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ZYGOPETALUM 



ZYGOPETALUM 



6. intermedium, Lodd. Lrs. ensiform, IH ft. long:, 

 13-2 i^^- wide: scape longer than the Ivs., bearing o-G 

 tls. each nearly y in. across: sepals and petals oblung, 

 acute, green with large, confluent blotches of bruwn; 

 labellum rotund, narrowed at the base, deeplj' 2-lobed 

 in front, pubescent, bluish white with radiating broken 

 lines of purplish blue; column green and white. Fls. 

 in winter, remaining in perfection about two months. 

 Brazil. R.H. 187:^:190 (as Z. i?i ciVri).- Plants of Z. 

 Mackaii are often cultivated under this name. 



7. S6deni, Reichb. f. Plants strong, with the scape 

 about as long as the Ivs. and bearing several fls. : sepals 

 and petals deep purple-brown, bordered with gret^n ; 

 laljellura pale purple in front, becoming deep purple 

 toward the base. P.M. 18H0:417.— A garden hybrid 

 raised by Veitch. 



8. viol^ceum, Reichb. f. {ITuutleya viofdcea, Lindl.). 

 Fig. 2H00. Lvs. as in Z. Lidindti: Hs. on nodding 

 scapes 4-0 in. long, deep violet; sepals and petals ovate 

 revolute, tipped with yellowish greeu; labellum ovjite, 

 cordate, crest of thick ridges covered by the arching 

 column. Guiana. F.S. 7:678. P.M. 8:1. 



9. coel§ste, Reichb. f. {BoUea c<jeUstis, Reichb. f.). 

 Lvs. G-10 I'U a shout, oblong-lanceolate, 6 in. long, 2 in. 

 broad, with 6 paler sheaths 3—4 in. long: fls. solitary, on 

 stout peduncles in. in length; sepals broad, violet- 

 purple, darker toward the toii and margined with yellow 

 at the tip, the lateral pair larger; petals like the dorsal 

 sepal l)Ut paler; labellum short-clawed, ovate, deeply 

 cordate, margins recurved anil tip revolute, deep violet 

 with yellowish margins and a thick yellow crest. Fls, 

 freelv in summer. Columliia. B.Jl. G458. Gn. !!1. p. 

 121; '49:1072. 



10. PAtini, Reichb. f. (B<)!Jea Patiiii, Reichb. f. 1. 

 Lvs. linear-oblony:: fls. large, rose-culored. paler tlian 

 tbose of Z. Laliiidei; sepals oblong attenuate, wavy, 

 the lower half of the lateral pair darker; petals trian- 



gular-oblong, undulate; labellum triangular hastate at 

 tht; base, yellow, tip revolute; column pink, covering 

 the thick yellow crest. Colombia. F.M. 1875:147. G C 

 11.3:9. 



11. Lalindei, Reichb. f. {BdUea LaVmdei, Reichb. f. ). 

 Lvs. elliptic-lanceolate, about 1 ft. long: peduncles 3 

 in. long, with solitary fls. 2^-3 in. broad: sepals ovate- 

 oblong, recurved at the tips, rose-colored, with straw- 

 colored tips; petals undulate-oblong, colored like the 

 sepals or with white margins; labellum ovate-hastate, 

 margins and tip recurved, golden yellow, disc with a 

 semi-circular crest of thick, radiating lamellEe: column 

 broader than the disc, arched over it, Aug. Colombia. 

 B.M. 6331. — Color of the flower varies to bright violet. 



12. Burtii, Benth. & Hook. {Batemdnnia Biirfii, 

 Endr. Sz Reichb. f.). Lvs. elliptic -oblong, 10-14 in. 

 long: fls. solitary, 3 in. across; sepals and petals 

 broadly elliptic ovate, acute, reddish brown, spotted 

 with yellow; labellum trowel-shaped, cordate, white at 

 the base, apex brownish purple; crest pectinate. Costa 

 Rica. B.M. 6003. F.M. 1874:101. Gn. 57, p. 309. 



13. discolor, Reichh. f. ( Wdrrea discolor, Lindl. 

 Warcseiviczella discolor, Reichb. f.). Lvs. narrowly 

 lanceolate, jointed, 9 in. long: scapes 1-Hd., shorter 

 than the lvs.: sepals spreading, lanceolate, white: 

 petals shorter, ovate, white with a tinge of purple, halt- 

 spreading; labellum large, broadly obovato, somewhat 

 convolute, white, changing to deep purple toward the 

 disk, and having awhitish or yellowish crest. Central 

 America. B.M. 48.S0. 



14. W6ndlandi, Reichb. f. ( Warczewicz^lla Whid- 

 latidi, Hort.). Lvs. tufted, lanceolate; fls.4-.'iin. across, 

 solitary, on a scape 3-4 in. long; sepals and petals 

 lanceolate, somewhat twisted, greenish wliite; labellum 

 ovate, cordate, undulate, white, streaked and spotted 

 with violet-purple: apex revolute, crest semi-circular, 

 violet-purple. Heixrioh Hasselbei\g. 



2800, Zygopetalum violaceum (X 



