AND THEIR MANAGEMENT. 



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Odontoglossum. 



Hartweg, who was sent to collect plants in Colombia for the 

 Horticultural Society of London, found it in Bogota in 1841, with 

 a spike 2ift. in length, bearing from twenty to twenty-seven 

 large flowers, the sepals of which were pinkish externally. 



Fig. 109. Flower of Odontoglossum crispdm Confetti 



(nat. size). 



There are some scores of named varieties of Odontoglossum 

 crispian in cultivation at the present time. It is impossible, 

 therefore, to give detailed particulars of all of these. We have 

 selected about a score of the most prominent amongst them. 



Van apiatwn. — This is considered one of the finest Odonto- 

 glossums in cultivation. Flowers very large, with broad, heavily 



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