ONCIDIUM 



6. MarshaUiJLnum, 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 -rolilen \ellow, 

 ■with few blotches of chocolate brown 1 il lluiii w ith a 

 very large spreading 2-lobed middl II in I n like 

 side lobes, yellow, with orange red s| is n tl I ise 

 May. Brazil. B.M. 3725. F M IH"? s - \ x , fn , ftet 

 tive and showy plant related to O iii^ptini 



7. Fdrbesii, Hook. Pseudobulbs rather small, oblong 

 compressed and sulcate: hs 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. 37(m. G.C. II U 525 -A rare but very 

 ornamental orchid. 



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

 of O. crispiim : inflorescence an erect much blanched 

 pyramidal panicle: fls. 1-1^ m 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 &e\ eral weeks 



9. crispum, Lodd. Pseudobulbs oblong sulcite rough 

 and usually dark brown : h^ 1 fli i\ In lit il ut 

 9 in, long: flowiT-^irni 1-1 ti I i li 111 ii 

 20-50 1arge fls. 1 '.,-:; 111. .uTM il Inn li \i itl 

 few yellow and red markv at tl I t tl _i ni 

 sepals obovate, obtuse, recurred .in<t undulate, the lat- 

 eral ones united; petals twice as large. Droadly 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. 2:54. B. l:2fi.-Var. grrandiflorum, 

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



10. comigemm, 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: Bs. 

 small but numerous, yellow, spottcil with red; dorsal 

 sepals and petals obovate, concave. immI nLih , i Im l.itrral 

 sepals smaller and united; labellim j n.ar 

 lateral lobes and 2 horn-like proct'--^' - miil- 

 dle lobe obovate, subrepand. April. Mi. nii.ii |;..M. 

 3486. B.R. 18:1542. -A compact freeti.iwtTiiij,- plant 

 which is very attractive when grown in baskets so that 

 the long racemes can hang over the sides. 



U. cucullitum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs oval, P. j in. long, 



smooth, becoming ribbed: lvs. olil.in,- I, "lin . il in. 



long: raceme almost simple, 8-12 iti. 1 _ ' . ii-]2 



fls. IK in. across: dorsal sepals ami . al, 



greenish, shaded with rose-purple; iii;. i,., .. ,■,> - .st 



entirely united; labellum cordate-paiiiiiajl..riu, uuli the 

 middle lobe much dilated and 2-lobed, white to 

 spotted with dark purple. Spring. Colombi 

 8:835; 23:2457. I.H. 25:305. Gn. 22:350 (vai 

 *ei(m).— A species with many varieties, which differ 

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

 the Andean orchids. Var. nubigentim, Lindl. Raceme 

 subereet: sepals and petals white or light purple, with 

 green tips; labellum white, with a purple blotch around 

 the crest. B.M. 5708. 



12. MaTtiEtnum, Lindl. (O. hicolor, Lindl.). Pseudo- 

 bulbs ovate, compressed and ribbed : lvs. oblong, 

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

 <-iv.it. . :i. iiti : |.ftals obovate, concave; middle lobe of 

 t' ' ' '■ ' irirer than the rest of the flower, 2-parted 



1 1 us in front, clear yellow. Autumn. 

 I'i. : ;. -.1:111). — A beautiful yellow species, with a 



l.alilrlv 2 a. high. i 



13. flexudsum, Sims. Pseudobulbs ovate, flattened. 



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

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



ONCIDIUM 



1131 



and 



F.S. 



gigan- 



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 vancdsum, Lmll P il ' Us ovate, angled, 

 2-1 m long lvs 11 ' Ute 9 in long 



fl spikes strong, ai 1 ii ith numerous fls 



1 in across sepals i I i en, with brown 



ish blotches label hi i I i ; roportion to the 



flower bright yellow with i luuiusly toothed crest, 



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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. B6gersii, Reichb. f. (O. Sddgersii, 

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

 borne 1.50 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. PhalsBnbpsis, Linden & Reichb. f. A small-grow- 

 ing plant, with pseudobulbs oblong, somewhat ribbed, 

 1-2 in. high: lvs. 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. III. 28:515. -A beautiful little plant, worthy of ex- 

 tended cultivation. Much like O. euciillalum. 



16. Ifingipes, Lindl. (O. Jnneirhise, Reichb. f.). 

 Pscuiliiliiilli^ narrowly iivati-. 2-lvd.: lvs. narrow: scape 

 several 111!., i.iiialiii- the lvs.: fls. on long pedicels; 

 lateral -. |i.iU . Ion-ate. [., inhijous. United at the base; 

 dorsal sepals -liorter ami wider, recurved; petals ob- 

 long, plane: all yellowish green, barred with l.rowii; 

 labellum yellow, spotted with brown at the lia^e: lat- 

 eral lobes small, obtuse; middle loKe tran-v. i-. ly 

 broadened, apiculate. the narrow part serrati il. Mini 

 mer. Brazil. I.H. 2:54. B.M. 5193. called (>. /uH<y(/«,5, 

 is 0. Croesus, Reichb. f.-A small species. 



17. dasjatyle, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs ovate, flat- 

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



