1926 



LYCASTE 



LYCASTE 



Man-h, April. Gusitcniiila. B.R. 28:13 (as Ma:nllaria 

 criuiita'f . C'lH. It:.-!'.'-! l^as /,. aromalica). CO. 9. 



11. macrobulbon, l.indl. IVinidobulb.s vciy larjj;e, 

 ovate, comprt-ssiHl, with .sovi-nil laijic, olilont;, acute Ivs. : 

 scaiK's usually 2 from oai'h psi'iulohiilh, imuli shorter 

 than the Ivs.: tls. larm', yellow; sepals ovate-obloiijj, 

 eprt\ulin};: petals shorter, somewhat eoiieave, with 

 iveurviHl lips; labelluin oliloug, as loiif; as the petals, 

 siH>tteil on the disk with brown. Colombia. B.M. 422S 

 (iis Maxillaria iiiacrobidhon). 



12. Skinneri, Lintll. Pseudobulbs oblong-ovate, 3-5 

 in. high. 1-2-lvd.: Ivs. oblons-lanoeolate, 12 in. lonfj;: 

 sca[x~s 5-0 in. lonst, eaeh bearinn a siiifjle waxy il. 

 iMJ in. dirnn.; sepals ovate-oblong, white tiiijji'd with 

 rose; jx-tals half as lonn, broadly ovate, iioiiilinn for- 

 ward with aeute, reflexed ti|)s, striated and tinj^ed with 

 diirk rose; lateral lobes of the labellum erect trun- 

 cate: middle lobe oblong-ovate, recurved with a fleshy 

 tonpue-shaped callus on the disk, dark crimson-purple. 

 Guatemala. B.M. 444."). P.M. 11:1. (in. 2."):410; :«), 

 p. 374; 37::!97. F. ISt)!:^.^ (var.). A.F. 4:.')19. J. II. 

 III. 34:307; IK):321. A.G. 14:433. C.L.A. 6:1()G. 

 G.M. 53:894. C.O.I. O.R. 19:276.— The most useful 

 of the genus. Spring. The following varieties arc 

 advertised: 



Var. alba, Ilort. A large-fid. white variety with a 

 tinge of yellow at the base of the labellum and a yellow, 

 tongue-sha[)ed appendage in its throat. I.H. 27:405. 

 Gn. 25:410. P.M. 1872:;35. G.C. III. 7:424. A.F. 

 6:631. .I.H. III.. 50:2.53; 62:.>11. CO. lo O.K. 19: 177. 

 Var. albo-sanguinea. Xo description. Var. armeniaca, 

 Hort. Sepals white; petals and 

 lips sufFu.sed with apricot-vellow. 

 G.M.. 53:72. .1.11. III. 60:51'. CO. 

 1'/. \ ar. Candida. Ilort. White. 

 Var. delicatissima, Ilort. Fls. large, 

 rose-white; labellum white, blotchecl 

 with rose. Feb. CO. \b. Var. 

 Denholmiana, Hort. l"[)per lobes of 

 fl. rich crimscm; lip almo.st white. 

 XsLT. grandifldra. Xo description. 

 Var. hellemense, Cogn. Pis. bright 

 rose-purple. CO. Ic. R.B. :15:53. 

 \'ar. purpurata, Hort. Sei)als and 

 j)etals rose-white; labellum crim- 

 son-purple. \'ar. rfisea, Hort. \ 

 beautiful variety with deei) rose fls. 

 and a white labellum spotted with 

 crimson. Var. superba. 8ej)als ant 

 petals white; labellum crimson. 



13. aromatica, Lindl. Fig. 2219. 

 Pseudobulb.s ovate, compressed: Ivs. 

 many, sheathing, oblong - lanceo- 

 late: scape erect, 1-fld., shorter than 

 the Ivs.; fls. yellow, 2)^ in. across; 

 sepals and petals ovate -oblong, 

 acute; the latter smaller and point- 

 ing forward; lateral lobes of the 

 labellum with narrow, projecting 

 hla/ies; middle lobe spatulate, den- 

 tate, recurved, and having a large 

 truncate plate a-s a crest. Winter 

 and spring. Mex. B.R. 1871.— 

 Florif'-rous. 



14. Deppei, Lindl. P.seudobulbs ovate, clustered: Ivs. 

 A-4, broadly elliptic-lanceolate, H^-2 ft. long: scape 

 erect, bearing 1 or 2 fls. 4 in. diarn.; se[)als oblong- 

 lanceolate, dingy green, spotted with chocolate-puri)le; 

 r>etals smaller and cucullate, white; labellum bright 

 yellrjw, with a few purple spots; lateral lobes small, 

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

 with a yellow callas. Vigorous and free-flowering. Aug. 

 to -May and June. B.M. :W95. L.B.C 17:1612 (both 

 aa MaxiUaria Deppii). P.M. 2:268 fas Marillnria 



Deppei). CO. 11. — Xamcd after Deppe, but originally 

 spelled Deppii. \'ar. punctatissima, Ilort. Fls. much 

 spotted with dark purple, (luateiuala. 



/.. /i(i//KT^I.. Skinneri X 1.. plana var. Moa.suri'aiana. Sepals 

 terra-cotfa witti a rosy (lush; petals rose, fading, to wtiite at tips: lip 

 white, irreKularly earniine-.spotted. O.K. 11:80. G.M. 4ti:3o0; 

 5,'>:2iy. — /-. Hdrrinutimix, l.indl. Fls. ureen to tawny yellow; 

 sepals and petals ovate-laneeolatc; lip 3-lobed, the front lotie ovate; 

 fimbriate. W. Indies. — L. Ctippci^^L. Skinneri X I., plana. — L. 

 ChiirlfSworlfiii=C!)' — /.. Dt/tridmi, .Sander. FLs. pale ^reen; lip 

 obsevirely ;t-lobcd, the front lobe elliptic, dentieulate, reflexetl, 

 obtuse. Peru. R.M. SlOli. — />. ci!tunth6nnis=l.. Skinneri X L. 

 lasioglossa. — /.. /orfnih(t = {'f). I'*ls. lar^e, cream-white, with red 

 spots at the base of the petals. — /v. fuh't'scnis. Hook. Sepals and 

 petals lanceolate, acuminate, red-brown, paler at base; lip orange- 

 brown, oblonK, obtuse. Colombia. H.M. 419;i. — L. (irdganii^L, 

 aromatica X I/. Deppei. — /.. IlenniseAna, Kriinzl. Allied to L. 

 lasiofilossa. Fls. large; petals nearly white; lip quite glabrous, 

 white or eream-eolored; column ^lure white, hairy above the middle. 

 Colombia. — L. hyhri<in=lj. Skinneri X L. Depnei. Fls. in size 

 between the two parents, cream-color, minutely dark-spotted. — 

 L. Imsrhoolidna, I.ind. & Cogn.^^L. Skinneri x MaxiUaria nigres- 

 eens. Sepals pale yellow, red-spotted; petals pale yellow, smaller, 

 less spotted; lip yellow, dark purple at base. Lind. 410. J.H. III. 

 ()2:425. — /.. tilta, Holfe. Allied to L. Barringtoniie. Fls. white, 

 except sepals and apex of petals which are green. Peru.; — L. Lu' 

 ci(inuina=L, Skinneri x L. lasioglossa. — L. macrophylla, Lindl. =L. 

 |)lana. — L. Michelidtui, Cogn. In general aspect much resembling 

 L. aromatica, but with the floral segms. broader. Mex. — L. ptT- 

 uviihta, Rolfe. Sepals and petals light brown, becoming paler at 

 base, lip nearly white. Peru. — L. Pourbaijidna^h. Skinneri var, 

 superba X L. Deppei. — L. R6oersonii=^h. Skinneri x L. plana. — 

 L. tricolor, Reichb. f., var. dlbens. Sepals pale green; petals white 

 withgreenish tingeat ends. — /.. TiinMillii^={'i). Sepals rose-eolored; 

 petals white with rose-pink spots; lip ruby-red, with white markings. 

 G.C. III. 54 : 415. — /.. xytriuphorn, Heichb. Sepals light greenish 

 brown, with a horny point on the under side; petals yellowish 

 green at base, white above; lip small, white, sometimes stained rose- 



pink. Peru (?). 



Heinrich Has-selbring. 

 George V. Nash. 



2219. Ly caste aromatica. 



