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ODONTOGLOSSUM Iseve. 



Smooth-lipped Odontoglossum. 



GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 



Nat. ord. Orchidace^. § Vande^. 

 ODONTOGLOSSUM. Botanical Register, 1840. fol. 30. 



O.lceve; pseudobulbis compressis sulcatis, foliis oblongo-ensiformibus obtusls 

 apice obliquis, floribus paniculatis, bracteis laxis membranaceis, sepalis 

 petalisque oblongo-linearibus acutis planis, labelli lamina panduriformi 

 apiculata ungue laevi obsoletissime bidentato, columnse alis apice rotuu- 

 datis crispis basi planis. 



Both Mr. Skinner and Mr. Hartweg found this plant 

 ahundantly in Guatemala, and sent it home to their friends, 

 so that it is by no means rare in collections. It is not, how- 

 ever, much esteemed, because of the flatness of colour in its 

 flowers. Nevertheless, they have cinnamon-brown blotches 

 on the yellow ground of the petals and sepals ; and the lip, 

 which is white, is banded with violet across the middle ; 

 besides which thev are fragrant. 



The name Odontoglossum, or Tooth^ongue, has been 

 given to these plants, because they are usually furnished with 

 strong teeth on the lower part of the lip, and these teeth are 

 not unfrequently very conspicuous. Here, however, they are 

 reduced to a couple of trifling notches, and might be easily 

 overlooked. 



Our drawing was made in the garden of the Horticultural 

 Society in May, 1842. Fig. 1. represents the column, seen 

 in front, with its wings. 



This species should be potted in turfy peat, and placed in 

 a moist stove. A liberal supply of water should be given 

 during the growing season, and the house be slightly shaded 

 in sunny weather, in order to keep the temperature as near 



