228 Mtices of new and beautiful Plants 



ciety's garden, in a house facing the north: the plant thrives in 

 a mixture of sandy peat, potsherds and decayed wood. Dr. 

 Lindley remarks that sucli an " acceptable addition to the hot- 

 houses [of England] has rarely been made." (Bot. Reg., ^"g-) 



iridifoliura Lindl. Pigmy Oncidiiim. A stove epiphyte: growing two or three inches 

 high ; with yellow flowers ; a native of t-outh America. Bot. Reg. 1911. 



A curious little species, common in many of the hotter parts 

 of America. Descourtlitz states that it grows exclusively on 

 the branches of orange and lemon trees. Its small size will ren- 

 der it only desirable to make up a collection. [Bot. Reg., 



Nov.) 



crispuiii Lodd. Cnrled-flcmercd Oncidium. A stove epiphyte; crowing two feet high; 

 with cliestnut-colored fiovvers: appearing in Jlay ; a native of Brazil. Bot. Reg., 1920. 



Another splendid species, in its native habitats often growing 

 with fifty or sixty flowers on a stalk. It has not, however, ever 

 produced this number in a cultivated state; but its deep chest- 

 nut flowers, of a large size, even as the plant flourishes in the 

 English gardens, give it a distinct claim upon the care of the 

 cultivator. Dr. Lindley enumerates tvA'^lve other species with 

 which he is acquainted, which have not yet been published. 

 (Bot. Reg., Jan.) 



lunatum Lindl. Vte^centlipped Oncidium. A stove epiphyte ; growing six Inches high ; 

 with yellow and orange flowers ; appearing in June ; a native of Deinarara, Bof. Ree., 

 1929. 



This is a pretty species, somewhat related to O. Hai-risonid- 

 num. It throws up a slender, erect spike, six or eight inches 

 high, upon which appear about fifteen flowers, of a bright yel- 

 low, mottled with orange. Introduced by the Messrs. Lod- 

 diges. (Bot. R^g--) Feb.) 



CIRRHiE'./? 

 tristis L'utdU Sad-colored Cirrhia. A stove epiphyte ; growing a foot high ; w-ith pur- 

 plish flowers ; appearing in June ; a native of Mexico. Bot. Reg., 1889. 



Valuable from its delicious fragrance, as well as its singular 

 formed lip and pendulous flowing habit. The flowers appear in 

 dense spikes. (Bot. Reg., Sept.) 



£PIME"DIUM (an old name, supposed to be derived from Media, where the plant was reputed 

 to grow.) 

 macrdnthum Morren Sc Decaisne Large-/io?r''rfrf Epimedinm. A hardy epiphyte ; growing 

 a foot high ; with pale violet flowers; appearing in April; a native of Japan, Bot. Reg., 



1906. 



"A very sweet scented species." The plant is furnished 

 with trinerved leaves, and the flowers appear in racemes. It is 

 one out of one hundred and sixty species of .Japanese plants 

 brought to Europe by Dr. von Siebold, and first flowered in 

 the conservatory at Ghent. If it will prove hardy in our cli- 

 mate it will be a valuable addition. [Bot. Reg., Nov.) 



ASPASIA (Literally I embrace, in allusiun to the manner in which the column is embraced 

 bv the lahellum.) 

 varieiiilta Lindl. Variegated Aspasia. A stove epiphyte ; growing three or four inches 

 high ; with variegated flowers ; appearing in February ; a native of South America. 

 Bot. Keg., 1907. 



" Flowers deliciously sweet in the morning." The pseudo 



