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in the vicinity of Vera Cruz, and sent by him to the Horticultural Society of 
London, in whose garden at Chiswick it flowered in the year 1839; and, 
jastly, M. variabilis, a plant of scandent habit which appears to have been 
imported by Messrs. Low & Co. before 1837. 
The Odontoglossums comprise several well-known species that are 
frequently seen in collections. They are O. Uro-Skinneri, named after its 
discoverer, who found it on rocks at a considerable elevation near the village 
of Santa Catarina; O. bictonense, also discovered by Ure Skinner, and of 
special interest as being the first Odontoglossum to reach England alive; 
O. grande, still one of the most popular of species; O. Schlieperianum, 
which first appeared among a miscellaneous lot of Central American 
Orchids imported in 1856; O. pulchellum, with its pretty white flowers 
that are produced in the early spring months; O. Cervantesii, introduced to 
British gardens by Messrs. Loddiges in 1847; O. Rossii, represented in 
almost every collection; O.maculatum, which with the preceding forms the 
natural hybrid known as O. aspersum; O, nebulosum, first collected by 
Baron Karwinsky, in 1833, near Oaxaca; and O. Oerstedii, a native of the 
highest slopes and crests in Costa Rica, where it was discovered, in 1848, 
by Warscewicz. 
There are several species of Lycaste worthy of mention, these being L. 
-aromatica, first sent by Lord Napier from Mexico to the Botanic Garden at 
Edinburgh some time previous to the year 1826; L. cruenta, another of the 
-discoveries of Ure Skinner in Guatemala; L. Deppei, first imported as long 
ago as 1828, and which subsequently became rare; L. lasioglossa, an 
interesting species with a shaggy lip; and L. Skinneri, one of the most 
popular Orchids of all times. 
Of the remarkable genus Stanhopea, there are several elegant examples 
‘which are well known, and others that have been described at various times. 
They include S. oculata, first imported by Messrs. Loddiges, in 1829, from 
Xalapa, in Mexico, and one of the most generally cultivated; S. Martiana, 
dedicated to Prof. Martius, one of the earliest botanical explorers of the 
Amazon region of Brazil; S. Devoniensis, named in compliment to the 
Duke of Devonshire, in whose collection it flowered for the first time in 
this country in 1837; and S. Wardii, originally introduced by Messrs. 
Loddiges, in 1828, through their correspondent Mr. Ward, after whom it 
-was named. 
Of the genus Mormodes, Lindley remarked that we find among them the 
most astonishing deviations from ordinary structure and the most startling 
variations from what appears to be the rule in other parts of the organic 
world. The Central American species include M. buccinator, with its 
trumpet-like labellum, from which the specific name is derived; and M. 
luxatum, which with the variety eburneum is often ‘seen in collections; 
