ODON^TOGLOSSUM. 



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O. GALEOTTIANUM, A. Rich. — This plant is nearly allied to 0. nebuhsum, 

 and also in its growth and its pseudobulbs resembles 0. Cervaiitesii, so that .it 

 may possibly be a hybrid between these two species. The flowers are produced 

 in short racemes, three or more on each, and are white, with the exception of the 

 petals, which are transversely barred with brown at the base ; the triangular 

 sub-crispate lip is white, with a few streaks of yellow near the base, and having a 

 three-lobed white callus. It is still a rare plant. — Mexico. 



Fig,.— Rwh. Orc'i. .Vet:, t. ineil. 89 ; Orchi.d Album, ix. t. 423. 



O. GLORIOSUM, Linden et Ilchb. f. — This species appears to seed very freely 

 in its native country and produces numberless varieties, of which some are 

 more ornamental thaii others. It 

 is a plant of good constitution, 

 easily grown, travels well, and 

 flowers in the summer or show 

 season. The pseudobulbs and 

 leaves resemble those of 0. 

 crispum, and the plant bears a 

 long branched inflorescence ; the 

 flowers vary much in size and 

 colour, but are mostly yellow, 

 sometimes clouded with green, 

 and always spotted with lively 

 chestnut-brown ; they are stellate, 

 with oblong-ligulate acuminate 

 sepals and petals, the former hav- 

 ing a few larger, the latter more 

 numerous smaller spots on the 

 basal half, and a lip which is 

 cordate at the base, ligulate acu- 

 minate upwards, angulate towards 

 the base, and having just above 

 the crest a solitary irregular 

 brown blotch. This plant is very 

 fragrant, with a powerful haw- 

 thorn-like scent. — New Gre)iada. 



ODOXTOGLOSSUM GLOEIOSUM. 



Fid.— Batcm. .Von. Odont., t. 12 ; Ganl. Chron., 1865, p. 578, with fig. 



O. GODSEFFIANUM, i;o?/e.— One of the numerous natural hybrids, which is 

 described by Mr. Eolfe as follows : — " It is very handsome, and appeared with 

 Messrs. F. Sander & Co., of St. Albans, last May. It was at once pronounced to 

 be a natural hybrid between 0. triwmphans and 0. Lindleyanum. It might be 

 described as 0. triumpham with acuminate segments and the lip of 0. Coradinei, 

 its resemblance to the latter being due to the fact- that both are derived from 

 0. Lindleyanum on the one side. In 0. Coradinei, however, the other parent is 

 O. crispum, while in the present hybrid, 0. triumplians stands in this relation. 

 In almost every respect it is remarkably intermediate in character, and its rela- 

 ' tion- to each parent is seen at a glance. Both parents have a very long column, 



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