. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. 368 ORCHIDS Odontoglossum. O. naevium (Zind/.).—Judging from the few examples hitherto imported, this beautiful species would seem to be rare in its native habitat. The pseudo-bulbs are oblong, flattened, and deep green. The leaves are oblong and narrow, and of the same colour. The scape is erect, bearing an arching panicle of numerous somewhat star-shaped flowers; the sepals and petals are about 2in. long, and beautifully crisped or waved, the ground-colour being white, profusely speckled and spotted with rosy-purple and crimson markings (when
. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. 368 ORCHIDS Odontoglossum. O. naevium (Zind/.).—Judging from the few examples hitherto imported, this beautiful species would seem to be rare in its native habitat. The pseudo-bulbs are oblong, flattened, and deep green. The leaves are oblong and narrow, and of the same colour. The scape is erect, bearing an arching panicle of numerous somewhat star-shaped flowers; the sepals and petals are about 2in. long, and beautifully crisped or waved, the ground-colour being white, profusely speckled and spotted with rosy-purple and crimson markings (whence the name ficeviuin, or freckled). ,, This species delights in a cool, moist atmosphere all the year round. It was discovered in Colombia in 1842, at an altitude of 8000ft. (W. S. O., t. 7.) Var. majus is the best variety; it is larger, and more compact in habit, and is one of the rarest of the genus. (Batem. Monog., t. 9.) O. nebulosum {Lindl). —A synonym of 0. ap- terum. O. nobile {Rchb. f.).— This species is justly considered one of the loveliest of the whole genus. It has the habit of O. crispum, but the pseudo-bulbs are smaller. The flower-spikes are long and arching, usually branched, some- times bearing upwards of fifty, or even a hundred, flowers; the sepals and petals are snow-white, although varieties some- times occur in which a shade of rose is to be found; the lip is fiddle-shaped, white, blotched at the base with purplish- crimson and yellow. The flowers are so chastely beautiful that we would choose this amongst the first in forming a collection; they last a long time in perfection. The plant blooms at various times, but usually during April and May. The species was discovered in 1847, in the oak forests of Colombia, at an elevation of about 8000ft., whence it was introduced about 1851. Syn. O. Fig. 118. Flower of Odontoglossum NOBILE VeITCHIANUM nat. size).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may ha
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