ODONTOGLOSSUM. 337 
Wardian case. It should be planted in shallow pans, 
and suspended near the glass. The pseudo-bulbs are 
14in. long, compressed, with acute edges; each _ bears 
only one leaf, which is oblong, and qin. to 6in. in length. 
Fig. 79. Odontoglossum Cervantesii, showing Habit and detached Flower 
(Habit, much reduced; Flower, % nat. size). 
The flowers are 2in. in diameter, and are large for the 
size of the plant; they are produced during the winter 
months, lasting several weeks in full beauty, and are 
very fragrant. The sepals and petals are white, trans- 
versely streaked at the base with fine lines of reddish 
brown; the lip is marked in a similar manner, and is 
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