ONCIDIUM 



6. Marshallianum, Reiclib. f. Pseudobulbs ovoid, 

 2-4 in. long: Ivs. narrowly oblong, 6-8 in. long: fls. nu- 

 merous, 2% in. across, borne on a stout panicle 1-2 ft. 

 high; the upper sepals oblong-apiculate, the lateral 

 ones united, yellow, with purplish bands; petals much 

 larger, flddle-shaped, wavy and 2-lobed, golden yellow, 

 with few blotches of chocolate-brown; labellum with a 

 very large spreading 2-lobed middle lobe and ear-lilte 

 side lobes, 5'ellow, with orange-red spots on the base. 

 May. Brazil. B.M. 5725. P.M. 1877:285. -A very effec- 

 tive and showy plant related to O. crisputn^ 



7. F6rbesii, Hook. Pseudobulbs rather small, oblong, 

 compressed and suloate: Ivs. lanceolate, dark green, 

 9 in. long: panicle about 1 ft. high, bearing numerou.s 

 handsome fls. 2 in. across : fls. rich reddish brown, mar- 

 gined with yellow; sepals small, obovate; petals twice 

 as large, obovate-rotund; side lobes of the labellum 

 small ; middle lobe spreading, fan-shaped. Autumn. 

 Brazil. B.M. 3705. G.C. II. 11:525.-A rare but very 

 ornamental orchid. 



8. oiirtum, Lindl. Lvs. and pseudobulbs like those 

 of O. crispttm : inflorescence an erect, much-branched 

 pyramidal panicle: fls. 1-lK in. across: lateral sepals 

 united, rather small; dorsal sepals and petals obovate- 

 obtuse, yellow, with reddish brown bars and blotches; 

 labellum with small lateral lobes and a roundish, 

 notched middle lobe, yellow bordered with brown; crest 

 lobed and warted, yellow, with red spots. Brazil. B.R. 

 33:68. Gn. 10, p. 131; 31, p. 198; 34, p. 87.-Blossoms 

 in spring, the flowers remaining fresh for several weeks. 



9. crispum, Lodd. Pseudobulbs oblong, sulcate, rough 

 and usually dark brown: lvs. leathery, lanceolate, about 

 9 in. long: flower-stem 1-lH ft. high, arched, bearing 

 20-.50 large fls. l>^-3in. across: fls. shining brown, with 

 few yellow and red marks at the bases of the segments; 

 sepals obovate, obtuse, recurved and undulate, the lat- 

 eral ones united; petals twice as Inrge. broadly obo- 

 vate, obtuse, much waved and crisped ; middle lobe of 

 the labellum large, rotund-cordate, waved and crisped; 

 lateral lobes small, horn-like. Fls. at various seasons. 

 Brazil. B.M. .figs. B.R. 23:1920. L.B.C. 19:1854. P.S. 

 21:2147-48. P.O. 2:64. B. 1:26. -Var. grandiildrum, 

 Hort. Pis. very large, the segments edged with yellow. 



10. cornigrerum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oblong, sulcate, 

 3 in. long, 1-lvd.: lvs. dark green, broadly ovate to ob- 

 long, fleshy, ribbed, 4 in. long: panicle about 18 in. long, 

 drooping, branched and crowded with fls. above: fls. 

 small but numerous, yellow, spotted with red; dorsal 

 sepals and petals obovate, concave, undulate, the lateral 

 sepals smaller and united; labellum with long-linear 

 lateral lobes and 2 horn-like processes at the base; mid- 

 dle lobe obovate, subrepand. April, May. Brazil. B.M. 

 3486. B.R. 18:1.542. — A compact free-flowering plant 

 which is very attractive when grown in baskets so that 

 the long racemes can hang over the sides. 



11. cuculI4tum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oval, IK in. long, 

 smooth, becoming ribbed: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, 6 in. 



ONCIDIUM 



1131 



loug 



lis. IM in. ac 



greenish, shrulo') v.-irb r<^ 



entirely unitr.l ; ' i,, Hi- 



middle lobe mu 



spotted with 



8:8.35; 23:24,-.7. 111. J 



team). — A spccii--i witli 



shape and coloring of th 



mple, 8-12 in. long, bearing 6-12 



pals and petals small, oval, 



nrple; lateral sepals almost 



I tti -panduriformjWiththe 



J lobed, white to rose and 



>piing. Colombia. P.S. 



I in. 22:350 (var. (ligan- 



ly varieties, which diiffer in 



of the coolest of 



the Andean orchids. Var. nubigenum, Lindl. Raceme 

 uberect: sepals and petals white or light purple, with 

 recn tips; hilielhiiii white, with a purple blotch around 

 :ie crest. B..M. 5708. 



Martiinum, Lindl. {O.bicolor, Lindl.). Pseudo- 

 ( ovate, ri.iTii.ri*s--i(l and ribbed : Ivs. oblong, 

 : lateral sepals united, 

 i-'tncave; middle lobe of 

 ^t of the flower, 2-parted 

 'lear yellow. Autumn. 

 lul yellow species, with a 



striate : fls. \ > ';..". 

 ovate, acute : i ■ : : 

 the labellum l.n . ; ■ i 

 bv the deej) mhi- n 

 Bmzil. B.R. L'y....,.-A 

 panicle 2 ft. high. 



13. flexudsum, Sims. Pseudobulbs ovate, flattened. 

 2 in. long: lvs. linear-oblong. 6 in. long: fls. scarcely I 

 in. across; sepals and petals small, recurved, yellow, 



with chestnut bars; labellum yellow, with few reddi.sh 

 spots; side lobes small; middle lobe reniform, notched. 

 Brazil. B.M. 2203. L.B.C. 5:424.-The plant blooms 

 freely at various seasons. The fls. open in succession 

 on a loose spreading panicle about 2 ft. high. 



14. varicdsum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, angled, 

 2-4 in. long: Ivs. rigid, linear-lanceolate, 9 in. long: 

 fl. -spikes strong, arching, 3 ft. long, with numerous Hs. 

 1 in. across: sepals and petals small, green, with brown- 

 ish blotches; labellum very large in proportion to the 

 flower, bright yellow, with a curiously toothed crest; 



1524 Oncidmm varicosum 



Roeersii(X;^). 



lateral lobes rotund middle lobe reniform, obscurely 

 4 lobed \\inttr and s)rm^ Brazil. -One of the most 

 attractiM \ i Ebgersu K i -lili. t. {(>. h'/nli/irsii, 

 Hort) Fl., 1 t 11 1 t\ li.ty. Sp.-,iii.,ns Iiave 

 borne 1 I) tl wiih tl li| \ i 'J in. ari-(.ss, ri,-li yel- 

 low «ith 1 « I 1 I 1 It 1 . (i.e. IhTOiL'TT. F.S. 



u UM. G.M. 39:3lJ(i. 

 Reichb. f. A small-grow- 



18 p IdO I lb U 2o (,u 



15 PhalsenbpsiB, Linden < 

 ing plant with pseudobulbs oblong, somewhat ribbed, 

 1-2 m high lvs narrow at the base, broadening up- 

 w-ir 1 al lit r in long fls 1-6 on a slender raceme. 

 1. il\ 111 r imy white with the sepals and petals 



1 11 1 \wil 1 1 li h purple and the base of the lip pro- 

 tu h I tt 1 with the same color; sepals and petals 

 (juitL null 11 oblong acute labellum pandurate, with 



2 r )unded kbes in front Blooms at various seasons, 

 and lasts a long time Ecuador I. H. 17:3. Gn. 41:859. 

 T H III 28 oil - \ beautiful little plant, worthy of ex- 

 tended cultivation. Much like O. cucullaltim. 



10. 16ngipes, Lindl. (O. Janeirinse, Reichb. f.). 

 PsriiilMljiiltis narrowly ovate. 2-lvd.: lvs. narrow: scape 

 .scviral till., ciualing the lvs.: fls. on long pedicels; 

 lateral scjials elongate, pendulous, united at the base; 

 dorsal sepals shorter and wider, recurved; petals ob- 

 long, plane; all yellowish green, barred with brown; 

 labellum yellow, spotted with brown at the base; lat- 

 eral lobes .small, obtuse; middle lobe transversely 

 broadened, apiculate, the narrow part serrated. Sum- 

 mer. Brazil. I. H. 2:54. B.M. 5193, called O. Zonfifipes. 

 is O. Crop.iii.i, Reichb. f.— A small species. 



17. das^style, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovate, flat- 

 tened, strongly rugose: lvs. 4-5 in. long, linear-lanceo- 



