So8 ORCHIDS 



ZEUXINE. 



Although over seventy species of this genus of terrestrial 

 Orchids, of the tribe Neottiece, have been described, they 

 are seldom seen outside botanic collections. As now 

 constituted, this genus includes Moiiochilus. The species 

 are natives of tropical Africa, the East Indies, and the 

 Malayan Archipelago, and require the same cultural con- 

 ditions as Atioectochilus. Lindley's name is from seu.ris, a 

 joining ; in reference to the coherence of the petals with 

 the upper sepal. Flowers small, in sessile spikes ; upper 

 sepal erect, concave, the lateral ones spreading ; petals 

 narrow, often cohering with the upper sepal in a hood ; 

 lip adnate to the base of the very short column, erect, 

 concave, or slightly saccate at the base, within naked, or 

 with two calli, more or less contracted above the base. 

 Z. regia {Trimen) is the species sometimes found in 

 collections. 



ZYQO-BATEMANNIA. 



A bigeneric hybrid, obtained by crossing ^'^f'/t'/rf///;/; and 

 Bateviannia. It requires to be treated like the warm- 

 house species of Zygopctaliiin. 



Mastersii Z. cn'ititinii and B. Colleyi. 



ZYQO-COLAX. 



A bigeneric hybrid, obtained from Zygopctaliiin and 

 Colax. The principal cultural requirement is a warm, 

 moist position in the intermediate-house. The potting 

 compost should consist of one part fibrous peat, one part 

 decayed leaves, and the remaining portion living sphagnum 

 and sand. 



Aniesiana Z. hracliypetahim and C. jugosus (Sander). 



leopard inits Z. maxillare Gautieri and C. jiigosus (Wigan). 



V t'ltc/m Z. cn'n/'fuin and C. jugoszis (Vtiich). 



Veitchii Kronierii 



(Fig. 172) (appeared amongst an importation of Z. <v7«//!(ot. 



It is identical witli Z.-C. J'eitchii, excepting its larger 

 flowers). 

 JJ'igaiiianiis Z. intermedium and C. jugosus ("Wigan). 



ZYQOPETALUM. 



In gardens this genus, of the tribe VandecB, is confined to 

 about a dozen species, characterised by stout pseudo-bulbs, 



