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PE CCCXCIVE 
LYCASTE CINNABARINA Ro -FE. 
THE CINNABAR LYCASTE. 
LYCASTE. Vide Lindenia, Engl. ed., Ill, p. 11. 
Lycaste cinnabarina, Pseudobulbi ovoideo-oblongi 8,5 cm. longi. Folia 1 
. elliptico-oblonga, subacuta, 
basi attenuata, 70 cm. longa, 13 cm. lata. Scapi circa 15 cm. alti, vaginae 3-4 cm. longae. Sepalum posticum lanceolato- 
oblongum, subobtusum, 6-8 cm. longum, 2 cm. latum ; lateralia falcata, caeteris similia ; mentum obtusum, I cm. 
longum. Petala elliptico-oblonga, subobtusa, basi attenuata, 6 cm. longa, 2 cm. lata. Labellum elliptico-oblongum, 
obscure trilobum, basi attenuatum, 4 cm. longum, lobis lateralibus parvis rotundatis obtusis, intermedio orbiculari- 
oblongo, obtuso v. emarginato undulato denticulato, callo magno carnoso truncato. Columna clavata. 
Lycaste cinnabarina ROLFE in Orchid Review, I, p. 303. 
his handsome Lycaste was discovered by Warscewicz, at the sources of 
the Maranon River, Peru, as long ago as 1853. It was included in the 
Catalogue of Warscewicz’s sale, under the name of Mavillaria cinna- 
barina Linvt., as “ a new species, with pale yellowish green flowers and a rich 
apricot-coloured lip. ” This however appears to refer to dried specimens, not to 
living plants. It is interesting to record that the species has now appeared in 
cultivation, having been introduced from Peru by Messrs Linpen, L’Horricut- 
TURE INTERNATIONALE, Brussels, in whose establishment it has recently flowered. 
The species is allied to L. mesochlaena Reus. ¥. and L. gigantea Linvt. In the 
shape of the sepals and petals it much resembles the former, also in its light 
yellowish green colour; but the lip is totally different in both respects. The side 
lobes are small and rounded, in fact nearly obsolete instead of being oblong and 
well developed, while the colour, instead of being similar to that of the sepals 
and petals, is of a deep apricot or light orange-brown, which forms an elegant 
contrast with the sepals and petals. The front lobe is undulate and slightly 
denticulate, especially on the sides. L. gigantea has long scapes and longer more 
acute sepals and petals, besides which, in this species, the bract is three times 
as long as the ovary. 
Several of Warscewicz’s Peruvian species have remained almost unknown 
for long periods after their original discovery, and their re-appearance is certainly 
very interesting. Odontoglossum praestans, figured some time ago in this work, is 
another of these Warscewiczian plants, of which prior to its rediscovery very 
little was known. 
Lycaste cinnabarina will doubtless succeed well under the same treatment as 
its allies, and from its distinctly contrasted colours will probably form a welcome 
addition to the group with ciliated lips, which includes L. costata LinDL., 
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