. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. LYCASTE LYCASTE 953 compressed, crenulate; callus tongue-shaped, coucave. Often the parts of the tlower are more or less spotted and hairy iu places. July, Aug. Colombia. Gt. l'32l. 5. l&nipes, Lindl. Pseudobulbs large: Ivs. lanceo- late, 12-18 in. long: tls. solitary, as many as 1;3 on a plant, creamy whit
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. LYCASTE LYCASTE 953 compressed, crenulate; callus tongue-shaped, coucave. Often the parts of the tlower are more or less spotted and hairy iu places. July, Aug. Colombia. Gt. l'32l. 5. l&nipes, Lindl. Pseudobulbs large: Ivs. lanceo- late, 12-18 in. long: tls. solitary, as many as 1;3 on a plant, creamy white; sepals and petals oblong-lanceo- late; labelluni smooth : lateral lobes ovate-obtuse; mid- dle lobe oblong, obtuse, serrate, with a concave, ribbed callus. Oct. Ecuador. —Lindley says the fls. are pale green, 2>2 in. long before they expand, without a trace of any other color. 6. lociista, Reichb. f. Pseudobullts pyriform: Irs. oblong-ligulate, acute: fls. suuiUer tliau those of _/_/. Dejypiij all green except the white column; the odd se- pal oblong, obtuse; the lateral ones linear-oblong, acute; petals bent down inside of the lateral sepal; la- liellum with acute side lobes and a semi-oblong, fleshy, convex middle lobe, all green; on the disk are 2 narrow keels, confluent behind into a fleshy emarginate callus. Peru. 7. Candida, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovoid, much, com pressed: ivs. oblong-acuminate: fls. about 2 in. across; sepals spreading, reflexedand acute at the apices, oblong, slightly woolly at base, yellowish green, sometimes dotted with light rose; petals whitish, revolute, obtuse; labellum white, with a few rose-colored spots: disk plate obtuse emarginate at the apex; column hairy on the inner surface. L'osta Rica.—Var. Lawrenceana, Hurt. Sepals aud petals tinted with rose, otherwise the tls. are like those of the type. Var. rubra has been offered. 8. Pseudobxilbs oblon long: Ivs. 2-3 at the apex, 6-10 in. long, broadly oblong-lanceo- late, acuminate:
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