. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AXD THEIR ^o\ Macodes. M. Petola (LiiufL).—This very beautiful and easil>- cultivated S[iccies grows rapidly, formintj; stems oin. or more long, which arc clothed with o\:al leaves, 3in. by 2in., fleshy in texture, the surlace a solt, mossy, shining green, the veins being of a pale golden, sparkling colour. There are several fine examples of this charming little Orchid in the Kew collection. In Java it is exceedingly plentiful, but from the nature of its stems it is ditticult to itnport alive. Syn. .4/id\-/,h-///7us (Fi
. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. AXD THEIR ^o\ Macodes. M. Petola (LiiufL).—This very beautiful and easil>- cultivated S[iccies grows rapidly, formintj; stems oin. or more long, which arc clothed with o\:al leaves, 3in. by 2in., fleshy in texture, the surlace a solt, mossy, shining green, the veins being of a pale golden, sparkling colour. There are several fine examples of this charming little Orchid in the Kew collection. In Java it is exceedingly plentiful, but from the nature of its stems it is ditticult to itnport alive. Syn. .4/id\-/,h-///7us (Fig. 92 : X., t. g6.) ~ M. Rollissonii (H,irt.). —A synonym of Goiidycra Hi'Iiissonii. AlACRADENIA. A of two 1 >r three , oi epi- ph\-tal , nati\-es of the \\' Indies. The\- belong to the ti'ibe Vaiidcu. The name, gix'cn by Robt. Brown, is deri\-ed from makros. long, and cuh'ti. a gland, and in reter- ence to the long process of the pollen - The species are closely allied to, and require the same cidtural con- ditions as, the warm- growing species of Oii- cidiinii. M. lutescens brownish-purple ; peduncle four- or nve November. (B. R., t. 612.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watson, William, 1858-1925; Chapman, H. J. , ed. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's sons
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