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ODONTOGLOSSUM 



Section IV. Plants manifestly of dwarf habit: 

 tls. few, in slender racemes, with the scape (and 

 often the whole inflorescence) shorter than the 



Ivs., rarely exceeding them Species 35-44 



AAA. F!s. dark purple. 



Section V. FIs. numerous, small, in large, 



branched panicles Species 45 



SECTION I. 



A. Labellum renifnnn. lar- 

 ger than the risl 'if Ihi' 

 flower 1 . Londesboroughianum 



A. Labellum obloii,/ ../■ i,n,- 



shaped, shorter than 

 the sepals: apex 

 rounded, emarginate, 

 or acute: margin en- 

 tire. 



B. Apex rounded or emar- 



ginate. 



c. Sepals sub-rotund 2. breviiolium 



CC. Sepals oblong to lanceo- 

 late. 

 D. Column with S blunt 



auricles 3. grande 



4. Schlieperianum 

 DD. Column with 2 cirrhnus 



teeth n. Insleayi 



BB. Apex acute (J. Coradinei 



7. Lindleyanum 

 AAA. Labellum v a r i n u .i 1 ij 

 shaped, fimbriatelif 

 toothed, and having a 



pectinate crest 8. luteo-purpureum 



9. iacetum 

 AAAA. Labellum triangular or 

 triangular - oblong, 



long-acuminate 10. Hebraicum 



11. maculatum 

 JlAIlAA.. Labellumlanceolatr .cor- 

 date orhastate at hnnr. 

 B. Column with rliomhnid 



wings 12. mirandum 



BB. Column with 2 subulate 



arvns at apex Vi. g-loriosum 



14. odoratum 



1. Londesboroughi&num, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 

 roundish ovate, 1-2-lvd. : raceme 3-6 ft. long, bearing 

 as many as 30 tls.: sepals oblong, undulate, apiculate; 

 petals obtu.se, apiculate, wider; both light yellow, with 

 many abrupt, narrow, concentric brown markings: 

 blade of the labellum extending beyond the sepals, over 

 1 in. across, light yellow, with few brown blotches at 

 base. Autumn. Mex. I.H. 30:497. Gn. 16, p. 502. 

 P.M. 1877:246. -A distinct plant resembling an Oncid- 

 ium. Var. pardlnum, Hort. Lip profusely dotted with 

 brownish crimson. Gn. 16, p. 503. 



2. brevildlium, Lindl. (O. coronArium, Hort.). Plants 

 with leathery, ovate-oblong, spreading Ivs. and erect 

 racemes, about 1 ft. high, bearing 10-20 fls. 2-2}^ in. in 

 diameter: sepals subrotund - unguiculate, undulate: 

 petals similar, smaller; labellum smallerthan the sepals, 

 cuneate-emarginate, yellow in front, marked .about the 

 column with yellow and purple, with a 3-toothed tubercle 

 on the base. Colombia. I.H. 21:170. G.C. II. 24: 177; 

 111.18:489; 19:79. G.M. 34:819; 38:127. 



3. gr&nde, Lindl. Baby Orchid. Fig. 1509. Pseudo- 

 bulbs 2-lvd. : Ivs. broadly lanceolate: scape few-fld. .twice 



as long as the Ivs.: sc|.!i)s I.hk I.it.-. tlic l;itiral ones 



keeled, yellow, banded wiih licli i. ,l,li-li i.kiuh spots; 

 petals oblong, broader, .iliin-r, suluiininbitc . ,i|i(x yel- 

 low; labellum almost mtuihl, a|..\ >lii4litlv .iiiarfiinate, 

 yellow, banded and sputud with ru.sty ijlutclics, and 

 with a large-Iobed tubercle on the claw. Autumn. 

 Guatemala. B.M. 3955. F.S. 1:24-26. P.M. 8:49. 

 Gn. 48, p. 219; 51:1105. G.C. III. 17:41 (abnormal fls.). 

 —A magnificent species with half-drooping racemes a 

 foot long, bearing few large, brilliantly colored fls. .5-6 

 in. indiameter. Pig. 1509 isredrawnfrom "TheGarden." 



4. Schlieperiftnum, Reichb. f. (O. Insleayi, var. mn- 

 crdnthum, Lindl ). Fls. on erect racemes, pale yellow. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM 



blotched and barred with deeper yellow mostly on the 

 lower half of the segments. Autumn. Costa Hica. 

 G.C. 1865: 1082; II. 25:269. F.S. 17, p. 78. -Resembles 

 a small pale O. grande, but fine for summer flowering. 



5. lnsleayi,Lindl.(0)icM«i(»(/i!.«?c«vi'. Barker). Lvs. 

 leathery, oblong, shorter than the rrw* nn : tl \ :!' 1 in. 



across, yellow, spotted with brown. ' :; liir, 



erect raceme; sepals and petals oblMM n ,,| . tuaily 

 equal; labellum shorter, ovate, rn.; ,.:i >:. ari.l 



tuberculate at base, orange-vellow, hij-Urd v> nh n d.li^h 

 brown. (i.'t.-Drr. .M.x. F.S. 1:49. (it. :i:i, p. 474.- 

 Krei'llnwri in-, li' s.nilik's O. grande. Var. splSndens, 

 Ucii-lil>. f. lis. hir-.r. labellum and segments clouded 

 with l.n.wn, >.n..w unly at the tip. Gn. 25:428. G.t!. 

 H.25:30."j. Var. leopardinum, Hort. A highly colored 

 form. Segments pak- vcllow, heavily barred with chest- 

 nut-brown. K.B. 14:til. 



6. Coradinei, Reichb. f. ( (*. UmJleijanuM, Reichb. f. 

 and Warsz.x O. crispum, Lindl.). A supposed natural 

 hybrid with the habit of O. crispum. Raceme arching, 

 few-fld. : fls. stellate, 3 in. across, dark sulfur color, with 

 few chestnut-brown spots; sepals and petals oblong, 

 acuminate, undulate ; labellum shorter, oblong-acutc, 

 whitish, with a large oblong red-brown blotch near the 

 center and several smaller ones on the disk; crest 

 3-toothed on each side. Resembles O. triumphans, 

 but of more slender growth. Winter. Colombia, 

 (i.e. 1872:1068; 11.24:200; 25:269; HI. 25:315.-Var. 

 sup^rbum, Hort. A more robust var. with richly colored 

 fls. : panicle much branched, 2 ft. long. Mexico. Var. 

 grandifldrum, Reichb. f. Fls. yellow, blotched and spot- 

 ted with dark brown, large and handsome. Colombia. 



7. Lindley&num, Reichb. f. and Warsz. Lvs. linear: 

 raceme lax: fls. 2-3 in. across, thin; sepals and petals 

 yellow, blotched and striped with brown; lateral lobes 

 of the labellum small, white, with purple spots; middle 

 lobe red-brown, tipped with yellow. Spring. Colombia. 

 —A variable species, supposed to be the parent of many 

 hybrids. 



8. luteo-purptireum, Limll. Lvs. ensifonn, narrowed 

 at base: fls. showy. 'J-:! in. aernss. in a robust horizontal 

 raceme; sepals ovate-c.bl.inu-, im.luhite, brownish purple, 

 with a yellow margin; petals similar, toothed and spotted 

 with purple brown; labellum quadrifld, cordate or oblong, 

 fimbriate yellow, spotted with purple and rose; crest on 

 the claw pectinate. Winter and spring. Colombia. 

 G.C. 11.21:585; 25: 140. -Owing to its wide geographical 



1509. Odontogl' 



ely va 



iable. A very mixe. 



ing of this with othe 



Hire of the descendants. V.-ir 



'/„»,, Reichb. f.). Sepals an. 



. avily spotted with dark brown 



