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ODONTOGLOSSUM ALEXANDRA WARNER! 



A grand variety of one of tin- finest specie* of Odonhglomm yet introduced to our garden* II lias oblong orate, 



" compr -1 iweudobnlbs. lanceolate ligulalc learas, and close raceme* of very large fl'rtivr*. whum an- bcauti- 



fully taffliscd will] rose, ami spotted with ciiuiamon-brown. Hi'- o1.1»hk »vatr scpah are llii.li.-d with ■ 

 ,hc posterior half, and marked with some six or eight large, oblong, tmnsrerse spots of cinnamon-brown. I Ho 

 petals are roundish orate, undulated, toothed at iho edge, ami stained with creamy yellow towards the base. 

 Tho lip - cordate ai the base, nearly oblong in ontline, but much undulated, yellow nt the boso and white nt 

 the ii|>. and having n large cinnamon-brown blotch dividing the yellow from tit.- white. It ha* also ■ fe» 

 smaller brown tpota down each tide, and a few red streaks near the base. 



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The magnificent species of Odo»toglo>*<*m, of which a remarkably line variety is here represented, is found 

 in great profusion in New Granada, at elevations of from 7000 to 8000 feet, growing upon the branched the 

 forest trees. The pseodobulbs are smooth, and about three inches in length, somewhat compressed, usually 

 tapering from the base upward but sometimes, though more rarely, ovate; dark green in colour, occasionally 

 tinged with reddish-brown, as also are the leave,. The leave, are usually two in number, lincar-hmccolate. 

 tapering to a point, from twelve to eighteen inches in length, and bright green on both side* , the raceme 

 of flowers is produced from the base of the pscudobulb. and is from a foot to eighteen inches long, branched 

 or unbranched, and bearing many large white, rarity-spotted flown of great beauty. A more fitting 

 plant eould not have been found to commemorate our amiable and lovely Princess than this Odontoglot from 



New Granada. # 



There is an almost endless profusion of varieties of the Odottoglomm Alw,dr,r, all of them being 



plants of exceeding beauty. Some amongst the finest wc have yet seen have been flowered by Mr. Klchcr, 



who has charge of the rich collection of Sigismum! EucVcr, Esq., of Wandsworth. The superb rancty 



which has been so beautifully rendered in the accompanying illustration, flowered in our own collection at 



IWmficld in the ea.lv part of 1SG9; and when exhibited at the Gardens of the Hoyal Horticultural Society 



in the month of April in that year, it received both a First-class Certificate and its present name. I ho 



flowen are upwards of three inches in diameter, and closely set upon the scape. The sepals arc white, tinged 



With carmine, and adorned with several spots of reddish-brown. The petals are much broader than the 



BCpals, beautifully frilled at the margins, and of the purest white. The lip is white towards the apex, yellow 



towards the base, and blotched on the disc with reddish-brown, the edges being frilled n the same manner 



ns are those of the petals. t 



Odoutoglowm Alw»dr* WWW is a plant very easily euUirated, if no. placed tn a strong heat. 

 The temperature wo find to suit this genus, with but few exceptions, and especially the present spee.es. u as 

 nearly as possibly 50° in winter and 05° or 70° in summer. The house most he cautiously shaded, so that the 

 ,1i r „,' rays of the sun do not fall upon the plants; otherwise they enjoy plenty of light. An abundant 

 8 upply of water should also be given ; indeed, this species will never bear drying- Ventilation „ another 

 m aue'r of the highest importance to these plants ; for, if a proper rirculation of pure air is not supphed, they 

 soon resume n sickly appearance. 

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