ft. long: scape 

 erect, bearing 1 or 2 tls. 4 in. in diameter: sepals 

 oblong-lanceolate, dingy green, spotted with chocolate- 

 purple ; petals smaller and cuculate, white ; labellum 

 bright yellow, with a few purple spots; lateral lobes 

 small, rounded; middle lobe ovate-acuminate, recurved, 

 waved, with a yellow callus. Vigorous and free-flower- 

 ing. Aug. to May and June. B.M. 3395. L.B.G. 17:l(n2 

 (both as Maxillaria Ihp/>ii)- P.M. 2 :2GS (3/0 xiUaria 

 Deppfi).~'S-Amff\\ after I>(.'[ipp, but originally spelled 

 Deppii. Var. punctatissima, Hort. F!s. much spotted 

 with dark purple. Guatemala. 



lit. Harrisoniae, G. Don. Some authors prefer to call 

 this liitiruann Harrisdniw, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 3-4 

 iu. hi;i:h, 4-augled : Ivs. solitary, lanceolate: scape erect, 

 1-2-fld.: fls. 2-3 in., cream-colored ; sepals spreading, 

 oval, the 2 lower forming a kind of open spur at their 

 united bases; petals oval, spreading; lateral lobes of 

 lip rounded, crenate; middle lobe rounded-emargiuate, 

 crenate; all beautiful purple; inside tawny, with purple 

 lines, and an orange callus. Spring. The fls. last a 



longtime. Brazil. B.R. 11:897. B.M. 2927. P.M. 2:i96 

 (all as MaxiUaria ffarrisonue). Var. alba, Kranzliu, 

 Sepals white, tinged with pink; petals pure white; 

 labellum yellow, with purple veins ; front of middle 

 lube white, with rose veins. Aromatic. FJs. last about 

 threeweeks. Gt. 38:1312. G.C. 11:25:437. Var. eburnea, 

 Hort. Fig. 1328. Sepals and petals white; labellum white, 

 richly streaked with carmine; throat yellow. April, May. 

 Brazil. A.G. 12:407. Var. cltrina, Hort. (L. ciMna, 

 Lindl.). Fls. large, fleshy; sepals and petals lemon- 

 yellow; lip white, stained with lilac. Brazil. 



17. inoddra, Lindl. {Bifrendt-ia inodbra, Lindl.). 

 Pseudobulbs usually ovate-oblong, 4-angled, 3 in. high : 

 Ivs. solitary, short-stalked, oblong-Ianceolate, 1 ft. long 

 and 4 in. wide: scape half as long as the pseudobulb, 

 bearing 1-2 large, spreading, brownish green tls. wiih 

 red hairy lips: sepals roundish oblong, tinged with red, 

 the lateral ones ending in a spur-like projection at base; 

 petals ovate-acuminate, all recurved at the tip: middle 

 lobe of the labellum roundish oblong, undulate, having 

 an elevated process at the center. Resembles L. tetrag- 

 ona, but its fls. are not fragrant. Spring. 



Since these descriptions were put in type, we learn that Lager 

 & Hurrell have in stock Lycaste fulvescena. Hook. Following 

 is a description from the "Orchid Grower's Manual" {see also 

 B,M.419S) : "Pseudobulbs large, broadly ovate, somewhat mem- 

 braneous plicate lanceolate leaves two or more from their top, 

 and handsome, tawny yellow flowers, on slender radical scapes. 

 The flowers have lanceolate sepals 2}4 in. long, the lateral ones 

 falcate, connate at the base into a blunt spur; the petals are 

 similar, but slightly smaller; and the orange-colored lip is ob- 

 long. 3-lobed, with an emarginate appendage on the disk, and 

 an ovate-obtnse front lobe, beautifidly fringed at the margin 

 with wavy hairs. Colombia." 



HEINRICH HASSELfeRING. 



LVCHNIS (from the Greek word for lamp, in allusion 

 to the flame-colored fls. of some species}. Caryophyl- 

 ItlfetF. As commonlyunderstood. Lychnis includes 30 to 

 40 small herbs of the temperate parts of the northern 

 hemisphere. The technical generic characters are so 

 variable and unimportant, however, hs to allow the genus 

 to be thrown into Silene or to be broken up into 7 or 8 dis- 

 tinct genera (for the 

 latter, see Williams, 

 Journ. Bot. 31:107). 

 accordingto thepoiut 

 of view of the partic- 

 ular author. They are 

 annuals, biennials 

 or perennials, of 

 easiest culture in or- 

 dinary garden soil. 

 They are plantswhich 

 like the sun. They 

 are mostly erect- 

 growing, and the 

 leaves are opposite 

 and entire. The cap- 

 sule usually has but 

 one locule or com- 

 partment, and the 

 see<is are borne on a 

 central or axile pla- 

 centa (Fig. 1329). The 

 styles are usually 5 

 or rarely 4, in this 

 differing from Silene 

 (in which the styles 

 are 3), and the calyx 

 teeth are commonly 5. 

 In some species, the 

 styles are 3 and the 

 capsule is more than 

 1-Ioculed at base, but 

 in these cases the 

 habit of the plant 

 and minor technical 

 characters enable one 

 to refer them to Lychnis rather than to Silene. The sta- 

 mens are 10; and the petals 5 and usually with a 2-cleft 

 scale or a pair of teeth at the base of the blade. In the 

 following synopsis of the garden kinds, little attempt 

 is made to follow technical botanical divisions. 



1329. Capsule and seeds ( 



Corn-cockle (Xl>^). 



Showing axile placenta. 



