each between 2 and 3 inches wide. Sepals and petals, keeled at back and lanceo- 
late, white with a purplish base. Lip shorter, narrow and yellow at the base, 
broadening into a somewhat blunted, triangular shape in the blade, which is white. 
Flowers during the Autumn and early Winter. Should be removed to the glass- 
house during the colder part of the year. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM NAEVIUM. Native of Colombia. 
A beautiful species with oblong, flattened, deep green pseudobulbs, and a pair of 
oblong, narrow, dark green leaves. The erect, arching scape bears a panicle of 
star-shaped flowers up to 4 inches in diameter. Sepals and petals white and 
densely spotted with rosy-purple and crimson dots. They are beautifully waved. 
Flowers in Spring and lasts well. 
Var. majus.—Larger than the type. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM NOBILE. Native of Colombia. 
A lovely and variable species which resembles Odontoglossum crispum in form 
and habit, but its pseudobulbs are rather smaller. Flower spikes are very long 
and carry a great number of 3-inch flowers, up to 100 having been counted on a 
single scape. In the type the sepals and petals are snow-white, but occasionally 
are very faintly flushed with rose. The lip is reniform, white with crimson and 
yellow blotchings at the base. Flowers at various times but generally in early 
Summer, the blooms lasting a long time. Treatment as for Odontoglossum 
crispum. 
Var. Lindenii.—Very symmetrical. Sepals, petals and lip blotched with rich, dark 
reddish-purple. 
Var. Veitchianum.—Flowers larger than the type, irregularly blotched with 
magenta. 
Syn. O. Pescatorei. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM ODORATUM. Native of Colombia. 
In habit this species resembles O. crispum. Its scapes grow to about 2 feet and 
are often branched. Flowers fragrant. Sepals and petals rather narrow, yellow 
spotted with chestnut-brown. Lip large, yellow blotched with brown in front 
of the prominently toothed crest. Flowers in Summer and lasts well. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM OERSTEDII. Native of Costa Rica. 
A small growing species with roundish, compressed pseudobulbs topped by a single 
leaf which is only 4 inches long, oblong and pointed. Flower spikes are short and 
erect and produce one or two (rarely more) charming flowers each about 14 
inches across. They are pure white, except for a yellow spot on the base of the lip. 
It is very sweetly scented. Flowers in Summer, the blossoms lasting well. 
Var. majus.—Flowers larger and of better substances than those of the type. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM PULCHELLUM. Native of Guatemala. 
Another small growing species with fragrant flowers and long, narrow, thin 
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