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Oncidium calanthum, Reich, f. {Orcliideee) (affine Oncidio furmo- 

 sisshno) ; paiiicula volubili maxima apice heterantha, sepalis ungiiiculatis 

 oblouo-is obtuse acutis, petalis oblongis obtusis hastato-ungiiiculatis, la- 

 belli auriculis cuneato ovatis retusiusculis isthmo brevissimo latissimo ,^ 

 obcmieato, portione autica reniformi biloba maxima, carinis papulosis 

 cjuinis in basi, papulis ternis extus utriuque, cariuis rostrironuibiis aoutis 

 gerainis ante carinas, cohimnte alis triangulis liinc lobulatis, rostello orni- 

 thoniiyncho, tabula rhombea basi constricta. — Hab. Messrs. Backhouse 

 imported this from Ecuador or Peru. — Gard. Chron. 1870, p. 39. 



O. CRYPTOCOPis, Rekhh.f. {Gijrtochila auricnlata labello apice dila- 

 tato) ; sepalo suramo ovato transverse undulato serrulato hastato supra 

 unguem bene auricidatum, sepalis lateralilnis dt-flexis longe unguicu- 

 hitis in laminas oblongas acutas paulo undulatas cuneatis, auriculis in ^ 

 basi nullis ; petalis unguibns latis brevibus oblongis acutis, undulatis 

 serrulatis, lal)ello tritldo laciniis lateralibus triangulis postice serrulatis 

 antice abniptis, lacinia antica nnguiculata antice dilatata semiovata, bi- 

 loba crispula, tumose baseos incrassato medio carinato, utrinque papuloso, 

 papula altera antice utrinque apposita, striis snlcisque utrinque postice, 

 columna curva, alis ligulatis antice retusis carnosis juxta fovea? basin 

 laminis lanceis acutis geminis sub fovea. — Patria? Ex hort. W. Bull. 

 — Gard. Chron. 1870, p. 827. 



O. LEPIDUM, Lind., Rekhh.f. (affine Oncidio Boothianio, Eeichb. f.) ; 

 panicula ampla pluriflora, sepalis unguiculatis, petalis sublatioribus, labello 

 basi utrinque obtusangulo, isthmo brevi antice reniformi, quadrilobo, 

 callis acutis sex in ima basi, columna} alis utrinque acutis antice retusis ; 

 flores parvi, illis Oncidii Boolhiaiiii sequimagni ; sepala et petala albido- 

 flava, maculis panels brunneis ; labellum flavura, isthmo purpureo et 

 macula purpurea utrinque in basi ; maculae purpurese duae sub fovea. 

 — Hab. M. Linden obtained it from Ecuador, through Mr. Wallis. — Gard. 

 Chron. 1870, p. 1053. 



O. RUSTICUM, Lind., Reichh.f. ; (affine Oncidio cimicifero, Reichb. f.) ; 

 panicula ampla, sepalis petalisque ovatis obtusis basi paulo cuneatis, 

 labello utrinque obtusangulo antrorsum angustato retuso, callo amplo 

 utrinque quadrilobo antice retuso, medio unipapvdoso in basi, columnge 

 alis subnuUis lobulos minutos juxta foveam sistentibus, tabula retusa, 

 in ima bnsi constricta. — Hab. M. Linden obtained it from Ecuador, 

 through Mr. Wallis.— G«;-rf. Chron. 1870, p. 1053. 



O. Semele, Lind., Reichb. f. (affine Oncidio formosisumo) ; panicula 

 ampla, difl'usa; sepalis ligulatis, dorso medio carinatis ; petalis supra 

 unguem hastato-oblongis obtuse acutis, labello statira in auriculas latas 

 oblougo-ligulatas obtusas dilatato, isthmo brevissimo obcuneato subnullo, : 

 lacinia antica reniformi magna subemarginata, callo baseos multipapuloso, 

 carinatis rhombeis geminis papulosis antopositis, columnsc alis triangulis 

 lobulatis, tabula lata rhombea. — Hab. It was discovered in Ecuador by 

 Director Linden's excellent and successful collector, i\Ir. Wallis. — Gard. 

 Chron. 1870, p. 39. 



O. VERNTXiUM, Lind., Reichb. f. (Pentapetala macropetala) ; sepalis 

 U!iguiculatis oblongis acutis crispis ; petalis unguiculatis hastatis oblongis 

 apice acuto incurvo crispis ; lal)elli auriculis ligulatis retusis retrorsis, '^ 

 lamina lateligulata apice reniformi, toto disco valde vernixio, callo rctror- 

 sum et antrorsum bicruri in basi, column;c alis angustissimis angulatis 

 minuli? utrinque juxta foveam, tabula vix pnrrccta. — Hab. A highly 



