LYCASTE 



tji-enulate; callus tongue-shaped, concave. Often the 

 irts of the flower are more or less spotted and hairy in 



I.aces. July, Aug. Colombia. Gt. 1321. 



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



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



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

 ,te: labellum smooth: lateral lobes ovate-obtuse; mid- 



i. le lobe oblong, obtuse, serrate, with a concave, ribbed 

 allus. Oct. Ecuador. Lindley says the fls. are pale 

 reen,.2% in. long before they expand, without a trace 



j f any other color. 



6. locusta, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs pyriform: Ivs. 

 blong-ligulate, acute: fls. smaller than those of L, 

 )i'pl>ii, all green except the white column; the odd se- 

 al oblong, obtuse; the lateral ones linear-oblong, 

 cute; petals bent down inside of the lateral sepal; la- 

 ellum with acute side lobes and a semi-oblong, fleshy, 

 onvex middle lobe, all green; on the disk are 2 narrow 

 ceels, confluent behind into a fleshy emarginate callus. 



: :> eru. 



7. Candida, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovoid, much com 

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

 sepals spreading, reflexed and acute at the apices, oblong, 

 slightly woolly at base, yellowish green, sometimes 

 lotted with light rose; petals whitish, revolute, obtuse; 

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

 Mate obtuse emarginate at the apex; column hairy on 

 :he 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, 3-5 in. 

 long: Ivs. 2-3 at the apex, 6-10 



in. long, broadly oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate: scape erect, as 

 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 spur; 

 petals smaller, somewhat undu- 

 late; lateral lobes of the label- 

 lum small, erect; middle lobe 

 ovate - rotund, toothed. Peru. 

 B.M. 5706 (as L. Barringtonice, 

 var. g rand i flora). 



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 concave, with recurved 

 tips; labellum oblong, as long 

 as the petals, spotted on the 

 disk with brown. Colombia. B. 

 M. 4228 (as Maxillaria macro- 

 bulbon). 



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 

 waxy flower 5-6 in. in diam.: 

 sepals ovate - oblong, white 



tinged with rose ; petals half as long, broadly ovate, 

 pointing forward with acute, reflexed tips, striated and 

 tinged with dark rose : lateral lobes of the labellum 

 erect truncate ; middle lobe oblong-ovate, recurved, 

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

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

 Guatemala. B.M. 4445. P.M. 11:1 (Maxillaria Skin- 

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

 A.F. 4:519. J.H. III. 34:367. A. G. 14: 433. -The follow- 

 ing varieties are advertised: 



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

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

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



LYCASTE 



953 



Gn. 25:440. F.M. 1872:35. G.C. III. 7:424. A.F. 6:631 

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

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

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



frandifldra. No description. Var. purpurata, Hort. 

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

 Var. rosea, 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. plana, Lindl. A robust plant, with large ribbed 

 pseudobulbs and ample-pointed oval Ivs. : fls. 3-4 in. 

 across; sepals oblong, plane, rich madder- red inside; 

 petals smaller, with recurved tips, white, tipped with 

 crimson; labellum smaller, white spotted with crimson; 

 side lobes crenulate; middle lobe rounded, obtuse, ser- 

 rate, crested. Winter. Bolivia. B.R. 29:35. Var. Meas- 

 uresiana, Williams. Sepals reddish brown, tipped with 

 green ; petals and labellum white spotted with bright 

 rose, except on the margins of the petals. Autumn. 



12. tetragona, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, tetragonal: 

 Ivs. solitary, ovate-lanceolate: scape 1-4-fld.: fls. green- 

 ish streaked with crimson; sepals and petals oblong- 

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

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

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

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

 very fragrant, remaining fresh for two months. June. 

 Brazil. B.M. 3146 and B.R. 17:1428 (both as Maxillaria 

 tetragona). 



13. cruenta, Lindl. Pseudobulbs compressed : Ivs. 

 many, oblong, membranaceous: scape bearing 1 yellow 

 flower (rarely 2) , much larger than those of L. aromatica: 



1327. Lycaste aromatica (X 1-5). 



