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ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM  cinaz KINLESIDEANUM rca. ¢ 
OpONTOGLOssUM cRISPUM Lindl,: pseudobulbis pyriformibus compressis diphyllis, foliis cuneatoligulatis acutis, pedunculo multifloro, floribus 
pleiomorphis, alis oblongolanceolatis acutis, tepalis cuneatooblongis acutis integris, dentatis, serratis, labello brevi ungue supra basin columna adnato 
oblonge obtusa antice crispula, carinis a basi in discum ternis approximatis, carina mediana_brevi carinis lateralibus in lamellas rhombeas erectas, 
excuntibus, columna trigona, medio membranaceo angulata utroque latere, alis rhombeis denticulatis, 
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM Lindl, Tayl. Ann, Nat. Hist. xv., 1845, 256!; Lindl. Herb.!; Lindl. Bot, Reg, xxxi., 1845, 50!; Lindl. Folia Orchid, Wey 
Odontoglossum Nr, 57 ! (pag. 20) 
Planta innumeris texture, figure, coloris varietatibus ludens nuper per millia milliorum ex plagis Columbia U. S, aride erepta et ab Orchidearum 
amatoribus culta. 
INLESIDEANUM Rchb. f. in litt. status trilabellaris, tepalis scricbus ternis dentium labelloideis, Planta egregic mutata, nam icon tepala effert 
sinuatodentata dum typus primarius ad manus offert tepala integerrima. Rchb. f. in Gard. Chron, 1885, June 27, 818! 1886, June 5, 716! H. G. Rehb. f. 
Ic, anal. Flos originarius a floribus serius evolutis longe distans 
Now and again there appears among us some curious yet beautiful Odontoglossum that is at once an object of admira- 
tion with orchid cultivators and a puzzle to the botanist who attempts to name it or even endeavours to unravel the 
mystery of its origin. Before Prof. Reichenbach gives his view as to what the new comer shall be called, speculation 
often runs high as to its probable parentage, some considering it bears most resemblance to one species, some to another. 
The same diversity of opinion arose when the beautiful Odontoglossum we herewith figure first flowered, for all those 
who saw it seemed to be at variance with respect to its probable origin. It certainly is a remarkable variety, differing 
from all the numerous other Odontoglossa, hybrid and otherwise, now in cultivation. It may possibly be a peculiar 
variation from that polymorphous species O, crispum, or it may be a natural hybrid between that species and another, or 
the progeny of two hybrids. That it is distinct in the form of the flowers and also in colouring is admirably illustrated 
by the drawing, which is a faithful representation of the plant as it appeared when in flower. The colouring and spotting 
of the lower part of the petals and sepals give the flower a quaint appearance, while the habit of growth is quite as 
graceful as that of O. crispum itself. It is quite a chance production for it cropped up out of one of our importations 
of O. crispum, and was first flowered in 1885. 
Its culture is precisely that recommended for O. crispum in Part I. of this work. 
Drawn from the plant in the possession of the Rev, R. R. Kinleside, Sunbury House, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 
