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SCHOMBOL^LIA 



SCHOTIA 



SCHOMBOlJELIA (compounded from Schom- 

 burgkia and Lselia). Orchidacese. A generic name to 

 designate the hybrids between Schomburgkia and Lselia. 

 S. tibibrosa=S. tibicinis x L. tenebrosa. 



SCHOMBOL^ELIOCATTLEYA (compounded from 

 the names Schomburgkia and Lseliocattleya) . Orchidacese. 

 A name to comprise the hybrids between Schomburgkia 

 and Lseliocattleya. S. schcenbrunnensis=S. rosea x Lc. 

 Lucia. 



SCHOMBURGKIA (named for Dr. Schomburgk, nat- 

 uralist and geographer, who explored British Guiana). 

 Orchidacese. Orchids with the habit of cattleyas or 

 laelias, except that they are less compact. 



Pseudobulbs long, fusiform, bearing several brown 

 scales and 2-3 leathery Ivs. at the summit: fl.-sts. from 

 the top of the pseudobulbs, sometimes very long, bear- 

 ing a terminal raceme or panicle of showy fls.: fls. like 

 those of Lselia except that the sepals and petals are 

 narrow and undulate and the labellum does not com- 

 pletely envelop the column; labellum always evidently 

 3-lobed. About 15 species, in Trop. Amer. 



3571. Schomburgkia tibicinis. 



Give schomburgkias plenty of heat and a light place 

 near the glass, which should be slightly shaded during 

 the hot summer months. Provide freely of water in the 

 growing season. Rest them in a temperature of 55. S. 

 tibicinis and *S. Lyonsii are to be classed amongst the 

 showy easily grown orchids resembling Iselias. (Wm. 

 Mathews.) 



tibicinis, Batem. (Epidendrum tibicinis, Batem.). 

 Fig. 3571. Pseudobulbs 1-1 % ft. long, tapering upward : 

 Ivs. 2-3, oblong, leathery: raceme 4-8 ft. high, bearing 

 numerous fls. each 3H in. across; sepals and petals 

 oblong, undulate, crisp; lateral lobes of the labellum 

 large, cucullate, middle lobe small, emarginate; fls. 

 deep pink, speckled with white on the outside, rich 

 chocolate-red within; labellum white within, deep rose- 

 color at the sides, with a short chocolate-red middle 

 lobe. Summer. Honduras, Cuba. G.C. III. 4:212; 

 9:651. Var. grandifldra, Lindl. Fls. larger and paler, 

 with more yellow in the lip. B.R. 31:30. B.M. 4476. 



F.S. 1:54. S. tibicinis requires less compost than the 

 other species. 



Lyonsii, Lindl. Pseudobulbs about 1 ft. high, with 

 2-3 linear-oblong Ivs. at the top: racemes erect, 9 in. 

 long, bearing 12-25 fls., each subtended by a reflexed 

 bract about 3 in. long; fls. 2 in. across; sepals and petals 

 ovate to ovate-lanceolate, undulate, white with several 

 rows of purple spots; labellum larger, recurved, acute, 

 white, with a yellowish brown crisp margin; anther 2- 

 horned. Aug. Jamaica. B.M. 5172. F.S. 20:2130. 

 G.C. III. 26:203. 



rosea, Lind. Related to S. undulata. Bracts, pedun- 

 cles and labellum light rose: sepals and petals oblong, 

 undulate, narrower than the labellum; labellum with 

 rotund lateral lobes and a smaller subrotund middle 

 lobe, margin crisp. Colombia. 



crispa, Lindl. Pseudobulbs numerous, long: Ivs. 

 oblong-lanceolate: fls. yellowish brown; sepals and 

 petals oblong, undulate; labellum ovate -oblong, 

 obscurely 3-lobed. Guiana. B.R. 30:23. B.M. 3729 

 (as S. marginata var.). 



undulata, Lindl. Fls. in a dense raceme; sepals and 

 petals linear, undulate, crisp, longer than the labellum, 

 rich brownish purple; labellum cucullate, middle lobe 

 oval, acute or obtuse, violet-purple. Jan. Colombia. 

 B.R. 31:53. 



S. Lueddemdnii, Prill. Fls. brown, with the lip and column 

 purple, and the crest and anther yellow; sepals and petals linear- 

 oblong, obtuse, manifestly undulate, 1 Vi-\% in. long; lip 3-lobed, 

 J^in. long, the middle lobe ovate-orbicular, apiculate, about Kin. 

 long, the edges incurved near apex. Venezuela. B.M. 8427. S. 

 Sanderidna, Rolfe. Fls. rose-carmine; sepals lanceolate-oblong, 1 Yi 

 in. long; petals oblanceolate-oblong; lip obscurely 3-lobed, 1 ' <, in. 

 long, the front lobe broadly rounded obtuse, crisped-undulate. 

 Origin unknown. J.H. III. 51:383. S. Thomsoniana, Reichb. f. 

 Sepals and petals linear-oblong, 1 J^ in. long, cream-white passing 

 to yellow at apex, the sepals undulate, the petals crisped ; lip 3-lobed, 

 the middle lobe oblong, emarginate, much crisped, deep purple, 

 with a yellow disk. Cayman Isls. B.M. 7815. S. Wdllisii, 

 Reichb. f. Resembling S. Lueddemanii. Lip with broad obtuse side 

 lobes, and very acute front lobe, all brown at apex. 



GEORGE V. 



SCHOMBURGKIOCATTLEYA (compounded from 

 Schomburgkia and Cattleya). Orchidacese. A genus 

 established to contain the hybrids between Schom- 

 burgkia and Cattleya. S. spiralis=S. tibicinis x C. 

 Mossise. 



SCHOTIA (named for Richard Schot, companion 

 of Jacquin during his travels in America, 1754-1759). 

 Leguminbsx. Small trees or unarmed shrubs, suitable 

 for greenhouse-growing. 



Leaves odd-pinnate; Ifts. leathery, or small; stipules 

 short: fls. red, showy, clustered in short panicles; bracts 

 and bracteoles ovate or oblong, caducous; calyx-tube 

 disk-bearing, turbinate, short or the base long-attenu- 

 ate, segms. 4, strongly imbricated; petals 5, slightly 

 unequal, subsessile, imbricated, either ovate or oblong 

 or minute scale-like; stamens 10, free, or shortly con- 

 nate at the base; ovary stipitate: legume oblong or 

 broad-linear. About 6 species, Subtrop. and S. Afr. 



A. Fls. on rather long pedicels. 



B. Petals longer than the calyx. 

 specipsa, Jacq. A tree or shrub, about 10ft. high: 



lys. variable in form, which fact has led to much separa- 

 tion of this species into varieties and species; Ifts. 8-32, 

 linear, oblong, or obovate: fls. crimson, in terminal 

 panicles. S. Afr. B.M. 1153 (as S. tamarindifolia). 

 Intro, in S. Calif. 



BB. Petals shorter than the calyx. 

 brachypetala, Sond. A large shrub or small tree: 

 Ifts. 8-10, larger than in S. speciosa, ovate-oblong or 

 obovate: panicles many-fld., axillary and terminal; 

 calyx-tube conical, crimson; petals very small, linear, 

 hidden by the calyx. S. Afr. Cult, in S. Fla. and S. 

 Calif. 



