1129 



of the same IS usuallj imi I i u i ii n |iiit, 



issible \ fur degree ot suiepss lii«,\,r m i\ 

 lit nil, ,1 Il^ , 11, till obseivatiou and di»tiibution of 

 i\, iptiiTiilh ililluult species among the se\eral 



1523 Oncidium serratum (X K) 



nil ,1 1 : ( 1/ ii„m, O tnaeiantlium O 

 niii.lnn,,. II. / l,,ii.i iiopsis, O. varicogum, with 

 liirs ,>f lik,' iiatiir,-, do well under treatment 

 II that given for Odontoglossuras, which see. 

 a large collection of species is cultivated, a 

 . including many of the above, can be readily 

 one house if it be especially adapted to them, 

 louse should be a span-roof structure of east 



be a],] 

 the t, 

 fluen, 



Clean chopped 

 parts make tl 

 this should be 

 ofchiieoil 1 



2 -IW RuLEIT M Gre\ 



Owing to the wide geographical distribution of the 

 Oneidiums, it is almost impossible to gi\e any general 

 cultural directions for the whole group We find that 

 the gieater bulk of the Oncidiunis succeeds adniiiably 

 in 1 Cattle\a house, aud by placing such varieties as 

 enjoy inoie heat xnd moisture m the warmest part of 



the ho 



On 



■itliiim Pnp 



lln and ( 

 1 blocks 



best gr 



"„ iiiiiini 111,1 i,>,tlinm, O orn, 

 nil O tiijiinvm aud O cueulla 

 1 ,1 IS one of the most beautiful 

 1 lit being a plant veiy difficult to 

 le I u m collections m this country 

 J high elevation m the Cordilleras of 

 Ecuador 



Oncidium cucullatum is another plant which is diffi 

 cult to grow successfully here on account of our hot 

 summers. It occurs in several places in the Colombian 

 Cordilleras, but always at a very high elevation. With 

 these few exceptions mentioned, the greater part of the 

 Oncidiuins will succeed in a Cattleya house. Indeed, 

 most of the species are found in the Cattleya and Lfflia 



