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Plate 138. 



CH Y SI S 



BRACTESCENS 



Bracteated Chysis. 



adnato 



Petala sepalis conformia. 



patulum 



Golumna 



mutica. Anthera subrotunda, opercularis, glabra. Pollinia 8, in lamlnam luteam 

 semifusa; quatuor exterioribus tenuibus^ quatuor interiora crassiora abscondentibus. Bostcllum 



convexum. — Herb 



ifl^ 



Chysis hradescens ; iDracteis cucullatis venosis foliaceis ovario longioribus, sepalis petalisque ovatis 

 obtusis, labelli lobis lateralibus obtusis intermedio minore carnoso bilobo hypocliilio plicato, 

 lamellis 5 carnosis subsequalibus parallelis basi pubescentibus, columna latissima carnosa cym- 



biformi antice pubescente. Lindl. 



Ml 



Chysis hradescens is a Mexican plant introduced by the late Mr. George Barker 



whom it blossomed in 1840 



It 



much superior in beauty 



C 



and a Iractescens; indeed, in the pure white of its sepals and petals, and the rich gold 

 of the lip, it ranks as a formidable rival to Phalcenopsis amahilis itself. It flowers ni 

 May or June, and is of the easiest culture, though it will not be content with a less 

 degree of heat than Cattleyas require. 



Fig. 1. Front view of the labellum. 2. Column. 3. Pollen-masses :--mai/7u>i 



