. 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. 1328. Lycaste Harrisoni^, var. eburnea (X .^^j). sepals ovate, obtuse; petals similar, erect and smaller; labellum half as lougas the sepals; lateral lobes rounded; middle lobe rounded-truncate, crisp on the margin, pubescent; crest small, fleshy. Like Z/. aromafica, but the Ivs. much broader, fis. larger, and
. 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. 1328. Lycaste Harrisoni^, var. eburnea (X .^^j). sepals ovate, obtuse; petals similar, erect and smaller; labellum half as lougas the sepals; lateral lobes rounded; middle lobe rounded-truncate, crisp on the margin, pubescent; crest small, fleshy. Like Z/. aromafica, but the Ivs. much broader, fis. larger, and the labellum of 2 in. across; sepals and petals ovate-oblong, acute; the latter smaller and pointing forward; iateriil lobes of the labellum with narrow, projecting blades; middle lobe spatulate, dentate, recurved, and having a large truncate phite as a crest. Winter and spring. Mexico. 22:1871. —Floriferous. 15. D6ppii, Lindl. Pseudobiilbs ovate, clustered: Ivs. ;i-4, broadly elliptic-lauceolate, l'.j-2 ft. long: scape erect, bearing 1 or 2 fis. 4 in. in diameter: sepals oldong-lanceolate, dingy green, spotted with chocolate- ]turple ; petals smaller and cnculate, white ; labellum i)right yellow, with a few purple spots; lateral lobes small, rounded; middle lobe ovate-acuminate, recurved, waved, with a yellow callus. Vigorous and free-flower- ing. Aug. to May and June. 3395. 17:1012 (both as J]f(ixillaria Deppii). 2:2m (3laxifUfri'i />r/7»r/). —Nanied after r)Hppe, but originally spelled l)cl)pii. Var. punctatissima, Hort. Fls. much spotted with dark purjile. CTiiateniala. ]<;. Harrisonise, G. Don. 8ome authors prefer to call this L'(}ri'i /JarriHOiiic, Reichli, f. Pseudobulbs l!-4 in. high, 4-angled: Ivs. solitary, lanceolate: scape erect, ]-2-fld.: tis. 2-:t in., cream-colored ; sepals spreading, oval, the 2 lower forming a kind of open spur at their united bases; petals oval, spreading; lateral lobes of lip rounded, crenate; middle lo
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