. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. 354 ORCHIDS Oclontoglossum. crested or toothed segments, pure white, marked with bold, rich chocolate-brown blotches. Var. Ashwoi-thianum.âFlowers of good shape and substance; sepals and petals are almost wholly of a bright rose-purple, clearing to a lighter shade, and finally becoming silver-white as it approaches the margins, where they are beautifully toothed and crisped ; there are indications of white marks amongst the rose- purple, and a white area at the base; lip white, yellow on the crest, in m I â 1^1 II â â ! front of which are some
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. Orchids: their culture and management. Orchids. 354 ORCHIDS Oclontoglossum. crested or toothed segments, pure white, marked with bold, rich chocolate-brown blotches. Var. Ashwoi-thianum.âFlowers of good shape and substance; sepals and petals are almost wholly of a bright rose-purple, clearing to a lighter shade, and finally becoming silver-white as it approaches the margins, where they are beautifully toothed and crisped ; there are indications of white marks amongst the rose- purple, and a white area at the base; lip white, yellow on the crest, in m I â 1^1 II â â ! front of which are some f-^Sif*f reddish-purple blotches. iTiJwi â i^v. ^ One of the most distinct and beautiful varieties. Var. auremn.âA dis- tinct variety in which the flowers are wholly flushed with lemon - yellow. Var. Baroness ScJira:- de7-.âOne of the rarest and most beautiful Odon- toglossums. The flowers are of fine shape; sepals and petals covered with rich claret-purple, except for a few paler markings, and an area of white at the base and margin of the segments; lip white on the outer margins, the central area covered with reddish - brown blotchings, yellow on the disk. Var. Confetti. â One of the most distinctly marked varieties. Sepals and petals white, flushed rose from colouring on exterior, the segments being thickly covered with miniature brownish-purple spottings ; lip white, yellow on the crest, spotted with brown in the central area. (Fig. 109.) Var. Cooksoiiianiim.âA grand variety, with pure white segments ; sepals and petals heavily blotched and spotted with. Fig. no. Flowers of Odontoglossum CRispuM Franz M.-vzreel (much reduced).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Watson, William, 1858-1925; Chapman, H. J. , ed. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's sons