. 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. MASDEVALLIA MASSACHUSETTS 991 34. ScMimii, Linden. Tufted: Its. elliptic-obovate, petioled, a ft. or less long, half shorter than the several- flowered peduncles: fis. dull yellow, mottled with bright brown, the tails yellow, about IM in. across without the tails; tails 2-3 times longer than the body of the cal
. 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. MASDEVALLIA MASSACHUSETTS 991 34. ScMimii, Linden. Tufted: Its. elliptic-obovate, petioled, a ft. or less long, half shorter than the several- flowered peduncles: fis. dull yellow, mottled with bright brown, the tails yellow, about IM in. across without the tails; tails 2-3 times longer than the body of the calyx- lobes, very slender; petals pale yellow, linear-oblong, equaling the column. Venezuela. 6740. II. 19:532. 35. Eeichenbacliiana, Endres. Densely cespitose: Ivs. oblanceolate, shorter than the several-fid. peduncles: flower dark red on the outside, yellowish, with red veins on the inside, all the lobes with turned-back tails, the lobes triangular. Costa Rica. 30. maculita, Klotzsch & Karst. Lvs. narrow-oblan- ceolate, nearly or quite equaling the erect several-fld. peduncle (which is 8-10 in. tall): fls. yellow-tubed, suf- fused or dotted with red, all the lobes produced into orange-yellow or greenish tails 2 in. long; lateral lobes crimson, with yellow on the margin, the tails drooping; petals yellowish. Venezuela. :2150. 37. infricta, Lindl. Cespitose: lvs. oblong-lanceolate to narrow-lanceolate: peduncle about 6 in. long, several- fld.: calyx pink-purple; dorsal sepals cucuUate, lateral sepals entirely united, forming a wide, gaping tube, with cucuUate sides and apex, passing into slender, j'ellowish tails; petals whitish, dotted with pink-purple. Brazil. 23:2389. SECTION IV. 38. Chimaera, Reiohb. f. Fig. 1375. Tufted: lvs. ob- lanceolate-obtuse, 1 ft. long and 1/^ in. wi-de: peduncle wiry, erect, lateral or pendent, several-fld., mostly shorter than the lvs.: fls. opening in succession; calyx- lobes ovate, yellowish, much spotted with deep crimson
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