ONCIDIUJI 



(NCIDILM 



1133 



25. altlssimum, Swartz. Pseudobulbs nearly rotund, 

 much compressed and edged: Ivs. 1-2 at the top and 

 several at the base of the pseudobulb, ensiform, keeled, 

 lK-2 ft. long: inflorescence an almost simple, droop- 

 ing raceme, 4-6 ft. long: sepals and petals free, similar, 

 spreading, linear-lanceolate, undulate, pale yellow, with 

 olive-brown blotches; labellum nearly as long as the 

 petals, flddle-shaped, with the middle lobe reniform, 

 spreading, yellow, with a brown band near the center, 

 prominently crested. Aug. W. Indies. B.M. 2990. 

 B.E. 22:18.51. 



2C. sphacelitum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs elongate-ovate, 

 compressed: l\s. I.hil:, t'lisiforni, apex recurved: s(':i]m- 

 strict, bearinir a niiiiiy-iM. j.aiiirle: sepals and petaN 

 linear-l.ani-c'phii.-. iiudulatc-. yiUi'W, spotted with brown: 

 labellum almut as Inng as the sepals ; lateral IoIms 

 auriculate ; middle lobe with 2 rotund lobes, yelbiw. 

 with brown spots at the base. Spring. Hondura-. 

 B.R. 28:30.— Var. grandiflomm, Hort., is a better v:. 

 riety. 



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

 narrowly lanceolate, acute: panicle with its stalk 3^ 

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

 undulate and rertexed, yellowish, shaded with pale 



lill.s 



ite 



long-ensiform, 2 ft. long: scape ernt, i)-; 



sepals lanceolate, undulate, reddisli l.n.w 



marked with yellow; petals similarly ,(.l.jr,.i 



and very much undulate; labellum brilliant ytUow 



with the crest marked with brown; lateral lobes small 



rounded ; middle lobe large, reniform, emarginate 



Brazil. F.C. 3:137. — Related to O. altissimum. 



152b Oncidium ornithorhynchum 1X^4) 



29. Harrisoni&num, Lindl. lO. ITnirhh'iinim, Hort.). 

 Pseudobulbs subglobose. 1 Ivd. : Ins. !iiicar-oblong, 

 acute, fleshy and recurved: iiainrlt- ahmit a foot high, 

 erect, with the stem and liraui-hcs Lrrarct'ixlly curved: 

 sepals and petals linear, ot'tiise, yt-llow. spotted with 

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

 ■with small lateral lobes and a subreniform, emarginate 

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

 20:1917. B.B. 18:253. 



311. leucochllum, Batim. Pseudobulbs sulcate, ovate, 

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

 more in length: scape 3-4 ft. high, with numerous 

 branches on which the fls. are loosely scattered : sepals 

 and petals oblong, obtuse, green, blotched with reddish 



lobes small, 

 arginate. 

 ;. P.M. 



brown ; labellum pure 



rounded; middle lobe broadly 



Autumn. Guatemala. Bateni, 



7:241. -A noble species, with th.- Iiat.it of <). Bantri. 



Panicles 6-9 ft. long. Var. Bpl6ndens is listed. 



31. omithorh;rnchum, HBK. Fig. 1526. Pseudobulbs 

 oblong, compressed, 2-3 in. long, 2-3-lvd. : Ivs. grass- 

 like, 8-12 in. long: stalks 1 ft. long, slender and arched, 

 niaiiv rt'l.: fls. «,-:in-p|y 1 in. across, soft rose-purple; 



-'I'll- ! :i' ■' I ' '_'. wavy; petals oblong and a little 



lie 1 landurate, with small lateral lobes 



:Miii .1 II _ : i. i-inarginate middle lobe. Fragrant. 



.\i.iuii.i .11,1 nr. Jlex. B.M. 3912. B.R. 26:10. 



F.I '. :;; i:;i;. IMI. ls,i;:-j:;(i. - Tliis is an .asilv grown, 



ll-.-.i-llnNvc-riliL' l.iant i.f ll^^:ni■. i-..ln|iart hal.it. Its soft 



irciius. Var. albiilorum. U. i.lil.. f. 1 var. lilhniii. Hort.). 



G.C. HI. 16:781. .I'.H. II I. 29:399. G.M. 38:18. There 

 is also a variety (.■ailed majus. 



32. divaricatum, Liiull. I'seudolmlbs compressed, 



'■^'■■1, with a 111 -ii^. iiMii. ,M'i- I'.-'l: --:.|K. IM ft. 



lii:,'li, with t!ii' III ,ii,.-i . I'll I !■. ii.'ii . ■ I . ■ii'-ly divari- 

 .-al.-: sc|i;i|. ,.11' m i.i .u. m . ||| . . .-nish yel- 



low, Spotted With red: lateral h.hes large, half-rotund ; 

 middle lobe smaller, emarginate. Autumn. Brazil. 

 B.R. 13:1050. L.B.C. 13:1212. P.M. 3:4.-A floriferous 

 species easily recognized by its singular oval, fleshy 

 leaf and the divaricate panicle. 



33. pulvinatum, Lindl. Panicle very much branched, 

 in a loose, spreading manner, weak, 8-9 ft. long: fls. 

 yellow, with the sepals and petals blotched with red; 

 segments obovate, acute; the 2 parts of the labellum 

 nearly equal; lateral lobes rotund-crenate and crisp; 

 middle lobe undulate, crest a villous cushion. Summer. 

 Brazil. B.R. 25:42. -One of the largest of the Oncid- 

 ium s. The Hs. last a long time. Var. majus, Hort., is 



said t<. he .h-irahle. 



■M. Warneri. I.iii.ll. {Odoiifoglissum Wdrneri,hmd\.). 



Pseuch.liiilli^ (.\:it.. sonievvliat angular: Ivs. linear- 



laii late: ra.-eiiii. shert. fr \v Hil - -■. pnls oblong; 



uilh r..-r-|,iii]ihi: l.ilHllurM In i' 1 : lateral 



r.iuii.hd h. lies'.' Autuluu. -Me.\. I:'.i;, :;:: : J" ; var. pjlj-- 

 /.„,„/„»,. Lindl.). 



.:.■>. maculatum, Lindl. Pseudobulbs ovate, com- 

 j.resse.l. 4-angled. 2-lvd.: Ivs. broadly linear-oblong: 

 Us. 1'4 ill. across, yellow, spotted with rleep purple; se- 

 pals and petals su'hei|ual. rather tle^h\ . ..viite-snhacumi- 



iiis; 2 large tei-tli iii-ar the iin.|.llii: nii.hlle hrhe ovate, 



with'" ii!.n'i'"i'ke''[d'ates'.' Whiter, 'mpx. B.'m. .3836 (var. 

 nn,i„,„\ and :;s.sii. B.R. 24:44. F.C. 2:57 (all as Ct^r- 



:;i; Liniminffhii, i'. Morr. Pseudobulbs oval, com- 

 pre-- I ii;:. acute, mottled: raceme 1-2-fld., 



erei 1 I euger than the small Ivs.: fls. yel- 



|ii« Mi.led with brown; sepals and petals 



laiiee,,| 111 , -111 I. Mr pair larger; labellum with large, 

 auriculate lateral lobes and a transversely broadened, 

 subreniform, emarginate mid-lobe, spotted with red. 

 .June. July. Caracas. F.S. 18:1827.-A pretty dwarf 

 plant with the habit of a Sophronitis. 



37. cheirdphomm, Reichb. f. Pseudobulbs 1 In. long, 

 ellipsoid : Ivs. 3-6 in. long, linear-lanceolate : scape 

 bearing a dense panicle longer than 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. 1871:168 (description). 



