Oncidium ornithorhynchum

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Read about Oncidium ornithorhynchum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Oncidium ornithorhynchum, HBK. Fig. 2580. Pseudo- bulbs oblong, compressed, 2-3 in. long, 2-3-lvd.: Lvs. grass-like, 8-12 in. long: stalks 1 ft. long, slender and arched, many-fld.: fls. scarcely 1 in. across, soft rose- purple; sepals linear-oblong, wavy; petals oblong and a little broader; labellum pandurate, with small lateral lobes and a larger dilated, emarginate middle lobe. Fragrant. Autumn and winter. Mex. B.M. 3912. B.R. 26:10. F.C. 3:136. R.H. 1876:230.—This is an easijy grown, free-flowering plant of dwarf, compact habit. Its soft rose-purple color is very delicate and unusual in the genus. Var. albiflorum, Reichb. f. (var. album, Hort.). Fls. whitish, with only the calli yellow. F.M. 1880:398. G.C. III. 16:781. J.H. III. 29:399. G.M. 38:18. There is also a variety called majus.


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