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THE GAKDENER'S ASSISTANT. 



M. Candida. Yellow, brown, white, and purple. Brazil. I. 

 M. Clowesii. Yellow, brown, and purple. Brazil. I. 

 M. cuneata. White and purple. Brazil. I. 

 M. Endresii {Odontoglossum Warsceiviczii). White and rose. 

 Central America. I. 

 M. Phaloenopsis. White and purple. Colombia. W. 

 M. Eegnellii. White and purple. Brazil. I. 

 M. Roezlii. White, yellow, and purple. Colombia. W. 

 M. Schroderiana. White, crimson, and brown. Costa Rica. I. 

 M. spectabilis. White and rose. Brazil. I. 



„ var. Moreliana. Rose and purple. Brazil. I. 



M. vexillaria (fig. 703). White and crimson. Colombia. I. 



Mormodes. — A singular genus of the same general 

 habits and requirements as Catasetum and Cycnoches, and 

 exhibiting similar structural peculiarities in the flowers. I. 



Odontoglossum. — A favourite genus with generally 

 showy flowers. The most beautiful and varied is 0. 

 crispum, the varieties of which are very numerous. 



0. blandum. White and purple. Colombia. C. 

 0. CervantesiL White, red, and yellow. Mexico. C. 

 0. cirrhosum. White and purple. Ecuador. I. 

 0. citrosmum. White and rose. Mexico. I. 



Fig 703.— Miltunia vexillaria. 



0. cordatum. Brown, yellow, and white. Mexico. C. 



0. coronarium. Brown and yellow. Colombia. C. 



0. crispum (figs. 704, 705). White and various. Bogota. C. 



0. Edwardii. Violet. Ecuador. C. 



0. grande (fig. 706). Yellow and brown. Guatemala. C. 



0. Hallii. Brown, yellow, and white. Ecuador. C. 



0. Harryanum. Yellow, chocolate, and purple. Colombia. C. 



O. Insleayii. Yellow and brown. Mexico. C. 



0. Krameri. Rose. Costa Rica. I. 



0. Londesboroughianum. Yellow. Mexico. C. 



0. luteo-purpureum. Colombia. C. 



0. ncevium. Colombia. C. 



0. nebulosum. White and brown. Mexico. C. 



0. Oerstedii. White. Costa Rica. C. 



O. Pescatorei. White and purple. Colombia. C. 



0. polyxanthum. Yellow and brown. Ecuador. C. 



O. pulchellum. White. Guatemala. C. 



O. ramosissimum. White and purple. Colombia. C. 



0. JRossii. White, brown, and rose. Mexico. C. 



0. triumphans. Yellow and brown. Colombia. C. 



0. Uroskinneri. White, brown, and rose. Guatemala. C. 



Of the natural hybrid Odontoglossums, excellens, a 

 hybrid of Pescatorei, Wilckeanum (crispum x luteo-pur- 

 pureum), elegans {cirrhosum x cristatum), and mulus 



(udomtumxhitco-purpureum) are among the showiest. 

 There are also several artificially-raised hybrids. 



Oncidium. — A large genus of epiphytes inhabiting 

 chiefly Central and South America, and composed of 

 groups very dissimilar in growth and flower, from the 

 fleshy terete-leaved 0. Joncsianum to the broad succulent- 

 leaved 0. Lanccanum, both of which sections exhibit little 

 trace of pseudo- bulbs, to the large-bulbed 0. macranthum 

 and 0. tigrinum; from the miniature 0. Lirnminghei to 

 the stately 0. ampliatum majus. Whilst some prefer the 

 cool house others thrive best in heat. All, however, may 

 be grown in an intermediate house. 



0. bicallosum. Yellow. Guatemala. I. 



0. bifolium. Yellow and brown. Monte Video. I. 



0. Cavendishianum. Yellow, brown spots. Guatemala. . I. 



0. Cebolleta. Rush-leaved; flowers yellow. Brazil. I. 



0. cheirophorum. Yellow. Chiriqui. C. 



O. concolor. Yellow. Organ Mountains. C. 



0. crispum. Y( How and brown. Organ Mountains. C. 



0. cucullatum Rose and purple. Ecuador. C. 



0. curtum. Yellow and brown. Organ Mountains. C. 



0. dasytyle. Pale-yellow and chocolate. Organ Mountains. C. 



O.flexuosum. Yellow. Brazil. I. 



