Supplement. 



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Oncidinm — continued. 



O. holochrysum (wholly yellow). Jt. rich goliien-jellow. very 

 deuaely disposed in secund racemes ; lip trifirt, the large middle 

 lobe clawed, reniform. bilobed. I. two. rather thick, ligulate, 

 acute. Pseudo-bulbs oblong, sulcata, spotted. Peru. [C] 



O. Hookerl (Hooker^s). fi. lively yellow, small : sepals and 

 petals oblong, nearly equal, the latter spotted orange ; lip three- 

 lobed, the lateral lobes linear-oblong, spreading, the middle one 

 broadly obovate-cuneate, the base orange or chestnut-coloured 

 and tubercled ; scape 6in. to 18in. long, paniculately branched. 

 I. 5in. to Sin. long, linear-ligulate. Pseudo-bulbs clustered, two- 

 leaved. Brazil. (B. M. 3712, under name of O. rani/eruin 

 major.) [C] 



O. HubSCM (Hubscb's). /. yellow, tinted brown, disposed in a 

 much-branched panicle ; lip narrower in front than at base, its 

 chief mark consisting in the bipartite, orange column wings 

 Ecuador, 1885. 



O. inourvuni. This pretty and easily-grown species is described 

 on p. 487, Vol II. Fig. 47 shows the habit and the character of 

 its inflorescence. 



O. ionosmum (Violet-scented). A synonym of 0. tigrinum ungui- 

 culatum. 





Oncidium — continued. 



O* ludens (playful). Jl., sepals rich brown, unguiculate, the 

 upper one transversely elliptic, the lateral ones oblong, acute; 

 petals yellow, marbled cinnamon, shortly unguiculate. hastate, 

 annular, occurring both closed and open ; lip pale yellowish- 

 ochre and brown, recurved towards the apex; column greenish, 

 striped brown, the wings dark purple. 1885. Allied to 0. annw 

 tare. [T.] 



O. maoranthum Williamsianum (AVilliams'). Jl. having a 



large, Indian purple blotch on each petal. New Grenada. 



O. mioropogon (small-bearded), yf. l^In. across the petals; 

 sepals yellow, banded pale brown, linear-oblong, acuminate, 

 undulated; petals golden-yellow, with a deep reddish-browu 

 claw, much broader than the sepals; lip golden-yellow, with 

 three sub-equal, spreading, clawed lobes, the disk covered with 

 yellow and brown tubercles ; raceme 8in. to lOin. long, peniUilous. 

 August. I. two to a pseudo-bulb, 4in. to 6in. long, linear-oblong. 

 South Brazil (?), 1886. (B. M. 6971.) 



O. monachiouzn (monkish), fl., dort^al sepal dark brown, with 

 a crisped, yellow border, reniform, overarching, the lateral 

 ones large, cuneate-oblong, on long stalks; petals cinnamon, 

 blotched and edged sulphur-yellow, roundish-haatato, incurve*!, 

 undulated ; lip brown, ligulate, with an angular base and a double 





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Fio. 48. Oncidium Jonesianum. showing (1) Habit, (2) Front and (3) Side Views of detached Flowers, and (4) Pseudo-bulb 



O. Jonesianum pliseanthum (dusky-flowered), fl. having 



brownish sepals and petals, a smaller crest on the lip, and no 

 spots. 1887. The type is shown in Fig^ 48. [T.l 



O. Keillanum (Keirs). A synonym of Brassia Keiliana, 

 O, Kranierianum (Kramer's). A variety of O. Papilio. 



O. leopardinum (leopard-marked), fl. yellow, showy, disposed 

 in loose panicles about 3ft. high ; sepals and petals banded dark 

 brown ; lip banded brown at base, the middle lobe unguiculate, 

 transversely emarginate, the base auriculate. Peru. A free- 

 flowering, compact species. [T.l 



O. leptunun (slender-tailed). /., properly formed ones light 

 yellow, spotted brown ; sepals and petals cuneate-oblong. acute ; 

 lip with a very broad, cordate base, narrowed into a small, bifid 

 apex, and having a cushion of finger-like calli at the base. 

 1886. One of the group with tufts of abortive flowers. [C-l 



O. loxense (Loxa). ft. in a broad panicle ; sepals dull olive, 

 barred cinnamon, unguiculate, oblong, acute ; petals broader and 

 shorter ; lip bright orange, having a tooth-like auricle on each 

 side of the base, a short, broad stalk, and a broad, reniform 

 blade. U cuneate-ligulate, acuminate. Pseudo-bulbs oblong, 

 furrowed, two-leaved, Cordillera of Loxa, 1884. [C.J 



callus ; spikes large and branching, as in 0. serratum. March 

 and April. New Grenada. Allied to 0. metallicum. (O. C. n. s., 



xix., p. 368.) [T.] 



O. nubigenum (cloud-born). A variety of 0. cucullaium, 



O. Papllio Krameriannm resplendens (resplendent). In 

 this form the flowers are much larger, and the colours brighter, 

 than in Krainerianum ; the callus of the lip, also, is longer than 

 in that variety, and has the base and apex yellow, spotted and 

 barred purplish-brown, the middle being white, barred purplish- 

 mauve ; the lip itself lacks the brown margin generally seen. [T.J 



O. P. majttS (greater), jf. dark brown, barred yellow; lip 

 very large, bright yellow in the centre, edged dark brown. 

 Trinidad. [T.J 



O. pardoglossumCpanther-marked-lipped). /.chestnut-coloured, 

 narrow, much marked with yellow on the lip, and having a very 

 obscure, yellow band on the dorsal sepal; column light yellow, 

 very long, with brownish-purple wings. 1886. An interesting 

 species. 



O- Pollettlanum (Pollett's). ft. large ; sepals yellow, the dorsal 

 one oblong, acute, the lateral ones connate and two-toutlied at 

 ap,'x; petals brown, bordered yellow; lip having small, roundish 



