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time in beauty ; flowers as large, and similar in form, to those 

 of the last-named species ; but of a pale yellow or amber colour, 

 and nearly destitute of bars or blotches; the lip is golden - 

 yellow, but smaller than that of 0. grande, of which, doubtless, 

 it is only a variety. It is valuable, however, as it blooms at a 

 totally different season. When well grown, it makes a good 

 plant for exhibition. Some variety exists among different 

 individuals of this species, some being nearly destitute of mark- 

 ings, while others are blotched or barred freely ; but in no case 

 so decidedly as is the case with 0. grande proper. T. A. 

 Titley, Esq., of Gledhow, near Leeds, has a fine darkly-blotched 

 variety of this species, which is also known as Odontoglossum 

 pretiosum. 



0. stellatum (0. erosum). We have here a pretty little 

 plant, bearing solitary flowers. Pseudo -bulbs two to three 

 inches long, one-leaved, whole plant only six inches high. 

 Flower scapes little more than four inches high; sepals and 

 petals about one inch long, pale yellow, barred with brown ; 

 lip white, somewhat concave, and very much jagged round the 

 margin. It flowers freely in June and July, and is a plant 

 worth growing, though not by any means showy. Easily 

 known by its flowers being solitary, and its jagged lip. 



0. tripudians. This has been a long time in continental gar- 

 dens, though it has rarely flowered ; now, however, it appears to 

 be tolerably well distributed in this country. It is a very beauti- 

 ful plant, having large, glossy flowers ; sepals and petals oblong, 

 of a bright chestnut brown colour, their apices being rich, 

 golden yellow ; lip fiddle-shaped, white, with purplish violet 

 blotches on its basal portion, and a violet blotch in front of its 

 calli. It has flowered in the collection of E. G. Wrigley, Esq., 

 under the care of Mr. Kemmery. 



0. triumpJians. This, if we except 0. grande, is the most 

 showy of the yellow-flowered Odontoglots. j* Pseudo-bulbs 



