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ODONTOGLOSSUM 



21. NevadSnse, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovate, acumi- 

 nate: Ivs. liuear-Ianceolate, base narrow, keeled : sepals 

 and petals similar, lanceolate, long-acuminate, dark 

 brown with a golden margin, outside dark green; limb 

 o£ the labellum wide, hastate, deflexed, fimbriate, white- 

 spotted; apex acute, subincurved, appendage on the 

 claw bifid. Spring. Colombia. I.H. 17:45. Gn. 19, p. 

 425; 32, p. 589; 39, p. 250. G.C. II. 16:461; 24:201.- 

 A showy plant, with slender, arching, 6-10-fld. panicles, 

 and fls. 3-4 !>2 in. across. 



22. Sanderi&num, Reichb. f. Resembling O. Xeva- 

 dense. Fls. stellate; sepals and petals lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, yellow, with numerous chocolate-brown mark- 

 ings; labellum cuneate, panduriform, apiculate, toothed, 

 white or pale j'ellow, with a purple blotch in front: 

 lateral lobes erect. Early spring. Trop. America.— Free- 

 flowering. 



23. triumphans, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 3-4 in. long: 

 Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, 1-154 ft. long: scape arching, 

 branched and many-fid., 2-3 ft. long: fls. 3-4 in. across; 

 sepals and petals lance-oblong, subacuminate, undulate, 

 yellow, blotched with deep crimson-brown, labellum 

 ovate, cordate, acute, toothed and undulate white with 

 a roseate tip; crest of yellow or white teeth March, 

 April. Colombia. I.H. 16:609. G.C. 1867 516, II 

 24:205; 25:141; III. 27:213 (var.). R.B. 18 121 G M 

 34:89. F. 1877:217. 



24. asp6rsum, Reichb. f. {O. macMM/iem, La Llave &. 

 hex. X O.Biissii, hiaAl.). Natural hybrid. Lrs oblong, 

 acute: raceme few-fid.: sepals ligulate, acute, keeled, 

 pale yellow, mottled with numerous brown blotches, 

 petals oblong, acute, much broader, similar in color, 

 labellum with a cordate, acute blade wholly whitish, 

 callus, toothed, yellow, with brown lines, pubescent 

 Feb., March. — Free-flowering. 



25. cristitum, Lindl. Lvs. linear-lanceolate a little 

 shorter than the many-fld. scape: sepals and petals 

 lanceolate-acuminate, yellow, spotted with brown, label 

 lum oblong-lanceolate, white; apex and margin brown, 

 with purple striae, with a digitate crest on the disk 

 wings of the column serai -ovate or subquadrate Peiu 

 I.H. 17:21. -Var. Dayinum, Reichb. This is colon d 

 like the type, but the lip is rhomboid, apiculatt s i 

 rate, and the teeth of the crests on the Kin lln 

 cross each other like the bristles on the nearlj 1 1 1 

 leaf of Bioiuea museipula. 



26. corditum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oblong, 1 Ivd lvs 

 oblong, acute, 6-8 in. long: fls. large and handsonu 

 with the sepals and petals yellowish green richl\ 

 blotched with brown ; labellum cordate acuminate 

 suberenate, wliit.. nitli :i puiplisl] ,rrst at base and 

 spotted with bn.wii .m lln liinli; Nrp.ils lance linear, 

 acuminate; petals lirniidi'i- arnl iMimcv. un.hilite Mexico 

 B.M. 4878 (as 0.„M, ,„/„/„,„ I. I. H . Jt;:.!.-,,-,. PM 13 147 

 Gn. 27:475. F.C. :;: luU.-Stei.i 2-:; feet high few or 

 many-fiowered. 



27. Bictonifinse, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oblong, 2-3 m 

 long, 2-3-lvd.: lvs. 1 ft. long, ensiform, undulate, 

 spreading: raceme 3 ft. long: fis. 1% in. across; sepals 

 and petals subequal, linear-lanceolate, greenish yellow, 

 blotched with brown; claw of the labellum bilamellate, 

 blade cordate, acuminate, undulate, white or roseate. 

 Autumn. GuHt.-n,!,!:, n ^\ . :ik1': i»< f^,„,..,„.tnhni> 

 Africanum). — '\'i- -■ , i ]„ rir-; i i,i..i.i,, •■■.,-- i,n: i., rr'i, 'I, 



England in a li\ ' i nt ii"t 



as good as plain ~ ii ,, , ,.!i, i \ :i allmra, 



Hort. Likethi' tyi.c', I>nI lal.. Ilum pm.' \., Iill,- iri-li':Ml nt' 



wine-red; sepals and petals bruwii. I.H. l!l:'.ll. 



Var. spUndens, Ch. Lem. Labellum rose-lilac; other 

 segments spotted. Seems to be like the type, with more 

 pronounced color. I.H. 12:449. 



28. hastil&bium, Lindl. Lvs. linear-oblong: scape 

 lJ^-2 ft.: bracts long, deciduous: fis. numerous, laiL. . 

 handsome, varied with pale green, purple and wlm. . 

 fragrant; sepals and petals spreading, lanceolate, V( ry 

 acuminate, pale green, with transverse purple dots and 

 lines; labellum large, the lateral lobes forming 2 horns 

 at base, the central one with a purple, crested claw, and 

 orbicular-ovat«, white, acute blade : column slender, 

 winged, purple. Summer. Colombia. B.M. 4272. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM 



SECTION III. 



A. Column tvilhout wiuf/.i 29. ramosissimum 



AA. Colnmmc ith :3 spreadiuy <iw)is .'M. naevium 



31. cirrhosum 

 AAA. Col Krnn pluricii-rhose : sry- 



mriifs lanceolate 32. Euckerianum 



AAAA. Ciihniin with fimbriate or 

 li-intheil wings: segments ovale 



"I- rliomhoid .33. nobile 



34. crispum 



■_':•. ramosissimum, Lindl. Lvs. linear-oblong, acute, 

 1 ft. Inn-: patiirl,- nm.li branched and many-fld., 2 ft. 

 limy: IN. •_' ill. a.niss, white, spotted with pale purple 

 or violet ; sepals and petals very undulate, narrowly 

 ligulate, the latter wider ; labellum rhomboid, acumi- 

 nate, cordate at base, crested, tomentose. March, Apr. 

 Colombia. J. H. III. 29:77. I.H. 40:170 (var. coeUste, 

 Linden & Rod.). — A distinct and beautiful plant whose 

 fis. have been likened to large spiders. 



fe Paxt. Pseudobulbs oblong: 

 panicle erect, arching, much 

 star-shaped fls.: sepals 

 and |irt:,N _' in. long, narrowly lanceolate, beautifully 

 .r.iKil.- uinlnlat.-. white, profusely spotted with rose- 

 |nui>le; hilicUiini shaped nearlj' like the petals, shorter 

 and broader, with 2 large crests on the yellow base. 

 May, June. Colombia. F.S. 6:594. G.M. 31:559.- 

 Closely allied to O. cirrhosnm. 



31. cirrhdsum, Lindl. Psoiulnbulbs lanceolate, com- 

 pi-pssed. 2-3 in. long: lvs. 4-ii in, t"Mi', lincar-ensiform, 

 l.ailMTv: panicle often over ' !■ i" ■, ■!■ ""piim- m- in- 



s.iii ,,!■ I.rown, base of the l;-! . « itii limwn 



liiii-s at the sides; sepals naiK.wl) In lair, cndingin 



long, curved points; petals wider; labclhini two-thirds 

 the length of the petals, with 2 ciliate lateral lobes and 

 a narrow acuminate middle lobe. Apr, May. Ecuador, 

 Peru. B.M. 6317. I.H. 25:301. Gt. 41 :i:)8.3. Gn. 9, p. 

 401; 16, p. 19. G.C. II. 5:501, .503; 9:181; 25:12. F.M. 



