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Mascieuallia. 



the lower half, and white in the upper; the tails are liin. long, 

 and yellow ; the upper sepal is concave, and is blotched with 

 yellow at the base. This free-flowering little plant requires 

 similar treatment to J/. cai/Jata. It blossoms about April. 

 Introduced in 1S73, from Colombia, where its discoverer found it 

 in cultivation in the Gardens of Donna Estrada. (B. M., t. 6171.) 



M. Qaskelliana {Rl/iIk /.). — A synonym of J/, efythroclhcte. 



M. gibberosa {Rchh. /). — A synonym of Stapliosepalum 

 gihhei-osuDi. 



M. gracilenta {Rihb. /.). — A synonym of CryptopIioranfJtiis 

 gracilentiis. 



M. Harryana (Rchb. /.). — The plants in cultivation under 

 this name are now recognised as varieties only of J/, coccinea. 



M. Hendersonl [Hort^). — This is a variety of J/, coccinea. 



M. hieroglyphica {Rchh. f.). — A distinct plant, with upper 

 sepal erect, flat, and having three dark lines and numerous dark 

 spots ; lateral ones nearly square, marked with a dark purple- 

 brown area, and the long tails suddenly bent down. Colombia, 

 18S2. 



M. Houtteana {Rchh. /.). — Flowers, sepals creamy- white, 

 profusely spotted with blood-red, broad, each leugthened out 

 into a thick, terete, red tail, and measuring from 2in. to 3in. 

 long; scape one-flowered. July. Leaves ift. long, ^in. broad. 

 Colombia, 1874. Syn. M. Benedicii. (F. d. S., t. 2106.) 



M. ignea {Rchb. /.). — A pretty, bright-flowered species, and 

 one of the most popular. The leaves are semi-erect, 4in. to 6in. 

 long, with an attenuated, stalk-like base, rounded at the apex, 

 ijin. across, fleshy, dark green. The scapes are gin. to r2in. 

 long, erect, one-flowered. Each flower has a short, curved 

 tube, so that the sepals face horizontally ; the upper one is 

 narrow, tailed, decumbent, i-i-in. long ; the two lower ones are 

 joined half-way down, broad-ovate, sharp-pointed, i-^in long, flat, 

 i^in. across the pair ; colour orange or flame-red, with six broad, 

 crimson lines. They are fleshy in substance, and remain fresh on 

 the plant for about six weeks. This species should be grown as 

 advised for the robust-growing species. It blossoms in spring. 

 Colombia, 1870. (B. M., t. 5'962.) 



There are numerous named varieties of this, the best of them 

 being ; auraniiaca, flowers orange-yellow ; Boddacrti, flowers 

 rose-tinted, yellow on the under side ; Eckhautii, flowers rich 

 crimson ; Afarshal/iaita, flowers large, yellowish ; JIassangeana, 

 flowers orange-scarlet, with crimson stripes, 2iin. across; and 

 S/ohartiana, flowers mauve-tinted. 



