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ODONTOGLOSSUM 



36. nebuldsum, Lindl. (O. mariUch-e, Lindl.). Pseu- 

 dobulbs 2-3-1 vd. : Ivs. oblong, acute, 9 in. long; scape 

 about as long as the Ivs., 5-6-fld. ; fls. 3 in. across, pure 

 white, with the bases of all the parts profusely spotted 

 with brown; sepals membranaceous, oblong; petals simi- 

 lar but wider, all pubescent at the base; labellura with 

 2 large, erect lubes uu the yellow claw ; limb ovate, 

 a^ute, (i.iitatr. |Mil.,-i.-ent. Mexico, at an elevation of 

 n.OOil It. I. II, .i.'Hii. G.C. 1867:572 and II. 25:597. 

 Not B..M. lilll. vJinli is O. Madrense. — V&T. candidu- 

 lim, K.i.lil.. f. Si ]jals and petals pure white, with a 

 brown blotch and a few spots on the la- 



billum. G. C. 1867:710; II. 25:596. Var. 

 gattituDj, Reichb. f. Sepals and petals 

 spotted to above the middle. I.H. 31:524. 



37. Krimeri, Kr-ichb, f. Pseudobulbs 

 subrotiiii.l. c'.iiri|in~si-(l and sharply 2- 

 edged. I Iv.l.: Ivs. ,-11 in. long, lJ^-2 In. 

 broad, k.ilcd: .scapi- 4-8 in. long, inclined 



pen 



ameter; sepals and petals subequal, ob- 

 long-acute, pale violet-red in the center, 

 with broad white margins; labellum with 

 a stout yellow excavated claw bearing ;; 

 •erect calli ; middle lobe subquadrate, 2- 

 lobed, pale violet, with white and brown 

 streaks at base. Costa Rica and Mexico. 

 B.M. .5778. I.H. 32 .56 

 G.C. 1868:98; II. 25:756, 



38. O^rstedii, Reichb. 

 Ivs. linear-oblong, 

 4-5 in. long, nar- 

 rowed to a petiole: 

 raceme sub -erect, 

 few-ad.: fls. IK in. 

 across, white, with 

 the base of the la- 

 bellum golden yel- 

 low; sepals and petals broadly 

 oblong, the latter narrowed to 

 a short claw; labellum 

 lateral lobes small, auriculate; 

 middle lobe suborbicular, plane, 

 deeply bifid. Feb.-May. Costa 

 Rica. B.M. 6820. Gn. 26:4,54. 

 G.C. U. 7:811; 25:757; III. 

 19:77. 



39. Ceryintesii, La Llave & 

 Lex.(0. membranAceum, Lindl). 

 Pseudobulbs u.sually 4-angled, 

 2 in. long, bearing a single 

 oblong leaf 4-6 in. long: scape 

 sheathed with large bracts, 

 bearing 2-6 membranaceous fls. : 



!in. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM 



Var. fUbum, Veitch. Fls. white, except the yellow 

 claw of the labellum. Gn. 24:413. Var. ros«lum, Le- 

 maire. Fls. rose-colored, except the yellow claw of the 

 labellum. I.H. 2:,59. Var. rdseum, Veitch. Blade of 

 the labellum deep rose. Var. punctitum, Veitch. Fls. 

 pale rose; sepals and petals spotted with purple. A ■ 

 variety called maximum is also advertised. 



41. pulchfillum, Batem. Pseudobulbs oblong, com- 

 pressed, 2-lvd. : Ivs. grass-like, rather stiff or rigid, 

 9-12 in. long: scape weak, 6-7-fld. : fls. white, except the 

 yellow crest of the labellum; sepals ovate, acute ; petals 

 obovate, acute, somewhat 

 undulate; lateral lobes of 

 the labellum triangular, 

 middle lobe oblong, sub- 

 / quadrate, apex recurved ; 

 column very short, with 3 

 fimbriate wings. Spring. 

 Guatemala. B. M. 4104. 

 B.R.27:48. — Easily grown, 

 and never fails to blos- 

 som. The flower-spikes 

 suggest the lily-of-the-val- 

 ley. Fragrant. Var. mS.juB, 

 Hort. More robust than 

 the Upe, with larger fls. 

 Var. grandifldrum is 

 liste.I. 

 42. figertoni, Lindl. Like 



half 1 



large: 





transverse streaks of red near 

 the bases of the segments; se- 

 pals broadly lanceolate to ob- 

 long; petals ovate-rotund; la- 

 bellum with a yellow claw; lat- 

 eral lobes small; middle 'lobe 

 large, broadly cordate. Fls. 

 produced in winter, very fra- 

 grant and lasting several weeks. 

 Mex. B.M. 4923. B.R. 31:36; 

 32:34. I.H. 1:12. P.M. 12:193. 

 Gn. 19, p. 333; ,32, p. 323. G.C. 

 II. 15:753. F. 1881, p. 43.-Var. 



m4ius, Hort. Fls. larger, with brighter spots. I. 

 25:313. Var. decorum, Hort. Fig. 1512. Pis. large, 

 spotted inside and outside with bright red. I.H. 36:90. 

 Gn. 32:617. J. H. HI. 30:423. P.M. 1877:254. Var. An- 

 •dersoni, Hort. Fls. white ; base of the sepals and petals 

 barred with reddish brown ; labellum bordered with 

 spots of the same color. Mexico. 



40. citr6smuin, Lindl. Fig. 1513. Pseudobulbs subro- 

 tund, compressed, smooth, 1-lvd.: Ivs. oblong, obtuse, 

 thick, somewhat shorter than the raceme: scape pen- 

 dent, 8-12-fld. : fls. large and full in outline, 3 in. across, 

 white to rose, with a violet labellum; sepals and petals 

 oblong, obtuse; labellum unguiculate, reniform. Mav, 

 June. Guatemala. P. R. 29:3. R.B. 21:265. F.S. 6:633. 



lab, lIuTii aciitf. not aln 

 truncate, excavated at 

 the base and with 2 teeth 

 inflexed over the excava- 

 tion. Guatemala.-This is 

 probably only a form of O. pulchellum. 



43. BdBsii, Lindl. Pseudobulbs small, much com- 

 ressed, 1-lvd.: Ivs. about 6 In. long: raceme about as 



ong as the Ivs., 2-5-fld. : fls. 2-3 in. in diameter; sepals 

 lanceolate, acuminate, cream-colored to greenish yellow, 

 with short bars of dark brown; petals white, witli a few 

 brown spots at base, oblong, obtuse, revoluie; labellura 

 round-ovate, emarginate, undulate, pure white, except 

 the yellow claw. Winter. Mex. F.C. 3:129. B.R. 

 2."i:4S. B. 5:222. Gn. 19, p. 306; 28:507. F.S. 20:2110.- 

 This is an extremely variable species, and probably in- 

 chidis the forms cultivated as O. Ehrenbergii and O. 

 Jhiirsfiiiiumtm, which are united with this species by 

 some authors. The name majns has been applied to 

 sever;d varieties. Probablv I.H. 1:30 (as O. Ehren- 

 bei-fiii) and F.S. 8:846 (as O.Ehrenheryii = 0. aptcrum, 

 Kewensis) also belong here. 

 Var. rubfiscens, C'arr. (O. Jiossii iiiajiis riiheseois, 

 Hort.). Fls. large; petals clear rose, with dark brown 

 spots at the base. R.H. 1886:492. Gn. 28:507; 39, p. 

 345. G.C. II. 21:.345. 



44. Dawsoniftnnm, Rficlih. f. (O. Ehrcvheraii. 'Hiyrt., 



45. fdwardi, Reichb. f . Lvs. 2 ft. long, strap-shaped : 

 panicle suberect, curved, 2 ft. long, the rachis bearing 

 many horizontal branch( s covered with many rather 

 small dark purple flowers : sepals and petals oblong 

 to ovate-obtuse, reflexed and wavy; labellura tongue- 

 shaped, obscurely lobed, with a prominent yellow lobu- 

 late callus on the disk. Spring. Ecuador. B.M. 6771.— 

 A distinct plant, easily cultivated. 



Supplementary list of synonyms and imperfectly known 

 kinds: (>. Anioltliinntm. — O. biaudum, Reichh. f. Sepals and 

 petals ciuie:ite-I;ni,'e(tl:ite, a^'iimiiiEite, pale yellowish white, 

 spotted with eriiiison-brown: labellum ovate, acuminate, 

 crisp. Resemliling O. na^veiun, with the labellum much 

 broader. Winter and spring. Coloml)ia. Fls. in a nodding 

 raceme, creamy white, spotted with reddish purple; labeUxun 

 white, spotted like the petals and stained with yellow at the 

 base.— O. Vawidnum. Perhaps a misprint for Dawsonianum 



