Tab. 5691. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM Axexandr^e ; var. Triana. 



Princess of Wales s Odontoglossum, Dr. Triana's variety. 



Nat. Ord. Orchide^. — Gynandkia Moxanoria. 



Gen. Char. Perianthium explanatum. Sepala et petala saspius subcon- 

 formia. Labellum integrum, ecalcaratum, unguiculatum, ungue cum basi 

 column® continue-, lamina patente basi cristata. Columna erecta, membra- 

 naceo-marginata, apice utrinque alata. Anthem 2-locularis. Pollinia 2, 

 solida, caudicula lineari, glandula hamata.— Herbas epiphytical, pseudobul- 

 bifera, tnontium America tropica incola. Folia solitaria 2-na v. pauca, 

 plicata v. plana. Scapi ad basin pseudobulbi inserta, breves v. elongati, 

 1-multiflori, erecti v. penduli. Flores speciosi, racemosi. 



Ouontoglossum Alexandra; pseudobulbis ovatis compressis 1-2-pbylhs, 

 foliis elongatis, racemo simplici multifloro, sepalis et petalis membra- 

 naceis subfequalibus v. sepalis angustioribus ovatis v. lanceolatis acu- 

 minatis, labello polymorpho ovato v. subquadrato apice acuto obtuso 

 v. truncato et 2-lobo, marginibus integerrimis v. dentatis, columna 

 areuata clavata alis laceris. 



Odontoglossum Alexandras. Batem. in Proc. Hort. Soc. 1864, p. 186^ 

 Monog. Odontogloss. t. 14 et 19. 



Var. Triana; sepalo dorsali macula solitaria rosea notato, lateralibus roseo 

 suffusis et maculatis, petalis niveis, labello oblongo-pandunforim 

 apice 2-lobo, marginibus undulatis et crispatis, disco plaga ampla 

 2-loba notato. Tab. nost. 5G91. 



For the beautiful variety here figured of this lovely Orchid 

 the Royal Gardens are indebted to Dr. Triana, of Bogota, a 

 very distinguished botanist, who procured it from the JNew 

 Granadan Andes, about ten leagues from Bogota, at eleva- 

 tions of 7000 to 8000 feet. Two varieties of the same 

 species have been figured by my friend Mr. Bateman, in his 

 splendid work on the genus, neither of which rival this m 

 beauty and delicacy of colouring, or in the size of the flower. 

 This author well points out the very variable nature of the 

 flower, not only as to colour, but in the form of the Lip, 

 which is rounded and two-lobed at the apex, or acute or 

 acuminate, and entire or serrate. 



It need hardly be observed, that in common with all the 



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