Scuticaria
(from scutica, a whip; alluding to the shape of the leaves). ORD. Orchideae. A small genus (two species) of stove, epiphytal orchids, one Brazilian, the other a native of Guiana. Flowers very handsome; sepals sub-equal, erecto-patent, the lateral ones adnate with the foot of the column forming a prominent chin; petals rather smaller; lip sessile, articulated, broad and concave, the lateral lobes large, erect, the middle one small and spreading; pollen masses four; scapes one-flowered, growing from the sides of the stem. Leaves very long, fleshy, sub-terete, furrowed, continuous with the stem. Stems very short, flesh, one-leaved, at length scarcely fleshy-thickened. The species thrive either on blocks or in baskets with sphagnum. During the growing season an abundance of water must be supplied to the roots. Propagation may be effected by divisions, made as growth is commencing.
S. Hadwenii (Hadwen's). This is the correct name of the plant described in this work under name of Bifrenaria Hadwenii.
S. Steelii (Steel's).* fl. primrose-yellow, with reddish-brown blotches, large, fragrant; lip marked with brownish-crimson, especially on the lateral lobes, the crest having three orange-coloured teeth in front; scape one to three-flowered. l. one on each branch of the ebulbous rhizome, terete, 2ft. to 4ft. long, channelled, tapering to a fine point. British Guiana, 1834. SYN. Maxillaria Steelii (B. M. 3573; B. R. 1986; W. O. A. ii. 55).