. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . MASDEVALLIA. 387 was introdujced by Mr. Linden, who considered it to be avariety of M. iijnea, but we cannot agree with him in this, asboth the foliage and flowers are more nearly akin to the oldM. coccinea. In fact we consider it may possibly be agigantic free-flowering form of that species, or if not, to bevery closely allied to it. The leaves are of leathery texture,lanceolate obovate, with sheathing truncate scales at the flowers are solitary on tall peduncles, and are
. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . MASDEVALLIA. 387 was introdujced by Mr. Linden, who considered it to be avariety of M. iijnea, but we cannot agree with him in this, asboth the foliage and flowers are more nearly akin to the oldM. coccinea. In fact we consider it may possibly be agigantic free-flowering form of that species, or if not, to bevery closely allied to it. The leaves are of leathery texture,lanceolate obovate, with sheathing truncate scales at the flowers are solitary on tall peduncles, and are about twoand a half inches long by two to two and a quarter inchesbroad, very flat, and of fine substance, the decurved filiformdorsal lobe of the perianth, as well as the throat and lowerportion of the ovate acute (not tailed) lateral sepals, are yellow,gradually passing to a bright crimson-scarlet more or lessmottled with yellow, the broader segments having three dis-tinct crimson veins or stripes extending from the base to theapex. It flowers in April and May.—New Grenada. Fig.—III. Bort., 3 ser., t.
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