1328 Lycaste Harrisonise 



eburnea ( X K) - 



sepals ovate, obtuse; petals similar, erect and smaller; 

 labellum half as long as the sepals ; lateral lobes rounded ; 

 middle lobe rounded-truncate, crisp on the margin, 

 pubescent; crest small, tieshy. Like L. aromatica, but 

 the Ivs. much broader, fls. larger, and the labellum of 

 dififereut shape and somewhat spotted with purple. 

 Mar., Apr. Guatemala. B.R.2S:13{M(ixUlariacriieuta}. 

 Gn. 4i:933 (Lycaste aromatica). 



14. aromitica, Ijindl. Fi;. 1^27. Pseudobulbs ovate, 

 pomi>rp-- - (1 : 1- . iiinnr. -!,. ntliiiig, oblong-lanceolate: 

 :--:.|M r , .. 1 .' I ' ■" II I lie Its.: fls. yellow, 2^ 

 111, ^H I i I iv :ite-obIong, acute; the 



liiiii J I.;,.,; ! I ; ;:: .:i.. 1 I ,'. ;ird; lateral lobes of the 



hibulluiu v.uli iiaiii.:. . iTiiji riiiij,' blades; middle lobe 

 spatul;itf, deiitutr, ri-fur\(_"d, and having a large truncate 

 plate as a crest. Winter and spring. Mexico. B.R. 

 22:1871. -Floriferous. 



15. D^ppii, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, clustered: Ivs. 

 3-4, broadly elliptic-lanceolate, V4-2 ft. long: scape 

 erect, bearing 1 or 2 fls. 4 in. in diameter: sepiil^ 

 oblong-lanceolate, dingy green, spotted with chocolati - 

 purple ; petals smaller and cuculate, white; labelluiTi 

 bright yellow, with a few purple spots; lateral lobes 

 small, rounded; middle lobe ovate-acuminate, recurved, 

 waved, with a yellow callus. Vigorous and free-flower- 

 ing. Aug. to May and June. B.M.3395. L. B.C. 17:1012 

 (both ai^' Maxillaria Deppii). PM. 2:i(3i {MaxiUaria 

 />.7)/(i/). — Named after Deppe, but originally spelled 

 Dippii. \;ir. puuctatlBsima, Hort. Fls. much spotted 

 with durk ]nirple. Guatemala. 



10. Harrisoniae, G. Don. Sonic authors prefer to call 

 t\xi% BifrenciHa Han-inAnin', Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 3-4 

 in. high,4-angled: ivs. solitary, lanceolate: scape erect, 

 1-2-fld.: fls. 2-3 in., cream-colored ; sepals spreading, 

 oval, the 2 lower forming a kind of open spur at their 

 united bases; petals oval, spreading; lateral lobes of 

 lip rounded, crenate; middle lobe rounded-emarginate, 

 s; all beautiful purple; inside tawny, with purple 

 iige callus. Spring. The fls. last a 



LYCHNIS 



longtime. Brazil. B.R. 11:897. B.M. 2927. P.M.2:i96 

 (all as Maxiliaria JIarrisoni<e). Var. itlba, Kriinzlin. 

 Sepals white, tinged with pink; petals pure white; 

 labellum yellow, with purple veins ; front of middle 

 lobe white, with rose veins. Aromatic. Pis. last about 

 threeweeks. Gt. 38:1312. G.C. 11:25:437. Var. ebtimea, 

 Hort. Fig. 1328. Sepals and petals white; labellum white, 

 richly streaked with carmine; throat yellow. April, May. 

 Brazil. A.G. 12:407. Var. citrlna, Hort. (Z/. citrhia, 

 Lindl.). Fls. large, fleshy; sepals and petals lemon- 

 yellow; lip white, stained with lilac. Brazil. 



17. inodbra, Lindl. [Bifrendria inoddra, Lindl.). 

 Pseudoljulbs usually ovate-oblong, 4-angled, 3 in. high: 

 lv.s. solitary, short-stalked, oblong-lanceolate, 1 ft. long 

 and 4 in. wide: scape half as long as the pseudobulb, 

 bearing 1-2 large, spreading, brownish green Hs. with 

 red hairy lips: sepals roundish oblong, tinged with red, 

 the lateral ones ending in a spur-like pro.iection at base; 

 petals ovate-acuminate, all recurved at the tip: middle 

 lobe of the labellum roundish oblong, undulate, having 

 an elevated process at the center. Resembles L. tetrag- 

 ona, but its fls. are not fragrant. Spring. 



Since these descriptions were put in type, we learn that Lager 

 & Hurrell have in stock Li/casle fuh-escens. Hook. Following 

 is a description from the "Orcliid Grower's Manual" (see also 



■ hairs. Colombia 



Ieinkich Hasselbrino. 



lines, and an 



L'tCHNIS (from the Greek word for lamp, in allusion 

 (o the riame-colored fls. of some species). Caryophijl- 

 l,)r, ,1 . As commonly understood, Lychnis includes 30 to 

 411 small herbs of the temperate parts of the northern 

 hemisphere. The teclinical generic characters are so 

 variable and unimportant, however, as to allow the genus 

 to be thrown intoSilene or to be broken up into 7 or S dis- 

 tinct genera ( for the 

 latter, see Williams, 

 Journ. Bot. 31:1G7), 

 according to the point 

 of view of the partic- 

 ular author. They are 

 annuals, biennials 

 or perennial 

 easiest culture in or- 

 dinary garden soil 

 They are plantswhich 

 like the sun. They 



growing, and the 

 leaves are opposite 

 and entire. The cap- 

 sule usually has but 

 one locule or com- 

 partment, and the 



central or axile pla- 

 cental Fig, i:cJ9). The 

 sfvlivs are usually 5 

 or rarely 4, in this 

 differing from Silene 

 (in which the styles 

 are 3), and the calyx 

 teeth are commonly 5. 

 In some species, the 

 styles are 3 and the 

 capsule is more than 

 1-loculed at base, but 

 in these cases the 

 habit of the plant 

 and minor technical 

 charactersenable one 

 to refer them to Lychnis rather than to Silene. The sta- 

 mens are 10; and the petals 5 and usually with a 2-cleft 

 scale or a pair of teeth at the base of the blade. In the 

 following synopsis of the garden kinds, little attempt 

 is made to follow technical botanical divisions. 



1329. Capsul< 



Corn-cockle (X IH). 

 Showing axile placenti 



