Ills 



ODONTOGLOSSUM 



rifi. nebuldsum, Lindl. {O.maxini^re. Lin.11.). Pseu- 

 dobulbs 2-:j-lvd.: Ivs. oblong, aenti', 9 in. l"ii'_-: .scape 

 about as long as the Ivs., 5-6-flil. : tN. :: in. :hi,)s<, pure 

 white, with the bases of all the \>:,r\~ i.mIh^. ly spotted 

 with brown; sepals raembranaceiiu-, i.lli.im; inials. simi- 

 lar but wider, all pubescent at thi- l.asi-: lal.. Hum with 

 2 large, erect lobes on the yellow claw ; limb ovate, 

 acute, dentate, pubescent. Mexico, at an elevation of 

 10,000 ft. I.H. 0:200. G.C. 18l!7:572 and 11. 2.5:597. 

 Not B.M. 6144, which is O. .VailreHse. — Va.r. candidu- 

 1am, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals pure white, with a 

 brown blotch and a few .spots on the H- 

 bellum. G.C. 1867:710; II. 25:5% \ar 

 guttfttum, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals, 

 spotted to above the middle. I.H 31 524 



.37. Krimeri, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 

 subrotuml, compressed and shaiplj 2 

 edged, 1-lvd. : Ivs. 7-9 in. long, lH-2 m 

 broad, keeled: scape 4-8 in. long, inclined 

 or pendulous, 3-5-fld. : fls. VA in m di 

 ameter; sepals and petals subequal, ob 

 long-acute, pale violet-red in the center, 

 with broad white margins ; labellum with 

 a stout yellow excavated claw bearing 2 

 erect calli ; middle lobe subquadrate, 2 

 lobed, pale violet, with white and brown 

 streaks at base. Costa Rica and Mexico 

 B.M. 5778. I.H. 32-,5(;2. F. S. 23 2469 

 G.C. 1868:98; II. 25:756. 



38. OSrstedii, Reichb. f. Plants small 

 Ivs. linear-oblong, 

 4-5 in. long, nar- 

 rowed to a petiole r 

 raceme sub - erect, 

 few-fld.:fls. IK in. 

 across, white, with 

 the base of the la- 

 bellum golden yel- 

 low; sepals and petals broadly 

 oblong, the lnttii- iKirrnw.-.l fn 

 a short claw; i.>i' >linii r . .iir : 



lateral lobes mh i. ; 



middle lobe .siiIk 

 deeply bifid, l- < 

 Rica. B.M. 682U. 

 G.C. U. 7:811 ; 

 19:77. 



39. Cervdntesii, La Llave <S- 

 Lex. (0. membraHAceum ,Lind\) . 

 Pseudobulbs usually 4-angled, 

 2 in. long, bearing a single 

 oblong leaf 4-6 in. long: scape 

 sheathed with large 

 bearing 2-6 membranaceous fls. : 

 fls. 2 in. across, pure white, with 

 transverse streaks of red near 

 the bases of the segments; 

 pals broadly lanceolate to 

 long; petals ovate-rotund; 

 bellura with a yellow claw; lat- 

 eral lobes small; middle lobe 

 large, broadly cordate. Fls. 

 produced in winter, very fra- 

 grant and lasting several weeks. 

 Mex. B.M. 4923. B.R. 31:36; 

 32:34. I.H. 1:12. P.M. 12:193. 

 On. 19, p. 333; 32, p. 323. G.C. 

 II. 15:753. F. 1881, p. 43.-Var. 

 mijUB, Hort. Pis. larger, with 

 25:313. Var. dficorum, Hort. Fig. 1512. Fls. large, 

 spotted inside and outside with bright red. I.H. 36:90. 

 Gn. 32:617. J.H. III. 30:423. P.M. 1877:254. Var. An- 

 dersoni, Hort. Fls. white ; base of the sepals and petals 

 barred with reddish brown ; labellum bordered with 

 spots of the same color. Mexico. 



40. citT6smiuii, Lindl. Fig. 1513. Pseudobulbs subro- 

 tund, compressed, smooth, 1-lvd.: Ivs. oblong, obtuse, 

 thick, somewhat shorter than the raceme: scape pen- 

 dent, 8-12-fld. : fls. large and full in outline, 3 in. across, 

 white to rose, with a violet labellum; sepals and petals 

 oblong, obtuse; labellum unguiculate, reniform. May, 

 June. Guatemala. P.R. 29:3. R.B. 21:265. F.S. 6:633. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM 



Var. Album, Vcitch. Fls. white, except the vcllnw 

 claw of tin- l-lulinni. (Jn. 24:41:!. Var. roS^Uuiu, Le- 

 maire. I'l- ■ ■ ..i.i, .1. ,.v,.,.|,t tli.> vcll.iw claw of the 

 labellum. I II - • \ ar. roseum. Vritch. Blade of 

 the labrlli:' i . ,. I \:ir. punctatum, \t-iti-li. Fls. 



pale ros.-; - i:,:- ,iimI [r.-i.-ils spott.-d with purple. A 

 variety calli-il maximum is also advertised. 



41. pulch611um, Batem. Pseudobulbs oblong, com- 

 pressed, 2-lvd.: Ivs. grass-like, rather stiff or rigid, 

 9-12in.long: scape weak, 6-7-fld. : fls. white, except the 

 yellow crest of thelabellum; sepals ovate, acute; petals 

 obovate, acute, somewhat 



\v ^ undulate, lateral lobes of 



\ , the labellum triangular, 



' \ ^ , middle lobe oblong, sub- 



quadrate, apex recurved; 

 I column 1 ery short, with 3 



7 Stay \ J i fimbriate wings. Spring. 



/: lllir \ J^.J/^ Guatemala B.M. 4104. 



B R 27 48 -Kasily grown, 

 ind neier fails to blos- 

 som The flower-spikes 

 sugj;estthe lily-of-the-val- 

 1( ^ h ragr int. Var. mijus, 

 H it More robust tliau 

 till f\pe with larger fls. 

 \ II grandif Idrum is 



4' figertoni.Lindl. Like 



sh lit b us of dark brown, petals white, with a few 



1 s) I ts it base, oblong, obtuse, revolute; labellum 



I ( A ite, emargmate, undulate, pure white, except 



tlliw claw Winter Mex F C. 3:129. B.R. 



B 5 222 Gn 19, p 306, 28 507 F.S. 20:2110.- 



is an extremely variable species, and probably in- 



s the forms cultivated as O Uhrenbergii and O. 



united with this species by 



some authors. The name majiis has been applied tu 



several varieties. Probably I.H. 1:30 (as O. Ehrcn- 



ber(jii) and F.S. 8:846 (as O.EhreHbergii = 0. aplerum, 



belong here. 



Var. rubSscens, Carr. {O. Jtossii majus rubescens, 



Hurt.). Fls. Ia]f;c-; pitals clear rose, with dark brown 



spi.ts at the liasf. K.II. 1886:492. Gn. 28:507; 39, p. 



44. Dawsoni&num, Reichb. f. (O. Ehrenbergii, Hort., 

 nut Link, Klotzsch & Otto). Raceme few-fld.: sepals 

 lanceolate, subacute, rose-colored, blotched with crim- 

 son to the apex; petals oblong, acute, pure rose; label- 

 lum broadly ovate to subrotund, crenulate; apex refuse, 

 colored like the sepals; callosity with 2 teeth at the 

 apex. Mexico. G.C. 1865:1226; IL 25:469. F.S. 17, p. 76. 



SECTION V. 



45. fidwardi, Reichb. f . Lvs. 2 ft. long, strap-shaped : 

 panicle subcreet, curved, 2 ft. long, the rachis bearing 

 many horizontal branch( s covered with many rather 

 small dark purple flowers : sepals and petals oblong 

 to ovate-obtuse, reflexed and wavy; labellum tongue- 

 shaped, obscurely lobed, with a prominent yellow lobu- 

 late callus on the disk. Spring. Ecuador. B.M. 6771.- 

 A distinct plant, easily cultivated. 



Supplementary list of synonyms and imperfectly known 

 kinds: O. Arnoldianum.— O. bldndum,Reichb. t. Sepals and 

 petals funeate-lKnceolate, ai-nminate, pale yellowish white. 



