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times in the year. Andes of Ecuador, at 6,000 feet 

 elevation. 



0. citrosmum. — Pseudo-bulbs some four inches 

 high, ovate, compressed, smooth and shining, bear- 

 ing a pair of oblong - ligulate coriaceous leaves; 

 racemes pendulous, coming up -vsith the young 

 growth, twice as long as the leaves, many-fiowered ; 

 sepals and petals pure white ; lip crescent-shaped, 

 white, stained with yellow at the base, and sparingly 

 dotted with reddish- crimson. In the var. roseum, 

 the lip is rich soft rose, Mexican division. May 

 and June. Guatemala. 



0. cordatum. — A free-growing species with oblong- 

 ovate pseudo-bulbs, and oblong-lanceolate leaves ; 

 scape erect, branched, many-flowered; sepals and 

 petals spreading very much, lengthened out into 

 narrow tail-like points, tawny-yellow, transversely 

 barred with irregular blotches of chocolate ; lip 

 heart-shaped, acuminate in front, white, spotted near 

 the margin with chestnut-brown, and stained at the 

 base with rosy-purple. In the var. superbiim the 

 flowers are broader, and the markings are all deep 

 purplish-brown. Mexican division. Spring and 

 summer. Guatemala. 



0. coronarium. — This is a climbing plant with a 

 stout ascending stem, producing at intervals thick, 

 somewhat ovate, compressed pseudo-bulbs, which 

 are upwards of four inches high ; leaves oblong- 

 obtuse, about a foot long, and three to four inches 

 broad, thick and leathery in texture, and deep green ; 

 scape erect, one to two feet high ; the raceme bears 

 from twelve to twenty large flowers, all open at the 

 same time ; sepals and petals nearly equal, much 

 waved at the edges, golden-yellow, irregularly 

 spotted and blotched with deep chestnut ; lip narrow 

 at the base, yellow, with a pair of light red blotches 

 on the disc. Summer months. Various parts of New 

 Grenada and Peru, at 5,000 to 7,000 feet elevation. 



0. grandc. — A truly superb species, with very 

 stout and fleshy ovate pseudo-bulbs, which are deep 

 blue-green in colour, and bear a pair of broadly- 

 oblong, thick, and coriaceous leaves, intense deep 

 green, with a glaucous hue ; scape erect, rising with 

 the young growth, bearing several flowers, each 

 measuring four to six inches or more in diameter ; 

 sepals and petals lanceolate, the latter the wider, 

 rich orange-yellow, transversely banded with bright 

 chestnut ; lip nearly round, creamy- white, dotted 

 and freckled with brown, disc marked with deep 

 orange spots ; the whole flower has the appearance 

 of having been varnished. August and September. 

 Guatemala. 



0. Rallii. — This is a gi^and yet variable species, 

 so far as the colours and markings are concerned. 

 Pseudo-bulbs ovate, somewhat compressed, four to 

 five inches high (and with age often becoming 



winkled), bearing two or more narrow, acuminate, 

 deep green leaves a foot long ; scape twice the length 

 of the leaves, many-flowered, each flower three to 

 four inches across ; sepals and petals nearly equal, 

 all spreading and tapering to an acuminate point, 

 where they are recurved ; in some varieties they are 

 primrose-colour, in others rich yellow, spotted and 

 blotched with brown, or purple ; lip white, beauti- 

 fully fringed on the edge, and more or less spotted 

 with the same colours as the petals, and like them 

 drawn out into a tail-like recurved point, stained 

 yellow towards the base, and ornamented with long 

 crests on the disc. Spring and sumnier. Peru and 

 New Grenada, at 8,000 feet elevation. 



0. Jmstuabiiim. — A large bold-growing species, and 

 one that continues a long time in bloom. Pseudo- 

 bulbs ovate, compressed, some six inches high, pale 

 shining green in colour^, bearing usually two oblong 

 coriaceous leaves, which ai'e dark green. Scape erect, 

 three to six feet high, often much branched ; flowers 

 numerous, seldom less than twenty, frequently eighty 

 or ninety are developed when the plant is vigorous ; 

 these are delicately fragrant, and from one to two 

 inches across ; sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, 

 acute, soft creamy- white, sometimes tinged with pale 

 green, and transversely barred with lines of dark red 

 or purplish-brown ; lip subrotund, white in fi'ont, 

 dark rose or purplish-rose at the base. Spring and 

 summer months. Brazilian House. New Grenada, 

 as low down as 2,000 to 5,000 feet elevation ; it does, 

 however, occur at nearly twice the altitude. 



0. Insleayii. — This handsome species is a near ally of 

 0. (jrande. Sepals and petals somewhat oblong, about 

 equal, pale yellow, tinged with green, and transversely 

 banded with chestnut -brown ; lip spathulate, slightly 

 rolled back, pale yellow to orange-yellow, and prettily 

 dotted round the margin with rich cinnamon or 

 chestnut spots. There are several varieties, Leopard- 

 inum and splendens being the best. Autumn months. 

 Mexico, at 5,000 to 6,000 feet elevation. 



0. Kramerii. — This unique and- elegant species 

 requires more warmth than many of its relatives, 

 and should be grown in the Brazilian House. Pseudo- 

 bulbs nearly round, with the edges much compressed, 

 and pale green, bearing a single leaf less than a foot 

 long, oblong-lanceolate, smooth throughout, with a 

 sharp keel beneath, where it is pale green, dark green 

 above ; the scape arising from the fully-developed 

 growth, sometimes erect, but more often pendulous, 

 bearing several flowers ; sepals and petals about 

 equal, oblong, the dorsal sepal curved inwards, 

 pure white, tinged in the centre with violet ; lip 

 broad, deeply bilobed in front, reddish- violet, yellow 

 at the base, with two half -moon - shaped bands of 

 dark brown iu front of the crest. June and July. 

 Costa Rica. 



