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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



orange-yellow, profusely dotted and 

 ipe attaining a considerable length, 

 tnicle, of two, three, or more feet in 



Oncidiuxn continued. 

 O. saltabundum (dancer), fl. ochre, blotched with brown, 



small, short-lipped ; inflorescence zigzag. New Grenada, 1883. 

 O. Barcodes (flesh-like).* fl. 



blotched with crimson; scape 



bearing a much-branched panicle, of 



length, and clothed with a profusion of large blossoms. Spring. 



I. twin, shining green, broad, obtuse. Pseudo-bulbs very dark 



green, tapering upwards from the base. Brazil. Habit very neat 



and compact for so large a plant. (W. S. O. 23.) 

 O. Schlimii (Schlim's). fl. bright yellow, with irregular bars of 



brown, about lin. in diameter; panicle long, having short racemes 



along each side of the main stem. November. Central America. 



A tall, rambling species. [T.] 

 O. Semele (Semele). fl. yellow, smaller than those of 0. calan- 



thum (to which this species is allied), and having a few purplish 



streaks and blotches ; lip broad, reniform. Ecuador, 1870. A 



handsome plant. 

 O. serratum (saw-tooth-petaled).* /?. 



usually of a rich bright brown, with 



a yellow border, and crisped or much- 



serrated margins ; petals drawn together 



in such a way as to form an arch above 



the column; spike twining and branched, 



6ft. to 12ft. long, bearing numerous larse 



blossoms. I. twin, ensiform, 1ft. to 2ft. 



long. Pseudo-bulbs large, ovoid. Peru, 



1850. SYN. 0. diadema, of gardens. 



See Fig. 732. (B. M. 5632.) 

 O. sessile (stalkless). fl. large ; sepals 



and petals broad, obtuse, of a golden- 



yellow, freckled with cinnamon-brown 



towards the base ; lip broad, and simi- 



lar in colour ; scape bearing a much- 



branched raceme of numerous flowers. 



Spring. I. twin, pale green, short, 



strap-shaped. Pseudo - bulbs oblong, 



somewhat compressed, slightly ribbed. 



Caraccas, 1848. A compact-habited and 



free-growing plant. (L. & P. F. O. 



21.) [T.] 

 O. sphacelatnm majns (larger, 



scorched), fl. yellow, barred with dark 



brown, disposed on long, branching 



panicles, and remaining several weeks 



in perfection. Spring. Honduras, &c. 

 O. spilopterum (spotted-wing). A 



synonym of 0. Biilemannianum spilo- 



pterum. 

 O. splendldum (splendid).* ft. 2in. 



across ; sepals and petals green, heavily 



barred with brown ; lip large, of a rich 



bright golden - yellow ; spike erect, 



branching, about 2ft. long. I. solitary, 



oblong, 4m. to 7in. long. Pseudo-bulbs 



lin. high. Guatemala, 1862. One of 



the finest species in cultivation. (B. M. 



5878, under name of 0. tiffrinum splen- 



didum F. d. S. 1825.) 

 O. stipitatum (stalked), fl. pale sul- 



hur - yellow, with sepals and petals 

 otted with crimson, and a crimson 

 stain below the crest ; middle lobe of 

 lip with a narrow isthmus, coarsely 

 toothed and two-lobed, the lateral lobes 

 falcate ; wings of downy column half 

 ovate, acute. Panama, 1844. (B. R. 

 1846, 27, under name of 0. lacerum.) 

 O. s. platyonyx (broad-clawed). A 

 variety having very numerous flowers, 



which are smaller than in the type ; claw of lip broader, and, 

 on each side of the anterior callus, a callus ridge. 1878. 

 O. stramineum (straw-coloured). /. white, speckled with red 

 on the lateral sepals, lip, and column, |in. across; sepals and 

 etals widely spreading ; lip very shortly clawed. I. 6in. to Sin. 

 sub-acute. Pseudo-bulbs none. Mexico. 



Oncidinm continued. 



1840. A fine species, with a robust growth. (L. S. O. 48, under 

 name of 0. Barkeri.) 



O. t. ungnicnlatum (claw -bearing), tl. yellow, large, produced 

 on a branching spike, 3ft. to 4ft. in height, and remaining a long 

 time in perfection. Winter. Mexico, 1846. A pretty species. 

 (L. & P. F. G. ii. 134.) 



O. tricuspidatum (three-cusped). fl., sepals orange, with a 

 brown mid-line; petals pale sulphur, with small brown spots 

 and brown back ; lip very shortly cuneate at base, with a large, 

 oblong, two-lobed blade, sulphur, with bars at the base ; 

 peduncle panicled, longer than the leaves. Pseudo - bulbs 

 narrow, one-leaved, and with a leaf at their base. Costa Rica, 



O. trifurcatum (thrice-forked), fl., borders of the reniform 

 blade of sepals and petals light yellow, the latter free; lip 

 crimson-lake, with lignt yellow calli ; two sword-like blades 

 stand under the stigma. Peru, 1884. Allied to 0. serratum. 



petals widely spreading ; lip v 

 long, oblong-lanceolate, sub-ac 

 (B. M. 6254 ; B. K. 1840, 14.) 



O. Snttonl (Siitton's). A species of little interest, with very long, 

 drooping, panicled racemes of dull yellow and brown flowers, and 

 with narrow, grassy leaves. (L. & P. F. G. ii. 129.) 



O. tectum (concealed). /. yellow, spotted with rich maroon- 

 brown, disposed in a zigzag panicle. 1. narrow, linear-ligulate. 

 Pseudo-bulbs pear-shaped, ancipitous. New Grenada, 1875. 



O. teretlfolium (terete-leaved), fl. bright yellow, small, in erect, 

 many-flowered panicles. I. thickish, erect, terete. 1882. [T.] 



O. tetracopis (four-bladed). fl., sepals chestnut-brown, the 

 superior one with a yellow border ; petals bright yellow, with 

 some brown, round .blotches ; panicle large. New Grenada, 1873. 



O. tigrinum (tiger-striped).* fl. very large, having a Violet-like 

 perfume ; sepals and petals bright brown, transversely barred 

 with deep yellow ; lip very large, about liin. across, wholly rich 

 deep yellow ; panicles sometimes 3ft. in length. Winter. Mexico, 



FIG. 733. FLOWERS OF ONCIDIUM VARICOSUM. 



O. trilingne (three-tongued). fl., sepals and petals rich choco- 

 late-brown, edged with light yellow, the margins undulated ; lip 

 very singular in form, brown, with a yellow crest. Spring. Peru, 

 1850. A rare and very distinct species, closely allied to 0. ser- 

 ratum. (L. & P. F. G. ii. 63.) 



O. triquetrum (triangular-leaved), fl. greenish-white, spotted 

 with dark purple, about lin. across; raceme about twelve- 

 flowered. Autumn. Jamaica, 1793. (B. M. 3393.) [T.] 



O. trolliferum (trowel-lipped). /. yellow, barred with brown 

 spots. Autumn. Brazil, 1838. A small, and not very interesting 

 species. (B. K. 1839, 57.) 



O. unicorne (one-horned), fl. small ; sepals green, lanceolate ; 

 petals narrow - obovate, yellow, blotched with rust-colour ; lip 

 three-lobed, yellow, blotched with red in the disk, the lateral 

 lobes small and narrow, and the intermediate one transversely 

 rhomboidal and notched at the apex ; peduncle from the base 

 of the pseudo-bulb, soon branching into a panicle. I. 5in. to6in. 

 long, oblong-lanceolate. Rio Janeiro, 1839. (B. M. 3890, under 

 name of O. monoceras.) [C.] 



O. U. pictum (painted). A pretty variety, with whitish sepals, 

 and petals blotched with dark Indian purple ; lip lemon-yellow, 

 with dark brown blotches. 1880. 1C.] 



