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STANHOPEA SHUTTLEWORTHIL eis. 7 
E grege Stanhopew Wardii, Lodd. hypochilio valde abbreviato, basi cupuliformi expanso, brevi, superiori margine incurvato sinu_insiliente 
profundo (angulo basilari Stanhope Wardii non evoluto), ore hypochilii aperto amplissimo, falculis lateralibus valde depressis latis, epichilio obtuse triangulo, 
is bene latis, alulis minutis. 
EF nunc bene apiculato, columna: 
Se STANHOPEA SHUTTLEWORTHII, Rehb. f,, Gard. Chron., 1876, June 17, p. 7: 
ey : eee, 
( Pseudobulbi magni conici sulcati monophylli, vulgo valde obscure tincti, Folium 
a petiolari basi late oblongum acutum. Racemus pendulus laxiflorus pluriflorus. Bractex 
ality qelbracellte acute ovarii duas tertias in floribus infimis aquantes. Hypochilium 
sile antrorsum imbo superiori profunde et argute angulato 
Auta a basi apicem versus bicarinatum limbo superio: Anguli capitis rectanguli. 
Canalis clausus postice apertus. Cornua complanato depressa rectiuscula, Epichilium 
antice utrinque juxta apicem sinuatum., Column ale semioblonga: 
; ultra dimidium, inferius ab apice extensa. Alula minutissime angulata. 
Specimen typicum sepala ac tepala armeniaca habebat annulis quibusdam purpureis. 
2 Labelli hypochillum basi et medio aurantiacum, ceterum album, uti mesochilium et epichi- 
We lium. Hoc tamen antice ochraceo lavatum, basi guttulis atropurpureis. Columna_per 
| JR dorsum viridis. Ala alba: maculis quibusdam purpureis. 
Oe . Specimen ab e. 5. Low missum sepala ac tepala simpliciter armeniaca gessit. 
J Tepala et columna valde fuere guttata. Hypochilium basi macula grandi. 
Planta typica ! in horto botanico hamburgensi alio anno sepala et tepala simpliciter 
Ce 
Figure analytic. Hypochilium superne et inferne visum. — armeniaca lata monstravit, hypochilium basi pluri 
Falcule mesochilii resect. Hypochilium longitudinaliter In Nova Granata ab exc. peregrinatore Shuttleworth tum exc, W. Bull detecta. Ab 
sectum. Epichilia duo. exc, W. Bull inflorescentiam et totam plantam accepi. H. G. Rehb. f. 
Ir is singular that the Stanhopeas are less commonly grown at the present day than any other genus of showy Orchids, 
though, years ago, when our gardens were not so rich in cool Orchids as now, they were highly esteemed. The popular 
impression is that the flowers of Stanhopeas are so fugacious that do not repay cultivation. ' Their duration can 
only be called short, however, when compared with the enduring character of most other Orchid flowers, for 
some of the Stanhopeas last in perfection of bloom for a week and even a fortnight. Apart, however, from the 
question of duration Stanhopeas claim attention on account of their grandeur, their large, richly-coloured, and often 
Then, again, there are few 
fragrant flowers, and their handsome evergreen foliage such as few other Orchids posses 
other Orchids that give a better idea of the gorgeousness and strangeness of tropical plant life. When seeing them in 
bloom one associates them with all the surroundings of a tropical forest, with gaily plumaged birds, glittering butterflies, 
an atmosphere redolent of the spicy fragrance of flowers and fruits, and full of the various sounds arising from the 
incessant activity of animated life in the tropics. There are about twenty known species of Stanhopea, and of these a 
good number are in cultivation. Most of them possess extraordinary beauty, and the flowers of all are of such strange 
and even weird shapes that they seem to us imitations of grotesque forms of animal life. 
Stanhopea Shuttleworthii is a comparatively new species; it was discovered 
1875 by E. Shuttleworth who was travelling in the State of Tolima, in the western 
Andes, New Grenada. The locality in which he found it was between Frias and Lebano. 
It was first flowered by Mr. W. Bull, at Chelsea, in 1876, and soon after was named in 
compliment to the collector and described by Reichenbach in the Gardeners’ Chronicle. 
It is a very free flowerer, there being as many as a dozen or fifteen flowers on a raceme 
and the plant from which our plate was prepared bore four spikes of fully expanded 
flowers. The flowers are arranged in a loose pendulous raceme and possess a strong 
aromatic fragrance. The plant may be described as combining the rich colours of S. Wardii 
with the habit and form of S. insignis. It is exceedingly scarce in its native habitat and 
a few plants only were seen by its discoverer. 
The culture of Stanhopeas is attended with no difficulty, all being easily managed 
if placed under suitable conditions. Basket culture is essential on account of the flower 
spikes being always produced from the base of the plant. Square teak baskets are best, 
and these should be shallow ; very little drainage material must be used as this is likely 
to injure the spikes while thrusting themselves through it. Broken charcoal, rough leaf 
mould and plenty of live sphagnum moss make a good Stanhopea compost. All the 
species require warm treatment, such as that afforded by an ordinary hot and moist plant 
stove ; indeed, the finest Stanhopeas we ever saw were suspended beneath the roof of a 
large palm stove. An important point in Stanhopea culture is to give the plants a 
thorough rest by keeping them dry and ina much lower temperature than when in active 
growth. The resting period should extend from about October till February, when the 
ible 
plants begin active growth. As soon as indications of new growths are vis 
after the long rest, the baskets should be dipped in tepid water and should remain Stanhopea Shuttleworthii, 
in it until thoroughly soaked, and throughout the summer they should be dipped 
twice or thrice a week. After the current season’s bulbs are fully developed the watering should be gradually lessened until 
it is almost entirely withheld during winter. The baskets should, during rest, be hung in the coolest part of the house, 
away from the drying heat of the pipes. Stanhopeas should only be re-basketed when absolutely necessary, as they all 
dislike disturbance of the roots. 
Our plate represents a plant in the possession of Baron Hruby von Geleny, Peckau, near Kolin, Austria. 
