supplementary to the Enc. of Plants, Hort.Brit., and Arb. Brit. 629 



3593. BIILTON/^ [mas. bot. vol. ix. p. 241. 



Clowes;a Paxt. Rev. J. Clowes' s ^ E] or 1 o.d Y.Li.R Brazil ISJO. D p.r.w Paxt. 



A very handsome plant, very nearly allied to M. Candida, of which it may 

 probably prove to be only a variety. (Paxt. Mag. of Bot., Dec. 1842.) 



M Candida var. grandiflbra Lindl. The flowers are twice as large as those 

 of the species. The flowers are of a most brilliant white and deep rich brown ; 

 spotted towards the extremities with yellow. {Bot. Reg., Oct. 1843, Misc.) 



MasdevdU'm florihunda Lindl. A little Mexican plant, with brownish 

 yellow flowers. " It is the only species of this genus not found in the 

 northern hemisphere." {Bot. Reg., Oct. 1843, Misc.) 



Notylin puh'escens Lindl. " A Brazilian species, with dull orange-coloured, 

 rather sweet-scented, flowers." {Bot. Reg., Sept. 1842, Misc.) 



2.540. ONCI'DIUM [1843, 12. 



bicall6sum Lindl. two-warted ^ [23 or 1 su Y Guatemala 1842. D p.r.w Bot. reg! 



A very singular species with large flowers, which appear in a " dwarf erect 

 raceme," and the labellura of which has two distinct tubeixles on its crest. 

 (Bot. Reg., March, 1843.) 



urophyllnm Lodd. tall-leaved £ [Z3 pr 4 mr Y Brazil 1841.^ D p.r.w Bot. reg. 1842, 51. 



This plant is remarkable for its leaves, which " are shaped like a penknife 

 curved backwards, so as to have the edge on the convex side. This is caused 

 by the two sides of the leaf being brought into contact, and then growing 

 together, the back of the knife-shaped leaf consisting of their edges." (Bot. 

 Reg., Sept. 1842.) 



[1843, 23. 

 microchilum Bate, small-lipped ^^ (23 cu 4 jn Va Guatemala 1838. D p.r.w Bot. reg. 



This is one of the most remarkable species of the genus, as, from the small- 

 ness of the lip, the flowers are of quite a different shape from those of the 

 oncidiums generally. (Bot. Reg., May, 1843.) 



O.pergameneum Lindl. This is a pretty species from Guatemala, which 

 was introduced in 1839. (Bot. Reg., Jan. 1842, Misc.) 



O. Sidtoni Bate. A very distinct species with pretty flowers. (Ibid.) 



O. ensdtuvi Lindl. '' A Guatemala plant with singular sword-shaped leaves, 

 and a panicle of flowers hke that of O. altissimum." {Bot. Reg., March 1842, 

 Misc.) 



O. nanum Lindl. This singular plant has the ha',it of O. pumilum, to 

 which it is nearly allied. {Bot. Reg., June, 1842, Misc.) 



O.barbdtum Lindl. This species, which had been long lost, has been sent 

 to the Glasgow Garden from Pernambuco. (Bot. Reg., Sept. 1842, Misc.) 



O.Forkeln Scheid. A Mexican species, that is said to be one of the hand- 

 somest of the genus. (Bot. Reg., Jan. 1843, Misc.) 



O. cunedtum Scheid. A small Brazihan plant, with white flowers spotted 

 with crimson. (Ibid.) 



O. cdndidum Lindl. The flowers are quite white, with the exception of 

 two small violet dots at the base of each petal, and the usual prominence at 

 the base of the column, which is bright yellow. (Bot. Reg. ,iu[y, 1843, Misc.) 



O. suave Lindl. A Mexican species with chocolate-coloured flowers, which 

 are tipped with yellow. It has a faint, but agreeable, odour. It was intro- 

 duced in the year 1833. (Bot. Reg., Feb. 1843, Misc.) 



O.sphegiferum Lindl. A Brazilian species, between O. divaricatum and O. 

 pulvinatura. (Bot. Reg., March, 1843, Misc.) 



[reg. 1843, 43. 

 uniflbrum Booth, one-flowered £ [Z3 pr i n Y Organ Mountains 1841. D p.r.w I3ot. 



A curious little plant allied to O. barbatum. It has yellow flowers, and a 

 very neat and compact habit of growth. {Bot. Reg., Aug. 1843.) 



3728. ODONTOGLO'.SSUM [reg. 1843, 3. 



citrosmum Lindl. lemon-scented ^ (23 or 1 my W.Li Mexico 1841. D p.r.w Bot. 



A very handsome plant, with large showy flowers, which smell like the 

 lemon-scented verbena. (Bot. Reg., Jan. 1843.) 



