



bright nipkfiiiH here and re, andan -*ircnvely deep purple base; U.e lower hdfr%gp«Ui«t; 



DW lriy ikbcM, firmly united to iho column .1 die t**N rather promin.ni nr Uie Iron, on (he m r 



rido wiili Dx««irely thick dilated mnrpns : their anterior angle blended on each «de into . long, 

 sharp, curved, eliannelled horn, who*c anterior edge* meet at the bo* in a broad fleshy Wberele 

 Minding at the base of tlic epicl-ilinm, and closing ..p the entronee to the cnWty of the hypoclii hum ; 

 Uio upper half (epichilium) ovate, ehannelled. obsoletdy ^toothed, slightly articulated with the lower 

 half. Column plano^nrc*, with the margin *» little widened apwards that the two edges Arc 



olmoti parallel : white, spotted with crimson. 



I am gratified by being allowed to name tlib superb plant in compliment to the « oble Duke ... 

 „W unrivalled ejection at Chatsworth it fir* (Wed. Thesueees* with which epiphyte an 



t h cro cuHiria*dbyM^ 



w hoi and damp that the plant* can only be **» with » much peril as if one had to ri*< them .n an 

 Indian jungle, i. n* mild and ddigl.tf.il a* that of Madeira, As to luxuriance of growth, never 

 hare they been seen in their native wood, in Mich perfect beauty. It, therefore, afford* me no little 

 satisfaction to be enabled, by the permission of hi, Grace the DnVe of Dcromiliire, to publish the Al- 

 lowing account of the management of Orchidacc* at Chatsworth, drawn up by Mr. Futon himself 



-n* Ubrias U^l U not only mUb to the Erowth of Suahopea* «**■«" <* »• "*- ** - ■*-*• in " V 

 growth of mi mcSai of Orehibce* (U>c K-n^trial, and tfcoH> ihut pi" «» ™m excepted). 



- Cher «he drainage bole of the pel to bo u «d. i* Looted «* «f * ™»" »*- *™^ «**w* ftb ~' ha,f tb * ******** 

 irf, o«t Ibn » navMy thrown a wWftr of beta p*<, Wnlrfffll to fill the former to rtHa 00*4**1 of lb* »*> A Am 



Lnrtr of Abm mcAntd* «ndr |*«> » next -eleetod "*l ftM •* the top of .b* .baiaaps bcio* flat b*ta into tanou. fort* 

 nf *ater ; ihi. b in*.v effectually fecund hv fwilinff «*. * Uie |**e* of potti** ff*f on, n &« r*'«* * r lrf **™ .*"*%?/ ortweeu 



0,* hm more of le-, accord!*? to ihe ^ of the plan! ; iwlced. I llud k at. excellent plan lo eoobntw * mtrtoa of broken pott 

 all ihc m up tlio centre, to the l»ttiiiu of ihr pM^balhf. After Iho p«l bMwniw 1«pI »nh the |«t. tho *xh«*>vo nml l*>w« 

 flre mrir 'fri bf <o««. of .mull iiess t^M fn»« f:«r to lb i«he. W K , tbm- pep m* throoyb .be Ujer* of ,**t, ««l tbw Krtir^ 

 tbo wbolc flrmb* t^tber. At ^ta iitbo. >tot« ibe Uoe tln> j,l«it I. pbry-1 on lb, t^; the ***, « CUoWlj Udoat 4n d M^ 



ut. tit iho 1>» Of .l*e bulb, verv nftffutlj allh ti»ftllcr piero- of n«| ud ( «t*bmK cotiliiitim^ to btt<a UM I**t •• beJore defOfDOU, 



»MlI tW «botc U rmWi.*.l, -t> ; t, it «UI bo * ftol or fift^n bicb*- ffOPI ibe top of tbe pot^-^ndl pbuiu «e not potted w l*iii*u At 

 ™h .hiBliiK Ibp ji^l U nuied ■ titOe h^bcr. Wbm I wiw«* prtUng « ma«U pU»t it it iwt nlnvl inoeo tb4o throe or four mebe. 

 n: r M, b-« m it gro*, Urpr it » proKre-i^y ru«4 \u USbfi«g up ** h^ d«chbc4! -ith IHUI! it doo. Ml tm«to <n the ih-pO of 

 » o*^ but 11 «rrieJ op mAv klquw Wi"d iwrvly nmnclexl * K«»r M the top. Vth* iho ptanb arv ver> beahhr, Ut UTJ lUUff 

 «ler h ^,«.« the root-, md la rialff very iub or nonr. Urn k*«i de«,ler«um la ibo «WflU« <-f Orcbbcnr bti^ f*/™,* 



|Ac nK^. »Wrb, bv oYersMerlftji. ciporbdly in W^Uf, are abno*t «;re to b» dwtrojtd. 



"'I^piieml^jvratureoft^l^i^ rugei Iron 00 W 8t dof>«< I »• *• ****»*»■ «""« flw |^^ ■*•»», fc ta Auinp 



Mrit atd the pub well irttote* iud w^cr or tnke a weet a litlfc ««ltfr .» t]irinkM 00 tlieir heidw I find K"*t *Iv*nl^ in bftTOUJ 

 » tali Wd 111 It* bOUK M |Ju*g* !»«■ l*ree pUnl-in, It* be*t from tW tn» rirculue. thioogh tbe ^*l at.it fotJiertU, Mid c*u*et the |4uk| 



topjowwabsraitkiurbiiire. It mli(hlbc objected to tbUmeihodof jp^ing OrrUL^ir, trjt «™04(iv »i>*bhl*iiiapMbf ^u; I 



Uto(blkmdUiapbtifo< uui-w«iddui»fOn**uilatowrf 



qfiVocU hi <.r*leriritnako tbii (K<^iil 01 intelligible n* I wii, I ■ 



SOth of May 1st nw I rofcivrJ a vrry mull itwniffeJ |iw: of a tiew ^aiJ W >i>e*i I olknted il lo get i»crforflj dn- t It «m ihea t^tod, 



4l .MpU»«lbi*iti«iwboit<imhn%«hbii>ttonAbnt»bo^ i^ia U*«i <^ «row in iWt * fc*tMj>ht. ^1 it the cr*l of Jufj 



kid r^rfirttnl a »mJI bath ; tbe pixr.: «m then kept dry *bool n fArlnu;bt< ™> *»* "S*" 1 i**™* in a rtwn e boitoni b**t, itn.i m ■ Ii*h^ 

 pcmluro DCler lower than 70 drffM*. bat oftriiumaintm^ in ihotUe to from OT to 100. By the oi-l oC SCftmbOT it b*l p^^Uil a 

 ,^J bulb, oMriJefflMt- hrgOT tbttn llie GnL TTlO plant *** *^in iin«l ou n t*ot flw for a fortofebt, a»\ lhv*u morad into a larger 



pH, and olfmned a tHlW alw^ tbe «*rtVoj it w again replonfjd into a Krong bottom heal, and* by the end of DranbtT, bad 

 ixrSerttfd two tnore bulU making foar Onto it* wimiiwocoinei*, I J*ouU bvrt cbwrr* the phut b*J but tme bulb « hen I ivmiol 



il :~UV pb&t wai nw drietl for a nOOlb, tben re-potted, aal plac^l. a» before, hi a UTOtlg beat j abonl the fiM week in April tbe 



plant li^l mado two more prrfert bulbs the pre«« of drjinff wa* again Row tbrouRk and ihe pUnt tt^Oawd Id itm^ beai^it ha* 



mil new. Au^^3U«»ebolb^»adelnlliO#k^tejttco of 15 monlb*. I vx|«c( to have tlu* plant b a ^*le tembwtfingnnl 



•eamt. 'H.ii plml vmcuWrrnhd with a number of wtbre imaU ones In » ^tnall hoOM iKu could be kept tery Ih^t. 



« I Mnnr4 eonvlu* ihU MAtemrnt better ti»n by i*»nwaeB«Biisc lbO*« "bo "** tfl « ro " Tmetflfad Or<hidaee*P wA to atteml 



tothe fol^it^ brief rulrs in Applying the fair fWwl okin*aiUo**i^labW l^»U. air. %!u\ beat, nii-1 -^.r. 



"JiV.- TvmMrkl Orchlikofn.- *houU npwrha»eo|jn-U loiume of eitenial air aitmit.nt Al orier, hoaWelV fine lb» wealber may 

 Uf ; lo pment Iho hou* beeombj: too tot, a thick <*aw dmtimg ib.«W Ut COTrrod oter tl during <un*ino. 



■ f t hit.— Tb* boat a*pccl for an OrchuWvon-lm"^ h duo »oulh ( and tbo *>wie •book] bo marie to admil at much ligbl at 

 |«i)>|e. Id Himnwr a thick eni»ai if ah*)* |«i -hi the bc« to provrtil ibo bri^bi .tm damaiticv: U> plain*, tn ttlattf oiwj ray 



Of li-trt i* a<lvantru;ootii to tbe pbuili. 



« H<ut.— I>uHi>^ the powbj; miwn, Otrhtflnceai reqniro a moderately maU l>eat» iirjiris from d5 to ctf ^leprr*4j in ih** 

 dttiufu •m-oii f«m W to 7i i- nank ailBd«nl ; m .*» «o««i of f<*< ** hotwo J»«W bo lej4 dry. 



♦* 11.,/rf^ -UitK th>* ehnnrnt more dumuge 1* defl* than by all the rtkvn put together. OnZudice* in pnU dwukl In* -pirin^U 

 aateredinlhffKonifH: *t»n*<*i; in the ikrminl nato til tie or tvt water *bwM U* pirn, 'lite *ecrrt oTgrownig ibeaff |ilapU klOUb) 

 earv arrrr to kill tW okl n-rt* ; uU*u tco mwh «it»t i* ^C#tl while ibe |JouU are nol m a (FOwbax »IaI<v aliwwt all llk*> obi t**t* 

 \n\ntvitd\ |vti<h* 



« N. IL Tbo brWf acconnt here |>iven rrW» enlUvt] i" pEanti p. 1 In pMJ ual; lboa« grow* In -»*4aad on hiUof wood 



require i|uite a diirerer.1 t»Qtmi 1 



