642 orchid-grower's manual. 



p. CRISTATA MODIGLIANIANA, RcJih. /.—A lovely variety, having white 

 flowers, the tip of the column being lemon-yellow. Dedicated to the Chevalier 

 Modigliani, of Florence. — Brazil. 



Fig. — Lindenia, iii. 1. 117. 



P. CRISTATA RANDI, Linden et Rodigas. — This variety differs, from the type 

 in the narrower more elongated petals, but especially in the coloration, which 

 is of a light reddish-brown ; the sepals have a white marginal border, and at the 

 base some transverse and longitudinal white marks, while the petals have broad 

 white marginal borders, and some transverse bands at the base. It is dedicated 

 to Mr. E. S. Eand, author of Orchid Culture. 



Fig. — Lindenia, i. t. 30. 



P. GRANDIS, Bchh. /.—This species produces handsome flowers about twice 

 the size of those of P. cnstata. It has small angular ovate clustered pseudobulbs, 

 short elliptic lanceolate acuminate plaited leaves, and pendent three-flowered 

 scapes, bearing semi-expanded flowers 7 inches across ; the sepals and petals are 

 broad ovate-lanceolate, creamy white in the lower half, transversely spotted and 

 barred with chocolate purple, the apical portion being entirely covered with 

 this purple colour, and the petals having the markings in narrower and finer 

 bands set more concentrically ; the lip is somewhat obovate in outline, with a 

 blackish purple claw widening into an oblong-obovate cream-coloured disk, 

 from which a pair of bluntly linear incurved chocolate brown side lobes pro- 

 ceed ; it then becomes constricted, the front lobe furnished with two laterally 

 spreading acute recurved blackish purple falcate teeth, and terminating in 

 a roundish knob, covered with a bunch of shaggy cream-coloured glandular 

 hairs; the column is green spotted with purple and tipped with bright 

 yellow. A fine flower of this species was communicated by W. Williams, Esq., 

 Sugnell Hall, Eccleshall, StafEordshire. It flowers in October and November. — 

 Brazil. 



Fig. — OroJdd Album, iv. t. 143 ; Xenla Oroh., iii. t. 255 ; Gard. Chroii., 3rd ser., 

 1893, xiv. p. 561,f. 93. 



P. LINDENIANA, Rclib. f. — This species is allied to F. cristata, which it much 

 resembles in growth; the flowers have the segments broader than those of that 

 species, and they have the peculiarity of carrying the lip uppermost ; the sepals 

 are light reddish-brown with broad white marginal borders ; petals same colour, 

 with narrow sharply defined white marginal borders. It was discovered by 

 Mr. Bungeroth near the sources of the Orinoco. — Venezuela. 



Fig. — Lindenia, iii. t. 106. 



P. RUGOSA, Rclib. /. — A pretty little free-flowering species. The pseudo- 

 bulbs are very small, nearly terete, furrowed, the leaves cuneate below and 

 much acuminate, and the scapes pendulous bearing two flowers as large as 

 those of P. cristata; the sepals and petals are white or creamy yellow, dis- 

 tinctly spotted with dull purple ; the lip reddish-purple with a white fringe. 

 It flowers during the summer months. This variety Eeiohenbach suggested 

 should be called SANDERIANA, and the other New Grenadan variety, which 



