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ORCHIDS 



Brassia. 



a long time in full beauty. Introduced from Brazil in 1S39. 

 (B. R., 1S41, t. 18.) 



A'^ar. loiigissi/iia {Rclih. f.) has a many-flowered scape, nearly 2ft, 

 in length. The sepals are deep orange-yellow, blotched and 

 spotted with reddish-purple, and as much as 7 in. in length, 

 is about 3in. in length, pale yellow, dotted and spotted 

 the base 



The lip 

 towards 

 flowers 

 (B. iM., 



with 



purple. It is a magnificent variety, and 

 during August and September. Costa Rica, 1S67. 



748. 



B. maculata 



that flowered in 



(7?. £r.).—On& of 

 Britain, having been 



the earliest 

 introduced 

 figured 

 nical 



exotic Orchids 

 in 1806, and 

 in the "Bota- 

 Register " in 



Fig. 21. Flower of Br.assi.a. maculat.-v 



(nat. ?.ize). 



spotted with jiurplish-brown throughout, 

 good deal in size in different examples. 

 (B. jNI., t. 4003.) 



1814, from a plant 

 which flowered at Kew. 

 The sepals and petals 

 are pale yellow, ir- 

 regularly spotted with 

 brown, the former 

 being short compared 

 with those of other 

 species ; the lip is 

 large and spoon-shaped, 

 white, spotted about 

 the centre with brown 

 and purple. Its flowers, 

 which are somewhat 

 showy, are produced 

 during spring and early 

 summer. It is a native 

 of Jamaica. (Fig. 21 ; 

 B. R., t. 1691.) 



"\^ar. guttata. — This 



is in cultivation under 



the name of B. JJ'ravte. 



It has greenish flowers, 



The blossoms vary a 



Native of Guatemala. 



B. verrucosa {Liiidl. 



green foliage ; the scape 



large, with greenish-white 



with blackish purple. 



I. — A robust plant, with large, deep 

 is many-fiowered, the blossoms being 

 sepals and petals, which are blotched 

 The lip is white, ornamented with 



numerous little green protuberances, or warts, from which the 



