. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. 4o6 ORCHIDS Oncid/um. bars and blotches of dull yellow ; lip narrow and eared at the base, then expanded into a broad reniform or almost orbicular blade nearly 2in. across, its colour being bright sulphur-yellow. No plant could be more useful than this, its blossoms usually developing in late autumn and winter, lasting several weeks, and. Fig. 139. Flowers ok Oxcidium yaricosum Rugersii (nat. size), filling the house with a delightful fragrance. It thrives in a warm greenhouse, requiring, in other respects, the same treatment as the Odontogloss
. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. 4o6 ORCHIDS Oncid/um. bars and blotches of dull yellow ; lip narrow and eared at the base, then expanded into a broad reniform or almost orbicular blade nearly 2in. across, its colour being bright sulphur-yellow. No plant could be more useful than this, its blossoms usually developing in late autumn and winter, lasting several weeks, and. Fig. 139. Flowers ok Oxcidium yaricosum Rugersii (nat. size), filling the house with a delightful fragrance. It thrives in a warm greenhouse, requiring, in other respects, the same treatment as the Odontoglossums. Mexico, 1S40. (R., ii., t. SS.) 0. varicosum {Liudl.).—One of the most elegant and attrac- tive-flowered Orchids. It has ovate, angled, furrowed pseudo- bulbs 2in. to 4in. high, each bearing two strap-shaped, firm,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watson, William, 1858-1925; Chapman, H. J. , ed. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's sons
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