Odontoglossum 



equally fine. A good example has dark brown 

 sepals barred crosswise, and tipped with yellow ; 

 petals dark brown at the tip, then yellow, striped, 

 not barred, with pale purple ; both margined with 

 yellow. The upper part of the lip has a yellow 

 ground, closely striped with purple on each side, a 

 cloud of purple in the midst, and a broad expanse 

 of white below. Too often, unfortunately, the petals 

 refuse to uncurl, and so hide much of this ex- 

 traordinary display ; but with care they may be 

 forced to lie back. June to August. New Granada. 

 1886. lO.s. M. 



Hastilabmm (spear-lip). — Greenish white, crossed 

 with small lines of purple at the base ; lip white, 

 flushed at the throat with rose. This species likes 

 the warmest part of the hoiise. Scented. April 

 and May. New Granada. 1843. 7^. Qd. 



Hehraicum (Jewish). — One of the hybrids of cris- 

 pum X gloriosum. Yellow, inscribed, as one may 

 say, with brown, for the marking of the petals is 

 thought to resemble Hebrew letters. .June and 

 July. New Granada. 1879. 21s. 



Humeanuni. — Specially graceful in colouring. 

 Doubtless a natural hybrid of Eossi and cordatum. 

 Tender yellow in the sepals, barred with brown, 

 white in the petals, spotted with brown at the base, 

 white lipj. xipril and May. IMexico. 63s. 



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