− | Masdevallia bella, Reichb. f. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, channelled, about 8 or 9 in. long, narrowing to the base: peduncle 1-fld., drooping or horizontal, ½ft. long, slender; fls. large and spider-like, triangular in outline, 3 in. across, with stiffish tails 4 in. long, of which the dorsal is recurved and the others standing forward and usually crossed, the fl. pale yellow, spotted with purplish or brown; petals white or yellowish. Colombia. Oct.— Dec. G.W. 4, p. 77. C.O. 14.—One of the best of the chimaeras. | + | Masdevallia bella, Reichb. f. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, channelled, about 8 or 9 in. long, narrowing to the base: peduncle 1-fld., drooping or horizontal, ½ft. long, slender; fls. large and spider-like, triangular in outline, 3 in. across, with stiffish tails 4 in. long, of which the dorsal is recurved and the others standing forward and usually crossed, the fl. pale yellow, spotted with purplish or brown; petals white or yellowish. Colombia. Oct.— Dec.—One of the best of the chimaeras. |