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Lissochilus (Greek, smooth lip). Orchidaceae;. Terrestrial herbs, some of which are very handsome, but they seem to be little cultivated in America, only a single species being advertised here.<br />
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The plants are distinguished from their near allies by the dissimilarity of the sepals and petals, the latter being much larger and wider and usually of a different color: lvs. plicate and prominently veined, long and narrow: sts. very short, leafy, finally thickened into pseudobulbs: raceme simple; scape long, stout, sheathed but leafless, growing beside the pseudobulb; labellum spurred or saccate, joined to the base of the column. —About 30 species dispersed in Trop. and S. Afr.<br />
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The plants may be grown in a compost of fibrous loam, leaf-mold and sand. During the growing season they require plenty of water, but during three months of winter they should be allowed to rest and be kept dry.<br />
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L. Andersonii, Rolfe. Racemes loose, 4-S-fld.; sepals and petals pale greenish or sulfur-yellow; lip white. Trop. Afr.—L. gigantius, Welw. & Reichb. f. A gigantic orchid whose lvs. are said to grow to a length of 8 ft., with fl.-spikes twice as high: sepals linear, curled backward; petals oblong-quadrate, 1 ½ in. across, pinkish rose; labellum 3 in. long, with a long spur; middle lobe trowel- shaped, purple, striped with darker lines. Congo. G.C. III. 3:617. S.H 2:355. I.H. 35:53. J.H. III. 55:52.—L Grantii, Reichb. f. Raceme about 6-fld.; sepals brownish green; petals bright yellow behind, paler in front; lip light yellow. E. Afr.—L. Horsfallii, Batem. A robust plant, with plicate lvs. 2-3 ft. long and 5-6 in. broad, sharp-pointed: fl.-stalk twice the length of the lvs., with many large fls. 3 in. diam.; sepals rcflexed, rich purple-brown on the upper side; petals much larger, almost square, white, suffused with rose. B.Ml. 5486. G.C. III. 39:200. G.M. 49:193. C.O.I. Handsomer than the first.—L. Mahonii, Rolfe. Raceme stout, many-fid.; Ms. large; sepals reflexed, green, suffused and veined with brown; petals rose-lilac; lip 3-lobed, the lateral erect lobes green, crenulate, brown-nerved, the front lobe spreading, retuse crenulate, the front purple, darker nerved, green at base; keels denticulate, undulate, greenish. Uganda. B.M. 8047.—L. purpuratus, Lindl. Sepals and petals rose-pink, narrowly oblong; middle lobe of lip purple, ovate-oblong. Trop. Afr. B.M. 7921.—L. roseus, landl. Lvs. broad and stiff: st. 3-4 ft. high: sepals brown; petals and labellum fine rose-colored. B.R. 30:12. Also a showy plant. —L. speciosue, R. Br. Pseudobulbs nearly underground: lvs. dark green, ensiform: scape 2-4 ft. high, with fragrant fls. 2 in. across; sepals small, green, reflexed; petals large, yellow; lip mostly yellow, apparently on the upper side, due to the inversion of the fls. June, July. Cape. B.R. 573 (erroneously numbered 578). P.M. 4:25.—L. stylites, Reichb. f. Fls. purple; sepals reflexed, pale green, tinged lilac at base; petals nearly erect, pale purple, nearly orbicular; lip pandurate, pale purple; base widely pouched, white outside, pale green inside and brown-dotted. Trop. Afr. B.M. 8397. —L. uganda, Rolfe. Fls. numerous, yellow, marked with purple- brown at apex of sepals and petals; lip with front lobe oblong- orbicular, reflexed. Uganda. B.M. 8044.<br />
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==References==<br />
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963<br />
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<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --><br />
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --><br />
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