Odontoglossum 



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Odontoglossum 



elegans, 1|' to 3', spr., 

 yel., reddish br., or., 

 natural hybrid (cirr- 

 hosum X cristatum, or 

 Hallii) ; Pollett's and 

 Sander's vars. are dis- 

 tinct and beautiful, 

 while Eastwood Park 

 var. is very elegant. 



excelleus, 1' to 2', spr., 

 sum., yel., wh., light 

 br. or red spots, or. 

 crest, natural hybrid, 

 but also raised arti- 

 ficially (iiobile X trium- 

 phaus) . A beautiful 

 Orchid, its finest forms 

 being chrysomelanum, 

 harvengtense, Lowiie, 

 Prince of Orange, 

 Rosslyn var., Sanderse, 

 and Thompsoni. 



humeauum, 8" to 12", 

 win., wh. or pale yel., 

 marked reddish br. , 

 petals marked only at 

 base, lip creamy wh., 

 marked red or br. ; 

 natural hybrid (macula- 

 tum X Rossii) (nyn. as- 

 persum). Aspersum 

 excellens, f ulvidum, and 

 roseum are good forms. 



leeauum, 2.\', spr., deep 

 yel., reddish br. ; a 

 beautiful and unique 

 natural hybrid. 



loochristiense, H' to 2', 

 spr., early sum., liglit 

 yel., spotted br., base 

 of petals wh. ; lip wh. , 

 br. spot, yel. crest 

 (crispum X trium- 

 phaus). Kimberley, 

 Canary Bird, and Couu- 

 don Court var. are 

 pretty forms. 



Mulus, 1^' to 2.\', spr., 

 variable, yel., blotched 

 br. ; natural hybrid 

 (gloriosum X luteo- 

 purpureum) . Cour- 

 tauldiauum, germiny- 

 anuin, and holford- 

 ianum are good forms. 



Rolfeas, 1' to 2', spr., 

 early sum., variable, 

 wh., spotted, blotched, 

 and stained pur. A 

 beautiful artificial hy- 

 brid (uobile X harry- 

 anum), flowers resem- 

 bling harryanum in 

 shape. Fine forms are 

 ardeutissimum, Melea- 

 gris, optimum, and 

 Waltou Grange var. 



Souvenir de Victor Hye 

 de Crom., '2J', My., 

 sepals and petals 

 creamy wh., heavily 

 barred pur. br., lip wh., 

 vio. pur. A magnifi- 

 cent artificial hybrid 

 (harryanum X luteo- 

 purpureum, see p. \'H). 



spectabile, \\' to 24', spr., 

 sum., creamy wh., 

 blotched br. , stained 

 vio. pur. , lip creamy wh. , 

 spotted pur. , crest yel. 

 (harryanum X cris- 

 pum, SI/HS. crispo- 

 harryanuin and harry- 

 ano-crispum). Vivicans 

 is a distinct var. 



wattiauum,! V to 2', sum., 

 yel., blotched reddish 

 br. ; lip wh., shaded 

 yel., crirn. pur. blotch, 

 stained vio. pur. at 

 base. A rare natural 

 hybrid lately deter- 

 mined artiflciully(harry- 

 anum X liudleyanum). 

 Named forms are craw- 

 shayauum (artificial hy- 

 brid), Hardy's, and 

 superbum. 



wendlandiunum, K' to 

 2', spr., creamy wh., 

 shaded pur. , blotched 

 liglit br. ; lip creamy 

 wh., marked br. ; 

 natural hybrid (crini- 

 tum X crispum Leh- 

 maimi) . 



crawshayanum is a 

 more richly coloured 

 form . 



Other Species, Hybrids, and Varieties : 



angustatum (see ramosissi- 



mum). 

 aspersum (see humea- 



num var.). 

 aspidorhiuum, 14", aut., 



yel., br. , wh. 

 bictonense, 15" to 24", 



aut., greenish yel., ro. ; 



album and roseum are 



colour vars. 

 blaudum, 9", spr., wh., 



spotted pur. 

 cariuiferum, 2', aut., grn., 



br., yel. 

 Chestertonii (see Deni- 



soniai var.) . 

 constrictum, 15", win., 



yel., reddish br., ro. 



Sanderiauum is a pretty 



form. 



cookianum, natural hy- 

 brid (blandum X trium- 

 phans). 



cordatum, 1J', spr., br., 

 yel.,wh. (nyii. Luedde- 

 maunii). 



of Hooker (see macu- 

 latum). 



criuitum, H', spr., win., 

 yel., wh.,~br. 



crispo - harryanum (tee 

 spectabile). 



cristatellum, 1^', sum., 

 yel., reddish br. 



cristatum, 10", spr., yel., 

 br. 



crocidipterum, 1J', spr., 

 sum., yel., br., wh. ; 

 fragrant. 



dellense, natural hybrid 

 (nobile X triumphans). 



dicrauophorum, natural 

 hybrid (triumphaus X 

 lindleyanum). 



donnianum (see macu- 

 latum var.). 



