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ORCHIDS 



Oncid/um. 



bars and blotches of dull yellow ; lip narrow and eared at the 

 base, then expanded into a broad reniform or almost orbicular 

 blade nearly 2in. across, its colour being bright sulphur-yellow. 

 No plant could be more useful than this, its blossoms usually 

 developing in late autumn and winter, lasting several weeks, and 



Fig. 139. Flowers ok Oxcidium yaricosum Rugersii 



(nat. size), 



filling the house with a delightful fragrance. It thrives in a warm 

 greenhouse, requiring, in other respects, the same treatment as 

 the Odontoglossums. Mexico, 1S40. (R., ii., t. SS.) 



0. varicosum {Liudl.). — One of the most elegant and attrac- 

 tive-flowered Orchids. It has ovate, angled, furrowed pseudo- 

 bulbs 2in. to 4in. high, each bearing two strap-shaped, firm, 



