Some years elapsed however, before this plant was introduced into Europe. 
This took place in July 1846, when the Belgian Botanist and Collector J. Lizon, 
sent to Brazil by M. ve Joncue, of Brussels, having found the same species 
growing on the trunks of the large trees in a forest in the environs of the 
small town of Ytu, in the Province of St. Paul, collected a dozen vigorous 
plants, all that he was able to find, and sent them to Europe. 
Eight of these plants arrived in good health at Brussels, where they flowered 
freely in November 1847, and excited the admiration of al the connoisseurs 
of the time, even Linpxey, declared that O. varicosum was one of the finest 
yellow-flowered species. ; 
The Rogersii variety which appeared in the collection of D* Rocgrs, of 
East-Grinstead (England) in 1868, surpasses the type in beauty and vigour. The 
scape bears as many as 170 large, golden-yellow flowers; on the anterior part 
of the front lobe there are three deep crenatures, and sometimes it expands 
2 inches broad. 
The annexed plate was painted from the beautiful variety exhibited by 
M. pe Lomparrpe, at one of the last Meetings of the OrcnipEENne. It is a 
very remarkable variety, bearing flowers of unusual size. 
