200 THE ORCHID REVIEW. [Sept.-Oct., 1918. 
Ig : 
NCIDIUM is a large and widely-diffused genus which occupies a 
prominent place in our collections, though some of the species seem to 
have become rare of recent years. Among the latter is the Central American 
ONCIDIUM AMPLIATUM. 
Fig. 23. ONCIDIUM AMPLIATUM. 
O.ampliatum, which is represented in the annexed figure from @ par 
which flowered in the cellection of Dr. A. W. Hoisholt, of Stockton, 
California. The flowers are bright yellow, with a few brown markings 
at the base of the segments, and are borne in a compact panicle: The 
