is obtusely ligulate, carinate beneath, and unequally bi-lobed at the apex. The long 
branching flower spike bears numerous, very beautiful and showy flowers, thick and 
coriaceous in texture, which last a long time in full perfection. The sepals and petals 
are large, measuring nearly three inches across; these are somewhat ovate, deep 
chocolate-brown in colour, the sepals transversly barred with brown on a_ greenish 
yellow ground; lip large, sub-rotund, rich orange-yellow, dotted with lines of red 
at the base. 
The plant in question, coming from so great an altitude, naturally thrives best 
under cultivation in the cool house with the Odontoglossums. We are told that 
in Quito the rain is abundant, falling generally for a few hours in the afternoon, 
and rarely so constant or so heavy as to mar seriously the enjoyment derived from 
the usually bright sky and delicious atmosphere. Further south in Loja, and east 
in the plains, there is less than at Quito, while in the opposite direction at 
Barbacoas, it rains nearly every day in the year; but although in Loja there 
is less rain than at Quito, enough always falls to keep the plants in a growing 
state, so that no season of rest need be given this plant, although less water 
will be necessary in the winter months. The pots should be well drained, and 
for soil use good peat fibre and sphagnum moss, using some medium-sized 
nodules of charcoal to keep the soil open and to carry off any excess of moisture, 
and the plant should be slightly elevated above the pot’s rim in order to carry 
the damp away quickly from the young growth. 
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