540 



BRA8SAVOLA 



BRASSIA 



when growing, with a somewhat drier atmosphere when 

 rwtinp. will be found to suit them. Suspend on blocks. 

 B. Digbytina, Lindl., is Lalia Digbyana; B. glauca, 

 Lindl., is Lxlia glauca. 



A. Fls. solitary. 

 B. Lvs. long and narrow: lip fimhriate-tooihed. 

 cucull&ta, R. Br. (B. cucpidala. Hook.). Lf, terete and 

 subulate, gmoved above: seape very short but bear- 

 ing a \ery long-tubed fl., so that the blossom seems to 

 be elevated on a 

 St.; sepals cream- 

 colored, tinged rod; 

 petals white; lip 3- 

 lobed, fimbriate, the 

 middle lobe beak- 

 like. S..Amer. B.M. 

 543,3722. G.W. 11, 

 p. 556. Gt. 1, p. 

 324. O.R. 10:265. 



BB. Lvs. short: lip entire. 

 acaiUis, Lindl. & Paxt. Low: lvs. very narrow: fls. 

 large, greenish white; lip cordate; tube red-spotted at 

 base. Cent. Amer. 



AA. Fls. in racemes. 

 B. Blade of lip not longer than claw. 

 cordata, Lindl. Fig. 623. Lvs. linear, rigid, recurved: 

 fls. corymbose; sep.als .and petals lance-linear, acumi- 

 nate, pale green; lip roundish-cordate, cuspidate, entire, 

 scarcelv as long as the claw. Jamaica, Brazil. B.M. 

 3782. ' 



BB. Blade of lip longer than claw. 

 c. Claw ^-1 in. long. 

 noddsa, Lindl. (B. grandiflora, Lindl.). Lvs. lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, channeled above: fls. few and large, 

 corjrnljose; sepals and petals linear-acuminate; lip 

 round-ovate, long-cuspidate, entire, longer than the 

 claw. Jamaica, Mex., s. B.M. 3229, of this name, is fi. 

 subulifolia. 



cc. Claw very short. 

 fr&grans, Rod. Lvs. up to 16 in. long, terete, deeply 

 furrowed above: raceme of 4-12 large fls.; sepals linear- 

 lanceolate, yellowish white and faintly purple-spotted; 

 petals linear, yellowish white; lip obovjite, with a very 

 short claw, a yellowish green spot at the base. Brazil. 

 LH. 5:180. George V. NA^n.f 



BRASSIA ("named in honor of William Bra.ss, a botan- 

 ical collector of the last centurj') . Orchidacc:i- . Epiphytic 

 orchids, tliriving in intermediate temperatures. 



Pseudobulbs bearing 1 or 2 terminal lvs., and lateral 

 or axillarj' racemes: sepals narrow, acumiiiat(!, or some- 

 timf-s tailed, spreading, equal or the lateral longer; 

 p«'tals similar U> the dorsal sepal or smaller; lip sessile 

 on the foot of the column, spreading, flat, entire, 

 shorter than the sepals; pollinia 2, waxy. — A genus of 

 about .30 .species extending from Mex. to Brazil and the 

 \V. Indies. 



TTie brassias are plants of easy culture and .add con- 

 siderable interf-st to collections. They have little valued 

 as a florists' flower since the colors are not suitable, but a 

 well-grown sf>ecimen, such as is often seen in old gar- 



brachiata. 2. 

 caudata. .5. 

 Gireoudeana, 4. 

 guttata, 3. 



dens, makes a most .attractive object. The long-tailed 

 sepals and petals are a characteristic of the bra.ssias, 

 and .some have an agreeable odor. Pot culture is best, 

 with the usual peat fiber as a rooting metlium. In 

 winter-time much less water is necessary than in the 

 growing time, althougli the plants must never be dried 

 off completely or the flowering will bi^ interfered with. 

 One often sees jilants of B. maculiita brought here by 

 visitors to Jamaica, and other species .are now intro- 

 duced there from the mainland of South .-Vmerica. and 

 thrive well. These may all be grown in an ordinary 

 greenhouse with other plants, in fact a mixed collec- 

 tion, and give satisfaction. Propagation is effected by 

 division only. Green-fly is otten troublesome on the 

 young flower-spikes and must be kept down by fumiga- 

 tion, or sponge dipped in soapy water. (Orpet.) 



INDEX. 



Lanceana, 7. 

 Lawrenceana, 6, 8. 

 longissima, 6. 



maculata 3, 

 Vf'rru'*osa, 1. 

 Wrayx, 3. 



A. Lip with flat green warts. 

 B. Sepals 3-4 in. long: lip while. 



1. verrucSsa, Batem. Fig. 624. Pseudobulbs ovoid, 

 much compressed, up to 4 in. long: lvs. up to 1 ft. long: 

 racemes 8-15-fld.; sepals and petals light yellowish 



green, spotted at base, the sepals 3-4 in. long, 

 the petals about half as long; lip white, with 

 numerous dark green warts, with a broad 

 dilated claw, the upper part nearly orbicular, 

 abruptly acuminate. Guatemala. 



BB. Sepals 6 in. long: lip light yellow. 



2. brachiata, Lindl. Pseudobulbs 3-5 in. long, 

 oblong, compressed: lvs. up to 1 ft. long: racemes 6-12- 

 fld.; sepals and petals light yellowish green, with a few 

 purple basal spots, the petals about two-thirds as long 



624. Brassia verrucosa. ( X Js) 



