. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . ; the basal part of the stalkedtrowel-shaped lip is white, the apex dark brown ; the clawbearing a transverse semilunar two-lobed white auricle, cutinto incurved setiform dark purple teeth. It has thepeculiarity of throwing the roots out from between the bottomleaves. This species was first flowered in the collection ofthe late W. B. Hume, Esq., of Winterton, Yarmouth.—CostaRica. FlG.—Bot. Mag., t. 6003; Floral Mag., 2 ser., t. 101; Warner, Sel. , ii. t. 35. B; grandiflora,
. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . ; the basal part of the stalkedtrowel-shaped lip is white, the apex dark brown ; the clawbearing a transverse semilunar two-lobed white auricle, cutinto incurved setiform dark purple teeth. It has thepeculiarity of throwing the roots out from between the bottomleaves. This species was first flowered in the collection ofthe late W. B. Hume, Esq., of Winterton, Yarmouth.—CostaRica. FlG.—Bot. Mag., t. 6003; Floral Mag., 2 ser., t. 101; Warner, Sel. , ii. t. 35. B; grandiflora, Rchh. f.—This extremely curious and verypretty Orchid was introduced some quarter of a century ago,but is not often to be met with. It has ovate pseudobulbssome three or four inches long, bearing two large broadlylanceolate leathery leaves. The peduncle comes up with theyoung growth, bearing a raceme of three or four flowers ofcurious structure ; the sepals, of which the lateral ones aremuch the smaller, and the spreading petals, are oHve greenstriped with reddish brown; the lip is white, with reddish. BATEMANNIi
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