ODONTOGLOSSUM. 



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being plane, not at all wavy, white with a light purplish- violet tint, with some 

 darker purple blotches distributed with the greatest irregularity ; the narrow three- 

 lobed lip bears on its disk golden lamelliform toothed calli, and has the side lobes 

 semi-ovate, and the front one ligulate acute and crenulate. — JVeiu Grenada. 



O. NAEVIUM, Lindl. — A charming dwarf-growing Orchid, bearing consider- 

 able resemblance to Oticidium phymaiochilum. It has small ovate oostate 

 pseudobulbs, slender lanceolate leaves, narrowed to the base, and spreading 

 racemes or panicles of stellate flowers, which are produced in June and July, and 

 last a considerable time in perfection. The sepals and petals are narrow ovate- 

 lanceolate, attenuately acuminate, with wavy margins, white irregularly blotched 

 with rosy-purple; and the slightly halberd-shaped- lip is nearly of the same form, 

 pubescent, yellow on the prominently cristate disk, the front part white and 

 spotted like the petals. — Demerara; FeneztieZa, elevation 6,000 feet ; Neiv Grenada. 



Fig.— Paxton, Fl. Gard.,i.t. 18 ; Pe.scatorea, 1. 13 ; Floredes Serves, t. 594 ; Batem. 

 Mon. Odoid., t. 9 ; VcUch's Man. Oroh. PL, i. p. 52 ; Reiclienhachia, 2ad ser., i. t. 44. 



O. NAEVIUM MAJUS, Lindl. — ^A beautiful variety of the preceding, producing 

 upright spikes of much larger flowers, which are pure white speckled all- over 

 with rich deep crimson, the spots being generally larger and the whole coloura- 

 tion bolder. The plant requires great care to grow it well ; a cool house suits it 

 best, with a good supply of water — in short, it should never be allowed to become 

 dry. This and the preceding last several weeks in bloom, and they both make 

 fine exhibition plants. — New Grenada, elevation 8,000 feet. 



Fig. — Warner, Sel. Orch. PI., i. t. 7 ; Gartenflora, t. 791. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM NEBULOSUM. 



O. NEBULOSUM, Lindl. — ^A very handsome species, with oblong, pseudobulbs, 

 a pair of thick ligulate leaves, and a flower scape which comes up with the young 



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