954 



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, fleshy. Like L. aromatica, but 

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

 differeut shape and somewhat spotted with purple. 

 Mar., Apr. Guatemala. B.R.2S:13 (MazillariacrueHta). 

 Gn. 44:933 {Lycaste aromatica). 



14. aromatica, Lindl. Fig. 1327. Pseudobulbs ovate, 

 compressed: Ivs. many, sheathing, oblong-lanceolate: 

 scape erect, 1-fld., shorter than the Ivs. : fls. yellow, 2}4 

 in. across; sepals and petals ovate-oblong, acute; the 

 latter smaller and pointing forward; lateral lobes of the 

 lahellnm with narrow, projecting blades; middle lobe 

 slKinilat.-, <li.ntate, recurved, and having a large truncate 

 l.l.itc !is M cii'st. Winter and spring. Mexico. B.R. 



15. D6ppii, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, clustered : Ivs. 

 3-1, broadly elliptic-lanceolate, l'4-2 ft. long: scape 

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

 oblong-lanceolate, dingy green, spotted with chocolate- 

 purple ; petals smaller and cuculate, white ; labellum 

 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. 3.395. L. B.C. 17:1612 

 (both as MaxiUaria Deppii). ¥M. 2:268 {Maxillaria 

 Deppei). — Najned after Deppe, but originally spelled 

 Deppii. Var. punctatlssima, Hort. Fls. much spotted 

 with dark purple. Guatemala. 



16. Harrisdniae, G. Don. Some authors prefer to call 

 this Bifren&ria Harrisdnue, Beichb. f . Pseudobulbs 3-4 

 in. bigh,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, 

 crenate; all beautiful purple; inside tawny, with purple 

 lines, and an orange callus. Spring. The fls. last a 



LYCHNIS 



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

 (all as MaxiUaria Harrisonue). Var. 41ba, Kranzlin. 

 Sepals white, tinged with pink; petals pure white; 

 labellum yellow, with purple veins ; front of middle 

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

 three weeks. Gt. 38: 1312. G.C. II :25:437. Var. ebumea, 

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

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

 Brazil. A.G. 12:407. Var. oitrina, Hort. (L. citrhia, 

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

 yellow; lip white, stained with lilac. Brazil. 



17. inoddra, Lindl. {BifrenAria inoddra, Lindl.). 

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

 Ivs. 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 fls. with 

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

 the lateral ones ending in a spur-like projection 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- 

 oiui, hut its Hs, are not fragrant. Spring. 



Sii . I ' I' i riptions were put in type, we learn that Lager 



,V 1 1 ' -ux-'k. Ijycaste fulvescens, Hook. Following 



!^ I "111 the "Orchid Grower's Manual" (see also 



l- ^i " '■ I ' i'!"iiulbslarge,broadlyovate,souiewhatmem- 

 biMniun- ph. .lU liuu'eolateleaves two or more from tlieir top, 

 an.l liaiiilsiiirif, tawny yellow flowers, on slender radical scapes. 

 The tlowers have lanceolate sepals 2M in. long, the lateral ones 

 falcate, connate at the base into a blunt spur; the petals are 

 similar, but slightly smaller: and the orange-colored lip is ob- 

 long, .3-Iobed, with an emarginate appendage on the disk, and 

 an ovate-obtuse front lobe, beautifully fringed at the margin 

 with wavy hairs. Colombia." 



Heinrich Hasselbring. 



LYCHNIS (from the Greek word for lamp, in allusion 

 to the flame-colored fls. of some species). Caryophyl- 

 iiUi'ir. As commonly understood. Lychnis includes 30 to 

 40 small herbs of the temperate parts of the northern 

 hemisphere. The technical 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 8 dis- 

 tinct genera (for the 

 latter, see Williams 

 Journ. Bot. 31:lii7) 

 according to the p( int 

 of view of thepartK 

 ular author. They iie 

 annuals, biennials 

 or perennials, of 

 easiest culture in or 

 dinary garden soil 

 They are plantswhich 

 like the sun. Thev 

 are mostly erect 

 growing, and the 

 leaves are opposite 

 and entire. The cap- 

 sule usually has but 

 one loeule or com- 

 partment, anil the 



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 



characters enable one 



to refer them to Lychnis rather than to 



mens are 10; and the petals i and tisu 



scale or a pair of teeth at the base 1 1 t 



following synopsis of the ^iideu kin 



J9 made to follow technical botanical d: 



1329 Capsule and seeds of 



Com cockle (X 1^ ) 



Showing avile placenta 



