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Sou tic aria. 



interesting and remarkable of all Orchids. Ver^' closely 

 allied in the construction of their flowers to Ma.xillaria, 

 they are totally distinct in their long, pendent, terete, 

 whip-like leaves (hence Lindle\-'s name from scutica. a 

 whip), and short, ringed stems. The flowers, ^^•hich are 

 large and strikingly handsome, occur on short stalk.s^ not 

 more than two or three together ; the large sepals and 

 somewhat smaller petals are spreading, the bases of the 

 two lo\\-er sepals being united to form a chin. The lip is 

 concave, trilobed, difterenth- coloured from the rest of the 

 flower. The species are natives of tropical South America. 

 Culture. — Scuticarias are found in a natural state growing 

 upon trees, and they prox^e most satisfactory under 

 culti\-ation when treated as epiph)-tes. The\- should be 

 fastened on blocks of teak, or placed in baskets or shallow 

 pans. i". Hadiueiii thri\-es in an intermediate-house ; the 

 others should have a place in the stove. When grown on 

 blocks we find that the\- do best hung against a moist back 

 wall where they obtain plenty of direct sunlight. During 

 winter little water is necessar)- : sufficient, howe\-er, should 

 be given to pre\-ent shrivelling. In summer the blocks 

 should alwa}-s be moist ; they maj' be s\'ringed two or 

 three times on sunn_\- da\-s. 



S. Hadvveni (Bentli.). — A very liandsome and interesting 

 species, with terete, dark green, usually pendent leaves, i?, ft. long, 

 poiated, grooved on one side ; they are neither so long nor so 

 flexible as those of the better-known .S'. Steelii, and may occasion- 

 ally be seen growing erect. The flowers are produced singly on 

 short scapes, and measure upwards of 4in. at their widest 

 diameter ; the sepals and petals are oblong, pointed, greenish- 

 yellow, boldly blotched with reddish-brown. The lip is i!in. 

 broad, the sides being turned up and the margin wavy ; it is 

 white, blotched with pale rose, contrasting prettily with the rest 

 of the flower. At Kew a healthy example of this plant has for 

 many years been grown in a sunny position in an intermediate- 

 house, where it thrives and flowers regularly. This species 

 deserves a more extended cultivation. It is a native of Brazil, 

 and was introduced in 1851, when it was known as Bifreuaria 

 Hadwetii. (B. M., t. 4629.) 



Var. bella is a beautiful variety, with sepals and ].ietals yellowish 

 outside, bright crimson spotted and blotched with pale sulphur 

 inside; lip white, spotted with light brown on the disk and side 

 lobes, and with mauve on the front lobe. 



