The markings in the dried specimens being much deeper than in the fresh flowers, led Dr. Lindley to give it a name (O. luteo-purpureum) which is scarcely applicable to any variety that has yet appeared,—no purple tints having been observed.
Dissections.—1. Front view of lip and column; 2. Side view of ditto: magnified.
Plate XVIII
Odontoglossum Bictoniense.
Plate XVIII.
ODONTOGLOSSUM BICTONIENSE.
THE BICTON ODONTOGLOSSUM.
(VARIETY WITH LEAFY FLOWER-STEMS.)
O. (Leucoglossum) pseudobulbis oblongis compressis 2-3-phyllis, foliis ensiformibus undulatis patentibus scapo racemoso duplo brevioribus, bracteis herbaceis lanceolatis acuminatis ovario duplo brevioribus, sepalis petalisque subæqualibus lineari-lanceolatis maculatis, labelli ungue bilamellato limbo cordato acuminato undulato, columnæ alis transverse oblongis integris.