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ONCIDH'M SAIU'ODKS. 



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An ommcnu! cpiphy^, wi.hsabcylindricl pvn.lol.ulbs, three inches long, ami invested with large membn u 



v!m-Hi« ll,,. I.,..,., „,-,. linear-oblong, acute, and grow two or three togellicr from the apex of tin- bulbs. 

 nie flowvr* -row in n narrow mccmoso drooping panicle, springing from the b W „f the pscndobnllK, nnd ore 

 large, bnght-yctlow, conspicuous!) blotched with dark brown-red ; the ncpnbt nre ohovate. the petals largci 

 clawed, obovatospathnlaie, nnd ropand, both marked with heavy red blotches in the centre : the lip In,,, large 

 cnwrgnintc middle lobe which i< iindnlated, nnd twosmnll lateral lobe* which are serrulated, and is marked 

 with red spots, mailer than dm, of the petals, range,! in front of n linear. I.il..h,l. mbcrrulaim. pibc*.-... 



crest; the rohunu h white, with blood-rrd imnrated IWhy wings, which afford « f the marks of the 



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Osomusi BABCMffls, Uudley, Journal o/fforficaUaral &*t> ir. SAG : hi Folia (httidarra, art. Onndhun M 

 Oxodicm RtaiTASUM, Panoa, Magaziat of Gardening and Itolanj, i. 257. 



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Tin- lino species b a native of Brazil, and one of the i i bcuuiiful and distinct in the large genus 



Oneidium. This family is. indeed, one of the largest know,, araongsl Orchid*, bill wo rcgrcl to snyit m very 

 much neglected by cultivators, the reason being Hint some of the specie nre common nnd not much 



prized for exhibition purpose*. Many of (hem, however, if cultivated as ll.cj shouh nnd as they were 



generally seen some year* since at our large shows, nre very lively and effective planus on nccounl of .heir 



bright nnd showy colours, which an i common amongst popular Orchids. Ii is indeed difficult toconceive 



of any plant of its colour which can surpass the species ^.resented in the drawing now before us. 



Thb is, as far as we know, the most com|Mict-growing of the larger Onddiam .- it i. also free-flowering, 

 nnd of free growth, and in fact posscsca every good quality Dial can be desired in such a plant, it i» also 

 easily propagated, and can be grown in a house with moderate hem. h i. however rare, the reason being 

 that it has not occurred in the importations whirl, have taken place of hue year-, notwithstanding that it 

 deserve* to he more common. We know of only one species that grows in the same manner, and thai « 

 Otadium p«6e*, n specie not worth cultivating, from this it i. indeed a difficult matter to distinguish it. 

 either by the bulbs or the foliage, but then.- can he no mistaking the flowers. 



Oneidium tarcoda is, as already remarked, of compel habit The pscudobulbs grow to the hcighl of 

 three inches, nnd produce from their ape* two or three leaves nboul m inches in length. The flower-spikes 

 nre produced from the base of ihcbnlbs, after the growth is completed, and when theplanf is strong two 

 spikes will sometimes be produced from one bulb. These spikes attain the height of two or more feet, and 

 bearing thirty or forty flowers, each being n couple of inches in diameter. The sepals and petals are of a 

 golden-yellow, spoiled with reddish-brown : and the lip b bright-yellow. The racemes of flowers lii>t apjiear 

 during the wilder months, and an- usually perfected about March, April, or .May. so that it U a useful plant 

 for spring decoration. Ii continues in perfection for five and six weeks. 



Thb plant is moreover of easy culture. Ii u found in the forests of Hrax.il, but we d »l know the exact 



situation, probably some cool and shady habilal, lor we find it to do well under cool treatment with GO- 

 ileyat, Latm. etc. It will Ihrirc cither in a pot or on » block. If grown in a pot, good drainage is necessary, 

 and a soil of fibrous pent The pot should not be too large, as the plant makes roots more sparingly than 

 many of its kindred. It will do well on a block of wood suspended from the roof, with n little sphagnum 



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