APRIL, 1923.] THE. ORCHID REVIEW. IOK 
ONCIDIUM MANTINII. 
HIS Oncidium bears the name of M. G. Mantin, Olivet, near Orleans, 
in whose collection there was at one time a notable example. It 
flowered in the year 1887, and was described by M. Godefroy Lebeuf as 
probably a natural hybrid between O. Marshallianum and O. Gardneri, or 
possibly O. sarcodes (Orchidoph., 1888, p. 47). However, the general 
opinion is in favour of its being a hybrid between O. Marshallianum and O. 
Forbesii. It is said to have been imported from M. Binot, of Petropolis, 
ONCIDIUM MANTINII. 
Brazil, in an importation of O. crispum. The flowers are large, sepals and 
petals yellow, the central areas blotched with chestnut-brown, the lip clear 
yellow spotted with purplish-brown. Our illustration is of a plant that 
flowered some years ago with Messrs. Low & Co. A First-class Certificate 
was awarded to O. Mantinii at the Royal Horticultural Society, October 
23rd, 1888, when exhibited by Mr. Baxter and Messrs. Veitch. Awards of 
Merit were granted to O. Mantinil Low’s var., August 16th, 1gr0, and to 
O..Mantinii superbum, November 4th, 1902. It is a matter of regret that 
the cultivation of Oncidiums in European collections is not generally 
Successful, for many of them produce brightly coloured flowers. 
