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ZYGOPETALUM 



G. intermddium, Loild. Lvs. ensiform, 1}4 ft. lonpr, 

 is; in. wide: scape longer than the lvs., bearing 5-6 

 Hs'. each nearly 3 in. across: sepals and petaLs oblong, 

 acute, green with large, confluent blotches of brown ; 

 labellum rotund, narrowed at the base, deeply 2-Iobed 

 in front, pubescent, bluish white with radiating broken 

 lines of purplish blue; column green and white. Fls. 

 in winter, remaining in perfection about two months. 

 Brazil. R.H. 1873:190 (as Z. Birieri). - P\&nts of Z. 

 Mackaii are often cultivated under this name. 



7. SSdeni, Reichb. f. Plants ^^tr.-'V-. ^vith thf ■■•.■r.po 

 about as long as the lvs. and bi';n p ,. > . . J lU , , ,' - 

 and petals deep purple-brown. 



labellum pale purple in front, ; 



toward the base. P.M. 1880:417. -A g,.i(|r,, Ir, l,,!.| 



raised by Veitch. 



8. vioI4ceum, Reichb. f. (Btintleya violdcea, Lindl.). 

 Fig. 28U0. Lvs. as in Z. Lalindei: fls. on nodding 

 scapes 4-6 in. long, deep violet; sepals and petals ovate 

 revolute, tipped with yellowish green; labellum ovate, 

 cordate, crest of thick ridges covered by the arching 

 column. Guiana. F.S. 7:678. P.M. 8:1. 



9. coBlfiste, Reichb. f. (Bmea ca-Ustis, Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. 6-10 on a shoot, oblong-lanceolate, 6 in. long, 2 in. 

 broad, with 6 paler sheaths 3-4 in. long: fls. solitary, on 

 stout peduncles 6 in. in length; sepals broad, violet- 

 purple, darker toward the top and margined with yellow 

 at the tip, the lateral pair larger; petals like the dorsal 

 sepal but paler; labellum short-clawed, ovate, deeply 

 cordate, margins recurved and tip revolute, deep violet 

 with yellowish margins and a thick yellow crest. Pis. 

 freely in summer. Columbia. B.M. 6458. Gn. 31. p. 

 121; 49:1072. 



10. P4tini, Reichb. f. (BoUea Pdlim. Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. linear-oblong: fls. large, rose-colored, paler tlian 

 those of Z. LdUndei; sepals oblong attenuate, wavy, 

 the lower half of the lateral pair darker; petals trian- 



ZYGOPETALUM 



gular-oblong, undulate; labellum triangular hastate at 

 the base, yellow, tip revolute; column pink, covering 

 the thick yellow crest. Colombia. F.M. 1875:147. G.C 

 II. 3:9. 



11. LaUndei, Reichb. f. (Bollea Lalindei, Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. elliptic-lanceolate, about 1 ft. long: peduncles 3 

 in. long, with solitary fls. 2}4-3 in. broad: sepals ovate- 

 oblong, recurved at the tips, rose-colored, with straw- 

 colored tips; petals undulate-oblong, colored like the 

 sepals or with white margins; labellum ovate-hastate, 

 iirirL'iiis and tip recurved, golden yellow, disc with a 



' miliar crest of thick, radiating lamellse: column 



II than the disc, arched over it. Aug. Colombia. 

 i; 'i. I ;:;l.-Color of the flower varies to bright violet. 



l:;. Burtii, Benth. & Hook. (Batemdimia Biirtii, 

 Eudr. &, Reichb. f.). Lvs. elliptic -oblong, 10-14 in. 

 long: fls. solitary, 3 in. across; sepals and petals 

 broadly elliptic ovate, acute, reddish brown, spotted 

 with yellow; labellum trowel-shaped, cordate, white at 

 the base, apex brownish purple; crest pectinate. Costa 

 Rica. B.M. 6003. F.M. 1874:101. Gn. 57, p. 309. 



13. discolor, Reichb. f. ( Wdrrea discolor, Lindl. 

 Warczewlcs/Ua discolor, Reichb. f.). Lvs. narrowly 

 lanceolate, jointed, 9 in. long: scapes l-Hd., shorter 

 than the lvs.: sepals spreading, lanceolate, white: 

 petals shorter, ovate, white with a tinge of purple, half- 

 spreading; labellum large, broadly obovate, somewhat 

 convolute, white, changing to deep purple toward the 

 disk, and having a whitish or yellowish crest. Central 

 America. B.M. 4830. 



14. W^ndlandi, Reichb. f. ( Warczemczilla Wfnd- 

 htiidi.Hovt.). Lvs. tufted, lanceolate: fls. 4-5 in. across, 

 solitary, on a scape 3-4 in. long; sepals and petals 

 lanceolate, somewhat twisted, greenish white; labellum 

 ovate, cordate, undulate, white, streaked and spotted 

 with violet-purple: apex revolute. crest semi-circular, 

 violet-purple. Heinrich Hasselbring. 



2800. Zygopetalum violaceum 



