No, 424, 
ONCIDIUM FLEXUOSUM. 
Class. Order. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
This new and most beautiful plant is a 
native of Brazil: from a short stem it pro- 
duces a kind of flat bulb, having three or 
four leaves. The fibres come out from the 
stem above the ground, and seem inclined 
to attach themselves to any convenient sub- 
stance, probably growing on decayed trees 
in their native places. From the axil of 
one of the lower leaves rises the scape: it 
is slender, with about six joints, and having 
attained the height of two feet, it branches 
out in loose icles of most splendid 
Twin * ne svik fow agonia. 
tey opened i in quick succession, about the 
e of June, and continued full six 
edis before they dropp 
It is seldom indeed iii an offset can be 
got from this plant. It seems to grow 
pretty well in soil composed of moss, saw- 
dust, and a little sand, and must be con- 
stantly preserved in the stove. 
