ONCIDIUM 



6. Marshallianum, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovoid, 

 2-4 in. long: Ivs. narrowly oblong, G-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, fiddle-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-like 

 side lobes, yellow, with orange-red spots on the base. 

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

 tive and showy plant related to O. crispum. 



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

 compressed and sulcate: Ivs. lanceolate, dark green, 

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

 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. curtum, Lindl. Lvs. and pseudobulbs like those 

 of O. cri spurn : inflorescence an erect, much-branched 

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

 united, rather small; dorsal sepals and petals obovate- 

 obtuse, yellow, with reddish brown bars and blotches; 

 labellura 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: Ivs. leathery, lanceolate, about 

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

 20-50 large fls. l%-3 in. 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 large, 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. 3499. B.R. 23:1920. L.B.C. 19:1854. F.S. 

 21:2147-48. F.C. 2:64. B. 1:26. -Var. grandiflorum, 

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



10. cornigerum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oblong, sulcate, 

 3 in. long, 1-lvd. : Ivs. 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 

 Literal lobes and 2 hornlike processes at the base; mid- 

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

 3486. B.R. 18: 1542. -A compact free-flowering plant 

 which is very attractive when grown in baskets so that 

 the long racemes can hang over the sides. 



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

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

 long: raceme almost simple, 8-12 in. long, bearing 6-12 

 ils. 1% in. across: dorsal sepals and petals small, oval, 

 greenish, shaded with rose-purple; lateral sepals almost 

 entirely united; labellum cordate-panduriform, with the 

 middle lobe much dilated and 2-lobed, white to rose and 

 spotted with dark purple. Spring. Colombia. F.S. 

 8:835; 23:2457. I. H. 25:305. Gn. 22:350 (var. gigan- 

 tenm).A species with many varieties, which differ in 

 shape and coloring of the fls. It is one of the coolest of 

 the Andean orchids. Var. nubigenum. Lindl. Raceme 

 suberect: sepals and petals white or light purple, with 

 green tips; labellum white, with a pxirple blotch around 

 the crest. B.M. 5708. 



12. Martianum, Lindl. (O. bicolor, Lindl.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs ovate, compressed and ribbed : Ivs. oblong, 

 striate : fls. yellow, spotted ; lateral sepals united, 

 ovate, acute ; petals obovate, concave; middle lobe of 

 the labellum larger than the rest of the flower, 2-parted 

 by the deep sinus in front, clear yellow. Autumn. 

 Brazil. B.R. 29:66. A beautiful yellow species, with a 

 panicle 2 ft. high. 



13. flexudsum, Sims. Pseudobulbs ovate, flattened, 

 2 in. long: Ivs. linear-oblong, 6 in. long: fls. scarcely 1 

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



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with chestnut bars; labellum yellow, with few reddish 

 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 fls. 

 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. Oncidium varicosum. var. Rogersii (X %). 



lateral lobes rotund; middle lobe reniform, obscurely 

 4-lobed. Winter and spring. Brazil. One of the most 

 attractive. Var. Bdgersii, Reichb. f. (O. Rddgersii, 

 Hort.). Fig. 1524. The best variety. Specimens have 

 borne 150 fls., with the lip over 2 in. across, rich yel- 

 low, with a few red bars at base. G.C. 1870:277. F.S. 

 18, p. 150. F. 1870:25. Gn. 55:1226. G.M. 39:366. 



15. Phalaendpsis, Linden & Reichb. f. A small-grow- 

 ing plant, with pseudobulbs oblong, somewhat ribbed, 

 1-2 in. high: Ivs. narrow at the base, broadening up- 

 ward, about 6 in. long: fls. 3-6 on a slender raceme, 

 gaily colored, creamy white, with the sepals and petals 

 barred with reddish purple, and the base of the lip pro- 

 fusely spotted with the same color; sepals and petals 

 quite similar, oblong, acute; labellum pandurate, with 

 2 rounded lobes in front. Blooms at various seasons, 

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

 J.H. 111. 28:515. A beautiful little plant, worthy of ex- 

 tended cultivation. Much like O. cucullatum. 



16. 16ngipes, Lindl. (O. Janeirfnse, Reichb. f.). 

 Pseudobulbs narrowly ovate. 2-lvd. : Ivs. narrow: scape 

 several-fld., equaling the Ivs.: fls. on long pedicels; 

 lateral sepals 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. longipes, 

 is O. Crcesus, Reichb. f. A small species. 



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

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



