TRICHOL/ENA 



TMCHOPILIA 



]849 



2567. Fructification of Tricho- 

 manes. 



to whii:!! fact the cnltivutod spi-rirs; owes its oniameiital 

 appearance. Allied to l^anieuni. fn>r)i wliieh it differs in 

 having the second empty glume (whirh, un account of 

 the tirst glume being small or wanting, is apparently 

 the tirst) provided at the base with a conical callus, and 

 this and the third glume more or less awned betwi'en 

 the cleft apex. 



rbsea, Xees (7'. violCtfca. Hort. rihiiru»i Toitriff'p. 

 K. Br.}. First gUime wanting; spikcU'ts (second and 

 thir(1 glumes) clothed with vi.drt silky hairs; awns 

 short or wanting; culm 2-3 ft. ^outh Africa. 



A. S. HiTOHCOOK. 



TKICHOMANES (Greek, soft Itoir). H;imenoph iil- 

 liic'it. A genus of lilniy ferns distinguished by its 

 tubuhir, cup-like indusium and tilifumi elongate rei'eii- 



tacle. Fig. '27)G7, Very 

 delicate in texture and 

 capable of being gntwn 

 successfully only un- 

 der shaded glass. Over 

 100 species are known. 

 Various speides nniy 

 be found in the colh'c- 

 tions of fanciers, but 

 the following appear 

 to be the only ones 

 regularly in tlie Ann-r- 

 ican trade. For cul- 

 ture, see Ferns. 



radicans, Swz. Lvs. 

 2-8 in. long, 1-1^- in. 

 wide, bipinnatitiil ; 

 pinnae ovate, obtuse; 

 indusia terminal, on 

 short lobes, Tropical regions, extending into our 

 southern states as far as Kentucky. 



Prieurii, Kunze (T. dnceps. Hook.). Lvs. T2-18 in. 

 long, 6-12 in. wide. tri-([uadripinuatihd; pinme ovatr- 

 lanceolate; sori 2-12 to a pinnule, small, axillary; indu- 

 sium with a much dilated lip. Tropical America. 



L. M. UXI'ERWOOD. 



TRICHONllMA. See l^omnJeo . 



TRICHOPlLIA iGreek. hair and rap; the anther is 

 concealed under a cap surmounted by three tufts of 

 hair). Orchiddceie. About 20 species, ranging from 

 Mexico to South America. Pseudobulbs crowded on the 

 short rhizome, flattened, and often elongate, 1-lvd., sur- 

 rounded with dry scales at the base: lvs. large, solitary, 

 erect, fleshy, keeled: lis. abundantly produced on short, 

 nodding or decumbent scapes; sepals and petals nar- 

 row, spreading, often twisted; labellum large, forming 

 the most conspicuous part of the flower, united with the 

 column below, lateral lobes convolute, middle lobe 

 spreading; anther bent over; pollinia on a triangular 

 caudicle; clinandrum fimbriately winged. The flowers 

 keep fresh a long time, both on the plant and when cut. 

 Handsome orchids, usually grown in pots, although 

 epiphytab They need an intermedial e or greenlmuse 

 temperature. If grown too warm, tln-y suflVr. Prop, 

 by divisit.iD. 



Galeottiana, A. Rich. & Gal. Pseudobulbs narrow, 

 flattened, o in. long: lvs. oblong, acute, about G in. long: 

 scapes short, mostly 1-fld.: sepals and petals cuneate- 

 lanceolate, yellowish green, sometimes with a band of 

 cinnamon down the middle; labellum trumpet-shaped, 

 whitish with some purple streaks and dots in the center, 

 and yellow in the throat. Aug., Sept. Costa Rica, 

 Mexico. I.H. G:2_2,> fas T. ph-hi). B.M. :"mO (as T. 

 TnriaJvir). 



Jragraus, Reichb. f. [PIldiDna fraf/rans, Lindl.). 

 Pseudobulbs clustered, flattened, 3-5 in. lozig, Idvd. : 

 lvs. oblong-lanceolate, acute, 6-8 in. long: scape pen- 

 dent, 1 ft. long, about G-fld. : fls. on pedicels 3 in. long; 

 sepals and petals spreading, linear-lanceolate. 2}i-'A in. 

 long, wavy and twisted, greenish white; labellum folded 

 over the "column, spreading in front, and somewliat 

 lohed, white with a yellow stain in the throat. Sumnior. 

 Colombia. P.M. 5035. — Fls. almond-scented. 



n6bilis, Reichb. f. ( Pilu wua nSbllis, Reichb. f. T. 

 Candida, Linden). Pseudobulbs large: lvs. broadly 



oblong-acute: Hs. while; sejialsand prtals liiiear-obloug, 

 acute, 2 in. long, scarcely twislcd ; labellum large, 

 white with a v<dluw s[>ot in lln- throat. Venezuela. I.H. 

 10:04 (as T. 'inxirans, var. nohi/is). F.M. 1872:21 (as 

 '/'. /"rrff/rei/.s ). — This lias hir^or, wtiMiler pseudobulbs and 

 sliofter hroador lvs. Iban T. fr<(</r<f )is. Tbe labellum is 

 larii'er and tin' petals shorter conipare<l \\dtb tin- size of 

 Ihe flower. 



t6rtilis, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oblong, compressed, 

 somewhat eur\ed, 2-4 in. long: ivs. solitary, oblong, 

 acute, G in. long: tls. solitary, on decundjent stalks 

 sb<.>rtiu' than the lvs.; sepals and petals linear-lanceo- 

 late, 2 in. long. s}dr;dly twisted, Iirown with yellowish 

 ]iK^rgiiis; labellum foi-ming a tubi- art-'und the column, 

 upper I'ortion expandc-d, 4dolK-il, wliite with crimson 

 spots, iK'coniing entirely i- rim son \vitliin. Fls. pro- 

 fusely in summer and s<nue times a^^^ain in winter. 



.Mexico. P.M. 3739. P. 

 — Var. (ilba is advertis 

 suavis, Lindl. Fig. 

 ]n"esseil, 2 in. long: 

 scape I'endent, about ) 

 large ; si.'i)als and ik-I 

 nearly straiglit, 



:1sg; 



F.C. 3:1(11. B. 



■d. 



. Pseudolnill)s thin, corn- 

 fvs. In-oadly oblong, 8 in. huig; 

 :i-fld. : lis. on long, curved stalks, 

 lals lanceolate-acuminate, wavy, 

 long, white or cream -coh.ired ; 

 ]al)eUum large, projecting forward, white or cream - 

 colored, spotted with pale jiurple, yellow in the throat; 

 limb largedobed, wavv and ci-enate. May, June. Cent. 

 America. P.M. 4G54." F.S. S:7G1. R.H.' 1859, pp. 220, 

 221; 1887, p. 454. Gn. 4, p. 511; 31, p. 452; 38, p. 185; 

 48, p. 70; 51, p. 371. R.B. 23:256. G.M. 38:281. -Var. 

 alba, Warner. Fls. white with a yellow spot in the 

 throat of the labellum. 



margin&,ta, Henfr. (T. corriupa . Viar^Q. T. crispa, 

 var. tna rijindta , Hort.). Pseudotnilbs clustered, obhmg, 

 compressed: lvs. broadly lanceolate, suddenly acuminate, 

 subauriculate at the base: scape about 3-fld.: fls. large, 

 whitish outside, reddish purple within; sepals and 

 petals linear-lanceolate, margined with white, the former 

 slightly twisted ; labelium trumpet-shaped, with a large, 



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2568. Trichopilia suavis (X M)- 



rounded, wavy, 4-lo1.ed bltnlc. Mav. June. Cent. Amer- 

 ir:i. B.Hr. 48.57. K.S. U:14'.I0; LS:!',!'-:;!. I_4.(_'. III. ;:n:4.1i;. 

 F.JI. 1874:98 (as T. Icpida). 



crispa, Lindl. Thi.s ydant was desrribed by Lindbi'V in 

 Liuden'.s catalogue. It is clo.sely related to T. manjiimtu, 



