990 



MASDEVALLIA 



MASDEVALLIA 



pveral, l-fld., 

 fit- (1 in. nrra 

 ■, ilotted witii 

 ,lt, very si,-,,, 



vertopping the 



aaller fls. of pale yellow, dotted 



. xanthocorys, Keiehb. f., 



ith brown or 



19. Estridae, Reichb. f . Very densely tufted : Ivs. and 

 petioles 3 in. long, the blade broad, spoon-shaped, and 

 often retuse at the apex: peduncle usually somewhat 

 exceeding the Ivs., erect, 1-fid.: flower of marked col- 

 ors—the upper concave lobe yellow at base and violet- 

 purple above, the lateral lubes violet-purple at base and 

 white or straw colorf.l ahov.-; tails filif.,nii. ytllow; 

 petals white, viiy small, ('..l.inil.ia. P...M.(;iTl. 



20. xanthina, K.irl,!,. f. Lik.' tiic la-t. ,x.-([.t that 

 the flower is viIImw, with a )iur]ili-li s|...t on tin- lateral 

 lobes. Var. pallida, Hort., has tls. abnost white. Co- 

 lombia. 



21. trianguldria, Lindl. Lvs. oblanoeolate: peduncle 

 erect, about 4 in. tall: fls. yellow, marked or spotted 

 with purple, the tails dark crimson; lobes similar, tri- 

 anf;nlar-"valr; j.ctals wliitr. the lip spotted with pink 



hleroglyphica, 



ral or oblong: 



peduncle sLii.rt :,!•■. :,! .; m, l-mi'it Hnivt 



lowish at l)iiti'Mr. ;.. .-..1,-1 i.,i i- iv n.. 



son; lobes tr: , 



of the dors;ii , i : 



purple at its. l-u- , i^^ !:ii- _, ■ II ■ .. . .1 ■.:■.'■. 



23. Wageneriana, l.iri.lrii. \-, ly -ni.i 

 tractive, tufted. 2-.'{ in. In nli ; 1\ - . s| ti- 

 des equaling or i-x.'i .ilm- iIh- h^.. m 



tlie upper one inclined baokwanl-,. I.il,. 

 or ovate; petals yellow, odd in >li.i|i>. i 

 anil toothed. Venezuela. B..M.('.i-l. 



24. elepMnticeps, Reichb. f. An mi 

 broail-spatulate, obtuse: peduncles 1 

 flower single, party-colored— the dorsa 

 light yellow, the lateral ones ribbed and 

 tube gibbous at the base below, all i>i 

 produced into stout yellow tails (..m 

 crimson ), arranged so as tosuirirest tin 

 trunk of an elephant (whence tlir sp. r 

 lorabia. F. S.10:!I97. Var. pachys6pala 

 Moomhia. Reichb. f.), has the dorsal i..l 

 crimson and the tube spotted. 



SECTION in. 



Lvs. f 

 pilla: 



B. As. 



cemcs, iiiiijli 

 creHulale o 

 toothed 



, larger, often expanding 

 al-thl.: aiiiilix „f the 



abbreviata 

 polysticta 

 , melanopus 

 , caloptera 

 pachyura 



■Uh bl- 



and shaded 

 or red. 

 ). Lateral sepals united, 

 forming a boat-shaped 



Clip ; 



3. Lateral sepals nearly 



plane, at least not 



strongly eucullate. 



E. Tails of the lateral 



sepals very short 



or none 



EE. Tails of the late 

 sepals long. 



33. Tacemosa 



Heichenbachiana 



base 3fi. maculata 



37. infracta 

 Reichb. f. Lvs. oval-oblong, papillcse: 

 peduncle hairy, 3 times exceeding the lvs., with 1 or 

 more yellow fls.: lobes triangular, with reflexed tails; 

 petals narrow and yellow with a brown line in the cen- 

 ter, the lip bearing a raised yellow disk and moving up- 

 ward with a jerk when this disk is touched. St. Do- 

 mingo.— Pis. yi in. across. 



26. abbreviata, Reichb. f. Lvs. oblong-Ianceolate: 

 peduncle many-fld., about 6 in. long: fl. white and freely 

 dotted with red, the tails all deep yellow, the lobes ser- 

 rate on the edges ; petals white, longer than the column, 

 serrate. Peru. 



27. polysticta, Reichb. f. Densely tufted: Ivs.narrow- 

 .s|iatulate, ulituse and often retuse: peduncle exceeding 

 the lvs., .aiM.ut 8 or 9 in. tall and many-fld.: fls. pale 

 lila.'. s]ioti.d with purple, the margins of the sepals 

 ciliate but, not serrate, the tails very slender and 

 spreading (fl. 2-2>^ in. across) and yellowish ; petals 

 spatulate and serrate. Peru. B.M. 63U8. l.H. 22:199. 

 R.H. 1880:250. 



28. melandpus, Reichb. f. Much like jV. poh/xHcta: 



.■Mhir.-.l tails; petals iinear-iii.iunu'. tucthi-.l l.il.iw the 

 airrx. IVru. B. iM. (J2oB (as il/. /yo/i/s/ic(«). 



J! I. cal6ptera, Reichb. f. Lvs. oblong-ovate : peduncle 

 sli'it |.j (ir in.), many-fld.: fl. white with crimson 

 -ir.aks. the tails all slender and orange; dorsal lobe 

 kr, iiMlatnl somewhat hooded; the lateral ones ovate-ob- 

 Iwiij; petals white, crimson-keeled, serrate. Peru. 



:;ii. pachyiHra, Reichb. f. Lvs. oval-oblong: peduncle 

 en It, slender: calyx with triangular, short-tailed lobes, 

 velluw, with transverse bars and spots of reddish crim- 

 son; dorsal sepal triangular, with a thick tail etiualing 

 the sepal in length; petals pale yellow. Ecuador. G.C. 

 111.22:255. 



.n . TovarSnsis, Reichb. f . Lvs. rather small, oblong- 

 si.atnlate: peduncle 5 or (i in. long, sometimes exceed- 

 ing the lvs., 2-edged, several-fld. : fls. clear white and 

 tfai,'rant, the tails yellowish at the ends; dorsal lobe 

 I'-j in. long, very narrow and produced into a reflexed 

 tail; lateral lobes oval, gradually produced into tails 

 ■shorter than that of the dorsal lobe; petals white. 

 Dec, Jan. Colombia. B.M. 5i)05. l.H. 20:3«3. Gn. 

 48:384. G.C. 1865:914; 1871: 1421. -One of the best of 

 the genus. 



32. Ephlpplum, Reichb. f. {M. troehllus. Linden & 

 And.). Lvs. broad, oblong, 5-7 in. long: peduncle 

 erect, about a foot long, sharply 3-4angled, stout: ca- 

 lyx with the dorsal lobe eucullate, yellow, dotted with 

 brown, K in. in diam.; lateral lobes united, forming a 

 deep boat-shaped, chestnut-brown cup, with several 

 ridges which are greenish outside; all the lobes pass into 

 yellowish tails about 4 in. long; petals white. Colom- 

 bia. B.M. 6208. l.H. 21: 180. -According to Index Kew- 

 ensis, M. trochilus and M. Ephippium are distinct 

 species. The former is described as having terete 



33. racemftsa, Lindl. (M. Crdssii, Hort.). Stems 

 creeping: lvs. oblong-ovate, much shorter than the sev- 

 eral-fld. racemose peduncles: fls. membranaceous, 

 orange with red lines, erect, 1 in. across, tails very 

 short or none; lateral lobes ovate, hlunt-pointed, curv- 

 ing outward so as to form a 2-lobed limb, tlie dorsal 

 lobe H in. long and pointed. Peru. — Not a popular spe- 

 cies. Requires a coolhouse. 



