. 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 crenulate; callus tongue-shaped, concave. Often the parts of the flower are more or less spotted and hairy in places. July, Aug. Colombia. Gt. 1321. 5. Idnipes, Lindl. Pseudobulbs large: Irs. lanceo- late, 12-18 in. long: fls. solitary, as many as 15 on a plant, creamy white; sepals and peta
. 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 crenulate; callus tongue-shaped, concave. Often the parts of the flower are more or less spotted and hairy in places. July, Aug. Colombia. Gt. 1321. 5. Idnipes, Lindl. Pseudobulbs large: Irs. lanceo- late, 12-18 in. long: fls. solitary, as many as 15 on a plant, creamy white; sepals and petals oblong-lanceo- late; labellum 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, 2K in. long before they expand, without a trace of any other color. 6. looiista, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs pyriform: Ivs. oblong-ligulate, acute: fls. smaller than those of L. Deppii, 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- bellum 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, reflexed and 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. Costa Rica.—Var. Lawrenceana, Hort. Sepals and petals tinted with rose, otherwise the fls. are like those of the type. Var. riibra has been offered. 8. costita. Pseudobulbs oblong, compressed, 3-5 in. long: Ivs. 2-3 at the apex, 6-10 in. long, broadly oblong-lanceo- late, acuminate: scape ere
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