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THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Odontoglossum continued. ; 
species in their magnificent collection. We are indebte 
to the firm in question for permission to peruse the 
manuscript of their yet unpublished monograph. 
O. acuminatum (taper-pointed). A synonym of O. Rossii. 
O. Alexandræ (Alexandra’s). A synonym of O. crispum. 
O. A. Bowmani (Bowman’s). A synonym of O. crispum guttatum. 
O. anceps (two-edged). A synonym of O. maculatum. 
O. Andersonianum (Anderson’s). A variety of O. crispum. 
O. anthoxanthum (yellow-flowered). f. sulphur-coloured, 
small, growing in a flexuous raceme; lip sub-cordate at the 
base, three-lobed, Peru, 1869. 
O. aspersum (sprinkled), A variety of O. Rossii. 
O. bictonense (Bicton).*+ f. about lin. across, varying much in 
colour, most frequently yellowish-green, transversely barred with 
brownish-purple, whilst the lip is lilac, shaded with violet, or 
sometimes nearly white; spikes about 2ft. high, bearing from 
twenty to thirty flowers. April. Pseudo-bulbs and leaves bright 
— uatemala, 1835. This plant was formerly a great 
avourite, and, moreover, was the first Odontoglot which reached 
3812, under name of Zygopetalum africanum; B. O. 18; B. R. 
1840, t which the two 
O. blandum (fair).* f. yellowish-white, beautifully spotted and 
freckled with maroon-crimson ; sepals and petals narrow and 
acuminated lip with an ovate-acuminate, crisped blade. Co- 
lumbia, 1870. A handsome plant, somewhat resemblin, 
O. nevium, but with the blade of the lip much more expande 
(B. O. 28.) ‘ l : 
O. Bluntii (Blunt’s). A synonym of O. crispum. 
O. brevifolium (short-leaved), of gardens. A synonym of 
rium. 
O. corona À 
O. cariniferum (keel-bearing).+ fl., sepals and petals oblong- 
lanceolate, greenish outside, and furnished on the middle line 
with keels; inside they are chestnut-brown, bordered with 
nish-yellow or yellow; lip with the claw of violet colour, 
e cordate-acute anterior part being white; e large, 
branched. “. cuneate-oblong, ligulate. Pseudo-bulb oblong, 
two-leaved. Central America, 1855. Syn. O. hastilabium fus- 
catum. (B. M. 4919; B. O. 10.) 
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Fic. 714. FLOWER OF ODONTOGLOSSUM CERVANTESII. 
O. Cervantesii (Cervantes). f. from lin. to 2in. across; sepals 
and petals rosy-lilac, barred at the base with crimson-brown ; 
ip cordate or triangular, white or lilac; spikes 6in. high, three 
to five-flowered. March nae Apen. t cooly patel sn Pseudo- 
bulbs angular. Oaxaca, 1845. A pretty, dwarf-growing species, 
a 25 See Fig. 714. B. R. 1845, 36; L. & P. 
Gi 
O. C. decorum (becoming). A fine variety, with larger flowers 
re brightly-coloured markings than the type. (F. M. n. s. 
oe. 
©. C. majus Garger A good variety, with 1 d 
brightly- spotted sade than the — Mexico, 1879. 9 
punctatissimum l 
z flowers covered with neat, purplish spots. 1878. (B. O. 
much-spotted). A handsome 85 
um i .*+ f. milk-white, with deep purplish- 
rk 1 petals, and the anterior, inferior part 
. lemon-scented; lip purple, crescent-shaped ; racemes pendulous, 
Odontoglossum—continued. +, 
of lip, the basilar part of which is whitish-yellow at both sides, 
and with purplish-violet radiating lines ; sepals lanceolate, ending 
in bristles ; petals much broader ; lip cuneate, dilatates going out 
in . wavy angles, the upper part bearing an open sheath 
around the column, the anterior expanded ; peduncles racemose 
or panic Pseudo - bulbs 
ligulate, a gag 
are indebted to Messrs. Veitch 
m S., v. 503.) à = 
O. c. gemmatum (jewelled). FEN good variety, with groups 
many-flowered, J. linear- ligulate. 
Ecuador, 1876. See Fig 713, 
and Sons, (B. M 6317 
0. . Klab ben annum 
flowers than the type. 
O. citrosmum (Lemon: scented). * 
ji. pure white, delicately 
bearing from fifteen to thirty flowers. May. J. thick. Pseudo- 
bulbs smooth, shining light green. Guatemala, 1840. Syn. 
` O. pendulum (B. O. 6). (B. R. xxix. 3; F. d. 75 
O. c. album (white), fi. white, except the crest e claw of 
the lip. oa 
ctatum (dotted). fl. pale rose; sepals and petals 
with purple. : 
O. c. roseum (rose). fl. having the blade of the lip deep rose. 
O. constrictum (contracted). f., sepals and petals bright yellow, 
with orange-brown blotches ar ars; lip pandurate, whi {tipped 
with yellow, and bearing two conspicuous rose-coloured spots near 
the centre ; panicles large, branched, many-flowered. J. elongate, 
linear-lanceolate. Pseudo-bulbs ovoid, compressed, ribbed, dark 
97555 Caraccas, 1843. A pretty, free-flowering plant. (B. M. 
0. ©. 
dott: 
O. c. Sanderianum (Sander’s).* fl., sepals and petals light ochre, 
with brown marks and stripes, lanceolate, acuminate; lip cordate 
at base, with two short, upright lobes ; blade large, sub-pandurate, 
acute, wavy, white, tinted with sulphur, and having a large 
purple-crimson mark between the calli, and some spots in front. 
Columbia (), 1881. A handsome, Hawthorn-scented variety, 
superior to the type. 
O. Coradinei (Coradine's). A variety of O. Lindleyanum. 
O. cordatum (heart-shape-lipped). ., and petals yellow, 
blotched and barea With deep rich A re And pe very much 
elongated, and curiously wavy; lip large, EA ESE ERAS 
somewhat in its markings, ground colour white, blotched wi 
lilac and purplish-red, or sometimes with pale yellow and crimson; 
lft. or more in height, stiff, erect, simple or branched, few 
or many-flowered. Late spring. l. bright green, with yellow 
lines. Pseudo-bulbs oblong, generally one-leaved. Guatemala 
and Mexico, 1837. A free-flowering and easily-grown species, 
though less striking than many of its congeners. (B. M. 4878, 
under name of O. maculatum ; B. O. 25; R. G. 356.) 
O. c. sulphureum. (sulphur-coloured). fl., sepals sulphur- 
coloured ; petals and lip white, with sulphur tips and blotches. 
Mexico, 1880. A highly curious variety. 
O. coronarium (crowned).* fl., sepals and petals reddish-brown, 
edged with yellow; lip bright golden-yellow ; spike erect, lit. or 
more in height, bearing from thirty to forty blossoms. Pseudo- 
bulbs large, wrinkled, flat, produced at intervals along a creeping 
rhizome, bearing a short, oblong leaf at the apex. Peru, 1868. 
(B. O. 27; G. C. n. s., xii. 501; W. O. A. i. 27, under name of 
O. brevifolium.) ' 
O. c. Dayanum (Day’s). fl., petals yellow, with brown marbling ; 
lip with two conical acute warts on each side of the crest. 
O. crinitum (hairy). A. striped and blotched, racemose; sepals 
and petals lanceolate, acuminate ; lip covered with filiform pro- 
er) Columbia, 1882. A very distinct species. (R. X. O. 
? 
O. crispum (curled).* fl., sepals and petals pure white, ovate or 
ovate-lanceolate, the petals being much undulated, and often 
fimbriately toothed; lip oblong-acuminate, yellow, crested 
towards the base, beautifully crisped at the margin, and more or 
less spotted towards the front with blotches of reddish-brown ; 
racemes pendulous, usually from six to twelve-flowered. New 
Grenada. This is one of the gems of the cool orchid-house, since, 
by a little management, its charming flowers may be had all the 
year round. It is a plant which varies to an almost endless 
extent, no two, of the many thousands imported, being, perhaps, 
exactly alike, and very considerable difference in size, colouring, 
or crispness in the flowers constantly presenting itself. See 
Fig. 715, for which we are indebted to Mr. Wm. Bull. SYNS. 
O. Alexandre and O. Bluntii (F. d. S. 1652). (B. O. 19.) 
O. c. Andersonianum (Anderson’s).* fl. milky yellowish-white 
with some very broad, cinnamon, longitudinal stripes ; sepals and 
petals ovate-oblong, acute, cri ; lip pandurate, with wavy and 
toothed margins. Pseudo-bulbs ligulate, pyriform. 
A very handsome and rare Syn. O. Ji 
„0. A. . 8 
ince 
(W. O. A. iv. 188). (F. M. n. s. 45; ; 
for which we 
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