. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. G32 OKCHIL-GROWERs; MANUAL. clear yellow, the being a long white ridge, which is continued quite to the raid-lobe. The flowers are produced during the spring and early summer months. It shoulil be grown in the Cattleya house, in a pot or — Guatemala; Mexico. Fig.—7?()^ . t. .".S7S ; Florn rhs Sern-x, t. ;> ; Pinjilt. t. 33 ; Gurd. Chron., 1871. p. 42, f. 4 ; .hiiirii. of 1S8S, xvi. p. 235. f. '26 : Il
. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. G32 OKCHIL-GROWERs; MANUAL. clear yellow, the being a long white ridge, which is continued quite to the raid-lobe. The flowers are produced during the spring and early summer months. It shoulil be grown in the Cattleya house, in a pot or — Guatemala; Mexico. Fig.—7?()^ . t. .".S7S ; Florn rhs Sern-x, t. ;> ; Pinjilt. t. 33 ; Gurd. Chron., 1871. p. 42, f. 4 ; .hiiirii. of 1S8S, xvi. p. 235. f. '26 : Ileichtiitxictiiii, ii. t. 78 ; Orchid Alhum. viii. t. 373 : Gard. 3ril ser., 1888. iii. p. 108. f. 18 : Jtcnic Hurt. Bilge, 1891, p. 108, : HOrc/iidnptiHc, 301 ; Vcitrir-s Man. Orcli. PI. riii. p. 84. Syn.— 0. thjrimim .sjdcndidiim. O. SPRUCEI, Lindl.—This species belongs to the section 'I'crelifulin. and is a near relation to 0. CeboUeta, but its leaves, which are sometimes 2^ feet long, ai'e more swollen in the centre; the bright yello'i'i' flowers are produced in flexuose panicles in great jirofusion; the sepals and petals are obovate obtuse, yellow, lilotched with red above, and the lip has the transverse middle lobe narrowlj' clawed, two-lobed, yellow, stained with red at the base. From its distinct habit it makes a good addition to a collection.—Bra::il. O. STELLIGERUM, Ttrhh. /.—This is an interesting and free-flowering species, allied to, but little resemljling <_). htistafi'iii. The stellate flowers are ])roduced in panicles, the oblong ligidate sepals and petals jellowish witli many brown spots, the lip j'ellowish-white, with a darker yellow callus, the lateral lobes short obtuse-angled, the isthmus nari-ow, and the mid-lobe roundish t'ordate, shortly and alji'upth* cuspidate.—Mcxica. O. STELLIGERUM ERNESTI, lF,7/»(»is. srPERBIEKS. A very beautiful variety much su])erior to the type, named after Mr. Ernest Measures, s
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