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large ; the lip of a bright yellow ; the sepals and petals of a pale 
yellow, with brown spots. It is best grown on a log of wood. 
A native of South America ; introduced in 1811. 
Oncidium Flexuosum. — This is another handsome species, 
and deserves well of the cultivator. The spikes are long, and the 
flowers numerous and handsome ; and it is a very free flowerer. 
A native of Brazil ; introduced in 1818. 
Oncidium Clliatum. —A good species. The lip is yellow; and 
the sepals and petals are of a greenish-yellow, spotted with brown 
or purple. A native of Brazil. 
Oncidium Pumilum. — This is a very curious species. The 
flowers are very numerous, but very small, and yellow. A native 
of Brazil; introduced in 1824. 
Oncidium Citrinum (citron). — This is a very pretty species ; 
but rather a difficult one to flower. The sepals and petals are 
yellow, with brown spots; the lip is yellow, or rather citron- 
coloured. A native of Trinidad ; introduced in 1816. 
Oncidium Pulchellum. — This is an elegant species, and rather 
a scarce plant. The sepals and petals are orange, with brown 
spots ; the lip is bluish ; the spike is large when the plant is well 
grown. A native of Demerara ; introduced in 1825. 
Oncidium Stramineum. -—The flowers are pale straw coloured, 
with a few spots of purple ; it is rather a handsome species. A 
native of Vera Cruz ; introduced in 1836. 
Oncidium Unicorne. — A singular species, having on its lip a 
large horn. The flowers are of a pale yellow, with a few spots. 
A native of Brazil ; introduced in 1837. 
Oncidium Pulyinatum, ( cushioned ). — The flowers are yellow, 
on long and very loose spikes ; they are not large, but are rather 
pretty when the whole of the flowers are out. A native of Brazil; 
introduced in 1836. 
Oncidium Leucochilum, ( white-lipped ). — The sepals and 
petals are green, spotted with brown ; the lip is pure white ; the 
spike is long and handsome ; the green sepals have a fine con¬ 
trast with the white lip. A native of Mexico; introduced in 1835. 
Oncidium Triquetrum, ( triangular-leaved )—is another pretty 
little species, with the sepals and petals white- mixed with red, 
also the lip is white mixed with red ; it has from four to six 
flo wers on a spike, which does not rise above two or three inches 
high. A native of Jamaica ; introduced in 1793. 
