SACCOLABIUM 



SAFFRON THISTLE 



1595 



small; sepals siibequal, free, spreading, the lateral pair 

 not decurrent on the base of the column; petals similar, 

 sometimes wider; labellum united with the base of the 

 column, spurred, the mouth of the spur open; pollinia 

 on a filiforra stipe. About 20 species. Can be propa- 

 gated by offsets and by cut-backs. Fresh stock is con- 

 stantly imported. Heinkich Hasselbring. 



This interesting genus embraces a number of pretty 

 and distinct species from Borneo, Cochin China, India, 

 Java and Manila. They are closely allied to the genera 

 Aerides, Phalfenopsis and Vanda, and require somewhat 

 similar treatment, but do not always acclimatize them- 

 selves as readily to artificial cultivation unless given a 

 location with more or less natural surroundings, though 

 some of the more free-growing species, like iS. ampul- 

 laceurn, S. cxrvifolium, S. coeleste and S. JTendersoni- 

 anutn, can usually be grown successfully in the Cattleya 

 or Cypripedium department. The large-growing species 

 with thick, succulent leaves require a warm, moist atmos- 

 phere where the winter temperature can be retained at 

 65° to 70° F. by night and about 75° during the day, and 

 in the summer or growing season 10 degrees in advance 

 of this. 



All succeed best when suspended from the roof in 

 pans, baskets or on blocks where they can have free 

 circulation of air about them at all times, receive indi- 

 rect benefit of the sun's influence, which will harden 

 their tissue, and where the compost may readily and 

 frequently dry out, during the resting period especially. 

 Grown otherwise the more succulent species, such as 

 S. giganteum (a Vanda), make soft, weak tissue, which 

 is susceptible to wet spot, a usually fatal disease. Clean, 

 chopped sphagnum, freely interspersed with broken 

 pieces of charcoal, is the most satisfactory growing ma- 

 terial, and this should not be pressed in so firmly as to 

 entirely exclude access of air to the roots, but the plants 

 must always be firmly secvired with pieces of charcoal, 

 potsherds or other similar material, or securely fastened 

 with copper wire to keep them in position, otherwise 

 being more or less top-heavy they are liable to work 

 loose, under which conditions they cannot become prop- 

 erly established. 



Shading should be applied to the glass from February 

 until November to break the sun's direct rays, but dur- 

 ing the balance of the year when the solar light is weak 

 its direct influence will be found beneflcial. In bright 

 weather during the growing season the plants need a 

 liberal supply of water, both at the roots and over the 

 foliage, but during the resting period and in wet, in- 

 clement weather, water and syringing must be carefully 

 and sparingly administered. Judgment in this respect 

 is very essential to the successfvil culture of these 

 plants. The supply of Saccolabiums is kept up by fresh 

 importation. These cultural directions apply also to the 

 genus Rhynchostylis. Robert M. Grey. 



A. Fls. rose-colored. 



Hendersoni^num, Reichb. f. Dwarf: Ivs. 4-6 in. long, 

 strap-shaped, subacute, distichous on the stems, but 

 spreading in various directions : raceme upright, about 

 as long as the Ivs.: fls. forming a cylindrical mass, 

 bright rose, % in. across; dorsal sepals orbicular, con- 

 cave, lateral ones larger, obovate-oblong ; petals obo- 

 vate ; labellum a blunt, straight spur with 3 teeth at the 

 mouth, white. Borneo. B.M. 6222. 



ampuUiceum, Lindl. Fig. 2225. Dwarf: stem 6-8 in. 

 high, with 2 rows of Ivs.: Ivs. strap-shaped, channeled, 

 apex truncate and dentate : racemes nearly erect, 4-6 in. 

 high: fls. deep rose color; sepals and petals ovate, 

 veined, spreading out flat; labellum linear-falcate, one- 

 half as long as the petals ; spur slender, straight. May, 

 June. N. India. B.M. 5595. P.M. 13:49. J.H. III. 

 32:463.— Var. Moulmein6nse, Hort., is a geographical 

 variety with stronger growth and larger fls. 



AA. Fls. orange or scarlet-orange. 

 curvifdlium, Lindl. Stems short: Ivs. linear, 8-10 in. 

 long; 2-toothed at the apex: racemes somewhat droop- 

 ing, in. long, dense: fls. 1 in. across, bright orange 

 scarlet; sepals and petals ovate to obovate, spreading; 

 labellum orange, blade linear, truncate, spur obtuse. 

 May, June. Burma. Java. B.M. 5326 {as S.miniafutn). 

 I.H. 13:493. 



cerlnum, Reichb. f. Stem short, thick: Ivs. strap- 

 shaped, obtusely 2-lobed: raceme dense, half drooping: 

 fls. orange, with a paler spur; sepals oblong; petals 

 ovate. Sunda Islands. 



AAA. Fls. white, spotted ivith blue. 

 coel6ste, Reichb. f. Plant rarely 1 ft. high, with de- 

 curved Ivs. and erect, densely fld. racemes 6-9 in. long: 

 fls. white, with the front of the lip and the tips of the 

 segments sky-blue; sepals and petals cuneate, oblong, 

 obtuse; labellum rhomboid, spur compressed, curved. 

 July, Aug. Siam. J.H. III. 28:87. 



.S;. Blumei, Lindl. = Rhynchostylis retusa.— .S. giganUum, 

 Lhidl.=Vanda densiflora. — S. guttdtum, Lindl. =Rhynehostylis 

 retusa. — <S. Harrisonidnum, Hook. = Rhynchostylis violacea, 



2225, Saccolabium ampuUaceum (X /^). 



var. Harrisonianum. — S.illustre, Hort., probably= Vanda den- 

 siflora, var. illustre. — S. prcemorsum, Lindl.^Rhynchostylis 

 retusa. — S. retusum, Voigt=Rhynchostylis retusa.— S. Bheidii, 

 Wight = Rhynchostylis retusa. — S. violdceum, Reichb. f. = 

 Rhynchostylis violacea. Heinrich Hasselbring. 



SACKED BEAN of Egypt. JVymphcea Lotus. 



SACRED BEAN of India. Nelumho nucifera. 



SADDLE TREE. Rare name for Tulip-tree, Idrio- 

 dendron. 



SAFFLOWER. CartJiamus. 



SAFFRON. Crocr(s sativus. 



SAFFRON, FALSE. Carthamus tinetorius. 



SAFFRON, MEADOW. See Colchicum. 



SAFFRON THISTLE. Carthamus tinetorius. 



