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MASDEVALLIA SHUTTI.EWORTHI 1 avm./
Denso c.-cspitosa folüs |)cltolato :o oblongis .11
C niiiuilc trlclciualis, pcclunciilis uiiiflorcfi TuMa sijba.'i
palis l.ilcralibiis Kniioblongis ncutilis, omnibus in
in -inguliiin aiìice intus infjcxiiin, a|)ÌM
niinuits ligulatis supin basin angu«am suroiliastato
oblitiua cxtus per perigonium, labello liisi cordato piiiidiiralo
cr díscum scu tíintuni aiitice, papula mmc anleposila, columníc
apici: «btiisc aculo scu cu
r - Iroclinj'n postico incinbmna
MASDKVALUA CAUDATA, UncÌl., Hcrb.spccim. llnrt(VCGCTI.iiidon!; ncc LMDL, Ccn. et Spec. I
MASIIKVALLIA SHUTTLEWORTIIII, Rchb. f. in Card. Cliron,, 1875, p. i,-ol; I took-1!. Maj,'., 6373
inlibus, pcriKonii cupula t
1 caud;is ipsiü bene lorginres ci
quadri dento tjs se "
l'Iantiila dense cEspilosa. Pclioli vulgo atrati. Folia quoad
magni speciosi. Scpalum impar ochmeeum branncopurpiireo longiludì
brunnco purpuréis, ncn.0 mediano viridi scu flavo. SejKiIa lalcrnlia c
Ti'iMla alba nunc lineóla obscura sub apice. I.abellum album violaceo
"" ' arbustis sylvulsi
Pedunculus gracilis fo
T. Maore, Orcli. Alb.vol, I- pi, 5 I
iuni a:(|uau!i. Flurcn pro ¡)lanU
I.ehmann I Simon I VV:
/'. .NAKTIICC OKVS,
Cuitara Jiabui ab il:
b r„ G. CI
0 lavata nervo mediano viridulo scu na\o, inlus alba purpureo punclulaUin
violaceo punctaium. Columna alba purpureo ¡mnetala.
•70 hcxapcd, Linden I) tcrrilorii Cauca: llartwcgl LindenI Holton! Shuttlcworth I Smith I
:li! Sander 1 Wallace I In Europa prima floruit anno 1877 apiid cxc. tiom. l'uncliard I
, ¡06 : colore pullidiori, vulgo minor, sepalo imjiari pulchrc flavo brunnco striato.
Sender, U.C. KM./.
Figura; analytics: ai a latere. Tepala Inum labellum inlerne. Columna a fronte ai
Althouoh not a showy Orchid, this little plant possesses a beauty peculiar to itself. The quiet colour of its nowers, their
fragrance, and the singular elegance of its growth, render it distinct in the large genus Masdevaliia, whicli noiv
numbers upwards of a hundred, a large proportion of which arc in cultivation at the present day, and are among the most
popular Orchids, It was first collected for gardens by Ed«'<ird Shuttleworth, after whom Professor Reichenbach named
it, in October, :874, in the United States of Colombia, on the mountains to the left of Agua Largo, in the state of
Cuindenamaroi, and within thirty miles of Bogota, where it grows on trees at an elevation of from 6,500 to 7,000 feet
above sea level. After three unsuccessful attempts to import it alive into Europe, the first live plant arrived in
England intennixed with a lai^e mass of a Pleurothallis, brought home by a gentleman who presented it to Mr. W. H.
Punchard, of Poulett Lodge, Twickenham, where it flowered in 1877. It has been imported many times of late years,
but as the consignments usually arrive dead, it has not become common in collections.
I t is of compact growth, the short, fleshy leaves being produced in a tiift, and these are overtopped by the slender
flower stems, each bearing one bloom. The coloiu- of the flowers varies in richness, but the rosy red tint is always disposed
in those peculiar frecklcd markings shown so well in our plate. Sometimes the graining of the sepals is heavy, and this
characteri.scs the best varieties; the vinous purple streaks, too, on the dorsal sepals are more pronounced in the finest
forms, which also have the broadest sepals and the longest tails, the colouring of which latter is more uniform, being
always greenish at the base, dcc|3ening into orange-yellow at the tips, A finely developed flower measures between eight
and nme niches across from tij) to tip of the sepals. Quite distinct in colour is the variety xanthocorys, the lowermost
figure in our plate, In its flowers the rosy red tint is almost absent, the whole flower being of a straw colour, with faint
lines on the dorsal sepal, and the texture, too, of the sepals is thinner than that of the typical form. This pale variety is
docidedly more fragrant than the other, which in a measui-e compensates for the absence of high colour. It was introduced
several years after the typical plant,
This Masdevaliia is easily managed, as it is so free in growth. It is also a profuse flowerer, and it is not uncommon
to see a moderate sized tuft carrying a dozen flo\vors. Like the majority of Masdevallias from the mountain regions of
South America, it delights in a mild and equable temperature and a moisture-laden atmosphere, It may be best gro\vn
m shallow pans suspended dose under the roof, or placed on a shelf in a light position. It must never be allowed to
become dry, but requires most water during early summer when developing its growth; indeed, if ample drainage is
provided there is little fear of over-watering this and other Masdevallias of a similar nature during si