LYCASTE 



crenulate; callus tongue-shaped, coucave. Often the 

 pai-ts of the tlowei- are more or less spotted and hairy in 

 places. July, Aug. Colombia. Gt. 1321. 



5. lanipes, Lindl. Pseudobulbs large: Ivs. lanceo- 

 late, 12-18 in. long: fls. solitary, as many as 15 on a 

 plant, creamy white; sepals and petals oblong-lanceo- 

 late; labellum smooth: lateral lobes ovate-obtuse; mid- 

 dle lobe oblong, obtuse, serrate, with a concave, ribbed 

 callus. Oct. Ecuador. — Lindley says the fls. are pale 

 green, 2)4 in. long before they expand, without a trace 

 of any other color. 



6. lociista, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs pyriforra: Ivs. 

 oblong-ligulate, acute: fls. smaller thau those of L. 

 Deppii, all green except the white column; the odd se- 

 pal ol)lijiiu'. ol.lu^t; tlie lateral cues linear-oblong, 

 acute: pi-inN luni iliwn inside of the lateral sepal; la- 

 bellum witli ,uiit.- -i.\r Inhes and a semi-oblong, fleshy, 

 convex nii^MIc Inlio. all i;ri-en; on the disk are 2 narrow 

 keels, confluent behind into a fleshy emarginate callus. 

 Peru. 



7. cindida, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovoid, much com- 

 pressed: Ivs. oblong-acuminate: fls. about 2 in. across; 

 sepals sprcu.liiif;. n.-llixt'(l and acute at the apices, oblong, 

 slightly w.Killy at b;isc_'. yellowish green, sometimes 

 dotted with livht r..<r; petals whitish, revolute, obtuse; 

 labellum white, with a few rose-colored spots: disk 

 plate obtu.se emaigiuate at the apex; column hairy on 

 the inner surface. Costa Rica.-Var. Lawrenceana, 

 Hort. Sepals and petals tinted with rose, otherwise the 

 fls. are like those of the type. Var. rubra has been 

 offered. 



8. costata. Pseudobulbs oblong, compressed 

 long: Ivs. 2-3 at the apex, G-10 

 in. long, broadly oblong-lanieo 



long as the pseudobulb : fls 

 large, nearly white or creamy 

 yellow; dorsal sepals oblong 

 lanceolate, the lateral sepal sim 

 ilar but falcate, united with the 

 column to form a blunt spui , 

 petals smaller, somewhat undu 

 late; lateral lobes of the label 

 lum small, erect; middle lobe 

 ovate- rotund, toothed. Peru 

 B.M. 5706 (as i. Barringtotnw, 

 var. grandiflora) . 



9. macrobulbon, Lindl. Pseu- 

 dobulbs very large, ovate, com- 

 pressed, with several large, ob 

 long, acute Ivs.: scapes usually 

 2 from each pseudobulb, much 

 shorter than the Ivs. : fls. large, 

 yellow ; sepals ovate-oblong, 

 spreading; petals shorter, some 

 what concive, with recur%ed 

 tip^: hil"-llam oblong, as long 

 a-; tlie |..-tal<. spotted on the 

 di-k with I.1-..W11. Colombia B 

 ■S\. 4■J_^^ ias Mnsilhiria macio 



10. Skinneri, Lindl. Pseudo 

 bulbs oblong-ovate, 3-5 in. high, 

 1-2-lvd. : Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, 

 9-12 in. long: scapes 5-6 in 

 long, each bearing a single 



LYCASTE 



953 



Gn. 25:«0. P.M. 1872:35. G.C. III. 7:424. A.F. C:G31 

 Var. albo-sanguinea. No description. Var. Candida 

 Hort. White. Var. delicatissima, Hort. Fls. large, rose 

 white; labellum white blotched with rose. Feb. Var. 

 grandifldra. No description. Var. purpurita, Hort. 

 Sepals and petals rose-white; labellum crimson-purple. 

 Var. rdsea, Hort. A beautiful variety with deep rose fls. 

 and a white labellum spotted with crimson. Var. su- 

 perba. Sepals and petals white; labellum crimson. 



11. plina, Lindl. A robust plant, with large ribbed 

 pseudobulbs and ample-pointed oval Iv^. : tl^. .1-4 in. 

 across; sepals oblong, plane, rich nnuidcrrp.l iii-iili-; 

 petals smaller, with recurved tips, wliin-. tii.|i,Ml with 

 crimson; labeUum smaller, wliiti- siiotird wiili criiiison; 

 side lobes ci-r ^.u-. mhl.lli' l,.i..' r,.,,,,.^ .i. mI,i ws,,, ser- 

 rate, crestci ■ ■ !: I I: 1; ". \ ar. Meas- 

 uresiana, Wi^ -■ ..,,,,.: , ; ■ i,,,,,.,] „.itli 

 green ; 



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12. tetrigona, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, tetragonal: 

 Ivs. solitary, ovate-lanceolate: scape 1-1-fld. : fls. green- 

 ish streaked with crimson; sepals and petals oblong- 

 ovate, rather obtuse, half-spreading, the 2 lower form- 

 ing a blunt, piojecting angle at base; labellum smaller, 

 white and purple or green and purple, with a shovel- 

 shaped appendage on the disk. Fls. not beautiful, but 

 veiy fragiant, remaining fresh for two months. June. 

 Brazil B M.314Gand B.R.17:1428 (both as il/aM»ana 



tnujoiia). 



13 cruSnta, Lindl. Pseudobulbs compressed : 

 nm obi, mg, membranaceous: scape bearing 1 ye 

 1 1 leh 2),muchlargerthanthc 



Ivs. 



5-6 



in di: 



sepals ovate -oblong, white 

 tiuged with rose ; petals half as long, broadly 

 pointing forward with acute, reflexed tips, striated and 

 tinged with dark rose : lateral lobes of the laliellum 

 erect truncate ; middle lobe obloug-ovate, reeurved, 

 with a fleshy tongue-shaped callus in the disk, dark 

 crimson-purple. The most useful of the genus. Spring. 

 Guatemala. B.M. 4445. P.M.. 11:1 {MaxUlciria Skin- 

 neri). Gn. 25: 440; 30, p. 374; 37:397. F. 1861 : 65 (var.). 

 A.F. 4:519. J.H. III. 34:307. A.G. 14:433.-The follow- 

 ing varieties are advertised : 



Var. 41ba, Hort. A large-fld. white variety with a 

 tinge of yellow at the base of the labellum and a vellow, 

 tongue-shaped appendage in its throat. I.H. 27:405. 



1327, Lycaste aromatica (X 1 



