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graceful appearance when the plant is well grown. This species 
is a native of the West Indies ; introduced in 1791. 
Oncidium Luridum. —This species is very nearly allied to the 
last, only the lip is of a more lurid green, and the leaves are 
spotted, which is not the case with the last. The sepals and 
petals are green, spotted with brown. A native of Trinidad; in¬ 
troduced 1818. 
Oncidium Guttatum. —This is another very handsome species, 
with the sepals and petals orange, spotted with dark brown ; 
while the lip is somewhat yellow, or rather a brownish yellow. 
The spikes are large, and very much branched. A native of 
Jamaica; introduced in 1837. 
Oncidium Roseum. —This is a very handsome species. The 
sepals and petals are light brown, spotted with dark; the lip is 
rose coloured ; the flowers are small in proportion to the spike, 
which is rather large. A native of Mexico ; introduced in 1838. 
Oncidium Altissimum. —This is a rather pretty species, with 
very large and branched spikes. The sepals and petals are 
green, spotted with brown ; the lip is yellow. A native of the 
West Indies ; introduced in 1793. 
Oncidium Baueri. —This species is very nearly allied to Altis¬ 
simum, but differs in the size of the flowers, and also in the size 
of the pseudo-bulbs, which are broader ; and the leaves are more 
round at the point. The sepals and petals are green, spotted 
with brown ; and the lip is bright yellow. A native of South 
America. 
Oncidium Variegatum —is a neat little plant, with a small 
spike of flowers ; the number of Hoovers on a spike usually from 
four to six ; the sepals and petals are white, spotted with purple ; 
and the lip is purely white. A native of Jamaica ; introduced in 
1825. This plant will only require a small pot to grow it in, or 
it will do very well on a log of wood. 
Oncidium Pubes. —A pretty species ; with the sepals and petals 
brown, spotted with red ; and the lip yellowish brown. A native 
of Brazil ; introduced in 1824. 
Oncidium Divaricatum.— The leaves of this species are of a 
pale green colour ; the sepals and petals are brown, spotted with 
red ; the lip is yellow ; the flower-spikes are long, slender, and 
very much branched ; and the flowers are numerous on the spike, 
A native of Brazil; introduced in 1 826. 
