EPIDEXDRUM 



across, r..s,-|,ur|. I. ; In i^Mliiiu v, ii I, ;, v, h ii.- i i -1. ; iM'tals 

 broader than lln' -i-ji:!!-. ' ' u'rnl Am' rp m, 1- :i'. 



U. Bpectabile, K.iclil,. i. [ll-i,l:; riu .y„ .tdbiUs, 

 Batem.). Flok he Isabal. Stems tutted, cylindrical, 

 4-5 in. high: Ivs. 2: raceme about 6-fld.: fls. 3-4 in. 

 across, bright lilac ; sepals linear-lauceolate ; petals 

 ovate-lanceolate; labellura white at base, red-spotted. 

 Guatemala. 



cc. Pseudobulbs J-S-, rarely S-leaved, laheUum 

 at base, or not up to the middle, coin 

 whujed. [EnryHtum.) 

 1."). atropurpireum 



wt 



liit-'h 



iroeiaium, Hook.). 

 s. lanceolate, 12-15 

 mcle G-lO-fld.; fls. 

 u greenish ground; 

 toVene- 



stripes. Mi 



als purplish, 

 pear-shaped : 



2!^ in. in diam., purplish br 

 lip yellowish white, with c 

 zuela. B.M. 3534. A.F. 6:bu». 



var. rdseum, Keichb. f. Sipals 

 lip bright rosy. Guatemala. V.M. 



IC. BrassdvolaB, Reichli. I. I'-m 

 Ivs. 6-9 in.: racemes Is-LH in., t'l-'.i IM. : lis. 4 in. across, 

 sepals and petals narrow. x.-IImwIsIi l.r..\vn; lip trowel- 

 shaped, purple, white and greuu. Jlcx. to Guatemala, 

 8,000 ft. B.M. 5G64. 



17. dichrdmum, Lindl. Fls. white, lip rose-colored, 

 yellow and downy at base. Brazil. 



18. nemoraie, Lindl. Pseudobulbs sub-globose, 3-4 in. 

 high : Ivs. 9-12 in. : peduncles 2 ft. long, covered with 

 warts : fls. 3^ in. in diam., rose-colored ; lip rosy 

 mauve, streaked with purple. Mex. B.M. 4600, G.C. 

 II. 24:332. A.P. 0:633. 



19. OBminthum, Rodrigues (JE. GodseffiAnum, Rolfe. 

 E. Capartidnmn, LimU.). Fls. 1% in. across, in large 

 panicles, light green, suffused with brown; lip white, 

 lined with rose-purple, fragrant. Braz. — One of the 

 handsomest species. 



20. prismatooirpuin, Reichb. f. (E. maculdtum, 

 Hort.). Pseudobulbs ovoid, tapering, 4-5 in.: Ivs. 12-15 

 in. : fls. IK in. across, pale yellow-green, with purplish 

 black spots; lip pale purple, with yellow tip and white 

 border. Cent. Amer., 5,000 ft. B.M. 5336. 



21. vitelllnum, Lindl, Pseudobulbs ovoid, 2 in. long: 

 Ivs. 6-9 in.: peduncles 15-18 in., 10-15-flowered : fls. 

 cinnabar-red; lipand column orange. Mex., 6,000-9,000 

 ft. B.M. 4107. G.C. III. 10:141. 



Var. mijus, Veitch. Pseudobulbs shorter : racemes 

 denser: fls. larger and more brilliant. G.C. III. 12:1.59. 

 —Very superior to the species; type no longer imported. 



ccc. Pseudobulbs 1-2-, rarely S-leaved: Up adnafe up 

 to apex of column. {Aulizeum.) 



22. vendsum, Lindl. Butterfly Okchid. Scape 1 ft., 

 with white sheaths : Ivs. 3, 4-G in. long, linear-lanceo- 

 late: scape tumid at base, 5-7-fld.; fls. pink, chocolate 

 and green, about 1 in. long, lasting a long time. On 

 oaks, etc., Mex. — Of easy culture. The Florida repre- 

 sentative of this species is H. Tampense, Lindl. See 

 9th Rept. Mo. Bot. Gard. 137, plates 38, 39. 



23. ciliire, Linn. Pseudobulbs clavate, 4-6 in. : Ivs. 

 4-6 in., springing from sheathing bract: peduncles 5-7- 

 flowered : fls. yellowish green ; lip white. Tropical 

 America, between 5th and 20th parallel of north latitude. 

 B.R. 10:784. — Plant resembles a Cattleya. Introduced 

 to cult, in 1790. 



24. coclileft.tuin, Linn. Pseudobulbs 3^ in. : Ivs. 6 in. : 

 racemes 4-7-flowercd : fls. 3-4 in. across, greenish 

 white; lip deep purple beneath, light green above, with 

 maroon blotch on each side, column white. Trop. Amer. 

 from Fla. to New Granada. B.M. 572.— Introduced 1787, 

 first epiphytical orchid to flower in England. 



25. faloitum, Lindl. (E. Parkinsonltlnum, Hook.). 

 Pseudobulbs thin, raising from runiiintr rhiznmi>s, 

 monophyllous : Ivs. 6-12 in., fleshy, .•lianiick'.l f.n ..in- 

 side : peduncles 2-5, sheathed, l-ll.)\v.-r.-.] : Hs. ."i in. 

 across, greenish yellow ; lip whitu, fjre.-nisli at aj.. x. 

 Mex. to Guatemala. B.M. 3778.-l'luut3 gruw iuvurtcd. 



EPIG.EA 



2G. Ir^grans, Swartz. Pseudobulbs fusiform, mo- 

 nophyllous, 3-4 in.: Ivs. 8-12 in.: fls. inverted, 2 in. in 

 diam., very fragrant, pale greenish or whitish ; lip crim- 

 son streaked. Guatemala, through the West Indies to 

 northern Brazil. B.M. 16«9. 



27. aurantlacum, Batem. Once classed in the sepa- 

 rate group of Epicladium, now often accepted as a spe- 

 cies of Cattleva, where it was first referred bv Don. 

 The plant ^r^Avs with, and mu.-h rcsen.bl.-s Callle<ja 

 Shhin. ,■;. ri.. V : i.,, :,.T..--, ..i-iinL'. -r. .', Ci.^.t. n.,.l;,. 



Andr*. Sts. 4-5 ft.: 

 mgo calli. New Gra- 

 ■<nn, Lindl. Sts. 4-6 

 1.', brown and yellow. 

 \:,\y—E. candpaeum, R. 

 i.k : fls. green, tinged 

 ..lute, the petals nar- 

 ■ iTered by Rcasoner.— 

 IN. yellow-green : lip 

 UMi, Rolfe. Fls. car- 

 -E. fiilaeiis. Bn.iign. 



fr.igrant. ' - i 

 Br. Scar*- t. ^v n. ;i 

 with purple, tin? s.:-i.:ii 

 rower and obtuse, s 

 E, Cooperiiiniim, B.-ii- 

 bright purple. Bi-.-.? 



1.:- ground. Xow Gra- 

 as terminal racemes. 



yi'llow, veined brown ; 

 Brazil.— U. alt'itum, 

 green ; lip yellowish. 



H.'.:. -!--.- '■-;.' '■ '.;•; •' l-ii.'l' -.■,i|-:inl..7ft. lligU: 



Ueobge Hansen. 

 EPIGJEA (Greek, epi, upon, gaia, earth; in reference 

 to its trailing growth). EricAcea. This genus includes 

 our charming Trailing Arbutus, which in New England 

 at least is the most popular of all our wild flowers. 

 Creeping, branching, slightly woody, more or less rough 

 hairy shrubs: Ivs. alternate and entire, petiolate, leath- 

 ery and evergreen : fls. monopetalous, perfect, large, 

 dimorphous or dioecious, sessile in axillary or terminal 

 clusters; sepals 5; corolla salver-shaped, with 5-parted 

 spreading border ; stamens 10, attached to the base of 

 the corolla ; style columnar ; stigma 5-lobed : ovary 

 ovoid, 5-celled, many-ovuled ; capsule depressed-glo- 

 bose, encircled by the persistent calj-x. Two si.c-.-iis, 

 N. E. America and Japan. The E. cordifoliu (iu..fi-d in 

 Index Kewensis as South American is probably not 

 of tills ffrnus. It seems tn be known only from the old 



1.- 'I'railing Arbutus, especially in 

 ^ l..-en exterminated by ruthless 

 always attracts interest. Only 



