1800 



THUNBEBGIA 



Var. laevis, Clarke, is glabrous. B.M. 1881. L.B.C. 

 20:1913. Var. vestlta, Clarke, is more hairy and Ihe 

 flowers are not fragrant. 



4. ertcta, T. Anders. (Meyenia ericta, Benth.). 

 Shrub, 2-4 ft. high, with loose spreading branches, half- 

 erect: Ivs. opposite, petiolate, ovate or subrhoraboid, 

 smooth, entire or sinuate-toothed: fls. solitary on axil- 

 lary peduncles; calyx cut into 12-14 short teeth, con- 

 cealed by the large bracts; corolla funnelform; tube 

 curs-ed, deep yellow within; limb purple, 1}4~2 in. 

 ss. of 5 subrotund 

 lobes. Trop. 

 .M. 50i:i. 

 F.S. 11:1093. R.H.18G3: 

 ■2:,\. l.H. 3:99. F. 1855: 

 225. J.H. HI. 28:35.- 

 A greenhouse shrub, 

 producing flowers freely 

 at almost any season, 

 open in 

 Florida Not a climber 

 Var dlba, Hort FK 



lanceolate, 

 tire or sli; 

 white or \ 

 or in a i;^ 

 whorled ; • 

 tube and a 

 F.S. 12:127 



THUNIA 



long-petiolate, ovate-oblong to oblong- 

 lUiinate, rounded at the base, smooth, en- 

 1.. i'"iil;..l: rts. 3 in. across, pale blue, 

 !' I liioat, borne in axillary whorls 

 li they are also clustered or 

 i:i I 111 ;, wide, oblique trumpet-shaped 

 li.- ..-K.l,c-.l limb. India. B.M. 4985; 4998. 

 Uu. 12. p. 420; 30:563 and p. 293. R.H. 

 181JU, p. 342. J.H. 111. 28:345. Gng. 3:295. -Perennial 

 greenhouse climber, flowering profusely in winter. 

 Propagated by cuttings. 



8. MysOT^nsis, T. Anders. {Hexacintris Mysorhisis, 

 Wight). Climbing shrub, with long, slender branches: 

 Ivs. opposite, petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 entire or somewhat distantly toothed: racemes long, 

 pendulous: fls. yellow, 2 in. across, the tube enclosed 

 by the spathe-like bracts; limb 4-lobed, the upper lip 

 concave, with reflexed side lobes, lower lip of 3 sub- 

 equal, spreading lobes. India. B.M. 4780. F.S. 8:752. 

 S.M. 2, p. 130.— A tall greenhouse climberwhich flowers, 

 according to treatment, at all seasons 

 *' coccinea, Wall {Hexacintris cocclnea, Nees). A 

 very tall climber stem much branched, 

 4 angled Ivs short petiolate, variously 

 haped, the lower broadly ovate, with 

 hastate or cordate angled base, the up- 

 er ovate, cordate, all angularly toothed 

 r the upper entire fls in terminal or 

 \illarv racemes 1-3 ft. long; bracts 

 irge, inflated, as long as the tube; limb 

 tarlet of 5 reflexed emarginate lobes; 

 Autumn and winter. In- 

 M 5124 L B C 12:1195. F.S. 

 2447 R H 1890, p 197. 



Heisrich Hasselbking. 



THtNIA (Count Thun Tetschen, who 



id ui important collection of orchids 



.mil ill. middle of the 19th century). 



A small genus of which at 



. , 5 species are known. These 



Jfv ^ ir( tall plants with annual leafy stems 



•^''M^^ terminating in a raceme of showy flow- 



^Sl / eis The genus was formerly united 



V with Phaius from which it differs bv 



iflore^concp. Pr.,,;,N anil 



8 fls subtended b\ large 111. ml. nil. .us ljr:iots. 



The species of Thunia ok ur m n.irthern India, 

 Burma, and m the S Himalaya region ascending 

 to a height of d 000 ft The culture of the Thu- 

 nias IS ver\ simple Th y begin growth natur- 

 .ll\ it Ih. . ml i.t 1 . 1.111 .1 \ 1.1 early in March. As 

 M...n i^ m w ^1 \Mh 1- \ i-il. It the plants should 



2501 Thunbereia erandiflora ( X %) 



white Var caenllea, Hort Fls large, intense violet, 

 with orange throat. 



5. chrysops. Hook. Stem climbing, slightly hairy: 

 Its. opposite, petiolate, ovate-cordate, angularly toothed : 

 peduncles axillary, solitary, 1-fld.: corolla funnelform 

 orcampanulate; tube yellow, limb purple, bluish around 

 the throat. Sierra Leone. B.M. 4119. F.S. 1:5. P.M. 

 11:221. F. 1844: 193. -Naturally a climber, but said to 

 become somewhat erect if grown in a coolhouse. 



6. grandifWra, Boxb. Fig. 2501. Stem tall, climbing: 

 Ivs. broadly ovate, angularly cordate anil toothed or 

 lobed, somewhat roughened on both sides, petiolate: 

 fls. solitary or in short, stout racemes in the leaf-axils, 

 bright blue, becoming whitish in the throat; corolla- 

 tube bell-shaped; limb 3 in. across, of 5 large, spread- 

 ing rounded lobes. Bengal. B.M. 2306. P.M. 7:221. 

 L.B.C. 4:324. B. 2:76. B.R. 6:49.5. Gn. 47:1003. l.H. 

 42:32. G.C. III. 9:789.— A very large perennial green- 

 house climber; flowers during the summer or autumn. 

 There is also a white-flowered variety. 



7. laurifdlia, Lindl. (T. Bdrrisii, Hook. T. grand!- 

 flora. Wall.). Stem terete, smooth except the youngest. 



In the 



iddle 



epiphyti 



..r the first 4-6 



: 1 growth. It 



luiiias are very 

 ■Lilly supplied 



August. Soon 



native hoim tli. 

 and when tn it. . 

 tne habit may b. imii i 

 the pot, which slmnM m 

 weeks until tlic ymm;: r 

 is necessiirv i.. ;ii.|.lv «:. 

 rapid-growin;,' ..nlii.ls 

 with liqui.i manur,- i.iit 

 son, which occurs abou 



after this the leaves fall. The old stems winter in th 

 condition and serve as food reservoirs for the young 

 growth of the next season, but although they remain on 

 the plant two years they form no leaves the second sea- 

 son. During the resting period they should be kept in a 

 rather dry atmosphere and be given only enough water 

 to prevent the stems (pseudobulbs) from shriveling. 

 This is one of the few orclii.ls which can be profitably 

 propagated by cuttim.' lb.- ..lil stf-ms into lengths of 

 about 6 in. and r.i..riiiLr ib.-m in sand or sphagnum. 

 When rooted the y.iiini,' ].laTitv may be potted in the 

 usual way. A temp.Tatiir.- ..f no -i;.",° is favorable dur- 

 ing the growing season. 



Alba, Reiehb. f. (PMhis d!hi 

 Suberect, 2-3 ft., clothed with 



