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Oncidium—continued. 
O. Forbesii. This is one of the finest species of the whole 
genus (see Fig. 599). It is often called the ‘‘ Gold-laced 
Oncidium.” ; 
0. F. Measuresianum (Measures’). jl. of a pure golden- 
yellow, with a very narrow border of purplish-brown. 1891. 
O. Gautieri is a form of 0. unicorne. 
; 0. Geertianum (Van Geert’s). fl. lsin. across; sepals and 
petals greenish, tinged with rose, shortly clawed; hp bright 
canary-yellow, three-lobed, the front lobe broadly clawed; 
racemes about five-flowered; peduncles slender, erect. 
> “. linear, 6in. to 7in. long. Pseudo-bulbs olive, clustered, 
u lin. to ljin in diameter. Mexico, 1853. (R. G. 1854, t. 80; 
R. X. O. i, t. 6, f. 2, under name of O. cesium.) 
P 0. Godseffianum (Godseff’s). 7. borne on a long, slender, 
branching scape. J. linear-lanceolate. Pseudo-bulbs 5in. long, 
cylindrical, two-leaved. Habitat not recorded, 1896. This 
species resembles 0. pubes, but differs in its smaller flowers 
and in the separation of the lateral sepals. 
oO. ‘acillimum (very slender). ji. yellow, small, with a few 
; pale brown marks about the- bases of the segments; panicle 
" much-branched, 3ft. long. J, linear-lanceolate, 8in. long. 
 : ale ovoid, 3in. long. Peru, 1898. Allied to O. luteum 
0. hastatum hemimelznum (half-black). /., sepals and 
petals blackish-purple, tipped whitish-green; mid-lacinia of 
the lip brownish. Mexico, 1887. 
0. h. Roezlii (Roezl’s). jj. yellowish, with some brown spots, 
small; column, wings, and side lobes of the lip yellow, the 
mid-lobe of the lip brownish. 1876. 
0. Henchmanni (Henchmann’s). A synonym of 0. 
ginense sanguineum. 
O. heteranthum (various-flowered). 7. numerous, but all 
{ aborted to filiform, whitish segments except the terminal one, 
which is Zin. across ; sepals and petals creamy-white, with two 
or three brown bars; lip somewhat lyre-shaped, the basal 
add reddish-brown, the apical part yellow; scape 3ft. to 4ft. 
ong, branched almost from the base. J. linear, 3in. to Sin. 
long. Pseudo-bulbs 2in. long, two-leaved. Andes of Bolivia. 
0. hians (gaping). (7. yellow and brown, small; lip having an 
extraordinary, erect, white, fleshy appendage, as foe as the 
column, parallel with that organ, and resembling the four 
fingers of a hand a little hollowed out and closed together ; 
column without cheeks; stigma beaked. J. oval to linear- 
oblong, lin. to 2in. long. Brazil, 1838. (R. G., t. 12504.) [T.] 
O. holochrysum (wholly yellow). A synonym of 0. onustwm. 
©. Hookeri (Hooker's). ji. lively yellow, small; sepals and 
petals oblong, nearly equal, the latter spotted orange; lip 
three-lobed, the Jateral lobes linear-oblong, spreading, the 
middle one broadly obovate-cuneate, the base orange- or 
chestnut-coloured and tubercled; scape 6in. to 18in. long, 
? pay. branched. J. Sin. to 8in. long, linear-ligulate. 
'seudo-bulbs clustered, two-leaved. Brazil. (B. M. 3712, under 
name of O. raniferum major.) [C.] 
O. Huebschi (Huebscli’s). f. yellow, tinted brown, disposed 
in a much-branched panicle; lip narrower in front than at 
base, its ahief mark consisting in the bipartite, orange column 
wings. Ecuador, 1885. 
O. intermedium (intermediate). 
0. ionosmum (Violet-scented). 
: unguiculatum. 
O. iridifolium (Iris-leaved), 
4 0. Crista-galli. 
O. juncifolium (Rush-leaved). A synonym of 0. Cebolleta. 
cartha- 
A form of 0. luridum. 
A synonym of O. tigrinuwm 
of Lindley. A synonym of 
0. Keilianum (Keil’s). A synonym of Brassia Keiliana. 
0. Kramerianum (Kramer’s).* This is now regarded as a 
distinct species, and not as a variety of O. Papilio. (F. a. S., 
‘ t. 1956.) S¥Ns. O. nodosum, O. papilioniforme. 
. O. K. resplendens (resplendent). In this form the flowers 
are much larger, an the colours brighter, than in 
Kramerianum; the callus of the lip, also, is longer than in 
that variety, and has the base and apex yellow, spotted and 
barred purplish-brown, the middle being white, barred 
’ purplish-mauve ; the lip itself lacks the brown margin 
generally seen. [T.] 
O. leopardinum (leopard-marked).* fl. yellow, showy, disposed 
in loose panicles about 3ft. high ; sepals and petals banded dark 
, brown ; lip banded brown at base, the middle lobe unguiculate, 
} transversely emarginate, the base auriculate. Peru. <A free- 
; flowering, compact species. [T.] 
0. Leopoldiana (Leopold IT.’s).  . 1jin. across; sepals and 
b petals white, with a purple disk, the former shortly unguiculate ; 
lip violet-purple, fleshy, slightly three-lobed ; bracts jin. long ; 
panicle very long, branching, many-flowered. Andes, 1890. 
(L. vi., t. 274.) [T.] 
O. lepturum (slender-tailed). /., properly formed ones light 
yellow, spotted brown; sepals and petals cuneate-oblong, 
acute ; lip with a very broad, cordate base, narrowed into a 
small, bitid apex, and having a cushion of finger-like calli at 
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Oncidium—confinued. 
the base. Bolivia, 1886. One of the group with tufts of abortive 
flowers. [C.] 
®0. leucotis (white-eared). This species is closely allied to 
O. obvyzatum, but has a stiffer panicle of wholly yellow flowers. 
Colombia, 1880. 
0. Lietzei (Lietze’s). jf. bright reddish-brown, sometimes 
spotted with yellow (var. awreo-maculatum, R. G. 1887, t. 1279), 
numerous, not fully expanding; lateral sepals connate into a 
narrow blade; lip having two reflexed auricles; scapes slender, 
2sft. to 3ft. long. Spring. J. oblong-lanceolate, 6in. to 8in. 
long. Pseudo-bulbs Zin. to 5in. long, clothed for half their 
length with whitish sheaths. Brazil, 1881. (R. G. 1881, t. 1044). 
In the variety bicolor the flowers are variegated with yellow. 
O. longifolium is a synonym of 0. Cebolleta, and not a variety 
of O. Cavendishianumn. ; 
Fig, 600. ONCIDIUM LONGIPES CRa:sus. 
0. longipes Croesus (Creesus). The correct name of 0. Cresus. 
See Fig. 600. 
O. loxense (Loxa).* jl. in a broad panicle; sepals dull olive, 
barred cinnamon, unguiculate, oblong, acute; petals broader 
and shorter; lip bright orange, having a tooth-like auricle on 
each side of the base, a short, broad stalk, and a broad, 
reniform blade. 7. cuneate-ligulate, acuminate. Pseudo-bulbs 
oblong, furrowed, two-leaved. Cordillera of Loxa, 1884. (R. 
ser. ii., t. 54; W. O. A. x., t. 439.) [C.] 
O. Lucasianum (Lucas’s). jl. golden-yellow, resembling those 
of O. Marshallianum, disposed in loose, erect racemes. Pseudo- 
bulbs ovate, 2in. long, two-leaved. Habitat not recorded, 
1894. (G. C. 1894, xv., pp. 475, 479, f. 51.) 
O. ludens (playful). /., sepals rich brown, unguiculate, the 
upper one transversely elliptic, the lateral ones oblong, acute ; 
petals yellow, marbled cinnamon, shortly unguiculate, hastate, 
annular, occurring both closed and open; lip pale yellowish- 
ochre and brown, recurved towards the apex; column 
greenish, striped brown, the wings dark purple. Habitat not 
recorded, 1885. Allied to O. annulare. [T.] 
O. luridum intermedium (intermediate). 
large, with numerous circular, reddish-brown spots. 
viil., t. 345, under name of O. intermediunit.) 
O. lutescens (yellowish). f., dorsal sepal dark brown, with a 
yellow, recurved margin, long, wavy, the lateral ones greenish- 
brown; petals dark brown, edged with yellow, very short, 
wavy, auricled; lip dark greenish at the angled base, purple 
in front, oblong, short, with a three-toothed crest. Habitat 
not recorded, 1887. Allied to O. metallicwm. 
O. luteum (yellow). /. pale yellow, small, numerous, disposed 
in a panic 14ft. long. 7. 4in. long. Pseudo-bulbs ovate, over 
lin. long. Habitat not recorded, 1893. Allied to O. chryso- 
pyramis. 
0. macranthum Williamsianum (Williams’). _/. 
large, Indian purple blotch on each petal. Colombia. 
O. micranthum (small-flowered). A synonym of Cyrtochilum 
micranthum. 
jl. bright yellow, 
(W. O. A, 
having «a 
