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THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



Representative Species. 



Masdevallia amabilis. — Flowers variable ; usually- 

 orange and crimson. Peru, 1850 (c). 



M. Armini. — A very attractive species ; flowers crim- 

 son purple and white with yellow tails. New 

 Grenada (c or £). (Fig. 61.) 



M. Backhousiana. — Variety of M. Chimfera. 



M. bella. — Allied to M. Chimfera. Flowers pale- 



M. Chestertoni. — Eclated to M. Chimfera; flowers 

 yellow, black, and purple. New Grenada, 1883 

 (c or i). 



M. Chimera.— -This and its allies are the most remark- 

 able orchids known, their shape and appearance 

 being beyond description. The name is mytholo- 

 gical, and as the supposed creature it is named 



Fig. 61. Masdevallii Armini. 



yellow, spotted with crimson. New Grenada, 



1877 (c or i). 

 M. Candida. — See M. tovarensis. 

 M. Carderi. — Small-growing but pretty species ; 



flowers yellow, white, and purple. Columbia, 



1883 (c). 



M. chelsoni. — A very beautiful hybrid between M. 

 Veitchi and M. amabilis. 



after had the head of a lion and the tail of a 

 dragon, and was in the habit of breathing fire, 

 one is naturally prepared for something extra- 

 ordinary in the shape of the flowers. A detailed 

 description would be out of place here, and we 

 may only mention that the sepals are creamy 

 white, thickly spotted with reddish brown, and 

 the lip white. New Grenada, 1877 (i or c). 



