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Odontoglossum. 



a distinct shade of brownish-crimson ; lip white, with one large 

 blotch in the central area, and smaller spottings around the 

 prominent yellow crest. 



Var. Franz Mazrt'cl. — One of the most handsome as well 

 as one of the most distinct Odontoglossums- Sepals white. 



Fig. iir. Flowers of Odontoglossl-.m crispum King Edward VII. 



(much reduced). 



suffused with rose from the colour reflected from the exterior; 

 there is a large blotch of rich purple in the centre, and there 

 are some smatler blotches towards the base of each petal, as 

 seen in the illustration, have almost the whole of the central 

 area covered with a large blotch of the same rich purple as 

 the sepals and some smaller markings on the outer edges ; lip 



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