TRICHOL^NA 



TRICHOPILIA 



1849 



to which fact tlie cultivated spec 

 appearance. Allied to Panicura, : 



2567. Fructification of Tricho- 



s its ornamental 

 hich it differs in 

 hkving the second empty glume (which, on account of 

 the first glume being small or wanting, is apparently 

 the first) provided at the base with a conical callus, and 

 this and the third glume more or less aWned between 

 the cleft apex. 



rdsea, Nees (T. violclcea, Hort. Pdnicnm Teneriffw, 

 R.Br.). First glume wanting; spikelets (second and 

 third glumes) clothed with violet silky hairs; awns 

 short or wanting ; culm 2-3 ft. South Africa. 



A. S. Hitchcock. 

 TEICH6MANES (Greek, soft hair). Eymenophyl- 

 Idcece. A genus of filniy ferns distinguished by its 

 tubular, cup-like iudusium and filiform elongate recep- 

 tacle. Fig. 25«7. Very 

 delicate in texture and 

 capable of being grown 

 successfully only un- 

 der shaded glass. Over 

 100 species are known. 

 Various species may 

 be found in the collec- 

 tions of fanciers, but 

 the following appear 

 to be the only ones 

 regularly in the Amer- 

 ican trade. For cul- 

 ture, see Ferns. 



radicans, Swz. Lvs. 



2-8 in. long, 1-VA in. 



wide, bipinnatifid ; 



_ pinnffi ovate, obtuse; 



indusia terminal, on 



short lobes. Tropical regions, extending into our 



southern states as far as Kentucky. 



Prieirii, Kunze {T. dnceps. Hook.). Lvs. 12-18 in. 

 long, 6-12 in. wide, tri-quadripinnatifid; pinnEe ovate- 

 lanceolate; sori 2-12 to a pinnule, small, axillary; indu- 

 sium with a much dilated Up. Tropical America. 



L. M. Underwood. 

 TEICHONfiMA. S,ee Romideu. 



TRICHOPlLIA (Greek, hair and cap; the anther is 

 concealed under a cap surmounted by three tufts of 

 hair). OrchidAcew. About 20 species, ranging from 

 Mexico to South America. Pseudobulbs crowded on the 

 short rhizome, flattened, and often elongate, 1-lvd., sur- 

 rounded with dry scales at the base: lvs. large, solitary, 

 erect, fleshy, keeled: fls. abundantly produced on short, 

 nodding or decumbent scapes; sepals and petals nar- 

 row, spreading, often twisted; labellum large, forming 

 the most conspicuous part of the flower, united with the 

 column below, lateral lobes convolute, middle lobe 

 spreading; anther bent over; pollinia on a triangular 

 caudicie; clinaudrum fimbriately winged. The flowers 

 keep fre.?h a long time, both on the plant and when cut. 

 Handsome orchids, usually grown in pots, although 

 epiphytal. They need an intermediate or greenhouse 

 temperature. If grown too warm, they suffer. Prop, 

 by division. 



Galeottiana, A. Rich. & Gal. Pseudobulbs narrow, 

 flattened, 5 in. long: lvs. oblong, acute, about 6 in. long: 

 scapes short, mostly 1-fld. : sepals and petals cuneate- 

 lanceolate, yellowish green, sometimes with a band of 

 cinnamon down the middle; labellum trumpet-shaped, 

 whitish with some purple streaks and dots in the center, 

 and yellow in the throat, Aug., Se]it. Costa Rica, 

 Mexico. I.H. 6:223 (as T. piciu). B.M. 5550 (as T. 

 Turialva). 



fra^ans, Reichb. f. (PUumna frdgrans, Lindl.). 

 Pseudobulbs clustered, flattened, 3-5 in. long, 1-lvd.: 

 lvs. oblong-lanceolate, acute, 6-8 in. long: scape pen- 

 dent, 1 ft. long, about 6-fld.: fls. on pedicels 3 in. long; 

 sepals and petals spreading, linear-lanceolate, 2.H-3 in. 

 long, wavy and twisted, greenish white; labellum folded 

 over the column, spreading in front, and somewhat 

 lobed, white with a yellow stain in the throat. Summer. 

 Colombia. B.M. 5035. -Pis. almond-scented. 



ndbilis, Reichb. f. (Piliimna tifhiJis. Reichb. f. T. 

 Candida, Linden). Pseudobulbs large: lvs. broadly 



vhite; sepals and petals linear-oblong, 

 ■. scarcely twisted; labellum large, 

 V spot ill flir tl.r..;.t. Venezuela. I.H. 



,/„,s-, var, ,,r-;,/;,N). F.M. 1872:21 (as 

 is li:is l;ir-i r, ^ImiiIit pseudobulbs and 

 s. iIkih 7'. /,w,/,„„x. The labellum is 



the 



!Of 



the flower. 



t6rtiliB, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oblong, compressed, 

 somewhat curved, 2-4 in. long; lvs. solitary, oblong, 

 acute, 6 in. long: fls. solitary, on decumbent stalks 

 shorter than the lvs. ; sepals and petals linear-lanceo- 

 late, 2 in. long, spirally twisted, brown with yellowish 

 margins; labellum forming a tube around the column, 

 upper portion expanded, 4-lobed, white with crimson 

 spots, becoming entirely crimson within. Pis. pro- 

 fusely in summer and sometimes again in winter. 

 Mexico. B.M. 3739. B.R. 22:1863. F.C. 3:101. B. 3:122. 

 — Var. alba is adverti-sed. 



su4vis, Lindl. Fig. 25G8. Pseudobulbs tliiii. c. im- 

 pressed, 2 in. long: lvs. broadly ol>l<•ll:,^ .s in. loim; 

 scape pendent, about 3-fld.: fls. on Ion:.', nirv..! stalks, 

 large; si-jials and petals lanceolate-ai-uiiiinuti-. \\:(\y, 

 nc:irl. -IiiIlIii, 2 in. long, white or creiim-colored; 

 lain: ,' : iwjt'cting forward, white or cream- 



C'iImi. itli pale purple, vellow in the throat; 



liiulr,,,!_ I, >^avv and crenate. May, June. Cent. 



AuHii.u. i;..M. 4o,-i4." P.S. 8:761. R.H. 1859, pp. 220, 

 221; 1887, p. iji. Gn. 4, p. 511; 31, p. 452; 38, p. 185; 

 48, p. 79; 51, p. 371. R.B. 23:256. G.M. 38:281. -Var. 

 Alba, Warner. Fls. white with a yellow spot in the 

 throat of the labellum. 



marginata, Henfr. {T. cocc f n ««, Warsc. T. erispa, 

 var. marginAta, Hort.). Pseudobulbs clustered, oblong, 

 compressed: lvs. broadly lanceolate, suddenly acuminate, 

 subauriculate at the base: scape about 3-fld.: fls. large, 

 whitish outside, reddish purple within; sepals and 

 petals linear-lanceolate, margined with white, the former 

 slightly twisted; labellum trumpet-shaped, with a large. 



2568. Trichopilia 



(XM). 



rounded, wavy, 4-lobed blade. May, June. Cent. Amer- 

 ica. B.M. 4857. F.S. 14:1490; 18:1925. G.C. 111. 20:456. 

 F.M. 1874:98 (as T. lepida). 



erispa, Lindl. This plant was described by Lindley in 

 Linden's catalogue. It is closely related to T. marginala, 



