. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. OXCIDU'M. (317 in the East India house on a block or in a basket, with moss or peat, and makes a splendid plant for exhibition; but we seldom see it in t^ood condition.â Guiana; ONClDIUSt LAXCEANUSt. VlG.âT/;/!!.-.: Ifort. Sor. 2nd ii. t. 5 ; Bi>f. t. 1S87 : A'. .)'â W. Floral <''ili., t. 79; Mai]. But., ir. p. lljl), with tab.; Florr ,s'c/-, tt. 18-1:2â3 ; t. 32 : JIart. P,n;i, i
. The orchid-grower's manual, containing descriptions of the best species and varieties of orchidaceous plants in cultivation ... Orchids. OXCIDU'M. (317 in the East India house on a block or in a basket, with moss or peat, and makes a splendid plant for exhibition; but we seldom see it in t^ood condition.â Guiana; ONClDIUSt LAXCEANUSt. VlG.âT/;/!!.-.: Ifort. Sor. 2nd ii. t. 5 ; Bi>f. t. 1S87 : A'. .)'â W. Floral <''ili., t. 79; Mai]. But., ir. p. lljl), with tab.; Florr ,s'c/-, tt. 18-1:2â3 ; t. 32 : JIart. P,n;i, i. t. 12 {.^-yperhiniiy, Guril. , -xxi. p. 0U9, f. lis : Tim ('t'«;v/'('«, 18S6. xxix. p. 328. t. 539 ; t. ID (var. .-oqicrhv iii) ; Rcirlii-iiharliia. ii. t. 73 : Mnn. Orcli. PI., viii. p. oO. O. LANCEANUM LOUVREXIANUM, ]!r],b. /.âA most chaste and beautiful vai-iet)^ of this grand old species, from which it differs in that the lip, instead of being- wholh' mauve-coloured, has the expanded apical lobe of a pure white, which forms a fine contrast to the deep violet of the basal portion. It is named in honour of M. D. Massange de Louvrex, Marche. Belgium. The jilant flowers during the summer months.âGuioiui. Via.âOrchid Alhiiiii, iii. t. 129. O. LARKINIANUM, Ciov-er.âOf this handsome Oncldinm oulj- one specimen is known to exist in cultivation, of which J. Larkin, Esq., of Delrow, Watford, is the happy possessor. We believe it is a natural h3d)rid, perhaps between 0. Gardnerianum and 0. Marshallia)Hnii. The pseudobulbs are oblong-obtuse ribbed, bearing two lanceolate acute leaves from 6 to 9 inches long; scape radical, niany-tiowercd, flowers large and showy, measuring 2 inches across or more; sepals yellow, transversely streaked with bright chestnut-brown; petals roundish in outline, chestnut-brown, with a marginal border of rich Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitall
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