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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Oncidium continued. 



O. altissimum (tallest). Jl. yellow; sepals and petals five, 

 lanceolate, longer than the lip ; scape panicled. August. West 

 Indies, 1793. (B. M. 2990 ; B. R. 1851.) [C.] 



O. altissimum (tallest), of Lindley. A synonym of 0. Baueri. 



O. ampliatum (broad-lipped).* /. clear yellow, much paler on 

 the under side ; panicle ample, much branched, on a scape about 

 3ft. in height. Spring and early summer. I. solitary, large, 

 thick, and fleshy in texture, of a bright shining green on the 

 upper side, paler below. Pseudo-bulbs large, compressed, apple- 

 green, streaked and spotted with reddish-brown. West Indies 

 and Central America, 1832. This is one of the finest large- 

 growing species of Oncidium in cultivation ; it should be grown 

 in a pot, and never be allowed to shrivel during the resting 

 seasons. (B. R. 1699.) This is an excellent variety of this, 

 majui. [T.] 



O. andigenum (Andine). fl. yellow, densely covered with small 

 purple dots ; column purple, crest of the lip deep golden-yellow ; 

 spike erect, from five to seven-flowered. Ecuador, 1869. A very 

 choice species, with the habit of 0. cucullatum. [C.] 



O. annulare (ringed).* /. rich chestnut-brown ; sepals with an 

 exceedingly narrow yellow border ; petals of the same shade of 

 brown, but with a broad, shining apex and broader border of a 

 very beautiful deep yellow, very wavy (they are coherent at their 

 top, as if glued together, and thus form a ring) ; lip brown, with a 

 yellow top, the crest with light yellow teeth, two lateral brown 

 disks, yellow centre, and three purplish-violet small teeth before 

 the apex. Summer. 1875. A grand species, closely resembling 

 O. macranthum in pseudo-bulb, leaf, inflorescence, and general 

 habit. 



O. ascendens (ascending). /. yellow, with red in the region of 

 the crest, and in the form of stains on the sepals and petals ; 

 characteristic on account of the incurved column-wings. Mexico 

 and Central America, 1837. 



O. aurazium (golden), fl. of a fine yellow, spotted with brown ; 

 side lobes of lip rectangular; middle lobe triangular, light yellow, 

 with a reddish-brown disk at base, over which are five light sul- 

 phur keels, ending in bristles ; panicle 4ft. to 5ft. high, with 

 numerous zigzag twigs. I. two, ligulate, acute. Pseudo-bulbs 

 compressed, pear-shaped, ribbed, nearly 9in. high. Bolivia, 1884. 



O. Balderiamae (Balderrama's). A synonym of 0. Balderramce. 



O. Balderramw (Balderrama's). fl. light olive-yellowish-brown ; 

 upper sepal rather round, with a very narrow, light yellow 

 border ; side sepals unicoloured; petals curved, nearly compli- 

 cate, crisp, with a yellow border; lip blunt. Summer. Columbia, 

 1872. Allied to 0. metallicum, SYN. 0. Balderiamas. 



O. bar ba tram (bearded).* fl. from liin. to 2in. across, but very 

 variable in size ; sepals lanceolate, with wavy margins of a pale 

 yellow colour, barred with warm chestnut-brown ; lateral sepals 

 connate for half their length ; petals oblong, with wavy margins 

 of a clear golden colour, streaked with crimson-brown at the base 

 only ; lip triangular, lateral lobes clear golden-yellow, margins 

 of the discal portion fimbriate, and spotted with brown, apical 

 lobe rhombiform and clear yellow ; spike from 1ft. to 3ft. long. 

 Summer. Pseudo-bulbs roundish, ovoid, with a well-defined ridge 

 up the centre, one-leaved. Guatemala to tropical America, 

 1818. (L. C. B. 27.) A very distinct and variable species, some 

 of the varieties having their petals lanceolate, and barred with 

 brown, like the sepals. [T.] 



O. b. oiliatum 

 blotch. 



BrazD, 1818. A 

 than 6in. high. 



(fringed-lipped). /., sepals a 

 red ; lip yellow, with fringed 



and petals yellow, 



^, compact plant, seldom growing more 

 1660, under name of 0. ciZiatum.) [T.] 



/. bright yellow. Mexico, 

 lift, high, and 



O. Barker! (Barker's). A synonym of 0. tigrinum. 



O. Batemannlanum (Bateman's). 

 1838. A very distinct and good s; 



with pale green foliage ; does not, however, blossom freely 

 There are several desirable varieties. [C.] 



O. B. ramosum (branched), fl. brilliant yellow, disposed in a 

 very large panicle ; sepals and petals banded with rich choco- 

 late. Brazil. [C.] 



O. B. spilopterum (spotted-winged), fl. racemose ; sepals and 

 petals green outside, red inside ; middle front tooth of the crest 

 much larger than the others. Brazil, 1844. (B. R. 1845, 40, under 

 name of 0. spilopterum.) [C.] 



O. Bauer! (Bauer's). A species often mistaken for 0. altissimum, 

 from which it differs in its scape being_ panicled from the very 

 base, in its longer pseudo-bulbs, and in its sharply truncated 

 column-wings. West Indies, Ac. (B. R. 1651, under name of 

 0. altissimum.) 



O. bicallosum (two- waited).* JL, sepals and petals dark brown ; 

 lip bright yellow ; spike erect, many-flowered. Winter. L soli- 

 tary, dark green, thick, fleshy. Guatemala, 1842. A showy, dwarf- 

 growing species. (B. M. 4148.) [T.] 



O. bifolium (two-leaved).*/., sepals and petals greenish-brown, 

 tinged with yellow ; lip large, measuring sometimes as much as 

 liin. across, bilobed in front, and wholly rich golden-yellow in 

 colour ; racemes loose, about 1ft. long. Winter. I. oblong, often 

 tinged with bronze. Pseudo-bulbs brownish, fluted, lin. to 2in. 

 high. Monte Video, 1811, (B. M. 1491.) A handsome, free- 



Oncidinm continued. 



flowering, dwarf-growing species. The variety majus is, how- 

 ever, now most esteemed in cultivation ; it differs from the type 

 only in its larger size and handsome flowers. [T.] 



O. bifrons (two-faced). A synonym of 0. Warscewiczii. 



O. brachyandrum (short-anthered). //., sepals and petals cin- 

 namon colour; lip yellow ; peduncles slender, one or two-flowered. 

 I. grassy, ligulate. Pseudo-bulbs oblong, flattened. South 

 Mexico, 1871. A delicate little species. 



O. Brunleeslanum (Brunlees'). fl., sepals and petals greenish- 

 yellow, brownish towards their lips, the petals striped with 

 brown, the lateral sepals connate and bidentate; lip broad, trifid ; 

 side lobes erect, yellow ; front lobe purple-brown ; callus of two 

 straight, parallel keels, a few small tubercles between them, and 

 two before them, yellow on white, with red bars. 1883. A pretty 

 species. 



O. bryolophytum (moss-plumed), fl. golden, standing singly 

 among a moss-like mass of greenish, stellate, abortive flowers 

 (whence the specific name) ; panicles elongated. Pseudo-bulbs 

 pyriform, flattened. Central America, 1871. 



O. calanthum (beautiful-flowered).* fl., sepals and petals light 

 yellow, somewhat oblong, nearly as long as the lip ; lip broad, 

 deep yellow, the crest of the lip and column being stained with 

 red ; spike long, many-flowered. Ecuador, 1870. A pretty and 

 distinct, free-flowering species. (F. M. 384.) 



O. Carder! (Carder's).* JL light coffee colour, with the petals half 

 white, the superior part of the lip yellow, and the anterior pink, 

 disposed in large panicles, equalling those of 0. cemulum. 

 I. linear-lanceolate, acute. Pseudo-bulbs oblong-ligulate, com- 

 pressed. Columbia, 1875. A showy plant. [C.] 



O. carthaglnense (Carthagenian). fl., sepals and petals 

 five, obovate-unguiculate, a little shorter than the lip ; scape 

 panicled. Summer, h. 4ft. West Indies, 1791. [T.] 



O. c. sangninenm (bloody-blotched), fl. smaller than usual, pale 

 yellow, with irregular bright crimson spots. (B. M. 3806, under 

 name of O. Huntianum.) 



O. O. Swartzil (Swartz's). /. whitish, variegated with ferruginous 

 and purple ; petals paler. (B. M. 777, under name of Epidendrum 

 UTtdulatum.) 



O. Cavendlshlaxmm (Cavendish's).* Jl. yellow, produced in great 

 abundance from strong, branching panicles. Winter. I. large, 

 broad, fleshy, rich and lively green. Guatemala. (B. M. 3807, 

 under name of 0. pachyphyllum.) [T.] 



O. C. longlfolium (long-leaved). This variety has large " flowers, 

 in a dense panicle ; lateral lobes of lip dolabriform ; sepals and 

 petals very blunt. I. long, spreading on the ground " (Lindley). 

 SYN. 0. longifolium. (B. R. 1842, 4.) 



O. Cebolleta (Cebolleta).* fl. yellowish-red, spotted ; sepals and 

 petals obovate-acute ; middle segment of lip reniform, wavy ; 

 crest wavy, truncate ; wings of column scimitar-shaped ; scape 

 panicled, stiff. Summer. I. terete, subulate, h. lit. Cartba- 

 gena, 1824. (B. M. 3568 ; B. R. 1994.) [T.] 



O. chelrophonim (hand-bearing). /. bright yellow, very sweet- 

 scented, about iin. in diameter ; scape slender, drooping, bearing 



an elongated, densely crowded cluster of blossoms. I. linear-lan- 

 ceolate, Sin. to 6in. long. Pseudo-bulbs compressed, with sharp 

 margins, about lin. long. Panama, 1860. (B. M. 6278.) [C.] 



O. chrysornis (golden-bird). /. yellow, with four or five cinna- 

 mon spots, very numerous, borne in a wide, zigzag panicle. I. one 

 or two to a bulb, cuneate-lanceolate, acute. Pseudo-bulbs small, 

 narrow, ligulate, shouldered. Ecuador, 1881. [C.] 



O.. 



about 3ft. long, many-flowered. Pseudo'-bulbs otlong, compressed, 

 two-leaved. South Brazil, 1867. A very showy species, with a 

 free, compact growth, and remaining in blossom for a long time. 

 (W. S. O. ser. ii. 5.) 



O. ciliatum (fringed-lipped). A synonym of 0. barbatum ciliatum. 



O. citrinum (citron-coloured). This is the correct name of plant 

 described in this work as Cyrtochilum citrinum. 



O. concolor (one-coloured).* /. rich golden-yellow, lAin. to 2in. in 

 diameter; lip large and flat; racemes long, dr 



rsothyrsus (golden-thyrsed).* fl., sepals and petals green, 

 ed with red ; lip large, bright yellow ; panicle branching, 

 3ft. long, many-flowered. Pseudo-bulbs oblong, compressed, 



flowered. Early summer, 

 distinct and singular species. 



drooping, many- 

 Organ Mountains, 1839. A very 

 (B. M. 3752.) [C.] 



O. cornigerum (horn-bearing).* Jl. yellow, spotted with red, very 

 showy, disposed on a prettily-marked spike, which is formed 

 after the growth is mature. Summer. Pseudo-bulbs 9in. long, 

 bearing deep green leaves of a peculiarly thick and fleshy 

 texture. Brazil, 1829. Very distinct. (B. M. 3486.) [C.] 



O. crispnm (curled-petaled).* fl. from lin. to 2in. across ; sepals 

 and petals of a bright rich copper-colour ; lip broad, similar in 

 hue, the centre being blotched with golden-yellow ; raceme erect, 

 many-flowered. Winter. I. twin, oblong, often tinged with 

 bronze. Pseudo-bulbs brownish, fluted, lin. to 2in. high. Organ 

 Mountains, Brazil. See Fig. 728. (B. M. 3499; B. R. 1920.) 

 There are several varieties of this very distinct species, all more 

 or less beautiful. The following are most desirable : grandiflarum, 

 having the flowers unusually large (F. M. 435) ; marrinatum. in 

 which the sepals and petals are broadly margined with rich 

 golden-yellow ; and olivaceum, with olive-green flowers, having 



