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Epidendrum. 

 being purple and white. The flowers appear in autumn. Native 

 of Mexico and Costa Rica; introduced in 1S39. Syn. In-irkcria 

 Lindu-yaiia. (Fig. 7S ; Ji. ^T., t. 6ogS.) 



E. macrochilum [Hi^ok ). — A synonym of E. afropinfureuni. 



E. Medusse (i>tv///^). — 

 Few Orchids present a 

 more singular appearance 

 than this. It has slender 

 pendent stems ift. in 

 length, covered with the 

 flattened sheathmg bases 

 of the leaves. The oblong 

 fleshy leaves are arranged 

 in two opposite rows, and 

 measure 2in. to 4in. in 

 length : thev are notched 

 at tile tips, and are oi a 

 pale glaucous green. The 

 flowers, of which one to 

 three are produced in 

 the axils of the terminal 

 leaves, are 2in, to 3in, in 

 diameter, and ot leathery 

 texture : sepals and petals 

 narrowly oblong, yellowish- 

 green, faintly edged with 

 purplish-brown ; lip ma- 

 roon - purple. orbicular, 

 notched at the apex, and 

 two-lobed at the base ; 



it is 2in. in diameter, is furnished with a conspicuous fringe 

 lormed by the entire margin being divided into jiumerous long 

 and pointed segments. Ecuador, 1S67. Syn. Xaiiodes Mediisir. 

 (Fig, 79; B. yCt. 5723,) 



E. nemorale (Lind/.).— ll is during summer that the fragrant 

 flowers of this beautiful plant are borne. The pseudo-bulbs 

 are conical, 4in. long, bearing a pair of strap-shaped, coriaceous, 

 bright -ree'n ieaves "ift. long. The panicles are covered with 

 warts, and are 2ft, to 3ft. long, and many-flowered ; each flower 

 is 4in. across, delicate in texture, the narrow, spreading sepals and 

 petals being of a soft rose or delicate mauve ; the lip is three- 

 lobed. crenulate, white, lined with red, and has a marginal 

 border of dark' rose. Mexico, 1S44. Syn, E. Ternuvsiim. 

 (B, M.. t, 4606,; 



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(,j. nat. size). 



