STADMANNIA 



STANHOPEA 



m.i the fi.Uowmg 

 B ikei i Flora of 

 1^ probably sufli 



th, petals none, 



171.-, 



laige 



fiirdei 11 

 under ^'l' 



STAGHOKN FERN, rhitj.,,,,,,,,. 



STAGHOEN SUMACH. See Rims. 



STANDING CYPRESS. Gilia rn,;„i„pif„liu. 



STANGfiRIA l-Ri St i ^ i m ^or r ril f 



>. It I 1 II 1 * / 1 1 I Stangeria paradoxa 1 



U ns; the otuis l\ ledson of the 



•s I ts In all the cthei members of 



tl of the leaf segments die [.aiallel 



11 I 1 one flint the> are all flee and 



11 1 1 I 1 t tl p maigin This 



) 1 th It the plant 



II 1 I 1 1 m fact it -n as 



<i I I 1 wn Stangeria 



1 i N I ip shaped 

 St m (pi I t which 

 are 3-4 h i i broad 

 with al u I ke and 

 unusu illv 1 I [ I I intro 

 diuei t tie \n ii ii ti le I \ K i i Bros of 

 Oneoo 1 li in 1890 but it is little known m cultivation 

 m tins untij 



AH the eye ids have a hi^h rf\ it it i niong con 

 noisseurs as decoriti\e foil i | 1 user 



vitories The most populu \1 i h 



ste for cultui il suggestions I ut n 



this faraih are i er\ sing il Thi 



male cones ot Stnn^ern -lit 1 an inch 



or so in wiith The fen 1 t 1 1 ut, much smaller 



2 3 m 1 n„ The stni tuif t the cones and fruits 

 shows tilt stangeiia is <1 selj related to Enceph 

 aliit s The s]. ecies il c A eni£nti)ned IS probably the onlj 

 one 1 ut It seems to hi\ e seveial well marked varieties 

 For a fuller account see B M 5121 ^ M 



STANHOPE A (named for the Fill fstiilioje presi 

 dent of the Medico B tame il s | (* / 



d I I 4 genus of about 211 | I 1 



America from Mexico to Br I I I 



gi 5wn an 1 ver-i interesting I 111 



of then flowers hts been until ii I t tl i e\t i ive 

 cultivition The fljwers are noduced ou til k i] e 

 wl 1 h bore tl eir wiy through the material in wl ich 

 the\ are planted and emerge from the t tt ni rf tl e 

 bi ket The flowel \| I \ tl , j I le s jun 1 



ml 



h 



the 



ir vei The labelli 1 The 



bi al part oi hjpochil i 1 I 1 I t often 



with two horns on the uj i II passes 



gradualh into the mesochil II t a fleshy 



central part and two lateral 1 i 11 p t i i inal lobe 



or epichil is hrmly or movably i ine 1 to the mesochil 

 It IS usuall) fleshy and keeled but not saccate The 

 base of the labellum is continuous with the long wmged 

 column. Pseudobulbs clustered on the short rhizome, 



sheathed with scales and each beating a - 

 plaited leat contiatted to a petiole at the ba 



Heinrich Hasselbring 

 Stanhopeas enioy a shady, moist location A tempeia 

 ture of bO-bo° F at night uul 70-7i° duimg the day 

 should be mnntiiTiod iii \\ mt r with a ^i idual advance 

 of 10° t I I 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 \ I i I I e giown sus 



pende II 1 1 i t i I i I 1 i terra cotta 



baskets \ I 1 ] I II I r I I ind if diain 



age IS u I it 1 ull I 1 I I I imiifi that 



It will nit intiit le Mill tl \ I 1 lulous 



flower scapes Equal | i I | | I | 1 i ind 



ptct hber funis a g 1 I i I the 



new giowths will be sent u] vuil thus the stcck may be 

 increased jj jj (,pj.^ 



INDEX 



atiata 9 grandiflora 1 4 radiosa 11 



aiiiea 2 mslgnis 6 si& iti 11 



bicolor 10 luteseeus 9 Shuttlewoithii 8 



Bucephalus 4 maculosa 7 supeibi i) 



Devoniensis 7 Martians 10 tigrim ') 



eburnea 1 oculata 3 Waidii 2 



platyceias, o. 



\. Jjabellum with an excavated or 

 saccate base and a plane ier- 

 mnial lobe. 

 B. Jl.sorhil and pl.uridia want- 



iiiii 1 . eburnea 



BB. M,-sm-l,ilai,d plriiridiajinsriil. 

 C. Hypochit l>ii<ll-shn p< d, sli"it 



'andsrs.s,!. -. Wardii 



CC. Hl/poehil hi'.tl-ahit i„,l . Ininj 



and .■italkid :i. oculata 



4. Bucephalus 



5. platyceraa 

 ccc. Hypochil saccate or globose. 



D. Upichil entire or obso- 

 letely S-toothed at the 

 apex r>. insignis 



7. Devoniensis 



8. Shuttleworthii 

 DD. Epich it evidently 3-toothed 



at the apex 9. tigrina 



10. Martiana 



11. saccata 

 \. Lnbellum reduced to a saccate 



ponch 12. ecomuta 



1. eburnea, Lindl. (S. grandifldra. Lindl.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs conical, 1% in. long: Ivs. leathery, 8-12 in. long: 

 scapes pendulous, with small tnucts. 2 -3-fld.: fls. 5 in. 

 across, ivory white; sciials Inn:!.!; |. rials narrow; la- 

 bellum 3 in. long, solid, il--^!iy, ,\i-a\aii-d at the base 

 and bearing 2 hooked lioins .i\( r ihi- mciutli, .spotted 

 above with reddish purple; coliiiim pair irrccii. with 

 broad wings toward the apex, iluiana. B.M. 3359. 

 B.R. 18:1.529. I.H. 14:531 (var. s/, .,■/„!, ,1/s] . L.B.C. 

 15:1414 (as Ceratochihis grandifli,r„s\. H. 4:17ii. 



2. W4rdii, Lodd. Pseudobulbs 2 in. long: Ivs. large, 

 broad and leathery: flower-stem 9 in. Imig, bearing 3-9 

 fls., which are bright yellow to golden orange, spotted 

 with crimson ; lateral sepal round ■ oblong, concave, 

 acute; petals lanceolate, revolute, the cavity in the base 

 of the labellum deep velvety purple. Aug. Mex. and S. 

 B.M. 5289. -Var. atirea, Hort. (S. aiirea, Lodd.). Fls. 

 golden yellow, with 2 dark spots on the hypochil. 

 Fragrant. 



3. oculata, Lindl. Lvs. ovate, with a blade 1 ft. long: 

 scape 1 ft. long, clothed with scarious pale brown 

 sheaths, 3-0-fld.: fls. 5 in. across, very fragrant, pale 

 yellow, thickly spotted with purple; sepals 3 in. long, 

 reflexed ; petals one - half as large ; hypochil narrow, 

 white, spotted with crimson and having 2 large dark 

 brown spots near the base. Mexico. B.M. 5300. B.B. 

 21:1800. L.B.C. 18:1764 (as Ceratochihis oculatus). 

 S.H. 2, p.435. G.C. III. 19:264. Gn. 56:1450.-Distin- 

 guished from S. Bucephalns and S. Wardii by the 

 paler color and long, narrow hypochil. There are sev- 

 eral varieties, differing in color and markings. 



