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with yellowish-green. Lip white, with two large 

 purple spots at the "base. It blooms at various 

 seasons. Rio Negro, Brazil. 



T. tigrinum. — This is a very handsome species, 

 with more the appearance of a Miltonia than a mem- 

 ber of this genus. The flowers are large ; sepals and 

 petals yellow, profusely spotted with rich purple- 

 maroon. Lip very large, cuneiform, white, the 

 disc yellow, and the base a deep rich violet. It 

 blooms at various seasons. Ecuador. 



Trichopilia. — A small family of epiphytes, 

 deriving their name from the peculiar column, which 

 has upon its summit three tufts of hairs or plumes, 

 which form a hood and cover the anther — thus, 

 thrix, "a hair," and pilon, "a cap." Trichopilias 

 are all dwarf compact plants, producing showy 

 flowers, and are nearly allied to Maxillaria. Pot- 

 culture suits these plants best, although they thrive 

 well in baskets. Plant them in a mixture of 

 peat and sphagnum moss, adding a few nodules 

 of charcoal and a little sharp sand, and keep the 

 plants well elevated above the rim. These plants 

 do not require a large water supply to their roots at 

 any time, although even in the winter they should 

 never be allowed to feel the effect of drought ; but 

 they give proof by the way they grow that they 

 enjoy an atmosphere well charged with moisture. 

 Brazilian House. 



T. coccinea. — Pseudo-bulbs tufted, oblong, bearing 

 a single lanceolate-acute, leathery, dark green leaf. 

 Peduncle, from the base of the pseudo-bulb, pen- 

 dulous, one to three- flowered. Flowers variable in 

 colour. Sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, very 

 slightly twisted, reddish-brown, with a narrow 

 marginal border of yellowish-white. Lip rolled 

 over the column with a spreading front limb, white 

 outside, deep red within, the margin bordered with 

 white. Spring and early summer. New Grenada. 



T. crispa. — This plant we are told grows naturally 

 "upon the branches of trees overhanging streams of 

 water," thus showing it enjoys the moisture which 

 rises into the atmosphere. It is a robust-growing 

 species, producing two crops of flowers in one season. 

 Raceme pendulous, one to three-flowered. Sepals 

 and petals reddish-crimson, narrowly edged with 

 white. Lip trumpet-shaped, deeper colour than the 

 petals, with a narrow white border. Spring months. 

 Costa Rica. 



T. crispa, var. marginata. — This form still remains 

 extremely rare ; it is similar in habit to the preced- 

 ing, perhaps more robust, as it attains a height of 

 about twelve inches. Racemes one to three-flowered. 

 The blooms are larger than the species, bright 

 crimson, with a distinct white border to all the 

 parts. Summer months. Central America. 



T. Galeottiana.— Pseudo-bulbs stem-like and pale 

 green, bearing a single dark green leaf. Raceme 

 pendulous. Sepals and petals not twisted, white. 

 Lip light pink, and suffused with pale yellow. 

 Spring and summer months. Mexico, at 3,000 feet 

 elevation. 



T. hgmenantha. — Pseudo-bulbs clustered, very 

 small, bearing a single narrowly -lanceolate leaf, 

 thick and fleshy in texture, about six inches long, 

 and deep green. Racemes pendulous, about six- 

 flowered ; sepals and petals white. Lip spreading, 

 not rolled over the column, toothed at the edge, with 

 a little point in front, white, prettily dotted and 

 spotted with bright red. Spring and summer months. 

 New Grenada. 



T. suavis. — Pseudo-bulbs large and ovate, with 

 compressed edges. Leaves solitary, broadly-obtuse, 

 and deep green, the whole plant usually about a foot 

 high. Raceme pendulous, two to three-flowered; 

 these are very large, and deliciously fragrant. 

 Sepals and petals pure white. Lip trumpet-shaped, 

 the base rolled over the column, the front spreading 

 and waved at the edges, white, blotched and spotted 

 w T ith rosy-pink. Spring months. Costa Rica, at 

 5,000 to 9,000 feet elevation. 



T. suavis, var. splcndens. — Peduncle five to six- 

 flowered. Sepals and petals white. Lip very large, 

 upwards of three inches across, white profusely 

 blotched with rosy- pink and crimson, streaked and 

 spotted with spots and streaks of rich deep orange. 

 Spring months. Costa Rica. 



T. tortilis. — A free-growing plant, with oblong 

 pseudo - bulbs and an acuminate leaf. Sepals and 

 petals long and narrow, brown, bordered with 

 yellowish- white, and twisted in a spiral manner. 

 Lip trumpet-shaped, white, dotted and spotted with 

 red. Spring months. Mexico. 



Uropedium, — The name comes from ouro, "a 

 tail," and podion, "a foot," in reference to the tail- 

 like appendages of sepals, petals, and labellum. 

 In habit and appearance the only known species 

 resembles Cypripedmm caudatum, and the treatment 

 it requires is the same as already given for that 

 species. Brazilian House when growing : when at 

 rest, Peruvian House. 



Z7. Lindenii. — A plant quite destitute of pseudo- 

 bulbs, and very nearly allied to Cypripedium, one 

 species, C. caudatum, being so like it when not in 

 flower that it is difficult to distinguish them. Leaves 

 distichous lorate, about a foot long, oblique at the 

 extremity, and bright green. Peduncle one to two- 

 flowered, erect. Sepals broad and long, somewhat 

 undulate at the edges, yellowish, streaked with dark 

 green and orange. Petals lengthened, with tail-like 

 appendages, oftentimes two feet in length, purplish- 



