Oncidiuni 



it is quite happy. Yellow, the sepals blurred with 

 brown. April and May. Brazil. 1853. 5*. 



Nuhigcnum (cloud-born). — More correctly named 

 cucuUatum, or olivaccum, var. nuhujcnum. A little 

 gem — the coolest of all orchids under cultivation. 

 A variety of One. cucuUatum. White, with purple 

 markings. Ecuador, where it flourishes at an 

 elevation of 11,000 feet. Spring. 



Olivaccum, — Vide cucuUatum. 



Ornithori/nchum (bird-beaked). — One of our oldest 

 orchids, and one of the loveliest ; very showy also 

 in a mass, though the individual flowers are minute. 

 Mauve, in varied shades. Strongly scented. January 

 to July. Mexico. 1826. 3s. 6d. 



Pludcenopsis (moth-like). — Singularly beautiful, 

 but difficult to grow. White, splashed and barred 

 with violet. May and June. Ecuador. 



Frcciextum (edged). — So like One. crisjmm that 

 they are often confounded, but much smaller. 

 Scented. Elowers April to August. Brazil. 1876. 

 5.S. 



Rcflcxurii (reflexed). — Bright yellow, barred with 

 brown. July and August. Mexico. 5s. 



8aint-lcijcrianu)ii (a collector). — A most charm- 

 ing species. Sepals and petals yellow, with brown 

 markings. Lip broad, all brilliant yellow. But its 

 special beauty is the large magenta crest, doubly 



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