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JOUKNAL OF HOi'iTICULTDKE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



( Jimnnry 27, 1870. 



erect, bearing from three to six or more flowers, which are 

 oftentimes fi inches in diameter; the ground colour of the 

 sepals is orange yellow, barred the entire length with rich 

 chestnut brown ; petals bright brown, broadly tipped with 

 orange yellow ; the lip is large, white, barred and Bpotted with 

 brown. It is a magnificent species, a native of Guatemala. 



Odontoulossum Alexandre. — The honour of introducing 

 this splendid new species is due to Mr. Weir, the then collector 

 for the Royal Horticultural Society, and no more fitting plant 

 could be dedicated to our lovely Princess. As a species it is 

 nearly allied to 0. rescatorei, but, besides other differences, up 

 to the present time it has shown no disposition to produce a 

 branching flower-spike, which is a marked character of that 

 plant. The pseudo-bulbs are smooth, ovate, slightly flattened, 

 dark green, oftentimes tinged with red. The leaves are usually 

 two in number, linear-lanceolate and pointed, erect, about a 



base. It is a veritable gem, and very easily managed. Native 

 of Mexico. 



Odontoc.lossum Cervajjtesii. — In habit of growth this plant 

 resembles the preceding. The sepals and petals are rose- 

 coloured, and barred with reddish spots ; the lip is somewhat 

 heart-shaped, and destitute of the spots of 0. membranaceum, 

 to which, however, it is very closely allied. It is a native of 

 Mexico. 



Odontoglossum maculatcm. — This is a dwarf, compact- 

 growing kind, with oblong-compressed pseudo- bulbs, and sup- 

 ports but one leaf, which is oblong-lanceolate and somewhat 

 sharp-pointed, light green in colour. The racemes incline to 

 be pendulous, some 10 inches in length, and bear from six to 

 twelve flowers, which vary in the brightness of their markings ; 

 the sepals and petals are brown inside, marked with greenish 

 yellow ; the lip iB heart-shaped, white, or sometimes greenish 



foot long, and dark green in colour. Eaceme bearing from six | yellow, dotted with brown. Native of Mexico. 



to twelve flowers, which are some 2 or 3 inches in diameter. 

 Sepals and petals pure waxy white, the edges undulated ; the 

 lip very variable in Bhape, white, spotted with golden brown, 

 and stained with yellow at the base and crest. It is an abun- 

 dant flowerer, and very easily managed. Native of New 

 Granada, about Bogota, at 8000 feet altitude. 



Odontoglossum Blentii. — This, by some authorities, is con- 

 sidered worthy of specific rank, but, according to my judgment, 

 it can only be a variety. Whichever is the correct view, how- 

 ever, matters little to the cultivator. It resembles the pre- 

 ceding in every re- 



spect, saving that the 

 sepals and petals are 

 tinged with rose, and, 

 as well as the lip, spot- 

 ted with rich brownish 

 purple. There are se- 

 veral named varieties of 

 these plants, all of which 

 are well worthy of cul- 

 tivation for winter de- 

 coration. Native of New 

 Granada, at the same 

 altitude as 0. Alex- 

 andra:. 



Odontoglossum tri- 

 umphans. — At present 

 very rare in collections. 

 The growth is some- 

 what like 0. luteo-pur- 

 pureum, yet distinct 

 from that plant. The 

 flowers are upwards of 

 3 inches in diameter ; 

 the sepals and petals are 

 banded with dark brown 

 upon a rich yellow 

 ground ; the lip is some- 

 times white, or tinged 

 with yellow, with a few 

 brown blotches. Native 

 of New Granada. 



Odontoglossum bic- 

 toniense. — Although 

 this species is not among 

 the most brilliant-co- 

 loured of its tribe, it is, 

 nevertheless, an abundant bloomer. The pseudo-bulbs are 3 or [ flowered 



Odontoglossum luteo-i-uri-ckeum.— In the colour of its 

 flowers and their markings this kind varies considerably, and 

 several of the more peculiar have distinct names. The pseudo- 

 bulbs are about 4 inches in length, somewhat ovate, and bear 

 a pair of sharp-pointed, sword-shaped leaveB, some 10 or 

 12 inches long. The sepals and petals are oblong-lanceolate 

 and sharp-pointed, rich chocolate brown inside, tipped with 

 yellow ; the lip is pinduriform (in some varieties much fringed), 

 white in front, blotched at the base with the same colour as 

 the sepals and petals. This is a very fine species, and an 

 abundant bloomer : it 



Odontoglossom Infileay 



grows at 7-8000 feet 

 altitude in New Gra- 

 nada. 



Odontoglossum In- 

 sleayi. — The leaves and 

 pseudo-bulbs of this 

 plant are similar to 

 those of 0. grande ; the 

 flower, however (repre- 

 sented in the accompa- 

 nying engraving), espe- 

 cially the lip, is very dis- 

 tinct. Sepals and petals 

 oblong, pale greenish 

 yellow, barred through- 

 out their entire length 

 with bands of reddish 

 brown ; lip narrow, 

 Blightly turned back, 

 bright yellow, and bor- 

 dered with red spots. 

 Its gay flowers are ex- 

 tremely ornamental in 

 winter. Native of Mex- 

 ico. 



Odontoglossum Ros- 

 su.— There are many 

 varieties of this species, 

 some are magnificent, 

 and all are very beauti- 

 ful. It is a dwarf-grow- 

 ing plant, with ovate 

 pseudo-bulbs, flattened 

 at both edges, bearing a 

 politary leaf. The scape 

 is from one to three- 

 The sepals and petals are yellowish white, the 



4 inches long, somewhat flattened, and bear two or three Bword- | former streaked and spotted their entire length with reddish 

 shaped, bright green leaves. The flower-spike is erect, about ; brown, whilst in the latter they are only barred part of their 

 2 feetin length, half of which is naked ; the sepals and petals are ; length, and that is at the base ; lip large, two-lobed in front, 

 usually light green, spotted and barred with brown of various j ami pure white. This lovely plant is a native of Mexico. 

 shades ; the lip is white, shaded with rose or purple. It i Odontoglossum fulchellum. — There are several varieties 

 continues a long time in perfection, and is well adapted for | of this riant ; aB a matter of course everyone will select the 

 wreaths for the hair. This plant is foundin Guatemala at ' largest-flowered. The pseudo-bulbs are oblong, flattened, and 

 considerable elevations. | bear a pair of narrow, linear-lanceolate leaves, about a foot in 



Odontoglossum membranaceum. — A beautiful dwarf-growing j length, and dark green. The scape is erect, about as long 

 plant which delights in a moist, cool atmosphere, and is well | as the leaves, supporting its delicately-fragrant snow-white 

 adapted for growing in miniature hanging-baskets. The flowers, which are stained at the base with orange. It lasts 



pseudo-bulbs are small, pale green, supporting a solitary ob 

 long-acute leaf of the same colour. The scape is radical, 

 bearing from two to five flowers, which are delicately Bcented ; 

 the sepals and petals are somewhat oval-obloDg, creamy white, 

 with tranBver6e lines of reddish spots at their base ; lip large, 



a long time in full beauty, and is one of the most chaste of 

 the genus. 



Odontoglossum Krameri. — A most distinct species, and 

 being named after an old acquaintance it possesses much inter- 

 est in my eyes. It is not usually considered a winter-bloomer. 



white, with a yellow claw, and faintly streaked with red at the | but I have seen it in fine flower in December. In shape the 



