  ODONTOGLOSSUM CORDATUM. HEART-LIPPED ODONTOGLOSSUM. O. (Euodontoglossum) pseudobulbis oblongis compressis monophyllis, foliis lato-oblongis planis acutis scapo squamis carinatis vaginato brevioribus, racemo simplici vel paniculato, bracteis navicularibus acuminatis membranaceis, ovario multo brevioribus, sepalis petalisque lineari-lanceolatis acuminatissimis, labello cordato acuminatissimo integerrimo, appendice unguis carnos apice bilob basi utrinque dente unico auctÂ, column pubescente clavat subapterÂ. Odontoglossum cordatum, Lindl. in Bot. Reg., 1838, misc. 90; Knowles and Westcott, Floral Cabinet, t. 100; Paxton's Mag., xiii. 147; Regel. Garten-flora, 1862, 356; Pescatorea, i. 26. Habitat in Mexico, Barker. Guatemala, Hartweg, Skinner. DESCRIPTION. Pseudobulbs oblong, very much compressed and very sharp at the edges, 1½ to 2 inches long. Leaves one (rarely if ever two) on each pseudobulb and broadly-oblong acute shorter than the scape. Scape and Raceme sheathed at intervals with long keel-shaped membranaceous Bracts, few or many flowered, simple or (more rarely) branched, from one to two feet high. Sepals and Petals nearly equal, linear-lanceolate, extremely acuminate, an inch or more long, greenish-yellow richly blotched with brown. Lip shorter than the sepals heart-shaped, with a very acuminate slightly recurved apex, white with dark brown spots and a purplish 2-lobed callus at the base. Column pubescent, club-shaped, almost wingless. Though scarcely to be classed among the more attractive species, O. cordatum is occasionally seen at our Shows with branching scapes 2 feet high and flowers much more richly coloured than those in the Plate. It is found both in Mexico and Guatemala (whence plants were sent to me by my lamented friend Skinner), but always at high elevations. It flowers in the early summer without any special treatment, except that it is perhaps more impatient of water than some of its congeners. Plate XXVI Odontoglossum angustatum.
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