450 ORCHIDS 



Saccolabium. 



S. violaceum {Liiidl.). — 'I'his has leaves loin. to i2in. long 

 and 2in. wide, borne in two opposite rows on an erect stem; they 

 are of a dark green colour, with longitudinal lines of a deeper 

 shade, and are distinctly two-lobed at the ti|js. The flowers are 

 numerous, on pendulous racemes ift. or more long, each flower 

 being I in. in diameter. The sepals and petals are ^vhite, spotted 

 with pale mauve ; the li[) is dark mauve, marked with about si.\ 

 lines of a yet deeper shade proceeding from the base. Philip- 

 pines, 1S39. The blossoms usually appear in January and 

 February, and remain in good condition for about a month. 

 (B. R., 1847, t. 30) ; 



\ax. Harrisoniaiium has ivory-white and very fragrant flowers. 

 Imported plants have borne old flower-racemes 2ft. in length, 

 but under cultivation they are only about half as long. Syn. 

 6'. Harris(Uiia)uii)i. (B. M., t. 5433.) 



S. Wightianum (Liinll.). — The plant sometimes listed as 

 above is Acrides radliosiiin. 



SARCANTMUS. 



Warm-house, epiphytal Orchid.s belonging to the tribe 

 Vandcir. Lindley's name is from sar.\\ sarkos, flesh, and 

 luithos, a flower ; referring to the substance of the flowers. 

 The species are natix'es of the East Indies, South China, 

 and the A'Iala)'an Archipelago. Flowers often )-ello\\'ish- 

 green, purplish within, small, shortly pedicellate ; sepals 

 and petals free, sub-ecjual, spreading, slightly fleshy ; lip 

 affixed to the base of the column, spreading, spurred at 

 the base, the lateral lobes shorty ear-like, or oblique, the 

 middle one o\'ate, oblong, or lanceolate ; column oblong, 

 sub-terete; pollen-masses four; peduncles lateral, often 

 slender, simple or paniculately branched. Lea\-es distichous, 

 coriaceous or flesh)-, flat or terete. Stems leafy, not 

 pseudo-bulbous. The species are of botanic interest. 



SARCOCHILUS. 



Warm intermediate-house, epiphytal Orchids belonging 

 to the tribe ]'andccr. The name, gi\-en b\- Robert Brown, 

 is from sai:\\ sarkos, flesh, and ckcilos, a lip ; alluding to 

 the fleshy lip. The species generally are of botanic 

 interest, and are rarely met with in cultivation. They 

 are nati\-es of the h:ast Indies, Malayan Archijielago, 

 Pacific Islands, and Australia. Flowers mediocre or 



