it and the petals are particularly acute, and the ground tint 
of the flower is a delicate flesh colour. The teeth, too, which 
stand in front of the saucer-shaped stalk of the lip, are longer 
in the latter species. 
In no respect does it appear to differ from the plant 
' described by La Llave under the name of O. Cervantesii, 
except in its lip not being somewhat lacerated. It is however 
probable that the slight undulations of the lip are what the 
Mexican Botanist called lacerations. 
It should be potted in turfy heath-mould in the same way 
that Orchidaceous plants generally are. In summer an 
ample supply of water should be given, and the temperature 
kept up to about 80° by day and about 70° at night. In 
autumn as the pseudo-bulbs become matured, water should 
gradually be withheld, and for a few weeks in winter little or 
none will be required, providing the house can be filled with 
steam for about half an hour every fine day. Although many 
plants in this order succeed well on blocks of wood, without 
any soil whatever, still those under pot culture are much 
benefited by having it renewed every season; this should be 
done early in spring when the plants begin to grow. 
