SACCOLABIUM 



small; sepals subequal, free, spreading, the lateral pair 

 not decurrent on the base of the column ; petals similar, 

 sometimes wider; labellum united with the base of the 

 column, spurred, the mouth of the spur open; pollinia 

 on a filiform stipe. About 20 species. Can be propa- 

 gated by offsets and by cut-backs. Fresh stock is con- 

 stantly imported. Heinrich Hasselbrinq. 



This interesting genus embraces a number of pretty 

 and distinct species from Borneo, Cochiu China, India, 

 Java and Manila. They are closely allied to the genera 

 Aerides, Phalsenopsis and Vanda, and require somewhat 

 similar treatment, but do not always acclimatize them- 

 selves as readily to artificial cultivation unless given a 

 location with more or less natural surromi. line's, rlioiiijh 

 some of the more free-growing spt-i-ir,. hk, .s. ,,un'iil- 

 laceum, *S'. CHrrifoliwm, S. cceleste Mini // ni- 



<i HHW, can usually be grown success 111 I i ( ,.\a 



or Cypripedium department. The hiru^' ;i..\iii- -piriis 

 with thick, succulent leaves require a warm, iijuist atiuos- 

 phere where the winter temper.ature can be retained at 

 (J5° to 70° F. by night and about 7d° during the day, and 

 in the summer or growing season 10 degrees in advance 

 of this. 



All succeed best when suspended from the roof in 

 pans, baskets or on blocks where they can have free 

 circulation of air about them at all times, receive indi- 

 rect benefit of the sun's influence, which will harden 

 their tissue, and where the compost may readily and 

 frequently dry out, during the resting period especially. 

 Grown otherwise the more succulent species, such as 

 *'. qiyanteum (a Vanda), make soft, weak tissue, which 

 is susceptible to wet spot, a usually fatal disease Clean, 

 chopped sphagnum, fieely mteispersed with broken 

 " ■■ tistactory growing ma- 



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Shading should be applied 

 until November to break the sun's direct raj s, but d' 

 ing the balance of the year when the solar light is weak 

 its direct influence will be found beneficial. In bright 

 weather during the growing season the plants need a 

 liberal supply of water, both at the roots and over the 

 foliage, but during the resting period and in wet, in- 

 clement weather, water and syringing must be carefully 

 and sparingly administered. Judgment in this respect 

 is very essential to the successful culture of these 

 plants. The supply of Saccolabiums is kept up by fresh 

 importation. These cultural directions apply also to the 

 genus Rhynchostylis. Robert M. Grey. 



A. Fls. rose-colored. 



Hendersoniinum, Reichb. f . Dwarf: Ivs. 4-6 in. long, 

 strap-shaped, subacute, distichous on the stems, but 

 spreading in various directions: raceme upright, about 

 as long as the Ivs.: fls. forming a cylindrical mass, 

 bright rose, -V, in. across; dorsal sepals orbicular, con- 

 cave, lateral imi-s larger, obovate-oblong ; petals obo- 

 vatc: hilHlluiii a blunt, straight spur with 3 teeth at the 

 mouth, white. Borneo. B.M. 6222. 



ampuUiceum, Lindl. Fig. 2225. Dwarf: stem 6-8 in. 

 high, with 2 rows of Ivs.: Ivs. strap-shaped, channeled, 

 apex truncate and dentate: racemes nearly erect, 4-6 in. 

 high: fls. deep rose color; sepals and petals ovate, 

 veined, spreading out flat; labellum linear- falcate, one- 

 half as long as the petals; spur slender, straight. May, 

 June. N. India. B.M. 5595. P.M. 13:49. J.H. 111. 

 32:463. — Var. Moulmeinfinae, Hort., is a geographical 

 variety with stronger growth and larger fls. 

 AA. Fls,' orange or scarlet-orange. 



curvifdiium, Lindl. Stems short: Ivs. linear, 8-10 in. 

 long, 2-toothed at the apex: racemes somewhat droop- 

 ing, in. long, dense: fls. 1 in. across, bright orange 

 scarlet; sepals and petals ovate to obovate, spreading; 

 labellum orange, blade linear, truncate, spur obtuse. 

 May, June. Burma. Java. B.M. 5326 (as S. mmiotem). 

 I.H. 13:493. 



SAFFRON THISTLE iDUt) 



cerinum, Reichb. f. Stem short, thick: Ivs. strap- 

 shaped, obtusely 2-lobed: raceme dense, half drooping: 

 fls. orange, with a paler spur; sepals oblong; petals 

 ovate. Sunda Islands. 



AAA. Fls. white, spotted with blue. 



coel^ste, Reichb. f. Plant rarely 1 ft. high, with de- 

 curved Ivs. and erect, densely fld. racemes 6-9 in. long: 

 fls. white, with the front of the lip and the tips of the 

 segments sky-blue; sepals and petals cuneate, oblong, 

 obtuse; labellum rhomboid, spur compressed, curved. 

 July, Aug. Siam. J.H. HI. 28:87. 



S. Blilmei, Lindl = Rhynchostylis retusa.— S. giganUum, 

 Lmdl ^Vauil.a deiiMllora.— .S'. (;w»a(wm, Lindl. =Rhynchostylis 

 retusa. — *'. Hamsonianuin, Hook. = Rhynchostylis violacea. 



2225 Saccolabium ampuUaceum ( X K) 



tisi-S Sheidii. 

 I Reichb f = 

 IlASSELBRINO 



SACKED BEAN of Egypt. Nymphcea Lotus. 

 SACKED BEAN of India. Nelumbo micifera. 



SAFFLOWEK. Carthamus. 



SAFFRON. Crocus sativus. 



SAFFRON, FALSE. Carthamus tinctorius. 



SAFFRON, MEADOW. See Colchicum. 



SAFFRON THISTLE. Carthamus tinctorius. 



