394 



ORCHIDS 



Oncidium. 



branched, and crowded 



ovate, ^in. long; petals 



stalk-like base ; lip three-lobed, iin. 



the other spreading, fan-shaped, and 



whole flower is rich, glossy, reddish-brown, with an irregular 



margin of yellow ; the tubercled crest is spotted with red. 



Introduced from Brazil to the Duke of Bedford's collection 



with flowers each 2in. across ; sepals 

 I in. long, tongue-shaped, wavy, with a 

 ong, the side lobes small, 

 wavy. The colour of the 



Fig. 134. IxFLOREscF.NCE OF Oncidium Forbf.sii 



(much reduced). 



at Woburn in 1837, and named in compliment to his gardener, 

 Mr. Forbes, who -\vas one of the most skilful Orchid-growers 

 of his day. The cultural requirements are similar to those for 

 O. crispum. The blossoms are produced in autumn, and 

 remain fresh a long time. "This species is far more variable 

 than the good old O. a-ispim, and even than O. prcEtexlum," 

 according to the younger Reichenbach. (Fig. 134; B. M., t. 3705.) 



