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and petals are of a light crimson red, with an irregular broad white border ; the 
lip is dark crimson, narrowly edged with white, the margins more jagged. 
The question as to the specific identity of T. crispa, as well as its affinity 
to T. coccinea Lou. and T. marginata Henrrey, which are closely allied to it 
does not yet appear to us sufficiently elucidated, and on this subject there are as 
many opinions as authors. Some, like Ep. Morren, consider these plants as mere 
variations of one specific type, and M. le Comte pu Buysson seems disposed to 
adopt this view of the question. Others, like ReicHenpacn, admit two species, 
namely T. crispa and T. marginata, the synonym of the latter being T. coccinea. 
Wittiam Hooker, and after him Cu. Lemaire, have confounded T. crispa and 
coccinea, in figuring the former under the name of the latter. Messrs VerTcu 
admit as distinct species 7. coccinea and T. marginata, adding T. crispa as a 
variety, and giving T. crispa marginata as a mere synonym of the second. 
The synonymy above mentioned shows we have adopted RzicHENBACH’s 
opinion; we do not affirm that it is the best, but it is the one generally adopted. 
Between T. crispa and T. marginata, the following differences may be noted : 
in the former the peduncles are bi-florous or even tri-florous, and the sepals and 
petals are bright red, with wavy edges; whereas in the latter the peduncles 
are uni-florous, and the sepals and petals are brownish green, with smooth 
edges. ; 
The habitat of T. crispa is Central America, where it was discovered about 
forty years ago by Warscewicz, who sent it to Mr. Rucker, of West Hill, 
Wandsworth. The latter exhibited it in 1837 at the Horticultural Society of 
London; it was on that occasion that Linney was able to study it and describe 
it in the Gardeners’ Chronicle. 
The variety marginata, which was described and figured by Rosert WaRNER 
in 1862, is far superior to the type and is considered the finest of cultivated 
Trichopilia. It appeared first in the collection of Mr. C. B. Warner, of Stratfort 
Green, who had bought it with two other plants as ordinary T. crispba; when 
they flowered, the three plants proved to be different varieties, the finest of which 
was figured by Roserr Warner. Our plate, representing the same variety, has 
been painted from a plant belonging to Mr. Arn. Wincqz, of Mons. 
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