ODONTOGLOSSUM T.EEANUM 



[Plate 101.] 



J^atiue of J^ew Grenada, 



Epiphytal. Pseudohulbs ovate obtusi-., nearly two \\\A\o9, loni^, pra-"Trnii, 

 compressed, diphyllous. Leaves oblong-ligulaie, acute, ch.-miiellrd towards tJie ''itase! 



Scape radical, prudueed In tlie axil of a leaf invostiiinf the base of the pseudobullt. 

 and terminating in an erect mnny-fluwcred r;iccme, furnislied ^iLli small ovnte bracts 

 at the base of the i>cdic<']5!, and ha^nng a few more elongated bracts bclow. 

 Flowers stellate, about tluvc and a half inchea across, handsomely apottcd; sepal 



slightly wavv 



acuminate, nnrrowed to the base, <-lcar briirhl 



yellow, deeper at the tips, dotted all over with rallier small brownish crimson Kpot« 

 which are here and there somewhat larger, those towards the ai>ical part being less 

 crowded by the smaller sj.ots, the dorsal sepal with three red lines at the ba.se ; 

 2>€tah similar in form and colour, the. larLi;er less crowded spots bcin"" more evid«'nt.' 

 and the base marked by three lines of red; Up ovate-lanceolate, about two-thiids 

 the length of the scpaL, attenuate.l at the npex, bright yellow, deeper at the base. 



wln-re there are a few red streaks, and with a larjre bfownish crimson blotd 



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towards the front, and a few marginal spots, the disk appreascfl to the column at 

 the base, and beaiing a thi(;k linear keel, which exten<ls into two rhoniboidai 

 toothletted lamellae. Cohmn sulphur-yellow, with a few reddish-brown spots, and 

 a pair of falcate subulate ears or wings at the apex. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM Leeanum, Reiclicnhach Jil, in Gardeners Chronicle, N.S., xvii. 

 52.5 ; xix. 694. 



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This is one of the most distinct Odoutoglots that has come under our notice: 

 and its prettily- spotted flowers arc so attractive that every grower will be anximis 

 to procure it. We believe, however, that the plant from which our drawinjr wns 



made, is the only one know^n at the present time. It is in the jx.ssession of 



W. Lee, Esq., Downside, Leatherhead, in whose honour it has been named, and 

 who is very fortunate in being the possessor of su<-h a gem. There la little doubt 

 of its being a natural hybrid. The plant was imported along with many others, 

 none of which, ho\vevcr, have produced flowers ap])roaching it in beauty. 



OdontixjJossmn Leeanum is of evergreen habit, with psendobulbs about two 

 inches high, of a pea-green colour. The leaves also are of a lively light gie.n 

 colour, and about t-ii inches in length. The sepals and petals are of a pale \cllow, 

 margined with orange, and spotted with rich red-brown, the lip yellow, abo spotted 

 with the same colour. Tt blooms during the winter months, and lasts for several 

 weeks in beauty, forming a most eff'ective contrast to the whit(^ flowers o\' 

 0. Alexandrw and 0. Fescatorei. The plant requires the same treatment as the 

 two species just named, and blooms in the same wav. 



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