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EPIDENDRUM MACROCHILUM, var. ROSEUM. 
(Rose-coloured, large-lipped Epidendrum). 
Clast. 
GYNANDRIA. 
J| Generic Character. — Sepals spreading, nearly 
equal. Petals as large as the sepals, or narrower, 
[rarely broader, spreading, or reflexed. Lip wholly or 
| partially united with the margin of the column ; limb 
j entire or divided ; surface frequently ribbed or tuber- 
Ibulated. Column elongated, with a recurved margin, 
pften fimbriated. Anthers two to four celled, fleshy. 
| Pollen-masses four. 
! j Specific Character. — Pseudo-bulbs ovate, smooth 
pr wrinkled, never furrowed. Flowers in erect, simple 
Order. 
MONANDRIA. 
spikes. Sepals obovate, mucronate, spreading, incurved 
at their extremities. Petals of similar form, rather 
smaller. Lip with lateral lobes enveloping and almost 
concealing the column, ovate, acute ; middle lobes 
very large and broad, obcordaAe, sometimes saddle- 
shaped ; disk flattish, fleshy. Column not attached to 
the lip, triangular, compressed, wingless. Anthers 
large, orange-coloured, conspicuous. 
Variety— Roseum. Lip a beautiful rose-colour. 
Natural Order. 
ORCHID ACEiE. 
One of the most showy species of Epidendra that we possess is undoubtedly 
E. macrochilum. The large expansive white lip of the flower, so richly spotted 
with crimson in the centre, is especially interesting amongst the crowds of dingy 
[bronzed flowers so numerous and common in the genus. 
Within the last two years several varieties of this superior species with rose- 
! coloured blossoms of various shades, and with a slight dissimilarity in form, have 
been received through different channels from Guatemala ; the parties chiefly 
[instrumental in forwarding them being Mr. Hartweg, the collector for the London 
Horticultural Society, and Mr. Skinner. 
The variety we have chosen for our illustration was flowered by Mr. Carson, in 
the collection of Farmer, Esq. of Nonesuch Park, near Cheam, Surrey, who 
courteously favoured us with permission to delineate it in April last. It is chiefly 
remarkable amongst other rose-coloured varieties, in the form of the lip, which 
instead of being saddle-shaped by the usual deflexure of the sides, is perfectly flat, 
exposing the entire surface to view. In this respect we consider it superior. In 
the varieties with saddle-shaped lips, the middle lobe is generally smaller, and the 
two side divisions somewhat larger than in the one depicted. The beautiful 
irimson-purple streaks which spread over the surface of the lip are common to all. 
Attached to a block of wood or planted in a basket filled with some loose and 
