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Odontoglossum pulchellum. Elegant 

 Odontoglossum. 



Class and Order. 



GVNANDRIA MoNANDRIA. 



( Nat. Ord. — Orchide^e. ) 



Generic Character. 



Sepala lateralia, patula, libera. Lubellum planum, un- 

 guiculatum, ascendens, limbo reflexo diviso dentato, apice 

 angustato ; basi concavum crista bilamellata raro fimbriata 

 saepius antice bidentata auctum. Columna elougata, apice 

 auriculata aut aptera. Lindl. 



Specific Character and Sj/nonyms. 



Odontoglossum pulchellum ; pseudobulbis oblongis com- 

 pressis ancipitibus diphyllis, foliis linearibus apice ob- 

 lique emarginatis, scapo foliis aequali ancipiti debili 

 apice racemifero 6 — 7-Horo, sepalis ovatis acutis, peta- 

 lis obovatis acutis subundulatis, labelli trilobi laciniis 

 lateralibus triangularibus intermedia oblonga subqua- 

 drata apice recurva, callo baseos carnoso antrorsutn 

 hippocrepisco retrorsum trilobo, columnar alis et clinan- 

 drio laceris. Lindl. 



Odontoglossum pulchellum. Batem. in Lindl. Bot, Reg. 

 1.48. 



A most delicate and elegant plant, well deserving the 

 name Mr. Bateman has appropriated to it. It is a native 

 of Guatemala, introduced we apprehend through the medium 

 of Mr. Skinner, antf it flowered in the stove of the Royal 

 Botanic Gardens of Kew, in October, 1843. 



Descr. Pseudo-bulbs clustered, oblong or ovato-oblong, 

 tapering upwards, compressed at the base, having imbricated, 



lacerated 



