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is said to be rare in its native habitat, Brazil. Oncidium 

 Caveiulishianum, Batem., — a native of Guatemala. This 

 species is distinguished as one of a group of this genus 

 without pseudo-bulbs, the leaves springing from a stout 

 rhizome. The flower scape is strong, terminating in 

 a branched panicle. Epidendrum ciliare, Linn., var., 

 giganteum, — one of the oldest known orchids in this 

 country, introduced in 1790 from the West Indies. The 

 pseudo-bulbs resemble those of a Cattleya, while the most 

 conspicuous parts of the white flowers are the middle lobes 

 of the filiform lip. Pleurothallis ornate., Rchb., — a curious 

 little species from tropical America. 



