452 ORCHIDS 



SCAPHOSEPALUM. 



Pfitzer's name for a small genus of cool-house Orchids 

 belonging to the tribe Epidendrea;, and formerly included 

 under Masdevallia. They differ from Masdevallias in 

 having the dorsal sepal free, the lateral ones forming a 

 boat-shape under the lip, which is strongl)' recurved and 

 curled up — hence the generic name from skaphe, a boat, 

 and Sipaliuii, a sepal. The species are chiefly of botanic 

 interest. Occasionally met with in cultivation are species 

 like i". aiichorifcriim [Rolfe], S. breve (Rolfe), S. gibberosuiii 

 (Rolfe), and 6'. szuerticrfolinin, generally under the name of 

 Masdevallia. 



SCAPHYQLOTTIS. 



Under this name is found a small genus of stove 

 epiphytal Orchids belonging to the tribe Epideudrea. 

 The generic name, given by Poeppig and Endlicher, is 

 from skaplie, a boat, and glotta, a tongue ; in allusion to 

 the hollowed lip. Popularly this genus is known as the 

 Boat-Lip Orchid. The species are natives of South 

 America. Flowers small, twin or few in a fascicle ; 

 lateral sepals prolonged at the base, and often connate at 

 the foot of the long, erect column ; petals similar ; lip 

 narrow, continuous with the column and turning up so 

 as to be parallel with it. Leaves narrow, coriaceous. 

 Stems slender, straggling. Pseudo-bulbs borne in the 

 axils of the leaves. .S". Beliri {Hort.) is sometimes found 

 in cultivation. 



SCHOMBURGKIA. 



There are about tweKe species belonging to this genus, 

 of the tribe Epidendrece, the name given b)- Lindley being 

 in compliment to Sir R. Schomburgk. All the species are 

 natives of tropical America, and are epiphytal, with erect 

 stem-like pseudo-bulbs — which in some species are hollow — 

 bearing at the top from one to three leathery leaves. 

 When not in flower some of them closel)' resemble certain 

 species of Cattleya or of Lalia. The flower-stems are 

 produced from the apex of the pseudo-bulbs, and are re- 

 markable for the length to which they occasionally grow 

 — in S. tibieiiiis as much as 8ft. The flowers are showy, 



