Oncidium 



it is quite happy. Yellow, the sepals blurred with 

 brown. April and May. Brazil. 1853. 5s. 



Nubigenum (cloud-born). More correctly named 

 cucullatum, or olivaceum, var. nubigenum. A little 

 gem the coolest of all orchids under cultivation. 

 A variety of One. cucullatum. White, with purple 

 markings. Ecuador, where it flourishes at an 

 elevation of 11,000 feet. Spring. 



Olivaceum. Vide cucullatum. 



Ornithorynchum (bird-beaked). One of our oldest 

 orchids, and one of the loveliest; very showy also 

 in a mass, though the individual flowers are minute. 

 Mauve, in varied shades. Strongly scented. January 

 to July. Mexico. 1826. 3s. 6d. 



Phalcenopsis (moth-like). Singularly beautiful, 

 but difficult to grow. White, splashed and barred 

 with violet. May and June. Ecuador. 



Prcztextum (edged). So like One. crispum that 

 they are often confounded, but much smaller. 

 Scented. Flowers April to August. Brazil. 1876. 

 5s. 



Eeflexum (reflexed). Bright yellow, barred with 

 brown. July and August. Mexico. 5s. 



Saint-leg erianum (a collector). A most charm- 

 ing species. Sepals and petals yellow, with brown 

 markings. Lip broad, all brilliant yellow. But its 

 special beauty is the large magenta crest, doubly 



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