Nasonia
(from naso, a nose; the column and anther, together, somewhat resemble a nose). ORD. Orchideae. A small genus of very dwarf-growing epiphytal cool stove Orchids, now included, by Bentham and Hooker, under Centropetalum. Nasonias require cool treatment, like that accorded to Masdevallias. They grow naturally at great elevations creeping amongst moss and lichens. N. cinnabarina (cinnabar-red). A synonym of N. punctata. N. punctata (dotted). fl., sepals and petals bright orange-scarlet, about 1/4in. long; lip bright golden-yellow; pedicels slender. April. l. thick and fleshy, 1/2in. long, somewhat triquetrous. Stem erect, only 1in. or 2in. high. Peru, 1867. SYN. N. cinnabarina. (B. M. 5718.)