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Bifrenaria (Supplement)

About ten species, natives of Brazil, Guiana, and Colombia, compose this genus. To those described on p. 187, Vol. I., the following should now be added:

B. bella (beautiful). A synonym of Coelia bella.

B. Harrisoniae (Mrs. Harrison's). fl. 3in. across; sepals and petals creamy-white, large and fleshy, the lateral ones with a spur-like base; lip purple, yellowish at base, purple-veined outside, the inner surface streaked red; scape one or two-flowered. l. solitary, large, oblong-lanceolate, plaited. Pseudo-bulbs pyri-form, tetragonal. Brazil. SYNS. Colax Harrisoniae, Dendrobium Harrisoniae (H. E. F. 120), Lycaste Harrisoniae, Maxillaria Harrisoniae (B. M. 2927; B. R. 897; P. M. B. ii. 196.)

B. H. alba (white). fl. white; sepals slightly tinged green, the lower sides of the lateral ones faintly dotted red; side lobes of the lip reddish-purple, veined with deeper red, the middle lobe red-purple, hairy, the spur-like portion greenish-white. Brazil. (R. G. 52, under name of Maxillaria Harrisoniae alba.)

B. H. eburnea (ivory-white). fl., sepals and petals white; lip white, freely striped with crimson; throat yellow, striped purplish-red. April and May. Brazil. A chaste variety. (W. O. A. iii. 100, under name of Lycaste Harrisoniae eburnea.)

B. H. grandiflora (large-flowered). fl., inner surface of the lip wholly purple, except a narrow, yellowish border; spur yellow, with a few bold, purple stripes.