Spots and blotches; the margins of the lip and lateral 
+0. Phalenopsis (moth-like).* H., sepals and petals 
®© nearly equal, of a soft cream colour, beautifully spotted 
¥ 
0. phylloglossum 
E i aie. errien sepals and petals bordered with 
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Oncidium—continued. b 
and very distinct compact, dwarf. growing habit. 
(B. M. 5912; B. R. 1 GI 
O. o. albiflorum (wħite-flowered).* A valuable acquisition as a 
winter blossomer, having snow-white flowers. It is, however, 
very rare. Guatemala, 1873. Sometimes known as O. o. album. 
(F. M. 398.) (C.] 
llum (thick-leaved). A synonym of O. Cavendishi- 
ies, of 
> 10.) 
7 * Butterfly Plant. A. pale golden-yellow, barred with 
chestnut-brown, usually solitary and terminal on the spike, some- 
what resembling a large butterfly in shape ; sepals long, narrow, 
erect, bearing a fanciful resemblance to the antenne and pro- 
boscis of a butterfly ; petals extending horizontally to form the 
wings, and the lip representing the body. “. deep olive-green, 
beautifully streaked and spotted with reddish-brown. Pseudo- 
bulbs somewhat compressed, one-leaved. Trinidad, 1823. A 
remarkable and beautiful plant. It succeeds best upon a large 
block of wood, and with good exposure to sun and light. The 
flowers are often 2in. across. The old spikes should not be 
cut off, as new buds are continually developed at the apex. 
See Fig. 731. (B. M. 2795; B. R. 910.) [T.] There are some 
striking varieties of this species, of which the following are 
noteworthy : 
O. P. album (white). A very rare form, with white flowers. 
O0. P. Eckhardti (Eckhardt’s). A fine and large-flowered variety. 
Tl. H. 500.) 
O. P. Kramerianum (Kramer’s).* fl. rich golden, yel- 
low, with a profusion of irregularly disposed, bright brown 
‘sepals beautifully undulated and crisped; spike long, con- 
tracted at intervals, forming knotty joints, one-flowered. 
k J. solitary, large, coriaceous, beautifully spotted with 
cri and red, upon a dark ground, Pseudo-bulbs 
y ical, deep brown. Central America, 1823. A very 
à utiful plant. (R. X. O. 33.) [T.] 
O. P. limbatum (bordered). fl. clear yellow, with 
distinct cinnamon-brown blotches, and a broad, unin- 
terrupted margin of the same hue. (B. M. 3733.) 
O. pectorale (breast-plate). bright yellow, thick] 
spotted,, blotched, — barred with reddish-brown ; lip 
having at its a number of tubercles, curiously 
arranged, and studded with little button-like knobs. 
Spring. Brazil, 1842. A curious and handsome species. 
O. peliogramma (blackish-dotted). fl. pale yellow, 
slightly marked with pallid dots and bars, paniculate. 
Chiriqui, 1871. 
and streaked with crimson and violet; lip large, ground 
colour creamy-white, having a rich yellow crest, and 
covered with spots and bars in a similar manner to the 
pais and petals; spike erect, three to six-flowered. 1. 
twin, narrow, borne upon the summit of the ovate, deep 
“green udo-bulbs, which are sin. long. Peru, 1869. A 
beauti dwarf-growing species, blossoming at various 
riods, and continuing a long time in full beauty. 
hen out of flower, it cannot be distinguished from some 
of the varieties of O. cucullatum, (I. H. 1870, 13.) [C.] 
(leaf-tongued). fl. shining, light 
light yellow, the odd sepal and the petals, being un- 
usually wavy; lip with yellow borders at the very base 
nd a white top, triangular; calli light yellow; panicle 
ranched. J. cuneate-lanceolate, acutish. Pseudo-bulbs 
oblong-pyriform, two-leaved. Columbia, 1880. 
0. matochilum (long. lipped). H., sepals and petals yellow 
and reddish-brown ; lip white Summer. Z. dark green, about 
lft. long: Pseudo-bulbs thick. Brazil, 1844. A very pretty species, 
with remarkably curious flowers. (B. M. 5214.) 
O. plagianthum (athwart-flowered). fl. brown, with oblong 
sepals and petals; lip triangular. A curious species. 
O. planilabre (flat-lipped). fl. yellow; sepals and petals lanceo- 
late, acuminate, wavy, nearly equal; middle segment of lip semi- 
circular, flat: crest rhomboid, cuspidate; raceme simple. Autumn. 
J. ensate. Pseudo-bulbs two-edged, slender, ribbed. h. 14ft. 
Brazil, 1848. (J. H. S. vi. 5.) 
O. plicigerum (fold-bearing). A. brown, small, disposed in short, 
branched panicles; lip purplish-brown at the base. Ecuador, 1873. 
0. porrigens (extending). f. chestnut-brown, with honey- 
coloured tips; lip cinnamon colour, with an orange callosity, 
and some deeper spots. New Grenada, 1868. 
0. preestans (excelling). A hybrid, probably between O. dasy- 
style and some species like O. Gardneri. It is superior to the 
first, has brighter colours, but lacks the blackish border of the 
Spee porton of the lip, and it resembles the last in the system 
0 i. 
O. preetextum (bordered).“ fl. brown, the edges and bars of 
yellow, very fragrant; lip yellow, with margin of brown, broken 
with yellow blotches and lines. Brazil, 1876. A handsome species, 
of which the collector said: The flowers are most elegantly 
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O. pulvinatum (cushion-like). f. yellow, orange, and brown; 
il, 1836. A fi 
O. r. pelicanum (pelican-beaked). fl., 
O. rostrans (beaked). H. gay-coloured, disp 
Pseudo-bulbs — oa Columbia, 1875. 
O. ru 
Oncidium—contvnued. i , 
pared in a very light and feathery-looking inflorescence, and 
ve, at the same time, a heavenly smell.” 
O. pubes (downy). fl. yellow-brown, spotted, with a fiddle-shaped 
lip; panicle simple, many - flowered, sub-secund. Autumn. 
l. lanceolate. Pseudo-bulbs cylindrical, one-leaved. k. lft. 
Brazil, 1824. (B. M. 3926.) [C.] 
O. p. flavescens (yellowish), A synonym of O. cruciatum. 
O. Peu n (neut). jl. white, tinged with yellow and pink, 
a 
about lin, across; panicles many-flowered, drooping. lft. long. 
Summer. Pseudo-bulbs and leaves small. A. bin. est Indies, 
An elegant, dwarf-growing species, which thrives well on a block, 
if 15 with plenty of moisture at the roots. (B. M. 2773; 
B. R. 1787.) [T.] 
panicles sometimes 10ft. long. Summer. Brazil, ree- 
flowering, compact-growing plant, remaining a long time in 
elgg (B. R. 1839, 42.) The variety majus is very desir- 
able. [T.] 
O. pumilum (dwarf). f. yellow, numerously produced on short, 
dense, upright, branching panicles. Spring. A. bin. Brazil, 1824. 
5 a aan pretty species. (B. M. 5581; B. R. 920; L. B. C. 
IT. s 
o. 8 (box. bearing). . yellow, with a little box at 
t 
e base of each lip, and with serrulated wings to the column. 
This plant is otherwise much like O. cornigerum and O, pubes. 
FIG. 732. FLOWER OF ONCIDIUM SERRATUM. 
O. reflexum (reflexed). A., and 1 rly speckled 
(reflexed). Al., sepals an telale eee 
with brown ; lip with a few red at the 
(R. X. O. i. 93, t. 36.) nahi 
sepals bright yellow, 
spotted with crimson near the base; lip with a rich crimson stain 
around the crest. Mexico. (B. R. 1847, 70, under name of 
O. pelicanum.) 
(Retemeyer’s). f. pr yellow and choco- 
O. Retemeyeranum 
late-brown, with a deep violet 410 disposed in a raceme. 
l. oblong. Mexico, A small, almost bulbless orchid. 
(Ref. B. ii. 74.) 
lin dense clusters. 
(rounded). fl. brown, small, with yellowish tips 
O. rotundatum N 
to the sepals, petals, and lip, and the base of the li llow 
nee oft. to Lat. 1875 
t. to 1 long, branched near the end. 
(rock).“ fl. brilliant golden-yellow, spotted with 
brown, very numerous, produced on a much-branched panicle 2ft. 
high and lft. wide. l. ligulate, about 1ft. long, dark green. Pseudo- 
bulbs smooth, stout, pale green. Peru. A very desirable plant. 
inflorescence 
O. Russellianum (Duke of Bedford’s). A synonym of Miltonia 
Nusselliana. 
O. rusticum (rustic). fl. onion- green, with licht brown blotches ; 
rige-coloured 
lip pale yellow, with many brown bars, and an ora’ 
callus; panicle ample, zigzag. Ecuador, 1870. 
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