768 ORCIIIDES. oncidium. 



116, _ li. — ONCIDIUM GIREOUDIANOM Rchb, fll. Ms3. Huc: Drassia Gireoudiana 

 Rchb. fil. Warscewici, Rchb. fll. Giz. — Xenia p. 79: 

 Aff. Brassiae guttatae Lindl. sepalis labello ter — qnater longiori- 

 bus, labelio a basi latoligulala utnnqtie obtusangula subito dilatalo, hac 

 parte triangula anteriori basi utriiique rotundata, lamellis quintae la- 

 belli aequilongis carinaeformibus velutinis, basi oblusangulis, lum humi- 

 lioribus, dein "acutangulis, demiim semiovatis. 



T Sab : Brassia maculata R. Br. B. gnUata: in a specimen found by Mr. 



Sliinner at San Salvator the flowers are iwice as large" Lindl. Fol. V. 



Brassia p. 2. 



Brassia Girroudiana Rchb. fll. Wzw. in Oilo und Dietrich Allg. Gartenztg 



XXII. 1854. Nr. 35. p. 273. 



Pseudohiilbus prope spiihamaeus , oblongo anceps, arliculus superior Brassiarum 



more nunc manifeste evolutus. Foiia a cuneaia basi oblonga. obtuse acuia. Pedun- 



culus usque bipediilis et tredecimflorus. Flores infimi ab apice supremi sepali ad 



apices sepalorum lateralium septem — octopollicares. Sepala linearia longe caudaia, 



lateralia dorsali longiora llavoviridia. demum llava fasciis paucis nunc interruptis pur- 



pureo airoviolaceis in basi. Tepala dimidio sepalo dorsali aequalia linearia acumi- 



naia dimidio inferiori purpurea atroviolacea. Labellum basi oblonga subiio cordato 



oblongove dilatatum acutiusculum ejusdem colons, maculis quibusdam violaceo atro- 



purpureis. Carinae basilares bipartitae: laminae posticae basilares a basi alliori de- 



scendentes. hinc obtuse iriangulae. inius auraniiaco velutinae. Gynostemium basin 



versus magis antrorsum proclive, dum in B. gutiata Lindl. rectum. 



Diese prachtige Art , welche an Grosse den schonsten Formen der B. brachiata 

 Ljndl. gleichkommt , eaideckte Herr von Warscewicz in Costa Rica. 



S- A. 2. 



116. — 1. -- ONCIDIUM BRACHI.ATUM Rchb. fll. Mss. Brassia brachiata Lindl. Pl. 

 Hartw. 94. B. R. 1847. n. 29. Lindl. Folia I. c. p. 4: 

 B. sepalis longissimis (semipedalibus), labello verrucoso basi rotun- 

 <lato dimidio superiore subcordato acuminato undulalo vena media le- 

 viter carinata, lamellis simplicibus glabris apice triangularibus ereclis. 

 The Dnest species of ihe genus. wiih pale green llowers , studded on ihe lip with 

 green warts. and many rich brown oblong sjiots on ihe sepals and petals. 1 bave 

 seen culiivated specimens measuring twelve inthes from ihe point of ihe dorsal sepal 

 to that of one of the laterals. The wild specimens are much smaller. Tho great 

 heart-sbaped upper half of the lip , and ihe smooib lamellae, clearly disiiDguisb ihe 

 species from B. verrucosa. 



Wild in Guatemala ; Hacienda de la Laguna— Hartweg. 

 Huc: Brassia brachiata Lindl. (Verrucosae) Rchb. fll. Bonpt. III. 215: 

 Aff. B. verrucosae labello a basi late ligulala cordato acuto , papu- 

 loso, carinis 2 parallelis nec conliguis , in basi vere continuis ; apicc 

 aculangulis, basi inlus velulinis. 



Sepala lanceo acuuiinata semipedalia. Tepala subaequalia tres quartas illorum 

 aitingentia. Labellum a basi laie cuneaia Iigulatum margine crispulum revolulum 

 antice hastnto triangulum utrinque rotundatum crispum. Carinae 2 parallelae a basi 

 altiori rotundata non interrupli aritice angulati. basi intus velutini. Verrucae crenae- 

 que incrassatae per discum. Gynostemium humile. Perigonium citrino-albidum, 

 Partes inferiores atropurpureo guttatae. Labelluin aequale , basi carinarum intus- 

 auraniiaca. Flos demum per labelli discum purpureus moie B. va rrucosae. Klein 

 ^ bluihige Formen sind sehr bauQg in unsern Sammlungen — die gaoz grossbluibige 

 erhielten wir nur aus Hrn. Fescatore'8 SammluDg 



