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MASDEVALLIA SHUTTLEWORTHII re. ¢ 
Dense czspitosa foliis petiolato cuneato oblongis apice minute tridentatis, pedunculis unifloris folia subequantibus, perigonii cupula medium versus 
fissa, sepalo impari semiovali cucullato sub seta gibberoso, sepalis lateralibus semioblongis acutatis, omnibus in caudas ipsis bene longiores extensis, tepalis 
minutis ligulatis supra basin angustam semihastato dilatatis in angulum apice intus inflexum, apice retusis quadridentatis seu tridentatis, linea elevatula 
obliqua extus per perigonium, labello basi cordato pandurato seu obovato apice obtuse acuto seu emarginato, lineis obscuris geminis elevatis plus minus 
obscuris per discum seu tantum antice, papula nunc anteposita, column androclinio postice membrana elevata denticulata. 
M: CAUDATA, Lindl. Herb. specim. Hartweg et Linden! ; nec Lindl. Gen. et Spec. Orch., p. 193! ; ad specimen Goudotii stabilita ! 
ALLIA SHUTTLEWORTHUH, Rchb, f, in Gard. Chron, 1875, p. 170!; Hook. B. Mag.,6373!; Warner, Williams T. Moore, Orch, Alb. vol. I. pl. 5! 
Plantula dense cwspitosa. Petioli vulgo atrati. Folia quoad longitudinem multum varia. Pedunculus gracilis folium aquans. Flores pro planta 
magni speciosi. Sepalum impar ochraceum brunneopurpurco longitudinaliter nervosum apicem versus purpureo punctatum, extus ochraceum striolis punctisque 
brunneo purpureis, nervo mediano viridi seu flavo. Sepala lateralia extus roseo lavata nervo mediano viridulo seu flavo, intus alba purpureo punctulata, 
Tepala alba nunc lineola obscura sub apice. Labellum album violaceo punctatum. Columna alba purpureo punctata. 
Crescit in arbustis sylvularum umbrosarum (alt. 1670 hexaped, Linden!) territorii Cauca: Hartweg! Linden! Holten! Shuttleworth! Smith! 
Lehmann ! Simon! Wallace! Hab. a exc. Bull! Low! Veitch! Sander! Wallace! In Europa prima floruit anno 1877 apud exc. dom. Punchard ! 
4. XANTHOCORYS, Rchb. f, G. Chron., 1882, March 18, 306: colore pallidiori, vulgo minor, sepalo impari pulchre flavo brunnco striato. 
Cultam habui ab ill. Eq. Trevor Lawrence ac ab exc, Sander. HI. G. Rehb. f. 
Figure analytice: aucta, Flos a latere. Tepala quatuor ; duo intus visa, Labella quatuor. Unum labellum interne. Columna a fronte ac interne. 
ALTHOUGH not a showy Orchid, this little plant possesses a beauty peculiar to itself. The quiet colour of its flowers, their 
fragrance, and the singular elegance of its growth, render it distinct in the large genus Masdevallia, which now 
numbers upwards of a hundred, a large proportion of which are in cultivation at the present day, and are among the most 
popular Orchids. It was first collected for gardens by Edward Shuttleworth, after whom Professor Reichenbach named 
it, in October, 1874, in the United States of Colombia, on the mountains to the left of Agua Largo, in the state of 
Cuindenamarca, and within thirty miles of Bogota, where it grows on trees at an elevation of from 6,500 to 7,000 feet 
above sea level. After three unsucessful attempts to import it alive into Europe, the first live plant arrived in 
England intermixed with a large mass of a Pleurothallis, brought home by a gentleman who presented it to Mr. W. H. 
Punchard, of Poulett Lodge, Twickenham, where it flowered in 1877. It has been imported many times of late years, 
but as the consignments usually arrive dead, it has not become common in collections. 
It is of compact growth, the short, fleshy leaves being produced in-a tuft, and these are overtopped by the slender 
flower stems, each bearing one bloom. The colour of the flowers varies in richness, but the rosy red tint is always disposed 
in those peculiar freckled markings shown so well in our plate. Sometimes the graining of the sepals is heavy, and this 
characterises the best varieties; the vinous purple streaks, too, on the dorsal sepals are more pronounced in the finest 
forms, which also have the broadest sepals and the longest tails, the colouring of which latter is more uniform, being 
always greenish at the base, deepening into orange-yellow at the tips. A finely developed flower measures between eight 
and nine inches across from tip to tip of the sepals. Quite distinct in colour is the variety xanthocorys, the lowermost 
figure in our plate. In its flowers the rosy red tint is almost absent, the whole flower being of a straw colour, with faint 
lines on the dorsal sepal, and the texture, too, of the sepals is thinner than that of the typical form. This pale variety is 
decidedly more fragrant than the other, which in a measure compensates for the absence of high colour. It was introduced 
several years after the typical plant. 
This Masdevallia is easily managed, as it is so free in growth. It is also a profuse flowerer, and it is not uncommon 
to see a moderate sized tuft carrying a dozen flowers. Like the majority of Masdevallias from the mountain regions of 
South America, it delights in a mild and equable temperature and a moisture-laden atmosphere. It may be best grown 
in shallow pans suspended close under the roof, or placed on a shelf in a light position. It must never be allowed to 
become dry, but requires most water during early summer when developing its growth ; indeed, if ample drainage is 
provided there is little fear of over-watering this and other Masdevallias of a similar nature during summer. 
