. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . e in height,bearing a magnificent raceme of flowers, which are each nearlythree inches across ; the sepals and petals are oblong acuteolive yellow heavily blotched with rich purple-brown ; and thelip which is roundish cordate and convex, is of a charmingmauve-purple irregularly mottled with white ; the disk bearsa pair of white crests, and the upper part of the column isorange-coloured. It blossoms during the autumn months, andcontinues flowering for a loug time.—Guatemala. Eld.—Wa
. The orchid-grower's manual : containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants . e in height,bearing a magnificent raceme of flowers, which are each nearlythree inches across ; the sepals and petals are oblong acuteolive yellow heavily blotched with rich purple-brown ; and thelip which is roundish cordate and convex, is of a charmingmauve-purple irregularly mottled with white ; the disk bearsa pair of white crests, and the upper part of the column isorange-coloured. It blossoms during the autumn months, andcontinues flowering for a loug time.—Guatemala. Eld.—Warner, Stl. Orch. PI., iii. t. 17; Batem., Mon. Odont., t. 2. 0. Telleum, Echh. f.—A curious and interesting species,with oblong compressed pseudobulbs, ligulate leaves about sixinches long, and dense racemes of flowers which have thegeneral shape of those of 0. Karivinsldi. The sepals andpetals are yellowish with numerous sepia brown spots andlines; the hp is stalked, ligulate, broader and a little undu-lated, apiculate at the tips, white covered with numerouspurple-mauve lines and blotches.— ODONTOGLOSSTO
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