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ODONTOGLOSSUM PULCIIELLUM. 



A pretty s*t»ve epiphyte, with oblong, compressed, micipttiil |i*eu<lMinlos bearing a pair of long, linear, obliquely 

 omarginato leaves* ami protlueing slender, two-cilgnl scape?. < quailing the leave* in length, and terminating in 

 a raceme of several modcfato-SilECtl white (lowers. The sejuk are ovule; tin petal* oljovute : ami the lip 

 three-lobcd, the lateral lobes being triangular, and the intermediate one oblong, tubquadrate, Slid ret urved nt 

 the apex : the lip bears at the 1>um* a firm fleshy erect, which is yellow, spotted with crimson, almost horseshoe- 

 shaped in front, ami threo-lobod behind. 



Odoktoclossujj n;LCinxf.t;M, iMntuu^ Itotanical Ayfrfar, 1841, t 48. IManiml Utyiaine, u -1 10L Lindleg, 



Folia OrrhtJrtfrtr, art. OdcmtoglosMim 2* Ittirhudwltjil. lValpmf Annaks />^"-'''"^ N^ ''.''"". \'u MS. 





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hough not comparing in grandeur or in captivating beauty with some of the species of this remarkably 

 ornamental genus of Orchids OdoNtot/lo&stan grand? and 0. Alexandra to wit, the species wo now figure is 

 really a desirable plant for the Cultivator on account of its free blooming qualities ; while it is by no moana 

 devoid of n quiet comeliness of its own, and this, together with it* usefulness for decorative purposes in a cm 

 State, is sure to gain for it the suffrages of many admirers. The alienee of showy or brilliant colours is 

 indeed amply compensated for by the chaste and delicate purity of ita almost pellucid flowers, which, 

 moreover, yield a most grateful perfume. 



Qdonlogltmum pulchclhm is a native of Guatemala, whence it was sent by the late lamented Mr. 

 G. Ore Skinner, and it appears to have been first bloomed in tins country by Mr, liatciuan, in 1S11. U i^ 

 a member of a genus which has always been greatly admired by Orchid growers, and which has latterly 

 come into high favour, on account of the beauty and delicacy of colouring and marking in many of the specks, 

 and from the fact that they require but little artificial heat for their successful cultivation. Collectors have 

 accordingly sought them Out eagerly in the mountainous regions of New Grenada, Peru, etc., and this has 

 resulted in I he introduction to European gardens of gome «f the most exquisite gems that have ever orna- 

 mented our phmMiouso. 



The S|iccic3 now figured, being, as just stated, a native of Guatemala, thrives best under moderately 

 cool treatment* though more licit is necessary for it than is required for those of Us gayer-coloured relatives, 

 which come from the high regions of Xcw Grenada. 



We have had within the last few years, from various sources, many importations of a plant purporting 

 to be Odontogltmum ptdchelhm^ most of which have been inferior varieties, ami many of them utterly 

 worthless in a horticultural point of view. The present form, however, i* well deserving a place in the most 

 rrcherch? collection of Orchids, more particularly where white flowers are in request in the early spring 

 months, for ihev are admirably adapted for wreath*, or for ornamenting the hair, and when cut and mixed 

 with Ferns in a bouquet are exceedingly lovely. 



Qdt>tttoglG99Hm pulehetlum is a graceful and compact-growing evergreen plant, ami is furnished with 

 bright shining green pscmlobulhs, which are about three inches in length, and stout, and somewhat oblong 

 in shape The leaves arc produced two together, from the top of the bulbs; they are narrowed at the base, 

 i Iban an inch in width at the broadest part, and from twelve to fifteen inches in length, gracefully 

 arched and of a cheerful bright green colour. The erect Hover-stem is produced from the base of the mature 

 pseudobulb, and attains the height of twelve or eighteen inches. The flowers are an inch and u half in 



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