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ZYGOPETALUM 



Zl T GOPETALUM 



6. intermedium, Lodd. Lvs. ensiform, 1% ft. long, 

 1 1 . 2 in. wide: scape longer than the lvs., hearing 5-6 

 lis. each nearly 3 in. across: sepals and petals oblong, 

 acute, green with large, confluent blotches of brown ; 

 labellura rotund, narrowed at the base, deeply 2-lobed 

 in front, pubescent, bluish white with radiating broken 

 lines of purplish blue; column green and white. Fls. 

 in winter, remaining in perfection about two months. 

 Brazil. R.H. 1873:190 (as Z. Bivieri).— Plants of Z. 

 Mackaii are often cultivated under this name. 



7. Sedeni, Reichb. f. Plants strong, with the scape 

 about as long as the lvs. and bearing several fls. : sepals 

 and petals deep purple-brown, bordered with green; 

 labellum pale purple in front, becoming deep purple 

 toward the base. F.M. 1880:417. — A garden hybrid 

 raised by Veitch. 



8. violaceum, Reichb. f. (Huntleya violdcea, Lindl.). 

 Fig. 2800. Lvs. as in Z. Lalindei: fls. on nodding 

 scapes 4-6 in. long, deep violet; sepals and petals ovate 

 revolute, tipped with yellowish green; labellum ovate, 

 cordate, crest of thick ridges covered by the arching 

 column. Guiana. F.S. 7:678. P.M. 8:1. 



0. cceleste, Reichb. f. (Bbllea cceUstis, Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. 6-10 on a shoot, oblong-lanceolate, 6 in. long, 2 in. 

 broad, with 6 paler sheaths 3— i in. long: fls. solitary, on 

 stout peduncles 6 in. in length; sepals broad, violet- 

 purple, darker toward the top and margined with yellow 

 at the tip, the lateral pair larger; petals like the dorsal 

 sepal but paler; labellum short-clawed, ovate, deeply 

 cordate, margins recurved and tip revolute, deep violet 

 with yellowish margins and a thick yellow crest. Fls. 

 freely in summer. Columbia. B.M. 6458. Gn. 31, p. 

 121; 49:1072. 



10. Patini, Reichb. f. (Bbllea Pdtini, Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. linear-oblong: fls. large, rose-colored, paler than 

 those of Z. Lalindei; sepals oblong attenuate, wavy, 

 the lower half of the lateral pair darker; petals trian- 



gular-oblong, undulate; labellum triangular hastate at 

 the base, yellow, tip revolute; column pink, covering 

 the thick yellow crest. Colombia. F.M. 1875:147. G.C. 

 II. 3:9. 



11. Lalindei, Reichb. f. (Bbllea Lalindei, Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. elliptic-lanceolate, about 1 ft. long: peduncles 3 

 in. long, with solitary fls. 2K-3 in. broad: sepals ovate- 

 oblong, recurved at the tips, rose-colored, with straw- 

 colored tips; petals undulate-oblong, colored like the 

 sepals or with white margins; labellum ovate-hastate, 

 margins and tip recurved, golden yellow, disc with a 

 semi-circular crest of thick, radiating lamella?: column 

 broader than the disc, arched over it. Aug. Colombia. 

 B.M. 6331. — Color of the flower varies to bright violet. 



12. Burtii, Benth. & Hook. (Batemdnnia Burtii, 

 Endr. & Reichb. f.). Lvs. elliptic -oblong, 10-14 in. 

 long: lis. solitary, 3 in. across; sepals and petals 

 broadly elliptic ovate, acute, reddish brown, spotted 

 with yellow; labellum trowel-shaped, cordate, white at 

 the base, apex brownish purple; crest pectinate. Costa 

 Rica. B.M. 6003. F.M. 1874:101. Gn. 57, p. 309. 



13. discolor, Reichb. f. ( Wdrrea discolor, Lindl. 

 Warczewicsdlla discolor, Reichb. f.). Lvs. narrowly 

 lanceolate, jointed, 9 in. long: scapes 1 -fid., shorter 

 than the lvs.: sepals spreading, lanceolate, white: 

 petals shorter, ovate, white with a tinge of purple, half- 

 spreading; labellum large, broadly obovate, somewhat 

 convolute, white, changing to deep purple toward the 

 disk, and having a whitish or yellowish crest. Central 

 America. B.M. 4830. 



14. Wendlandi, Reichb. f. ( Warczewicee'lla Wind- 

 lan&i, Hort. ) . Lvs. tufted, lanceolate: fls. 4-5 in. across, 

 solitary, on a scape 3-4 in. long; sepals and petals 

 lanceolate, somewhat twisted, greenish white; labellum 

 ovate, cordate, undulate, white, streaked and spotted 

 with violet-purple: apex revolute, crest semi-circular, 

 violet-purple. Heinkich Hasselbring. 



