ONCIDIUM JONESIANUM FLAVENS. 
[PLatE 360. ] 
Native of Paraguay. 
An epiphyte, with small clustered pseudobulbs, which are oblong-ovate, and 
monophyllus. Leaves pendant, elongate, subulate, slender, channelled on the upper 
side, tapering gradually to a point, and deep heavy green. Spike radical, slender, 
pendant, many-flowered. Flowers upwards of two inches across; sepals and pete 
spreading, more or less undulated on the margins, ground colour soft ye owish 
green, profusely spotted with pale yellow, and with pale green; lip broad, trans- 
versely reniform, narrowed behind and clawed, the blade pure white, with an 
undulated margin and yellow crest. 
Onctprum Jonzestanum rFuavens, Reichenbach fil. Gardeners’ Chronicle, Third 
Series, IV, 1888, p. 234. 
Oncidium Jonesianum is a species not known to Orchid growers of the older 
school, as it has been introduced from Paraguay, within the last few penn by 
Mr. Horsman, of Colchester; since its first arrival, however, large importations have 
come to Messrs. Sander & Co., of St. Albans, so that it is now widely distributed, 
many splendid varieties have appeared amongst the plants which have are 
flowered in this country, some of which are specially noteworthy, and Generving : 
varietal name; the one now before us is quite distinct in the colouration of 
its flowers, and it has, therefore, been named by Professor gape nig 
valuable acquisition. . It is astonishing to see the great ee a 
appear amongst a consignment of Orchids, and no doubt there are many equ 
beautiful forms which die in transit, which would be welcome to our ae a 
home. Some collectors when searching for these treasures of the Orchid world, do 
not see them in bloom, and are entirely ignorant of the grand varieties they ar 
have transmitted, or have left behind, whilst another collector, more fortuna it in 
happen to arrive at a spot just in time to see @ whole bevy of ee ie 
flower, and, therefore, knows exactly what he is gathering, Se a 0 it 
consider the flowering season the best time for sending home all : we vas 
have already figured O. Jonesianum in the fourth volume of this , = Pte 
and this will give our readers an idea of the typical form of . . itil 
illustration was taken from a plant which appeared for the first tme . field a 
in the well-known collection of J. Statter, Esq., — - gE ' ties of 
Manchester, a collection which includes many new and rare species and varie 
Orchidaceous plants. 
