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PL. DLXV. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM umox. var. KEGELJANI v. ump. 
Mr. F. KEGELJAN’S VARIETY OF 0. CRISPUM. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM. Vide Lindenia, I, p. 11. 
Odontoglossum crispum. Vide Lindenia, I, p. 101. 
| Var. Kegeljani L. Liyp., Sem. Hort., 1, p. 89. 
s@ his is one of the beautiful varieties recently referred to when speaking 
4 of the importations which the establishment of Messrs. Lucien LinpEN 
sé and Co., at Moortebeek, has been fortunate enough to obtain. 
O. crispum Kegeljani is a form with a rare and remarkable colour. Its 
‘flowers are very much spotted with reddish brown, but the spots, contrary to 
what is usually seen, are very numerous and are scattered all over the surface; 
they almost entirely cover the sepals, being disposed in large masses, while 
they are smaller on the petals, in the centre of which they are chiefly clustered. 
_ The spots are distinctly visible on the outer surface of the segments to which 
they give a somewhat redder tint. A large oblong blotch decorates the anterior 
portion of the lip, which is otherwise covered with small spots at the sides and 
on the yellow disc ; in addition the fringed edges are dotted with rose which gives 
a charming effect. All the segments are broad and well-shaped, and the flower as 
a whole is large and exquisite. The colour of this-remarkable variety bears 
some resemblance to that of A. Andersonianum, and it is very likely that cross- 
fertilisation, as recently suggested in an article by Mr. De B. Crawsnay, has 
played a part in the development of these two plants. But the segments of 
O. Andersonianum lack the size of this beautiful rounded form, and we are thus 
obliged to consider the subject of our plate as Belonge to the Pacho variety of 
O. crispum. 
Exhibited at a meeting of the OrcuipEENNE, on February 14", O. crispum 
Kegeljani was unanimously and by acclamation awarded a First Class Diploma 
of Honour; it also received an Award of Merit at the Royal Horticultural Society’s 
meeting. in London on March g® last. It is dedicated to Mr. F. KEGELJAN, 
one of the founders of the Brussels Society, and one of the most courteous 
veterans among Belgian amateurs. 
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