236 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [OcrospeR, 1916. 
¥| THE GENUS HUNTLEYA. $| 
HE flowering at Kew of a distinct new species of Huntleya from the 
Cc collection of the late Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart.—H. citrina, Rolfe, 
with bright yellow flowers and crimson teeth at the base of the lip—calls 
attention to a genus which has been entirely submerged. It was dedicated 
to Mr. J. T. Huntley, one of the most ardent Orchidists of his day (Lindl. 
in Bot. Reg., sub. t. 19g), its characters being drawn from a fine Brazilian 
drawing by Descourtilz, and the species being called H. Meleagris, Lindl. 
A second species, H. sessiliflora, Batem., was also included, but this 
remains unknown, and Bateman states that it originated in a mistake. 
This, therefore, with several others that were afterwards wrongly included 
in the genus, need not concern us. Reichenbach subsequently united 
Huntleya with Batemannia, Lindl., and added several additional species, 
while Bentham made of it a section of Zygopetalum, considering it not 
more distinct than several others so reduced by Reichenbach. The others 
which belong to the genus are as follows :— 
H. ALBIDOFULVA, Lem. in JIl. Hort., 1868, t. 556.—A native of Brazil. 
Flowered in the establishment of M. Ambrose Verschaffelt, of Ghent, in 1867. 
H. APICULATA. Bateznannia apiculata, Rchb. f. in Linnea, 1877, p. 109; 
Xen. Orch., iii. p. 38, t. 216, fig. 1.—Native of New Grenada, where it was 
collected by Gustav Wallis. 
H. Burti. Batemannia Burtii, Endr. and Rchb. f. in Gard. Chron., 
1872, p. 1099; Bot. Mag., t. 6003. — Introduced from Costa Rica, by 
Endres, and flowered with Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, in 1872. 
H. Gustavi. Batemannia Gustavi, Rchb. f. in Linnea, 1877, p. 108; 
Xen. Orch., iti. p. 39, t. 216, fig. 3.—Native of New Grenada, where it was 
collected by Gustav Wallis. 
H. Lucipa. Zygopetalum (Huntleya) lucidum, Rolfe in Gard. Chron., 
1889, i. p. 798.—Native of British Guiana. Introduced and flowered by 
Messrs. Sander, St. Albans; : 
H. WALLisiI. Batemannia Wallisii, Rchb. f. in Gard. Chron., 1880, 
i Pp. 776. B. Burtii var. Wallisii, Rchb. f., J. c. 1873, p. 575.—-Introduced 
from New Grenada by Gustav Wallis. » It is nearly allied to H. Burtii, but 
said to be distinct. Either the same or a very similar plant has since been 
collected in Ecuador. 
The species succeed under the same treatment as Pescatorea, but very 
few of them are at present in cultivation. The novelty above-mentioned is 
a very attractive little plant, recalling Promenzea xanthina in the colour of 
the flowers. : 
