MASDEVALLIA 



MASSACHUSETTS 



991 



34. Schlimii, Linden. Tufted: Ivs. elliptic-obovate, 



etioled, a ft. or less long, half shorter than the several- 



r> owered .peduncles : fls. dull yellow, mottled with bright 



I rown, the tails yellow, about 1% in. across without the 



!;-', lils ; tails 2-3 times longer than the body of the calyx- 



,<;)bes, very slender; petals pale yellow, linear-oblong, 



qualing the column. Venezuela. B.M.6740. G.C.I1. 



9:532. 



' 35. Beichenbachiana, Endres. Densely cespitose : Ivs. 



blanceolate, shorter than the several-fld. peduncles: 



ower dark red on the outside, yellowish, with red veins 



t n the inside, all the lobes with turned-back tails, the 



?, )bes triangular. Costa Rica. 



3G. maculata, Klotzsch & Karst. Lvs. narrow -oblan- 



eolate, nearly or quite equaling the erect several-fld. 



; .eduncle (which is 8-10 in. tall) : fls. yellow-tubed, suf- 



t used or dotted with red, all the lobes produced into 



irange-yellow or greenish tails 2 in. long; lateral lobes 



, rimson, with yellow on the margin, the tails drooping; 



>etals yellowish. Venezuela. F.S. 21:2150. 



37. infracta, Lindl. Cespitose: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate 

 ; o narrow-lanceolate : peduncle about 6 in. long, several- 

 Id. : calyx pink-purple; dorsal sepals cucullate, lateral 

 sepals entirely united, forming a wide, gaping tube, with 

 mcullate sides and apex, passing into slender, yellowish 

 ails; petals whitish, dotted with pink-purple. Brazil. 

 F.S. 23:2389. 



SECTION IV. 



38. Chimaera, Reichb. f. Fig. 1375. Tufted: Ivs. ob- 

 ianceolate-obtuse, 1 ft. long and 1% in. wide: peduncle 

 wiry, erect, lateral or pendent, several-fld., mostly 

 shorter than the Ivs. : fls. opening in succession; calyx- 

 lobes ovate, yellowish, much spotted with deep crimson- 

 purple, tapering into slender tails from 3-11 in. long, 

 purple-brown; petals white, marked with crimson; la- 

 bellum saccate, white, yellow or pinkish, very variable. 

 Colombia. R. H. 1881:130. G. C. II. 3: 41.- One of the 

 most fantastic of orchids, and the type of a most inter- 

 esting group. 



Var. Bcezlii, Hort. (M. Rcezlii, Reichb. f.). No long 

 hairs on the calyx-lobes, the lobes very dark-colored, 

 with short warts ; labellum pink, not yellow. Color the 

 darkest of the section. Often regarded as a good species. 

 Sub-var. rubra. Spots on calyx lobe brown-crimson. 



Var. Wallisii, Hort. (M. Wdllisii, Reichb. f.). Calyx- 

 lobes with hispid pubescence, yellowish, spotted with 

 brown-purple; labellum white, yellow within. 



Var. Winniana, Hort. (M. Winnidna, Reichb. f.). 

 Calyx-lobes elongated, densely black-spotted. In part 

 distinguished from var. JRcezlii by its longer tails. 



Var. Backhousiana, Hort. (M. Backhousi&na, Reichb/ 

 f. ). Lvs. narrower than in the type: fls. large; calyx- 

 lobes more round, paler, not so thickly spotted ; tails 

 short; labellum nearly white. Perhaps a distinct species. 



39. Houtteana, Reichb. f. (M. psittaclna, Reichb. f.). 

 Densely cespitose: Ivs. linear to lance-linear, much ex- 

 ceeding the drooping or deflexed 1-fld. peduncles (which 

 are 4-5 in. long) : fls. creamy yellow, spotted with crim- 

 son, the long hanging tails brownish red; calyx-lobes 

 semi-ovate to triangular, somewhat hairy (as are also 

 the tips of the tails) ; petals white or pinkish. Colom- 

 bia. F.S. 20: 2106. 



40. Carderi, Reichb. f. Cespitose, with strong ascend- 

 ing foliage and hanging spotted 1-fld. peduncles: Ivs. 

 oblanceolate, 3-5 in. long: peduncles green-bracted, 3 in. 

 long: iis. bell-shape, % in. across exclusive of the tails, 

 white, with purple and yellow bars at the base ; tails 

 very slender and spreading, 1 in. long, yellow; petals 

 small, white, linear-oblong and obtuse. Colombia. B.M. 



125. A graceful and pretty species. 



41. Chestertoni, Reichb. f. Tufted: Ivs. oblong or ob- 

 long-spatulate, 5 in. long and nearly or quite 1 in. wide, 

 somewhat longer than the pendent, much-bracted, 1-fld. 

 peduncles: fl. 2% in. across, greenish yellow, spotted 

 and streaked with purple, and bearing 3 spreading, 

 greenish, more or less hooked, flattened tails 1 in. long; 

 petals yellow, very small. Colombia. B.M. 6977. Odd 

 and distinct. 



42. nycterlna, Reichb. f. Often confused with M. 



, but a smaller and less showy plant: tufted: 



63 



Ivs. oblanceolate, somewhat fleshy, channelled, 6 in. 

 long, not narrowed into a petiole: peduncle 1-fld., 3 in. 

 long,drooping : fl. triangular, 2x3 in. , with tails 3 in. long, 

 hairy inside, brown-yellow and purple-spotted; petals 

 yellow, with red spots, pouch-like, serrate. Colombia 

 I.H. 20:117-18 (as M. Chimera ).- Odd. 



43. bella, Reichb. f. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, chan- 

 nelled, about 8 or 9 in. long, narrowing to the base: pe- 

 duncle 1-fld., drooping or horizontal, % ft. long, slender: 

 fls. large and spider-like, triangular in outline, 3 in. 

 across, with stiffish tails 4 in. long, of 

 which the dorsal is recurved and the 

 others standing forward and usually 

 crossed, the fl. pale yellow, spotted 

 with purplish or brown ; petals white 

 or yellowish. Colombia. Oct.-Dec. 

 of the best of the Chimaeras. 



1375. 



Masdevallia Chimaera. 

 (Xfc.) 



44. radidsa, Reichb. f. 

 Lvs. oblong or lanceolate : 

 peduncle 2-3-fld., drooping 

 or deflexed : fls. yellow, dot- 

 ted and splashed with pur- 

 ple, the prominent tails all 

 purple; petals yellow, pur- 

 ple-spotted, but the lip 

 whitish. Colombia. 



SECTION v. 



45. triaristella, Reichb. f . 

 Lvs. about 2 in. long, in very 

 crowded tufts : peduncles 

 longer than the Ivs., very 

 slender, erect, wiry: dorsal 

 lobe of calyx ovate, hooded, 



tail yellow; lateral lobes coloring throughout 

 their length, linear, united, at length diverg- 

 ing into short yellow tails ; petals yellow, with 

 a red inidline. Summer. Costa Rica. One 

 of the smallest of orchids. 



The following have been offered in America, but 

 most of them are imperfectly known. M. cheird- 

 phora.M. Chelsoni=('M.. amabilisXVeitchiana). 

 M. flrt&fterd*a=Scaphosepalum. M. Hendersoni. 

 M. pwncato=Scaphosepalum. M. trificdta. 



HEINBICH HASSELBRING and L. H. B. 



MASSACHUSETTS HOBTICULTUBE. Fig. 1376. The 

 horticultural interests of Massachusetts are fully equal 

 to those of agriculture proper, when we consider the 

 production of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and the labor 

 and expense applied to the growth of ornamental trees, 

 shrubs and plants and their use in decorating the 

 homes of her people, among whom there are probably 

 more comfortable, well-kept and beautiful homes than 

 can be found in any similar area in the world. The peo- 

 ple of this state probably consume more of the luxuries 

 of life than any other people on the same area, and 

 among the so-called luxuries may be classed fruits, 

 fancy vegetables and flowers. 



The soil of Massachusetts is generally considered un- 

 productive and poorly adapted to horticultural pursuits, 

 and this is true in so far as it refers to large areas of 

 exceptionally fertile land, of which that in the Connecti- 

 cut valley is the only section of more than a few acres 

 in extent. Everywhere about the state, however, there 

 are small areas of land suited to the growth of almost 

 every crop succeeding in similar latitudes. By busi- 

 ness enterprise, persistent effort and skill, profitable 

 horticultural crops can be grown. The local products 

 largely supply the markets in their season. Apples are 

 also exported. 



The amount of fruit produced within the limits of the 

 state is not nearly up to the home consumption, except 

 cranberries and possibly the apple in some seasons. Even 



