DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 355 



Sepals very long, rich brown, marked with green ; 

 petals and lip (which is very large) are marked with 

 beautiful yellowish brown, with a large pale yellow spot 

 in the middle of the lip. The flowers are solitary, and 

 resemble a butterfly. Grows on blocks or in pots. There 

 are many varieties, differing in size and color of the 

 flowers. 



Ontidium pelicanum. SYN. of Oncidium cruentum. 



B. R., 33, 70. 



A. Oncidium Phalanopsis. Peru .... I. H., 3, 3. 

 A plant resembling Oncidium cucullatum, but of stronger 

 habit. Flowers large, cream-color, marked with violet ; lip 

 white, marked with crimson, and with golden-yellow crest. 

 Requires cool culture. 



A. Oncidium phymatochilum. Rio Janeiro. Pes., 35. 



B. M., 5214. 



Sepals and petals long and narrow, brilliant yellow, 

 marked with brown ; the lip is large at the base, swollen 

 at the summit. Blooms in May and June, very profusely. 



C. Oncidium Pinelianum. Rio Janeiro. 



Perianth yellow, with large brownish red spots; lip 

 clear yellow. The flower-stalk is long, not branched, 

 producing seven or eight flowers. Perhaps same as On- 

 cidium Batemani. 



C. Oncidium pubes. Brazil . . . . B. R., 1007. 



B. M., 3926, var. 



Flowers orange-yellow, marked with brown ; the peri- 

 anth is half unclosed, and does not spread itself out, as 

 in other Oncidiums. 



