quite so large in the flower, but there are three blossoms to 
each spike. 
That from which our drawing was taken was pro- 
duced at Syon, in the collection of his Grace the Duke of 
Northumberland, by whose permission we are enabled to 
publish it. It was not quite so fine as what we have repre- 
sented, but considering what the native specimens are we 
have felt quite justified in forming our figure between the 
two. The flowers in the accompanying plate, though larger 
than those on the plant at Syon, are considerably smaller 
than those we possess in spirits, 
Nothing can exceed the flowers of this plant in delicacy 
of texture or softness of colour, the deep purple of the petals 
softens away to the margin, and seems to melt as it were 
into the purer white of the sepals, while the rich crimson 
and yellow of the lip renders the brilliancy of the other 
parts still more conspicuous. 
We found the plant had been managed by having its 
stem covered with moss, which if kept damp would maintain 
the surface in a uniform state. We do not, however, perceive 
any trace of the roots in our wild specimens having been 
growing among moss, and we consider it probable that it 
will succeed as wellif the roots are exposed freely to the 
air. 
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