ONX'IDIUM 



with flower-stems 6-9 ft. long and "Ivs. as long." It 

 has been confused with O. altissimxim. 



25. altissimum, Swartz. Pseudobulbs nearly rotund, 

 much eompre.ssed and edged: Ivs. 1-2 at the top and 

 several at the base of the pseudobulb, ensiform, keeled, 

 13^-2 ft. long: inflorescence an almost simple, droop- 

 ing raceme, 4-6 ft. long: sepals :iihI petals free, similar, 

 spreading, linear-lanceolate, iiialulalc', pale yellow, with 

 olive-brown blotches; labellum ncaily as long as the 

 petals, fiddle-shaped, with the middle lobe reniform, 

 spreading, yellow, with a brown band near the center, 

 prominently crested. Aug. W. Indies. B.M. 2990. 

 B.R. 22:1851. 



26. sphacelitum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs elongate-ovate, 

 compressed: Ivs. long, ensiform, apex recurved: scape 

 strict, bearing a many-fld. panicle: sepals and petals 

 linear-lanceolate, undulate, yellow, .spotted with brown; 

 labellum about as long as the sepals ; lateral lobes 

 auriculate ; middle lobe with 2 rotund lobes, j'ellow, 

 with brown spots at the base. Spring. Honduras. 

 B.R. 28:30.— V'ar. grandiJldrum, Hort., is a better va- 

 riety. 



27. refWxum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, 1-lvd. : Ivs. 

 narrowly lanceolate, acute: panicle with its stalk 3-4 

 ft. long, pendulous: sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, 

 undulate and reflexed, yellowish, shaded with pale 

 brown; labellum with a large, reniform, emarginate 

 middle lobe and rotund lateral lobes, yellow, with few 

 reddish spots on the base. Mex. B. 3:116. 



28. Batemanniinum, Parraentier. Pseudobulbs large, 

 4-5 iu, loii^', with slu-atliing Ivs. at the base: Ivs. ob- 

 long-ensil'onii, 2 ft. Iciit^: scape erect, 6-8 ft. long: 

 sepals lauceolate, undulate, reddish brown, slightly 

 marked with yellow; petals similarly colored, spatulate 

 and very much undulate; labellum brilliant yellow, 

 with the crest marked with brown; lateral lobes small, 

 rounded ; middle lobe large, reniform, emarginate. 

 Brazil. F.C. 3: 137. -Related to O. altissimum. 



ONCIDIUM 



1133 



1526. Oncid 



(X Ji). 



29. Harrisoni4num, Lindl. {O. Rarrisitlmtm, Hort.). 

 Pseudobulbs subglobose, 1-lvd. : Ivs. linear - oblong, 

 acute, fleshy and recurved: panicle about a foot high, 

 erect, with the stem and branches gracefully curved: 

 sepals and petals linear, obtuse, yellow, spotted with 

 purple-brown; labellum yellow, longer than the sepals, 

 with small lateral lobes and a subreniform, emarginate 

 middle lobe. Autumn. Brazil. B.R. 19:1569. L.B.C. 

 20:1917. R.B. 18:253. 



30. leucochllum, Batem. Pseudobulbs sulcate, ovate, 

 compressed, 2-4 in. long: Ivs. sword-shaped, 1 ft. or 

 more in length: scape 3-4 ft. high, with numerous 

 branches on which the fls. are loosely sraiirn d: m j.als 

 and petals oblong, obtuse, green, Motrin <1 wiih i. (I.IinIi 

 brown; labellum pure white; lainal l.il.i s siuall, 

 rounded; middle lobe broadly reuilomj, emargmate. 

 Autumn. Guatemala. Batem. 1. F.S. 5:522. P.M. 

 7:241. — A noble species, with the habit of O. Baueri. 

 Panicles 6-9 ft. long. Var. spl6ndens is listed. 



31. omithorhynehum, HBK. Fig. 1526. Pseudobulbs 

 oblong, compressed, 2-3 in. long, 2-3-lvd. : ivs. grass- 

 like, 8-12 in. long: stalks 1 ft. long, slender and arched, 

 many-fld.: fls. scarcely 1 in. across, soft rose-purple; 

 sepals linear-oblong, wavy; petals oblong and a little 

 broader; labellum pandurate, with small lateral lobes 

 and a larger dilated, emarginate middle lobe. Fragrant. 

 Autumn and winter. Mex. B.M. 3912. B.R. 26:10. 

 F.C. 3:136. R.H. 1876:230. -This is an easily grown, 

 free-flowering plant of dwarf, compact habit. Its soft 

 rose-purple color is very delicate and unusual in the 

 genus. Var. albindnim, Reichb. f. (var. dlbnm, Hort.). 

 Pis. whitish, with only the calli yellow. P.M. 188:398. 

 G.C. HI. 16:781. J. H. 111. 29:399. G.M. 38:18. There 

 is also a variety called majus. 



32. divaricatum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs compressed, 

 each with a fleshy, oval, apiculate leaf: scape 1^ ft. 

 high, with the branches of the panicle extremely divari- 

 cate: sepals and petals oblong-spatulate, greenish yel- 

 low, spotted with purple toward the base; labellum yel- 

 low, spotted with red; lateral lobes large, half -rotund; 

 middle lobe smaller, emarginate. Autumn. Brazil. 

 B.R. 13:1050. L.B.C. 13:1212. P.M. 3:4.-A floriferous 

 species easily recognized by its singular oval, fleshy 

 leaf and the divaricate panicle. 



33. pulvinitum, Lindl. Panicle very much branched, 

 in a loose, spreading manner, weak, 8-9 ft. long: fls. 

 yellow, with the sepals and petals blotched with red; 

 segments obovate, acute; the 2 parts of the labellum 

 nearly equal; lateral lobes rotund-crenate and crisp; 

 middle lobe undulate, crest a villous cushion. Summer. 

 Brazil. B.R. 25:42. — One of the largest of the Oncid- 

 iums. The fls. last a long time. Var. m&juB, Hort., is 

 said to be desirable. 



34. "W&raeii.L.indl. {0(l(mfogl6sstim irar»ert,LindI.). 

 Pseudobulbs ovate, somewhat angular: Ivs. linear- 

 lanceolate: raceme short, few-fld. : sepals oblong; 

 petals a little wider; all white or yellowish, striated 

 with rose-purple; labellum brilliant yellow; lateral 

 lobes subquadrate; middle lobe deepjy divided into two 



rounded lobes. Autumn. 

 puratum, Lindl.). 



35. maculitum, Lindl. 

 pressed, 4-angled 



Me 



B.R. 33:20 (var. pur- 



Pseudobulbs ovate, com- 

 Ivs. broadly linear-oblong: 

 fls. IJi in. across, yellow, spotted with deep purple; se- 

 pals and petals subequal, rather fleshy, ovate-subacumi- 

 nate; labellum oblong-apiculate. the lateral lobes form- 

 ing 2 large teeth near the middle; middle lobe ovate, 

 sulfur-yellow, base marked with few red lines, claw 

 with 4 horn-like plates. Winter. Mex. B.M. 3836 (var. 

 ecorni(/«i«) and 3880. B.R. 24:44. F.C. 2:57 (all as Ci/r- 

 tochilum niaculatuni ) . 



36. Lfmminghii, C. Morr. Pseudobulbs oval, com- 

 pressed: Ivs. oblong, acute, mottled: raceme 1-2-fld., 

 erect, several times longer than the small ivs.: fls. yel- 

 low, spotted and banded with brown ; sepals and petals 

 lanceolate, the lower pair larger; labellum with large, 

 auriculate lateral lobes and a transversely broadened, 

 subreniform, emarginate mid-lobe, spotted with red. 

 June, July. Caracas. F.S. 18:1827.-A pretty dwarf 

 plant with the habit of a Sophronitis. 



37. cheirdphorum, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 1 in. long, 

 ellipsoid : Ivs. 3-6 in. long, linear-lanceolate : scape 

 bearing a dense panicle longer than the Ivs.: fls. about 

 a in. across, entirely bright yellow, with greenish se- 

 pals; sepals and petals small, rounded-ovate, spreading 

 or reflexed; labellum much larger, with three large 

 lobes, the middle lobe notched. Colombia. B.M. 6278. 

 G.C. 1871:168 (description). 



