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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING. 
Odontoglossum— continued. 
O. c. Reginz (queenly). . white, evenly spotted reddish-brown, 
the disk of the lip yellow. New Grenada, (W. O. A. vi. 264.) 
0. c. Ruckerianum. (M. 0.i.27.) According to Messrs. Veitch, 
the following are mere colour forms of this variety: apiatum, 
Ballantynei, Cooksont, Dayanum, fastuosum, flaveolum, guitatum, 
Hrubyanum, Regine, Schroederi, and Wilsoni. 
O. c. Schroederi (Baron von Schreeder's), /l., all the segments 
with one deep, large, reddish-brown blotch (or sometimes two) 
and two or three smaller ones; in addition to these, several 
reddish-brown spots are scattered over the remaining white area. 
O. c. Scottii (Scott’s). 1. creamy-yellow, large and showy ; sepals 
entire, with large, bold spots of chestnut-brown ; petals coarsely 
toothed, with fewer and smaller spots near the base; lip having 
Pe yellow crests. J. ligulate. Pseudo-bulbs flat, ovate. 
O. c. splendens (splendid). 1. white, tinged rose; sepals with 
atbrown blotch in the centre and several smaller onesiat base ; 
petals spotted brown at base; lip with a large, central, brown 
blotch and some small brown spots on each side of the base, 
which is yellow, with some radiating, dark red lines. SYN. 
O. Andersonianum splendens. 
O.c. tenue (slender). fl. smaller than in 0. c, Andersonianuin, 
inilk-white, witha brown blotch on each sepal. Syn. O. Anderson- 
tanum tenue. 
O. c. virginale (virgin-white). 
with one or two small dots and having yellow on the disk. 
A handsome variety. 
O. c. Wilsoni (Wilson’s). fl. very delicate blush, very large ; 
petals broad, fringed; sepals and lip having a few chocolate 
spots. 1882. 
O. c. Wolstenholmiz (Mrs. Wolstenholme’s). fl., sepals and 
petals pure white, spotted ochre-brown in the centre, bordered 
mauve, very acuminate, the petals lobed and toothed ; lip having 
2 prow, ligulate disk and yellow calli; column yellow at base. 
887. 
O. cristatellum (slightly crested). 
O. cuspidatum (cuspidate). 
O. Dawsonianum (Dawson's). 
Ehrenbergii. 
O. deltoglossum (deltoid-lipped). A variety of O. odoratum. 
0. Denisoniz (Lady Londesborough’s). jl. over 4in. across ; 
sepals white, with a few pale purplish spots, lanceolate, acumi- 
nate; petals pure white, rather broader, acuminate ; lip oblong, 
blunt, denticulate, with a pale yellow stain over the disk and 
a few purple spots ; all the parts undulated at the edges ; racemes 
elongated. /. two, oblong-lanceolate. Pseudo-bulbsovate. New 
Grenada. Supposed to be a natural hybrid between O. crispum 
and 0, luteo-purpureum. 
O. dicranophorum (two-pronged). jl. as large as those of 
O. triumphans ; sepals light yellow, linear-ligulate, acute, marked 
with two large, brown areas; petals broader at base, acuminate, 
with a brown blotch in the middle and several brown spots at 
base ; lip very light yellow, unguiculate, a depressed callosity 
projecting from the centre, and extending into two rather thick 
lamelle, which, with the superior callus, give the appearance of 
a two-pronged fork, whence the name; column yellow at base, 
white at top; raceme loose. Possibly a hybrid. 
O. Edithiz (Edith’s). A variety of 0. crispum. 
O. Ehrenbergii(Ehrenberg’s). A variety of 0. Rossii. 
O. elegans chrysomelanum (deep-golden). A variety in which 
there is no white disk on the upper sepal nor on the petals, while 
the lip and column are also yellow. 1888, 
O. euastrum (beautiful star). ., sepals white, marked mauve 
and spotted cinnamon; lip heart-shaped over its stalk, nearly 
semicircular, an abrupt, long-lanceolate lacinia projecting from 
its centre, and sepia-Lrown, denticulate, indurate, sessile lamellae 
standing at the base, the disk spotted brown, the base of the 
anterior lacinia white. 1887. Hybrid. 
O, eugenes (illustrious). #., sepals pale yellow, with brown 
blotches, usually arranged in three groups ; petals with a broad, 
pale yellow margin, the base and centre white, with some brown 
spots; lip as in O. triwmphans, with a crest similar to that of 
O. Pescatorei. l. as in O. Pescatorei. Columbia. A handsome 
plant, supposed to be a hybrid between the species named. 
O, excellens (excellent). //l., sepals yellow, blotched purple, the 
dor-al one with a white centre; petals white, margined yellow, 
broader; lip white, blotched purple, pandurate, emarginate. 
apiculate, the crests yellow. Summer. Supposed to be a natural 
hybrid between O. Pescatorei and O. tripudians (or O. triumphans). 
(Gn. xxi. 330; I. H. 1886, 591.) 
O. facetum (elegant). A variety of 0. luteo-purpureum. 
O. ferrugineum (rusty). ., sepals and petals dark cinnamon, 
tipped yellow, rather broad, the lateral sepals standing under 
the lip, the petals toothed; lip whitish-yellow, with a brown 
spot on the disk, sub-cordate over the stalk, narrow-oblong for 
fl. pure white, the lip marked 
1882. 
A variety of O. cristatuim. 
A variety of O. luteo-purpureum. 
A garden synonym of 0. Rossii 
Odontoglossum— continued. 
half the length of the blade, then suddenly dilated into a nearly 
reniform, apiculate, toothed, fringed body ; column wings small, 
with teeth. 1883. Probably a natural hybrid. 
O. gracile (slender). jl. reddish-brown, about lin. in diameter ; 
lip fleshy, with two whitish crests; peduncle blackish, panicu- 
lately branched, the branches two or three-flowered. /. and 
pseudo-bulbs tinged blackish. Ecuador. A  distinct-looking 
species. 
0. grande magnificum (magnificent). #. Tin. in diameter, 
brilliantly marked ; scape about sixteen-flowered. Guatemala. 
0. Harryanum (Harry Veitch’s).t /l, sepals and petals brown, 
with transverse, greenish-yellow lines, the petals projecting 
straight forward; lip very large, divided across the middle 
into two pieces, the one pure white, the other brownish-lake, 
with bright yellow, fringe-like crests. 1. leathery, oblong, obtuse, 
Tin. to 10in. long. Pseudo-bulbs oval-oblong, compressed, 24in. 
to din. long, two-leaved. Habitat unknown. 1887. (G. C. 
ser. iii., vol. ii., p. 169; M. O. i. 37.) 
0, hebraicum (Hebrew-marked). A variety of 0. odoratum. 
O. Hinnus (mule). A variety of O. luteo-purpureum. 
0. Hrubyanum (Hruby’s). A garden synonym of 0. cirroswm, 
0. Humeanum (Hume’s). A variety of O. Rossii. 
O. ioplocon (violet-woven). This is closely allied to 0. Edwardi, 
but it differs as follows: sepals longer, narrower, and more 
undulated; lip much smaller; and in the forms of the calli 
and column wings—‘‘ differences that seem to indicate a hybrid 
origin” (Veitch). 
O. Jenningsianum (Jennings’). A variety of 0. erispwm. 
O. Josephine (Josephine’s). A variety of O. erispum. 
O. leve auratum (golden). /., lip very narrow, a little dilated 
at the apex and acute at the top. 1885. 
O. Leeanum (Lee's). A variety of 0. odoratwm. 
O. ligulare (strap-like). A variety of 0. Lindleyanwm. 
O. liliiflorum (Lily-flowered), of gardens. A variety of O. ramo- 
susscmum,. 
O, limbatum (bordered). A variety of 0. crispum. 
0. Lindleyanum albidulum (whitish). /. yellowish-white, 
with some light sulphur at the base of the lip. 1885. 
O.L. Coradinei grandiflorum (large-flowered). 1. light yellow, 
blotched and spotted chestnut-brown, large and handsome. New 
Grenada, 1887. 
oO. L. Kindlesidianum (Kindlesid’s). /., sepals and petals 
white, bordered with yellow. 1885. 
0. L. mirandum breve (short). . unusually short; sepals 
and petals conspicuously blotched purplish-brown ; disk of the 
front part of the lip flushed sepia. 1885. 
O. Lucianianum (Lucien Linden’s). 1. white, blotched with 
reddish-purple, racemose; sepals and petals lanceolate, acuimi- 
nate; lip velvety, the epichil oblong-ligulate, cuspidate, with 
crenulate margins; wings of the column linear-aristate, very 
narrow. Pseudo-bulbs pyriform, attenuated, smooth. Vene- 
zuela, 1887. (I. H. ser. v. 7.) 
O. luteo-purpureum Hinnus (mule). (., sepals and petals 
narrower than in the commoner forms, and undulated ; lip sub- 
rhomboidal, with many-toothed calli. Syn. O. Hinnus. 
O. L-p. magnificum (magnificent). 7. large; sepals chestnut- 
brown except at base and apex ; petals and lip heavily blotched 
chestnut-brown. New Grenada, 1887, (W. O. A. vi. 254.) 
O. 1-p. Vuylstekeanum (Vuylsteke’s). jj. sulphur, with a few 
blotches of the deepest and richest orange on the odd sepal, the 
petals, and the lip (which is much dilated at the top); lateral 
sepals orange, except at their base. New Grenada. A grand 
variety. The form maculatum has the disk of petals and base of 
lip whitish-sulphur, the other parts deep yellow, a few con- 
spicuous, cinnamon blotches being scattered over sepals, petals, 
and lip. 1884. 
O. macrospilum (large-blotched). (fl., sepals and petals light 
sulphur, or white and light mauve, with deep blotches of dark 
cinnamon, cuneate-lanceolate, acute; lip broadly triangular- 
cordate, apiculate or acute, with numerous lateral keels and a 
central one; wings of the column denticulate, entire or lacerate. 
1885. Probably a natural hybrid. 
O. maculatum integrale (entire). 7, sepals light brown ; 
petals white, transversely barred brown at base; lip white, 
with a yellow crest. Guatemala. The type is shown at 
Fig. 46. 
O. Marriottianum (Marriott’s).+ 1. large; segments white, 
spotted pale purple, narrow, reflexed at the tips; crest of the lip 
yellow, streaked pale purple. J. (and pseudo-bulbs) approaching 
those of O. Halli. 
QO. miniatum (scarlet), of gardens. A variety of O. coronariwm. 
O. mirandum (exiraordinary), A variety of 0. Lindleyanum. 
