been 



LYCASTE 



crenulate; callus tongue-shaped, concave. Often the 

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

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



5. Idnipes, 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. -Liudley says the fls. are pale 

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

 of any other color. 



6. loctista, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs pyiiform: Ivs. 

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

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

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

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

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

 convex middle lobe, all green; ou the disk are 2 narrow 

 keels, confliient behind into a fleshy emarginate callus. 

 Peru. 



7. cindida, 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 greeu, sometimes 

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

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

 plate obtuse emarginate at the apex; column hairy on 

 tlie inner surface. Costa Kica.-Var. Lawrenceana, 

 Hort. Sepals and petals tinted with rose, otherwise the 

 fls. are like those of the type. Var. riibra h 

 offered. 



8. cost^ta. Pseudobulbs oblong, compressed, 

 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, ereet; middle lobe 

 ovate- rotund, toothed. Peru. 

 B.M. .'5706 (as L. Barringtoniw, 

 var. grandiflora ) . 



9. macrobiilbon, 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 MaiiUaria macro- 

 billion). 



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 loii 

 pointing forward with acute, reflexed 

 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 

 Guatemala. B.M. 4145. P.M. 11:1 {Maj-illaria Skin 

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

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

 Ing varieties are advertised : 



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

 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. P.M. 1872 :.35. G.C. IIL 7:424. A.F. 6:631 

 Var. albo-sanguinea. No description. Var. c&ndida 

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

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

 grandifldra. No description. Var. purpuritta, 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- 

 p6rba. Sepals and petals white; labellum crimson. 



11. pl4na, 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 sjiotted with crimson; 

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

 rate, crested. Winter. Bolivia. K.R. 29 ::!.";. -Var. Meas- 

 uresiAna, Williams. Sepals reddish brown, tipped with 

 green ; petals and labellum wliite spotted with bright 

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



12. tetr4gona, 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. Pis. not beautiful, bi;t 

 very fragrant, remaining fresh for two months. June. 

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

 tetragona). 



13. cru6nta, Lindl. Pseudobulbs compressed : Its. 

 oblong, membranaceous : scape bearing 1 yello 

 I rarely 2), much largerthanthoseof i. aromadeo: 



1327. Lycaste aromatica (> 



