long.' 



Indies. B.J 



ONCIDIUM 



with flower-stems C-9 ft. long and 

 has been confused with O. attissimtim. 



25. altissimum, Swartz. Pseudobulbs nearly rotund 

 much compresst-.l and edged: Ivs. 1-2 at the tup an. 

 several at the li.i-' .>!' i1m> |. . ti,!,.l,i,1I., . i,^;f„riii, V.i ,}. .1 

 lM-2 ft. lon^r: : ' - ■ ■••' ' ■''■■' ^ ■■' .■•'• . ■:-•' 

 ing raceme, 4-ii i ; i : .■ 



spreading, linr.-u i :.....■..; i:. , j., 



olive-brown blou-lK.:.; liibLlimu iilui!_\ -i 1^';i-;;l- ih 

 petals, flddle-shaped, with the middle lube reiiil'orm 

 spreading, yellow, with a brown band 

 prominently crested. Aug. 

 B.B. 22:1851. 



26. sphaceUtum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs elongate-ovate, 

 compressed: Ivs. long, ensiform, apex recurved: scape 

 strict, bearing a many-fld. panicle: sepals and petals 

 linear-lanceolate, undulate, yellow, spotted with brown; 

 labellum about as long as thr . i ; !~ : 1 iinal lobes 

 auriculnte ; middle lobe with L' i n i i \.IIow, 

 with brown spots at the has.. il nduras. 

 B.R. 28:30. -Var. grandiSIdrum, Mm. . ., i.inr va- 

 riety. 



27. refWxum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, 1-lvd. : Ivs. 

 narrowly lanceolate, acute : panicle with its stalk 3-4 

 ft. long, pendulous : sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, 

 undulate and reflesed, yellowish, shaded with pale 

 brown; labellum with a large, reniforni, emarginatc 

 middle lobe and rotund lateral lobes, yellow, with few 

 reddish spots on the base. Mex. B. 3:11C, 



28. Batemanni&nam, Parmentier. Pseudobulbs large, 

 4-5 m long, with shenthmg hs at the base h s. ob- 

 long ensiform, 2 ft long scape erect, 8 ft long: 

 St pals Hnceolate, undulate reddish brown slightly 

 milked with yellow, pit Is sm \u\\ , 1 icd spitulate 

 and \ery much undiil I lli nt mellow, 

 with the crest markt 1 I I small, 

 rounded, middle Ul i.,inate. 

 Brazil F C 3 137 - h 1 



ONCIDIUM 



1133 



1526. Oncidmm ornithorhynchum (X H)- 



29. Harrisoniinum, Lindl. (O. HarrisiAmim, Hort.). 

 Pseudobulbs sul>i;lnbose, 1-lvd. : Ivs. line»r- oblong, 

 acute, lb shy and rn'iirved: panicle about a foot high, 

 erect, willi ilie stein and branches gracefully curved: 

 sepals and petals linear, obtuse, yellow, spotted with 

 purple-brown; labellum yellow, longer than the sepals, 

 with small lateral lobes and a subreiiiform, emarginate 

 middle lobe. Autumn. Brazil. B.R. 19:1569. L.B.C. 

 20:1'J17. K.B. 18:253. 



30. leucochllum, Batem. Pseudobulbs sulcate, ovate, 

 compressed, 2-4 in. long: Ivs. sword-shaped, 1 ft. or 

 more in length: scape 3^ ft. high, with numerous 

 branches on which the fls. are loosely scattered: sepals 

 niirl )..-tiils ..hlmia-, obtuse, green, blotched with reddish 

 ].r..-,,ii: I:iIm1Iiiiii \.nvi- white; lateral lobes small, 



., I :, II ;i. |i.l„. broadly reniform, emarginate. 

 V , I , i.i i'ini:i!;i. Hatem. 1. F.S. 5: .'iL'L'. P.M. 

 7; II A iiiiM.. M" .ii^. with the habit of O. Ilanrri. 

 Var. spUndens is listed. 



rles ti-'J ft. long. 



ornithorhynchum, HBK. 



ig, compressed, 2-3 in. I. 



Fig, 1526. Pseudobulbs 



Autumn and 

 F.C. 3:136. H 

 free-flowering 

 n.se-inirpi 



lor 1- -I .A ili';ii-;ii.' ;iii.l :ii <■■ «: the 



ilbiflorum, Woiohb. i. i var. ,ii(,„i„, Hort.). 

 I ' ' ; :' , I, only the calli yellow. F.M. 188:398. 



M. Ml M.I. . I. if. III. 29:399. U.M. 38:18. There 

 1- .11-1. .1 , .11 M I , railed majuB. 



,32. divaricatum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs compressed, 

 each with a fleshy, oval, apiculate leaf: scape 1}.^ ft. 

 high, with the branches of the panicle extremely divari- 

 cate: sepals and petals oblong-spatiilate, greenish yel- 

 low, spotted with pini'l. t.i.v.inl the base; labellum yel- 

 low, spotted with r- ! I ■ I ' I Ims Large, half -rotund; 

 middle lobe small. I II I , Autumn. Brazil. 



B.R. 13:1050. L.lMi , !.. M :_. M..M. 3:4.-A floriferous 

 species easily recu^ni.;id 1... n., singular oval, fleshy 

 leaf and the divaricate pauicle. 



33. pulvinitum, Lindl. Panicle very much branched, 

 ill a loose, spreadin.g manner, weak, S-9 ft. long: fls. 



'.( I ■ ■ ..' .■ I- :iii I' ii ' ■■ ' ' 'I' ilio labellum 



aid to be desirable. 

 34. ■Wdmerl, Lindl. (Or7o)!/o<7M.<!.'!7™ IFrfrncri, Lindl,). 



puratumf Lindl.). 



Psendobnlbs 



Lindl. 



II- I M Ml. across, yellow. s|"iii, ,1 iMili il, I I. iiunil.: si-- 



I'. I iMoIlum oblong-apii'u !■ ' ' i '■■ inni- 



, , I :iii\. I.ase marked with few ri-i\ lim-s. claw 

 •.', .11 I I plates. Winter. Mex. B.M. 3836 (var. 

 I :;s80, B,R, 24:44, F,C, 2:57 (all as Cj/r- 



36. Limminghii, ('. :\lorr. Psindohiilbs oval, com- 

 pressed: h s. .ililoiiL;. a.-ntc. iiiotlli.l: racriiio l-'J-lld., 



low, spotted and lianibMl with lir.iun; -rj-als and petals 

 lanceolate, the lower pair lai; i, iiii llini with Large, 

 auriculate lateral lobes shmI . - . I\ broadened, 



subreniform, emarginate m ; i -I with red. 



June, .lulv. Caracas. F s, i-l-v, \ pretty dwarf 

 plant wilh"tli«. b.iliit "f a S..pbronitis. 



37. cheirophonim. K'. i.hb. f. Pseudobulbs 1 in. long, 

 ellipsoid: M -. :i-ti m. long, linear-lanceolate: scape 

 bearing ;i d. ii-o panicli- longer (ban the Ivs.: fls. about 

 % in. across, entirely bright yellow, with greenish se- 

 pals; sepals and petals small, rounded-ovate, .spreading 

 or reflexed; labellum much larger, with three large 

 lobes, the middle lobe notched. Colombia. B,M. 6278. 

 G,C. 1871:108 (description). 



