AND THEIR MANAGEMENT. 



387 



Oncidium. 



almost equal, oblong, -Jjin. in length, not spreading as in the 



majority of Oncidiums, primrose-coloured ; the petals are yellow, 



barred with brown ; the lip, which is the showiest part of 



the flower, is three-lobed, the two lateral lobes being yellow, 



folding and almost forming a tube, whilst the front lobe 



is tongue-like, recurved, and 



coloured a rich maroon. This 



remarkable plant was introduced 



by accident amongst some 



mixed Orchids brought by an 



engineer from Brazil in 1883. 



It flowered in 18S5, and created 



quite a sensation amongst 



Orchid-growers. A portion of 



the plant was, it is stated, soon 



after purchased from its lucky 



possessor for 150 guineas. It 



blossoms in the spring, and 



requires the same treatment as 



O. sarcodes. (W. O. A., v., 



t. 206.) 



O. candidum {Rchb. /). — 

 This somewhat remarkable little 

 plant was once known as Pabtiii- 

 bma Candida. It has flattened, 

 oblong, smooth, one - leaved 

 pseudo-bulbs, 2 in. long. Leaves 

 ensiform, 6in. to gin. long, -^-in. 

 wide, keeled and sharp-pointed. 

 Flower-spikes developed with 

 the new growth, erect, wiry, 

 about I ft. long, usually six- 

 fiowered ; each flower is about 

 i^in. long ; upper sepal ovate, 

 concave, ^in. long, the two 

 lower ones united, also concave; 



petals ovate, -^in. long, flat ;^ lip ^lo. 130. F^owers^of ONcmiuM 

 almost triangular, -j-in. by fin., ' , 



the crest almost lost in the base '"'"■ ^''"''' 



of the column. The colour of 



the whole flower is white, tinted with purplish-rose. Botanically, 

 this is one of the most interesting of Oncidiums; it is also suf- 

 ficiently ornamental to be included in good collections. It thrives 

 under cool treatment, and should never be rested. Mexico, 1843. 

 (Fig. 130 ; B. M., t. 5546, as Palumbina candidal) 



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