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TAB XXXIX.
0 NC1D1U ivr WE N T WO RT HIA N U M
E A R L F I T Z W I L L I A i i l S O N C I D I U M .
TRIBUS: VANDEIE.—LINDLEY.
ONCIDIUM Weiiiwoflhianum; pseudo-bulbis nebulosis oblongis compressis ancipitibiis diphyllis,
paniculà angusta elongatd ramulis 3-5 floris sepalis liberis petalisque obiongis lanceolalis acutis, labelli
cordati laciniis lateralibus rotimdatis grosse crenatis intennedià multò brevioribus ; intermedia; ungue basi
lato apice angusti ore later, di bus rectis laminil reniformi denticulatA basi ipsà labelli duplo angustiore, crista
5 - d e n l a t à denticulis 2 anticis auctà, columnoi alis erosis brevi b u s .—L i n d i . Hot. licg. Mise. 194, IS40.
Habitat in Guaiemalà.—SKINNEU, HAETWEG.
m e s c i ' i p t ton.
PSEUDO-BULDS oblung, compressed, with sharp edges, nsuuUg ahovt three inches long, hut in
some varieties coiisideruhlif larger, of a ceri/ dark green colour, beauti/idlij clouded with broicn.
LEAVES two on each pseudo-bulb, shining, lanceolate, acute, from six inches to a foot long.
FLOWEH-STEH extejiding in a wui'ij irregular line to the length of three to twelce fee.t, producing
numerous short, feu:-Jloiccred, lateral brandies. SEPALS and PET A LS marly alike, oblong, lanceolate,
acute, of a rich yellow ground, strikingly mariied with spots and streahs of the most intense reddish
brown. LIP three-lobed, the lateral lobes croia te, rounded, and much shorter than the intermediate
one, at the base of which is placed a short kidney-shaped plate, the edges of which are erect and
toothed; on this plate is the cre.it, composed of Jive pointed processes, with two smaller teeth in
front. The wings of the CoLUJiy are short and bitten o f f .
O N C I D I U M Wentworthianum—so called, it is needless to say, after die noble proprietor of Wentw
o r t h f - - i s among tlie most elegant species of the vast genus to which it belongs. The beautifully clouded
pseudo-bulbs iire a vciy remarkable feature, especially in a ^ild state, for, in cultivation, tlie markings
frequently become indistinct; the great lengtli of the flo-wer-stems—not less, in some instances, than ten or
twelve feet—and tlie sliortness of tlie latend branches, ¡dso serve to characterize tlie species.
I t is a native of GuatemiUa, where it was iii-st discovered by Mr. SKINNER, and its natural habitat
being usually in the higher lands, a moderate temperature is required for its successful culture. The
specimen from whence tlie figure was tsiken flowered at Knyperslcy in 1840, since tlien many superior
varieties have appeared, especially in the garden of the Horticultural Society, to which Mr. IIARTWEG
sent them.
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+ Tlic collection of Orchubccous plniiu at Wcntnorih was, perhaps, the vory (Irei in which tlic roan IS of this beautiful tribe w
tcalc, and under the carL- of Mr. Coorss, the vc Is celebrity is trdl sustained.