CHAP. V. ORNAMENTAL TEEES, SHRUBS, ETC. 367 



media; 2. C. rigida ; 3. C. nitida ; 4. C. undulata; 5. C. flaccida ; 



6. C. ochracea ; likewise the two accounted the most beautiful, 



7. C. cristata, bearing racemes of fragrant white flowers, four 

 inches across, with beautiful yellow and orange stains on the Up ; 

 and 8. C. odoratissima, unsurpassed for its fragrance. 



Epidendrum. 



This genus, which is said to comprise above three hundred 

 species, is confined almost exclusively to South America. Few, 

 Mr. Warner states, are worth growing except for their fragrance. 

 Those most distinguished for the beauty and size of their flowers 

 are E. nemorale ; E. Skinneri ; and E. prismaticarpum, unknown as 

 yet, I believe, in this country. The following have been 

 introduced, of which the two last are not uncommon in Calcutta : 

 E. vitellinum ; E. falcatum; E. polyanthum ; E. macrophyllum ; E. 

 cochleatum ; E. crassifolium, a free bloomer, bearing upright dense 

 spikes of purplish, rose-coloured flowers ; and E. ciliare, which 

 bears white spider-like blossoms, two of the petals with pretty 

 eyelash-like fringe. 



Broughtonia. 



B. sanguinea. Native of Jamaica. Pseudo-bulbs flat and 

 round ; flowers blood-red ; thrives and blossoms well in Calcutta. 



Lcelia. 



A South American genus, containing some of the most superb 

 of the Orchids. L. anceps ; L. majalis ; L. purpurata ; L. super- 

 biens, accounted amongst the finest,' have been introduced of 

 late into Calcutta, as well as L. acuminata and L. autumnalis. 



Cattleya. 



A genus closely allied to the above, and confined principally 

 to Central America and the Brazils. The flowers they bear are 

 accounted to be amongst the largest in the order, some being as 

 much as seven inches across from tip to tip of the petals. The 

 finest of all is C. Warscewiczii. Next to it stand C. Mossise ; 

 C. labiata ; C. crispa ; C. Skinneri ; C. Aclandiae ; which have 

 been introduced into Calcutta, and flower well in the Botanical 

 Gardens. 



