Var. Victoria Regina.—Sepals and petals rosy-purple on the outside, white with 
a purplish flush on the inside which has a few spots of reddish-brown. Lip white 
with spots in centre. 
Var. xanthotes.—Pure white with three bright yellow spots on the lip. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISTATUM. Native of Ecuador. 
A delicately scented species with small, oval, shiny, light green pseudobulbs, 
topped with a couple of narrow, fine-textured leaves. Flowers creamy-yellow, 
banded and spotted with dark brown. Lip, which varies from white to bright 
yellow, spotted sparingly with brown, is prominently crested. Flowers in Summer 
and lasts three weeks. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM EDWARDI. Native of Ecuador. 
An unusually coloured species, with ovoid pseudobulbs up to 44 inches tall and 
having two strap-shaped leaves each a foot in length. The flower spike is very 
stout and is erect and branched, carrying up to 40 or 50 flowers each about an 
inch in diameter. The sepals, petals and lip are all waved at the edges and puce- 
coloured, the lip having a yellow crest. Flowers in Spring and lasts a long time 
in perfection. This species requires very cool treatment and very moist conditions. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM GRANDE. Native of Guatemala. 
One of the hardiest of the species, with pseudobulbs up to 4 inches high, topped 
with two leaves about 9 inches long, dull green in colour and leathery in texture. 
Scapes about a foot tall and carrying up to seven flowers. They spring from the 
newly matured bulb. Flowers are very large, some reaching a diameter of 7 inches. 
Sepals bright yellow, barred with dark brown. Petals deep brown at the base, the 
upper portions being bright yellow. Lip short, ranging from white to light yellow 
in colour, spotted with brown, particularly near the base. Flowers in Autumn and 
lasts three weeks. This species likes warmer conditions than the usual forms of 
Odontoglossum, and likes drier conditions after the completion of growth. 
Var. Williamsianum.—Petals shorter and broader than the type. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM HALLII. Native of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. 
A good species with long, thin, narrow, sharp-edged, somewhat furrowed pseudo- 
bulbs with two green 12-inch leaves. The arching, branched scape grows up to 
§ feet in length and bears numerous flowers between 3 and 4 inches across, with 
pale yellow sepals and petals, with deep brown patches and spots. The sepals and 
petals are both extended into long points. Lip white, fringed, spotted and 
blotched with red, and tinged with yellow at the base. Flowers in Autumn and 
lasts well. Coolest treatment is necessary. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM HARRYANUM. Native of Colombia. 
An outstanding species much used in the breeding of hybrids. It has oblong and 
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