ODONTOGLOSSUM, 



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and petals reddish brown, edged with yellow ; lip bright yellow. 

 It does best in a pot in peat, and will continue a long time 

 in perfection. 



0, cristatum. — A pretty compact-growing and free-flowering 

 species from Peru. The pseudobulbs are conical, of a light 

 shining green, with narrow leaves, producing flowers of a rich 



ODONTOGLOSSUM GLORIOSUM. 

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yellow, spotted with purple. There are several varieties of 

 this, some of which are very deficient in colour. 



0, Galeottianum. — This is a plant nearly allied to 0. nehu- 

 losum, and still somewhat rare ; in growth it resembles 0. 

 Cervantesii, and it may be a hybrid between these two species. 

 The flowers are white, with the exception of the petals, 



