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THE DICTIONARY 
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OF GARDENING, 
Oncidium—continued. 
O. saltabundum (dancer). f. ochre, blotched with brown, 
small, short-lipped ; inflorescence zigzag. New Grenada, 1883. 
O. sarcodes (fiesh-like).* fl. orange-yellow, profusely dotted and 
blotched with crimson; scape attaining a considerable length, 
bearing a much-branched panicle, of two, three, or more feet in 
length, and clothed with a profusion of large blossoms. Spring. 
l. twin, shining green, broad, obt Pseud bulbs very dark 
green, tapering upwards from the base. Brazil. Habit very neat 
and compact for so large a plant. (W. S. O. 23.) 
O. Schlimii (Schlim’s). fl. bright yellow, with Nai arr bars of 
brown, about lin. in diameter; panicle long, having short racemes 
along each side of the main stem. November. Central America. 
A tall, rambling species. [T.] 
O. Semele (Semele). Al. yellow, smaller than those of O. calan- 
tum (to which this species is allied), and having a few purplish 
streaks and blotches; lip broad, reniform. Ecuador, 1870. A 
handsome plant. a 
O. serratum (saw-tooth-petaled).* fl. 
usually of a rich bright brown, with 
a yellow border, and crisped or much- 
serrated margins ; petals drawn together 
in such a way as to form an arch above 
the column; spike twining and branched, 
bft. to 12ft. long, bearing numerous large 
` blossoms. J. twin, ensiform, lft. pa 
4 Lrg Pseudo-bulbs-large, ovoid. Peru, 
1 Syn. O. diadema, of gardens. 
See Fig. 732. (B. M. 5632.) 
O. sessile (stalkless). f. large; sepals 
and petals broad, obtuse, of a golden- 
yellow, freckled with cinnamon-brown 
towards the base; lip broad, and simi- 
lar in colour; scape bearing a much- 
branched raceme of numerous flowers. 
Spring. l twin, pale green, short, 
strap-shaped. Pseudo- bulbs oblong, 
somewhat compressed, slightly ribbed. 
Caraccas, 1848. A compact-habited and 
free-growing plant. (L. & P. F. G. 
21.) fT.) 
O. sphacelatum majus (larger, 
scorched). fl. yellow, barred with dark 
brown, disposed on long, branching 
micles, and remaining several weeks 
im perfection. Spring. Honduras, &c. 
O. spilopterum (spotted-wing). A 
synonym of O. been spilo- 
0. (splendid).* 2in. 
across; Se] and petals green, heavily 
barred with brown; lip large, of a rich 
bright golden - yellow; spike erect, 
branching, about 2ft. long. J. solitary, 
oblong, Ain. to Tin. long. Pseudo-bulbs 
lin. high. Guatemala, 1862. One of 
the finest species in cultivation. (B. M. 
under name of O. tigrinum splen- 
didum; F. d. S. 1825.) 
O. stipitatum (stalked). fl. pale sul- 
phur - yellow, with sepals and petals 
dotted with crimson, and a crimson 
stain below the crest; middle lobe of 
lip with a narrow isthmus, coarsely 
toothed and two-lobed, the lateral lobes 
falcate; wings of downy column half 
ovate, acute. Panama, 1844. (B. R. 
1846, 27, under name of O. lacerum.) 
O. s. platyonyx (broad-clawed). A 
variety having very numerous flowers, 
which are smaller than in the type; claw of lip broader, and, 
on each side of the anterior callus, a callus ridge. 1878. 
O. stramineum (straw-coloured). jl. white, speckled with red 
on the lateral sepals, lip, and column, zin. across; sepals and 
porak widely spreading ; lip very shortly clawed. Z. 6in. to Sin. 
ong, oblong-lanceolate, sub-acute. Pseudo-bulbs none. Mexico. 
(B. M. 6254; B. R. 1840, 14.) 
O. Suttoni (Sutton’s). A species of little interest, with very long, 
drooping, panicled racemes of dull yellow and brown flowers, and 
with narrow, grassy leaves. (L. & P, F. G. ii. 129.) 
O. tectum (concealed). „. yellow, spotted with rich maroon- 
brown, disposed in a zigzag panicle. “. narrow, linear-ligulate. 
Pseudo-bulbs pear-shaped, ancipitous. New Grenada, 1875. 
O. teretifolium (terete-leaved). fl. bright yellow, small, in erect, 
many-flowered panicles. l. thickish, erect, terete. 1882. [T.] 
O. tetracopis (four-bladed). f., sepals chestnut-brown, the 
sunerior one with a yellow border; petals bright yellow, with 
some brown, round blotches ; panicle large. New Grenada, 1873. 
O. tigrinum (tiger-striped).* fl. very large, having a Violet-like 
perfume z sepals and petals bright brown, 9 — barred 
with deep yellow ; lip very large, about 13 in. across, wholly rich 
deep yellow; panicles sometimes ft. in length. Winter. Mexico, 
Fic. 733. FLOWERS OF ONCIDIUM VARICOSUM. 
Oncidium—continued. 
1840. A fine species, with a robust growth. (L. S. O. 48, under 
name of O. Barkeri.) 
o. t. unguiculatum (claw-bearing). . ‘yellow, large, produced 
on a branc spike, 3ft. to 4ft. in height, and remaining a long 
time in perfection. Winter. Mexico, 1846. A pretty species. 
(L. & P. F. G. ii. 134.) 
O. tricuspidatum (three-cusped). A., sepals orange, with a 
brown mid-line; petals pale sulphur, with small brown spots 
and brown back ; np very shortly cuneate at base, with a large, 
oblong, two-lobed blade, sulphur, with bars at the base; 
peduncle panicled, longer than the leaves. Pseudo - bulbs 
el one-leaved, and with aleaf at their base. Costa Rica, 
. 
O. trifurcatum (thrice-forked). fl., borders of the reniform 
blade of sepals and petals light yellow, the latter free; lip 
crimson-lake, with light yellow i; two sword-like blades 
stand under the stigma. Peru, 1884. Allied to O. serratum. 
o. trilingue (three-tongued). fl., sepals and petals rich choco- 
late-brown, edged with light yellow, the a undulated lip; 
17 singular in zoni, arowa, with a yellow crest. Spring. Peru, 
. rare and very distinct species, closel = 
tim EPG hay. T i 
O. triquetrum (triangular- lea ved). fl. greenish-white 
with dark purple, about lin. 5 poe a 
flowered. Autumn. Jamaica, 1793. (B. M. 3393.) [T.] 
O. trulliferum (trowel-lipped). fl. yellow, barred with brown 
spots. Autumn. Brazil, 1838. A small, 0 i sti 
species. (B. K. 1889, 57. sm and not very interesting 
O. unicorne (one-horned). f. small; sepals n, lanceolate ; 
petals narrow - obovate, yellow, blotched with rust-colour ; lip 
three-lobed, yellow, blotched with red in the disk, the lateral 
lobes small and narrow, and the intermediate one transversely 
rhomboidal and notched at the apex; peduncle from the base 
of the pseudo-bulb, soon branching into a panicle. 1. Sin. to bin. 
long, oblong-lanceolate. Rio Janeiro, 1839. (B. M. 3890, under 
name of O. monoceras.) [C.] 
O. u, pictum (painted). A pretty variety, with whitish 
and petals blotched with 3 k l —— 
with dark brown blotches. 1880. [C.] 
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lip lemon-yellow, 
