SAOCOLABIUM 



snmll; sepals subenual. free, spreadint;, tlie lateral jiair 

 not ileounvnt on the base of the column; petals siiuilar, 

 sometimes wider; labellum united with the base of the 

 eolunm, spurred, the mouth of the spur open; pollinia 

 on a tiliforni stipe. About 21) speeieV. Can be propa- 

 gated by ott'sets ami by eilt-backs. Fresh stock is con- 

 stantly imported. ' HEINlaOH II.iSSELBUIN,!. 



This interesting genus eudiraces a number of pretty 

 and distinct species from Borneo. Cochin China, India, 

 Java and Manila. They are closely allied to the genera 

 Aeriiles, Bhalienopsis and Vanda. and reipiire some\vliat 

 similar treatment, but do notal\va\s acdinuitizi' them- 

 selves as ri-adily to artilicial cul(i\atiou unless given a 

 location with more or K'ss natural surmunilings, thimgh 

 some of the nuo-e free-growing species, like ^'. iiiiijihI- 

 liU-floil. N. curvifo/itiiii. S. ,;, Ic.t/,- and S. //coo/cc.s.o, i - 

 (iiiiiiii, can usually be iir.ovn successfully in the L'attleya 

 or Cypripedium department. The targe-growiug species 

 withthicii. succulent leaves reiitiire awarm. moist atmos- 

 phere where the winter temperature can Im- retained at 

 ti.3'^ to 70° F. by night and about 7,T^ during the day. and 

 in the sunnuer or :j;rowing seasitn 10 degrees iu advance 

 of this. 



All succeed best when stispiended from the roof in 

 pans, baskets or oit bh)cks where they can have free 

 circulatioti of air abotlt them at all times, receive iinii- 

 rect benetit of the sun's iuMuence. which will harden 

 their tissue, aitd \vhere the compost njay readily and 

 frequently dry out. during the resting ])eriod es})ecialiy. 

 t-i-rowui otherwise the more succvilent species, such as 

 ^'. r/hjaincHiii (a Vandal, make soft,t\'eak tissue, which 

 is susceptible to wet spot, a tisnally fatal disease. Clean, 

 chopped sphagnum, freely interspersed with broken 

 pieces of charcoal, is the tn(.ist satisfactory growing ma- 

 terial, and this shotild not be pressed in so tirndy as to 

 entirely exclude access of air to the rtiots, but the plants 

 must always be firmly secured with pieces of charcoal, 

 potsherds or other similar material, or securely fastened 

 with copper wire to keep them in p>osition, otherwise 

 being more or less top-heavy they are liable to work 

 loose, under viiicli conditions they cannot become prop- 

 erly established. 



Shading should be ap];died ti;> the glass from February 

 itntil November to break the sun"s direct ra}"S. Ijut dur- 

 ing the balance of the year when the solar light is weak 

 its direct intlitence will be found beneticial. In bright 

 weather during the growing season the pdants need a 

 liberal stipply "f water, both at the roots and over the 

 foliage, butt during the resting p)eriod and in wet, in- 

 clement weather, water and syringing must lie careftilly 

 and sparingly administered. Judgment in this respect 

 is very essential to the sttccesstul citlture of these 

 plants. The sttitply of 8accolabiums is kept tip) Ijy fresh 

 importation. These cultural directions apply also to the 

 genus Rhyuchostyiis. Eobekt M. CIkey. 



A. Fix. rose-colvn'd. 



Hendersonianum, Reichti. f. Dwarf: Ivs. i-6 in. long, 

 strap-shaped, subacute, distichous on the stems, but 

 spreading in variotis directions: raceme upright, abotlt 

 as long as the Ivs. : Hs. forming a cylindrical mass, 

 bright rose, ~z in. aiu-oss; dorsal sepals orbicular, con- 

 cave, lateral ones larger, obovate-oblong ; petals olio- 

 vate: laltellura a blunt, straight spur with 11 teeth at the 

 mouth, white. Borneo. B.M. 0222. 



ampullaceum, Lindl. Fig. 222.5. Dwarf: stem C-8 in. 

 high, with 2 rows of Ivs.: Ivs. strap-shaped, channeled, 

 apex truncate and dentate: racemes nearly erect, 4-0 in. 

 high: rts. deep rose cidor; sepals and petals ovate, 

 veined, spreading out flat; labellum linear-falcate, one- 

 halt as long as the petals; spiir slender, straight. Mav. 

 June. N. India. B.M. .n.'iO,-.. P.M. 13:49. J.H. 111. 

 :i2:40:!. — V:ir. Moulmeinense, Hort.. is a geographical 

 variety with stronger growth and larg<u- (Is. 



AX. FJs. orrnige or srarh t-o/yinge. 

 curviJolium, Lindl. Stems short: Ivs. line:ir, 8-10 in. 

 long, 2-toothed at the apex: racemes somewhat <lroop- 

 ing, 6 in. long, dense: lis. 1 in. across, bright orange 

 scarlet; sepals and petals ovate to obovate, spreading; 

 labellum orange, blade linear, truncate, spur obtuse. 

 May. .June. Burma. Java. B.M. 5326 (as S. )»i>ii'«('((iH )■ 

 I.H. 13:493. 



SAFFRON THISTLE 



1595 



cerinum, Keichb. f. Stem short, Ihick: Ivs. strap- 

 shaped, obtusely 2-lobed: i-aceiue dense, half droopiu:;: 

 lis. orange, wifii a paler spur; si-pals oblong; petals 

 ovate. Sun<.la Ishimls. 



AAA. /7.S. M-hit, . .^pvtlvij irilli hhie. 

 Coel^Ste, Keichb. f. riant rarely 1 ft. high, with de- 

 oirved Ivs. ami i-rect. di-nsely fid. raiaanes 0-9 in. long: 

 Us. wdiiie. wilh the fr(Mit of "the lip and the tips of the 

 segments sky-blue; sepals and peUds cuneale. oblong, 

 obtuse; labidlum rhombcuil, spin- c(uiipressed, <-urved. 

 July, .\ug. Siam. J.H. HI. 2a:S7. 



.s'- niiniir!. bindb=raij'nchostylis rctn.sa.— .s'. ip'r/nnlt'-inn, 

 Li 11(11. =-\';uiOa Oeusilbir.-i.— ,S', ,;»«,W„,„, j.iiidl.-Rliviichostvlis 

 retnsa.. - .s'. llarrix,iniu,iin,i , Hook. - l-;liMicliostylis violacca 



2225. Saccolabium ampullaceum (X ^.j), 



var. IIarrisoiii;onnu. — .s\ i/hisfrr. Hort., probably= Vanda deu- 

 sirtora, v.'ir. illustre — .V, j'nr'umrsiuu , Lindl. =Rhynch.-.sty]is 

 I'ptusa., — .S, niiisinn. \'oi^'t Rliviiebostvbs i-etusa. — .s'. Rluhlii, 

 Wii;ht — Khyncliostylis retusa,-.s. riohu-innii . Rpir-hb. f.= 

 Rhyuchostyiis viola.ea. HEINl-ilell HasSELBKIN.!. 



SACKED BEAN of Egypt. S nuipli.rn L«tus. 



SACRED BEAN of Indi;i. Srhirnhn nurifera. 



SADDLE TREE. R:ire name for Tulip-tree, Lirio- 

 .Innhvii. 



SAFELOWER. Carlh.imns. 



SAFFRON. Cr,'rns .■^atirna. 



SAFFRON, FALSE. Caiihum ii.i U urtr^rliis. 



SAFFRON, MEADOW. See Colclih-iini. 



SAFFRON THISTLE. (\i i-lliaiiius tiruAorius. 



