216 THE ORCHID REVIEW. 
STANHOPEA LOWII. 
THE genus Stanhopea is one of the most remarkable among Orchids, owing 
to the quaint structure of its flowers and the remarkable way in which they 
are often produced from the bottom of the basket in which the plant is 
grown. They are also usually large in size and striking in colour and 
markings, besides being very fragrant. Unfortunately they are usually 
rather short lived, for which reason they are less frequently met with in 
collections than would otherwise be the case. The species are rather 
numerous and widely diffused in Tropical America. The one here figured 
is S. Lowii, which was introduced from New Granada by Messrs. Hugh Low 
Fic. 31. STANHOPEA Lowi. 
‘&Co., and flowered in their establishment in December, 1892, being shortly 
afterwards described (Rolfe in Kew Bull., 1893, p. 63). It is technically 
allied to S. eburnea (figured at page 113 of our seventh volume) but differs — 
greatly in the shape and details of the lip. The sepals and petals are light, 
creamy buff in colour with a few minute dots, and the lip ivory white. The 
flowers have a powerful Narcissus-like scent. 
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