812 ORCMIDES. oncidium. 



190. ONCIDIUM TRULLIFERUM Lindl. in B. R. 1839. t. 57. L. F. 54: 



Panicle short, wiih a few densely-nowercd drooping branches springing from coarse 

 spathaceous bracis. The peials are wider iban ihe sepals. but not much. Tbe crest 

 requires to be re-esamined in a fresh state. When dried it loses all form. The 

 siigma is rostraie. Flower yellow and brown. 

 Wild in Brazil ; Pedro Bonito— Miers. 

 Lindl. 1. c: 



Pseudobulbis elongatis ovalibus compressis, 2 — 3-phylIis, foliis ova- 

 libus fere aequalibus, scapo radicali rigido semel ramoso, sepalis lalera- 

 libus distiiictis superioribus petaiisque concavis, obtusis, labelli lobis la- 

 leralibus nanis rotundatis, inlermedio trulliformi serrulalo, crisla verru- 

 cosa medio depressa laevi anlice dente ascendente serrato apice appen- 

 diculalo, columnae alis inlegerrimis ovatis obtusis. 



Perigonium flavum, rubro noiaium. Brazil. Loddiges. Small close panicle. 



191. ONCIDIUM PHYMATOCHILUM Lkidl. in Paxton's Fl. Gard. nr. 1'^, ic. sub t. 18. 

 L. F. p. 54: 



The native country of ihis beautiful thing is unknown. Prof. Rchb. who , like my- 

 sclf, has seen no wild specimen, informs me, that the Hamburgh gardeners are un- 

 animous in asserting thal ii came from Brazil. In ihis country it is reputed Mexican. 

 Ils long linear-lanceolaie green sepals, banded wiih brown , remind one of Brassia; 

 while its ivory lip and column just stained wiih yellow near ihe base , ia ihat of gc- 

 nuine Oncidium. 



Wild in . 



Paxt. FI. G. I. p. 78. Nr. I2l : 



Racemo subpaniculato, sepalis linearibus acuminatis apice recurvis, 

 lateralibus longissimis. labelli auriculis convexis dilatatis crenatis, lobo 

 intermedio unguiculato ovato acuminato, basi multituberculato, columnae 

 alis semicordatis acuminatis. 



Flowers greenish, lip snowwhite. Erecl. 2 edged pseudobnlbs tinged with purple, 

 surrounded by scales , which when young are olive green spotted with crimson. 

 Leaves thin. linear lanceolate oblong. Flowers have appearance of some Brassia. 

 Lip white wiih yellow tubercles and a few yellow stains. 



Mexico. Ic. Xyl. ibid. p. 88. — G. Chr. 1848. 139. — Pescatorea t. 53. 



192. ONCfDIUM HASTATUM Lindl. in Paxt. Fl. Gard. vol. I. Nr. 2. L. F. p. 55: 



Odontoglossum jplnjUochilHm Morren in Annal. Gand. t. 27. 

 Odontoglossum hnstatum Batem. Orch. Mex. t. 20. 

 (A.) ftavescens. Lip straw-colour. 

 (B.) atratum. Lip claret-colour. 



Lip always hastate, wiih the basal lobes white and quadrate. The middle lobe of 

 the crest is so rudimcntary , that it may ea.<ily escape observation. The crest con- 

 sists of two parallel principal keels, a poini betweeu them , and a shori accessory 

 keel on either side at the base. 



Wild in Mexico ; Oaxaca at 4000 ft.— Galeoiti 5085; Mechoacan— Ghiesbreghl. 

 Huc : B. Reg. XXXL 1845. Misc. 60: 



PseudobuJbis oblongis ancipilibus diphyllis, foliis ligulatis basi con- 

 duplicalis, racemo elongato paniculato, sepalis pelalisque conformibus 

 herbaceis lanceolalis acuminatis, labulli hastali lobis lateralibus Irun- 

 calis, intermedio ovato acuminato. crislae bmellis 4 parallelis, columnae 

 auriculis liuncalis. Mexico. 



A plant wiih the habit of Oncidium leucochilum. The flowers are greenish wJlh 

 red blotches. cxcepi the lip, which is white wiih a purplc stain at the basc. 

 Lindl. Paxt. Fl. G. 1, p, 10. in .,N. Granada." 



