rather oval, flattened pseudobulbs which become furrowed when mature, and 
reach a length of about 3 inches. The leathery leaves grow to about a 
foot. Flower spikes erect and carry four or five flowers about three inches across. 
The oblong sepals are pointed and undulate, and are chocolate-brown with broad 
streaks of yellow. The petals are broad at the base, pointed at the apex, white 
with broad lines of purple. Lip large and triangular, white with numerous streaks 
of purple from the base, the apex being pure white. Crest yellow. Flowers in 
Autumn. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM HASTILABIUM. Native of Colombia. 
This beautiful orchid grows at a much lower elevation than most Odontoglots, 
being found between 2,500 and 4,000 feet on the Andes below Bogota. It, there- 
fore, requires rather warmer treatment than any other of the genus, and in the 
cooler parts should be grown under glass most of the year. If it is placed with 
the Cattleya hybrids it should do well enough. Its pseudobulbs are large and a 
glossy, light green in colour, and the broad, well-textured leaves are about a foot 
in length. The very much branched flower spike grows to a great length, some 
as long as 6 feet having been noted on particularly good plants. The flowers 
are numerous and very sweetly scented. Sepals and petals cream with transverse 
lines of purple-brown. Lip is white with dark rose at the base. Flowers in Spring 
and lasts nearly a month. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM HUNNEWELLIANUM. Native of Colombia. 
A small growing but desirable species with roundish, flattened pseudobulbs rarely 
taller than 2 inches. Leaves from 6 to 9 inches long, middle green in colour. 
Scape grows to 18 inches and carries a number of roundish flowers with sepals 
and petals which vary in shade from cream to light yellow, spotted with dark 
brown, the petals being lighter coloured at the base. Lip cream, spotted with 
light brown and crinkled at the margins. Crest prominently toothed. Flowers 
at various times, generally Spring or Autumn. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM INSLEAYI. Native of Mexico. 
A brilliantly flowered species, similar in growth to Odontoglossum grande. The 
flowers vary greatly in size, good plants producing blooms up to 4 inches in width. 
The wavy sepals and petals are oblong and a rich yellow banded with dull red- 
brown. Lip, rather oval in shape, is bright yellow with light brown dots around 
the edges. Blooms at various times, chiefly in the Autumn months. Treatment 
as for Odontoglossum grande. 
Var. leopardinum.—Sepals and petals deeper yellow banded with crimson. Lip 
yellow, bordered all round with dots of dark crimson. 
Var. splendens.—Very large flowers ochre yellow in colour, the lip having a 
number of red blotches. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM KEGELJANI. Native of Ecuador. 
A robust type with pseudobulbs long, thin, narrow and sharpened at the edges 
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