ODONTOGLOSSUM 



1876:222. — This species sometimes produces stout few- 

 fld. stems, which should be cut to save the vigor of the 

 plant. 



X2. Euckerianum, Reichb. f. Related to O. crispiim : 

 sepals and petals lanceolate, acute, creamy white, 

 bordered with violet and spotted with brown, waved; 

 labellum rather narrow, oblong, angular-lobed on each 

 side of the base, yellow at base, with few che.stnut- 

 hrown blotches ; callus rhomboid serrate. Colombia. 

 G.C. 1873:105 ; II. 24:204, 748 (var. insigne). J.H. III. 

 30:455 (var. splendens). 



ODONTOGLOSSUM 



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1511. Habit sketch of Odontoelossum cnspum. 



.•!3. ndbile, Reichb. f. (O. Pescaforci, Linden). Pseu- 

 dobulbs ovate, bearing two strap-shaped Ivs. : panicle 

 2-3 ft. long, diffuse, bearing numerous white, membra- 

 naceous fls. slightly tinged with rose : sepals o-ate- 

 oblong, slightly undulate ; petals similar hut much 

 wider; lahellniii cordafp-.'hloni.'. pinMlnr;iti-. with a yel- 

 low flmbri;it.. rr.-t -Aud :i fnv n.. |..iv,i -^ii.its. 



Spring. ('..l"iiil'i;i. I'-S. li;:l'.l'l. J II L'.-lii,. I'm. 

 21:.330. G.r. II. L'1:-'1J; lll.:;ji.v. .::-''"', _';, .;;i. a.f. 

 5:183.-A till.- sl..vi.- l.r.i.lu.-in- liun.m.u- Lii-.', i-r.-ct 

 panicles. Var. Veitchianum, Keichb. f. Like the type, 

 but the parts of the flower have large, crimson-purple 

 spots. Gn. 20:4,52. 



34. crispum, Lindl. {O. Bbinlii, Reichh. f. O. AUx- 



10 and 1511. Pseudobulbs 

 3 in. long: Ivs. linear. 1 ft. 

 rt, but attaining a length of '. 



^yhite, 



hit.-. .,11. n iiTiaul.itc: |i,r:.N ..\:.i.' t. . ili..Tiili..i.l. toothed 

 .■II,. I uii.luli.ii' ill-]. : I'll" lluTii .ili|..ii--..\ati'. fringed 

 with ti-i-ih. " :■• - ■.'"! -■'■'-!■ 11- :.!■.■ pruiluced at any 

 season of il;. ' '<■ ' ■■'''■< ' 1 --. Ui:l(152. Gn. 4, p. 

 241; 20:-J:iI ' - -' m. p. 59G; 46, p. 149; 



.53, p. 2:17. II . . i .J.H. III. 34:499. 



G.C. III. -M ::;'■:. -'; J.: : M-, ;:•" : -',". :C7, 179, 187. A.F. 

 13:34. F.E. ;i:.C7.-As was stated in the introduction. 

 this species has probably more than a hundred named 

 varieties. Many besides tho.se cited have been figured 

 in horticultural and botanical works. Very few varie- 

 ties are found in American trade lists, but some of the 

 most distinct are given below: 



Var. Andersonianum, Hort. (O. Aiiclersotiidniiui, 

 Reichb. f. I. Fls. creamy white, with broad, longitudinal 

 b.ands of cinnamon. F.M. 1872:45. G.C. II. 24:680, 681 ; 

 III. 17:739. — Listed in America. 



Var. apiitum, Ballantyne. Fls. very large; sepals 

 and petals laciniate on the edges, white, with rich choco- 

 late-brown blotches. G.C. III. 15:375. 



Var. Ashworthianum, J. O'Brien. Fls. almost entirely 

 rose-purple, with white margins iind a few white marks 

 on the sepals and petals. G.C. III. 19:197. 



Var. Gouvilleinum, Ed. Andr^. Fls. large, white; 

 petals irregularly toothed, with few small crimson 

 blotches; sepals heavily blotched. R.H. 1888:132. 



Var. guttatum, Hort. (O. AUrdndra;. var. (/uttalum. 

 Hook.). Sepals linear-oblong, with several pale purple 

 blotches; petals broader, similarly spotted; labellum 

 oblong-quadrate, contracted in the middle, spotted with 





rge 



patch on the di: 



B.M. 



Var. L6hinaimii, Hort. Labellum broadly ovate, bright 

 ruby red, broadly edged with white; crest yellow: 

 sepals and petals tinged with rose, with tew red spots. 

 G.C. III. 24: 147. -In American trade. 



Var, maculatum. H..rt. FI.*. whit.-. sp..tt.-.l with ymr- 



G.C. IIi'.'k.'iVi.s.'' "' 



Var. Mariae, K.l. An.li.-. IN. pur.- whit,-, .->:.■. pt :. few 

 red spots on the baNe of the sepals. l.H. 25:325. 



Var. Schroederi, Hort. Fls. with 1 or 2 large and sev- 

 eral small, brownish red spots on the white segments. 

 Advertised in America. 



Var. Trianse, Hort. (O. Alexandroe, var. Triana, 

 Hook.). Dorsal sepals with a single roseate spot; lateral 

 sepals suffused and spotted with rose ; petals pure white ; 

 labellum with a large 2-lobed spot. B.M. 5691. 



Var. VeitcM4num, Hort. Sepals ovate, undulate, 

 white with several brownish crimson spots; petals 

 broader, color like the sepals but mostly in one large 

 central blotch ; margins undulate and toothed. G.C. III.. 

 1:799. F. 1884:177. 



A. Sepnis and petals similarlij 



B. Column without whigs. 



c. Pseudobulbs compressed and 



edged. 

 D. Labellum white or colored like 



the petals... 



DD. Labellum fioi 

 CO. Pseudobulbs 

 BB. Coluilill irilh 



.35. Madrense 

 3(i. nebulosum 

 .37. Krameri 

 .38. Oerstedii 

 .39. Cervantesii 



.41). citrosmum 

 .41. pulchellum 

 42. Egertoni 



35. Madrense, Reichb. f. (O. maxill&re. Hook.). 

 Pseudobulbs long-ovoid: Ivs. strap-shaped, 10 in. long: 

 fls. 2H in. across, 4-10 in a raceme; sepals and petals 

 lanceolate, keeled, white, with a purple blotch at the 

 base; labellum shorter than the sepals, the lateral lobes 

 forming 2 acute recurved appendages on the claw, mid- 



1512 Odontoelossum C 



die lobe trowel shaped white with 1 yellow base and 

 an orange blotch bummer Me-«ico B M 6144 I H. 

 30 480 F M 1875 158 Gn 10 r M3 G C II 25 116 

 (seed pod) G M 39 117 



