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ORCHIDS 



Mormodes. 

 side-lobes being smaller and reflexed ; like the other parts of 

 the flower, it is of a bright yellow, marked with brownish-crimson 

 spots. It flowers during July and August. Mexico, 1837. 

 (Fig. 106 ; B. M., t. 3900.) 



A"ar. nniiOlor resembles the type in habit and form of flower, 

 but the flowers are of a deep lemon-yellow and unspotted. 

 (B. M., t. 3879.) 



MYSTACIDIUM. 



Lincllc)''s name for a genus belonging to the tribe ]'andcce\ 

 it is derived from ntustax, miistakos, a moustache, and 

 cidos, resembling ; in allusion to the pointed prolongation of 

 the lip. Two or three species have been described, but it 

 is very- cjuestionable if any are in cultivation outside botanic 

 collections. They are natives of tropical and Southern 

 Africa. Flowers usually small, racemose ; sepals and 

 petals nearl}' equal, free, spreading ; lip affixed to the 

 base of the column, produced in a long slender spur, the 

 lateral lobes sometimes owate, erect, sometimes nearl}' 

 obsolete, the middle one erect or spreading, often ovate, 

 undi\'ided. Lea\-es distichous, usual!)- few, coriaceous, 

 spreading. Stems leaty, rigid. Allied to, and requiring the 

 same cultural conditions as, Angrcccnni. 



NANODES {Liiidl.). The plants formerly found under this 

 name are now removed to Epidendrum. 



NEOBENTHAMIA. 



Rolfe's name for a monot)-pic genus belonging to the 

 tribe J^aiidecc, and bestowed in honour of Mr. George 

 Bentham, joint author with Sir Joseph Hooker of the 

 " Genera Plantarum " ; the prefix i/co (new ) is to distinguish 

 it from the two previous!}' founded, but abandoned, genera 

 }->cnt]iainia . The species requires intermediate-house treat- 

 ment, similar to that recommended for Cyiidddiiiiii. 



N. gracilis {li(dfc). — Flowers pure white, with two rows ot 

 reddish spots on the lip, nearly lin. across ; racemes short, erect, 

 terminal, many-flowered. Leaves long-linear, acuminate, sheathing 

 at the base, recurved. Stems long, thin, tufted, bumboo-like. 

 Eastern Tropical Africa, 18S4. It flowers in February. (B. M., 

 t. 7221; G. C, 1S91, X., p. 272, fig. i^^.) 



