ODONTOGLOSSUJI 



ODONTOULOSSUM 



1117 



1876:222. — This species sometiiues produces stout few- 

 fld. stems, whicii sliould be cut to save the vigor of the 

 plant. 



'J2. Euckerianum, Reichb. f. Related to O. crisputii : 

 sepals mill ]u'T:ils lanceolate, acute, creamy white, 

 bordereil with violet and spotted with brown, waved; 

 labellum rather narrow, oblong, angular-lobed on each 

 side of the base, yellow at base, with few chestnut- 

 brown blotches ", callus rhomboid serrate. Colombia. 

 G.C. 1873:105 ; II. 24:204, 748 (var. insigne). J.H. III. 

 30:455 {Yar. spleitdeii.s). 



1511 Habit sketch of OdontuKlossum crispum, 



33. nbbile, Reichb. f. {O. Pescatbrei, Linden). Pseu- 

 dobulbs ovate, bearing two strap-shaped Ivs. : panicle 

 2-3 ft. long, diffuse, bearing numerous white, membra- 

 naceous fls. slightly tinged with rose : sepals ovate- 

 oblong, slightly undulate ; petals similar but much 

 wider; labellum cordate-oblong, pandurate, with a yel- 

 low fimbriate crest and a few rose - colored spots. 

 Spring. Colombia. F.S. 10:1024. I.H. 28:407. Gn. 

 21:.330. G.C. II. 24:212; III. 3:245; 7:200; 25:09. A.P. 

 5:183. — A fine species producing numerous large, erect 

 panicles. Var. Veitchi4num, Reichb. f. Like the type, 

 but the parts of the flower have large, crimson-purple 

 spots. Gn. 26:4,')2. 



34. crIspum, Lindl. (O. Bhhilii, Reichb. f. O.AUx- 

 (indrw, Batvm.). Figs. 1510 and 1511. Pseudobulbs ovate, 

 compressed, about 3 in. long: Ivs. linear. 1 ft. long: 

 panicles rather short, but attaining a length of 23o ft., 

 with few short branches and crowded fls. : fls. white, 

 variously spotted with crimson, brown, etc., or tinged 

 with rose, 2-3 in. across; sepals ovate to ovate-lanceo- 

 late, often undulate; petals ovate to rhomboid, toothed 

 and undulate-crisp ; labellum oblong-ovate, fringed 

 with teeth, wavy and crisp. Fls. are produced at any 

 season of the year. Colombia. F.S. 16:1052. Gn. 4, p. 

 241; 20:291; 21, p. 95; 23, p. 210; 40, p. 59fi; 46, p. 149; 

 53, p. 297. R.B. 21:3. Gng. 6:24. J.H. III. 34:499. 

 G.C. III. 21:363, 379; 23:165, 390; 25:67, 179, 187. A.F. 

 13:34. F.E. 9:327. — As was stated in the introduction, 

 this species has probably more than a hundred named 

 varieties. Many besides those cited have been figured 

 in horticultural and botanical works. Very few varie- 

 ties are found in American trade lists, but some of the 

 most distinct are given below: 



Var. Andersoniinum, Hort. (O. Atidersonicimim, 

 Reichb. f. ). Fls. creamv white, with broad, longitudinal 

 bands of cinnamon. P.M. 1872:45. G.C. II. 24:680, 681; 

 III. 17:739. — Listed in America. 



Var. api&tum, Ballantyne. Fls. very large; sepals 

 and petals laciniate on the edges, white, with rich choco- 

 late-brown blotches. G.C. III. 15:375. 



Var. Ashworthi4num, J. O'Brien. Fls. almost entirely 

 rose-purple, with white margins and a few white marks 

 on the sepals and petals. G.C. III. 19:197. 



Var. 6ouviUe4num, Ed. Andr^. Fls. large, white: 

 petals irregularly toothed, with few small crimson 

 blotches; sepals heavily blotched. R.H. 1888:132. 



Var. ^tt&tum, Hort. (O. Alexandra, var. qxittatum. 

 Hook.). Sepals linear-oblong, with several pale purple 

 blotches; petals broader, similarly spotted; labellum 

 oblong-quadrate, contracted in the middle, spotted with 



rose and having a large rose patch on the disk. B.M. 

 5697. 



Var. L^hmannii, Hort. Labellum broadly ovate, bright 

 ruby red, broadly edged with white; crest yellow: 

 sepals and petals tinged with rose, with few red spots. 

 G.C. III. 24:147. — In American trade. 



Var. macul^tum, Hort. Pis. white, spotted with pur- 

 plish brown ; petals suborbicular, laciniate-toothed. 

 G.C. III. 16:248. 



Var. Mariee, Ed. Andre. Pis. pure white, except a few 

 red spots ou the base of the sepals. I.H. 25:325. 



Var. Schroederi, Hort. Fls. with 1 or 2 large and sev- 

 eral small, brownish red spots ou the white segments. 

 Advertised in America. 



Var. Tri&nee, Hort. (O. Alexandra., var. Trianir, 

 Hook.). Dorsal sepals with a single roseate spot; lateral 

 sepals suffused and spotted with rose; petals pure white; 

 labellum with a large 2-Iobed spot. B.M. 5691. 



Var. Veitchiinum, Hort. Sepals ovate, undulate, 

 white with several brownish crimson spots; petals 

 bro.ider, color like the sepals but mostly in one large 

 central blotch; margins undulate and toothed. G.C. III. 

 1:799. F. 1884:177. 



SECTION IV. 



A. Sepals and petals 



ilarly 



B. Column without wings, 



c. Pseudobulbs compressed and 



edged. 

 D. Jjabellwm white or colored like 



the petals 35. Madrense 



36. nebuloBum 



DD. Labellum violet 37. Krameri 



<:c. Pseudobulbs smooth, terete 38. Oerstedii 



BB. Column u'ith entire wings 39. Cervantesii 



BBB. Column with toothed or crcnate 

 wings. 



c, Labellum. reniform 40. citrosmum 



fC. Labellum oblong -quadrate 41. pulchellum 



42. Egertoni 

 AA. Sepals and petals dissimilar in 



color 43. Rossii 



44. Dawsonianum 



35. Madrense, Reichb. f. (O. marillare. Hook.). 

 Pseudobulbs long-ovoid: Ivs. strap-shaped, lU in. long: 

 fls. 2>J in. across, 4-10 in a raceme; sepals and petals 

 lanceolate, keeled, white, with a purple blotch at the 

 base; labellum shorter than the sepals, the lateral lobes 

 forming 2 acute recurved appendages on the claw, niid- 



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1512. Odontoglossum Cervantesii var. decorum (X^). 



die lobe trowel-shaped, white, with a yellow base and 

 an orange blotch. Summer. Mexico. B.M. 6144. I.H. 

 30:480. P.M. 1875:1.58. Gn. 10, p. 443. G.C. II. 25:116 

 (seed pod). G.M. 39:117. 



