MASDEVALLIA. 



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M. COCCINEA. — Flowers bright magenta crimson. 

 Pamplona, 1842 (c). 



M. Davisi. — A lovely and distinct species, with 

 yellow flowers. Peru, 1875 (c). 



M. EPHIPPIUM. — Distinct species, with purple and 

 yellow flowers. New Grenada, 1875 (c). 



M. Estrada. — A most lovely little species, with 

 violet, purple, white, and yellow blossoms of 

 remarkable form. New Grenada, 1874 (c). 



M. Geleniana. — A beautiful hybrid from M. Shuttle- 

 worthi and M. xanthina. The colour is bright 

 yellow. (Fig. 62.) 



M. Harryana. — A beautiful popular and variable 

 form, having many named varieties of 

 almost every tint of purple, crimson, 

 and scarlet. New Grenada, 1869 (c). 



M. IGNEA. — A showy species related to M. 

 coccinea, orange-red and crimson. New 

 Grenada, 1871 (c). 



M. infracta. — A lovely little species with 

 yellow, white, and purple blossoms. 

 Brazil, 1837 (/). 



M. Lindeni. — Like M. Harryana, but not 

 so showy ; colours, magenta and white. 

 New Grenada, 1870 (c). 



M. Lowi. — An elegant and uncommon 

 species ; flowers white, with purple 

 spots. U. S. Colombia, 1890 (c). 



M. macrxjra. — Free - growing, handsome 

 species ; flowers yellow and purple. 

 New Grenada, 1870 (c). 



M. Mooreana. — Strong - growing plant ; 

 the flowers white and purple. Vene- 

 zuela, 1884 {%). 



M. mdscosa. — Though rather uncommon, 

 this species is included as an interest- 

 ing example of a Masdevallia with a 

 sensitive lip, this organ on being touched 

 closing up to the column immediately. 

 Stems woolly; flowers whitish, with a maroon 

 lip. New Grenada, 1874 (c). 



M. nycterina. — A pretty little species allied to M. 

 Chmigera ; flowers yellow, spotted with, red and 

 purple. New Grenada, 1872 (c). 



M. Peristeria.— An interesting species from the fact 

 that the column and petals bear a very striking 

 resemblance to those of the Dove Orchid " Peris- 

 teria elata." Colour purple, brown and tawny 

 yellow. New Grenada, 1873 (c). 



M. polysticta. — Flowers in racemes, white, spotted 

 with purple. Peru, 1874 (c). 



M. racemosa. — Racemes of orange-red and crimson 



flowers. New Grenada, 1883 (c). 

 M. Radiosa. — A distinct and attractive species, with 



very fine tail - like points to the segments. 



Colour purple. New Grenada, 1873 (c). 

 M. Roezli. — Purplish brown flowers. Closely related 



to M. Chimoera. New Grenada, 1880 (c or i). 

 M. rosea. — Pretty species, with rose-coloured flowers. 



Peru, 1880 (c). 

 M. Shuttleworthi. — A dwarf, but fairly large- 

 flowered species, the flowers yellowish, white, and 



red. New Grenada, 1878 (c). 

 M. tovarensis. — A beautiful species, and remarkable 



Fig. 62. Masdevallia Gelenianj 



as the only pure-white flowered one in the genus. 

 New Grenada (Lovar) 1865 (c). 

 M. triaristella. — This is a beautiful species, and 

 is one of a number of small kinds that can- 

 not here be described in detail ; they combine 

 the most beautiful colouring with a quaintness 

 of form that is very attractive. New Grenada, 

 1876 (c). 



M. Veitchi. — A showy plant of beautiful purplish 

 red tint; one of the very best of the showy 

 kinds, the variety grandiflora being especially 

 good. Peru, 1868 (c). 



