ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Zygo-Batemannia. — Ord. Orchidacez. _A new race of 
orchids, the result of hybridising Zygopetalum crinitum with Bate- 
mannia Colleyi. The product is termed a bigeneric orchid. Habit 
intermediate between the two genera. Flowers of medium size. 
Require similar culture to Zygopetalums. 
Hy BRD CULTIVATED: Z. Mastersii, green, chocolate, creamy white and 
purple, ‘ : 3 : 
Zygo-Colax.—Ord. Orchidacew. A race of bigeneric hybrid 
orchids obtained by crossing species of Zygopetalum with those of 
Colax. Habit, intermediate between the two genera. Flowers, large. 
Require similar culture to Zygopetalums. x 
HYBRIDS CULTIVATED: Z. amesiana (2. brachypetalum x Colax jugosus), 
green, purple, violet, and white; leopardinus (Z. Gauterii x C. jugosus), white, 
purple and blue; Veitchii (Z. crinitum x C. jugosus), yellow, purple, violet, and 
whites wiganiana (Z. intermedium x OC. jugosus), green, purple, white, and 
violet. 
Zyzopetalum.—oOrd. Orchidacee. Stove epiphytal orchids. 
First introduced 1825. 
CULTURE: rg equal parts rough fibrous peat & sphagnum 
moss & charcoal. Position, well-drained pots or on blocks of wood 
(roots being covered with sphagnum moss), or in baskets suspended 
from roof. Pot, etc., Feb. or March. Water freely, April to Sept. ; 
moderately, Sept. to Dec. Give very little, Dec. to April. Shade 
from sun in summer. Moist atmosphere essential. Temp., March to 
June 58° to 65°; Dec. to March 53° to 60°. Growing period: All the 
year round. Resting period: None. Flowers appear at base of new 
rowth. Propagate by division, any time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: Z. Burkei, green, chocolate-brown, white, and purple, 
winter, 12 to 18 in., Demerara; Burtii, white, yellow, brown, crimson, and purple, 
summer, 1 ft., Costa Rica; cerinum, straw and yellow, various seasons, 1 ft., 
Chiriqui; cceleste, blue, mauve, white, and violet, summer, Colombia: crinitum, 
green, white, and purple, spring, 18 in. to 2 ft., Brazil; dayanum, white, green, 
and purple, autumn, 1 ft., Colombia; Gautieri, green, brown, yellow, and purple, 
various seasons, 12 to 15 in., Brazil; gramineum, yellow, green, red, and brown, 
various seasons, 9 in., Brazil; intermedium, green, brown, white, and violet-purple, 
autumn, Brazil; Klabocorum, white, purple, yellow, and crimson, various seasons, 
1 ft., Ecuador; Lalindei, rose and yellow, various seasons, 1 ft., Colombia: 
Lehmannii, white, purple, and mauve, various seasons, 15 in., Ecuador; Mackaii, 
green, yellow, brown, and violet, winter, 18 in. to 2 ft., Brazil; maxillare, green, 
brown, violet, and blue, winter, 1 ft., Brazil; meleagris, white, yellow, and brown, 
summer, 10 in., Brazil; Rollisonii, yellow and purple, autumn, 3 in., Brazil; 
rostratum, white and rosy purple, May and June, 8 in., British Guiana; 
stapelioides, green, yellow, brown, and purple, summer, 3 in., Brazil; Wendlandii 
(Syn. Warscewiczella Weidlandii), white and purple, Sept., 9 in., Costa Rica; 
xanthinum yellow, red, and crimson, summer, 3 in., Brazil. 
