COCHLIODA NOEZLIANA. 
[Pirate 509.] 
Native of South. America, Peru (?). 
Epiphytal. Pseudobulbs compressed, ovate-oblong, one and. a half to two inches 
-high, one or two-leaved. Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, deep green, five to six inches 
long. Scapes arcuate-racemose, many-flowered, about one foot in length. Flowers 
about an inch in diameter, rich orange-scarlet; sepals oblong-linear, acute, the dorsal 
one broader than the lateral ones; petals ovate, acute; lip trifid, of same colour as 
sepals and petals, mid lobe obcordate, disk crested, golden yellow. Column violet- 
purple. 
CocutiopA Nogzurana, Rolfe, Lindenia, vi, t. 266.  L’Orchidophile, 1892, p. 
272 (with plate). Revue Horticole Belge, 1892, p. 49, t. 5. Gartenflora, 1894, 
p- 281, t. 1403. Gardeners’ Chronicle, 3rd series, 1894, xvi, p. 71, f£. 11. Veitch’s 
Manual of Orchidaceous Plants, part ix., p. 187. Williams’ Orchid Grower's 
Manual, 7th edition, p. 199. Lucien Linden, Les Orchidées Exotiques, p. 158, 
fig, 25, 
Opontociossum Norziianum, Hort. Linden, Gardeners’ Chronicle, 3rd_ series, 
1890, vui., p. 602. Journal des Orchidées, i, p. 294. 
This small genus is closely allied to Odontoglossum and the old Mesospinidium, 
which is now merged with it. The plants belonging to it are evergreen, and 
require cool treatment; they are natives of the Peruvian Andes. Cochlioda 
Noezliana is a very handsome and distinct novelty, and was introduced in 1891 by 
Messrs, Linden, of Brussels, through Mr. John Noezli, after whom it is named, It 
is a most welcome addition to our cool Orchids, being most distinct in colour; 
moreover, the rich orange-scarlet tint of its flowers is one that is very little 
represented in the Orchid family. In habit of growth it closely resembles C. 
vuleanica, having ovate-oblong compressed pseudobulbs, and long narrow leaves. 
The scapes are produced from the base of the completed bulb, and are pendulous, 
many-flowered, in some instances branched. The flowers are about an inch in 
diameter, and of a soft brilliant orange-scarlet; the lip is trifid, of the same 
colour as the sepals and petals, with a golden yellow disk. The column is bright 
violet-purple, which produces a striking contrast with the scarlet of the remainder of 
the flower, The flowering period is May and June, and for this reason it should 
be found valuable as a summer exhibition Orchid. The flower is of long lasting 
quality, and we have been able to use the same plant at several exhibitions. 
We have found it succeed best grown in baskets, in a compost of peat and 
sphagnum moss with good drainage. During the growing season it should receive 
a liberal supply of water. Propagation is effected by dividing the pseudobulbs. 
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