SA CCOLABIUM—SCHOMBURGKIA . 



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Eepresentative Species. 



Saccolabittm ampullacbum. — Dwarf in 



growth, the flowers produced in erect 



racemes ; colour bright rosy carmine. 



Sylhet, 1847 {h). 

 S. BELLINUM. — Plant of dwarf habit, with 



few flowered spikes ; sepals and petals 



yellow, blotched with brown ; lip white, 



marked with red and purple. Burmah, 



1873 (h). 



S. Bltjmei. — A distinct and handsome spe- 

 cies of fairly strong growth, and pro- 

 ducing elegant pendent racemes of rose 

 and white flowers. Java, 1838 (h). 



S. c celeste. — Flowers attractive, white, 

 tipped with blue ; growth very stiff and 

 erect. Siam, 1885 (h). 



S. cuevifolium. — A dwarf-growing plant 

 bearing racemes of cinnabar red flowers. 

 East Indies, 1862 (A). 



S. GIGANTEUM. — A large-growing species, 

 producing in winter fine spikes of white 

 and rose blossoms that last well. Bur- 

 mah, 1862 (h). 



S. Hendeesonianum. — Pleasing rose- 

 coloured flowers, with a white lip, pro- 

 duced on erect racemes. Borneo, 



1874 (A). 



S. miniatum. — Yery near S. curvifolium, 



but smaller in all its parts. Java, 



1846 (h). Pig. 81. 

 S. rettjstjm. — A fine, easily grown species, 



allied to S. Blumei. The flowers are 



variable in colour, and produced on fine 



cylindrical racemes. Java (h). 

 S. violacetjm. — A stout-growing and valu- 

 able species. Bacemes over a foot long ; 



flowers white, spotted with pale violet ; 



deepest about the lip. Philippines, 1840 



(h). ■ 



S. v. Habbisoniantim. — Though considered 

 a variety of the last-named, this is very 

 distinct, the flowers being pure white. 

 Pulo Copong, 1863 (/*). 



schomburgkia. — These plants should only be included where a representative 

 collection is aimed at, for, though some are interesting, the amount of flowers produced 

 is not great in comparison with the room they take up. They may be grown in pots 

 of peat fibre and moss over good drainage, and are very free-rooting when 



Fig. 81. Saccolabiuh miniatum. 



