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II 



Ih^l liulb. fr^n XW r^a^t-r^asr. W^uld *il^^js hIrHinl iudi^ n-^dHy ii. ^ Fr^nniC^ (In CooL liOM«^) tlun thi^.. 

 from the SK^rra., Th^ r.^^^^ i. DbviuO. , hnl it W^l^l b. iiLUr^lina U. VilO^ if tl>^ -«li«^ "-"L^- S™^ *^^ ^^^^."^ 



T^„ t ^-S ur. CvLdcnl fn^ Lhi. account. .!.. tl.at ^^U■ bdb. -na.t b. hrpt oul of r^h ^f the fro.t. bocI 



a|.Q fr.n. lK-L.Mr hm-nt 1^- ttc sUft. -Ili^i-Sih tlir li^it cf Cilifun-ia lx>tll In bichWIT «nJ wmtt^f i-. (cSCCpt «l l.i^h 

 tkvnti.m.) mii^h -rr^Alor tl.ai. thnt r.f Kii^lnnd, J.t U^e depth of ih.^ .oil lyni* ^vcr tM liull uodd .ff^tujlh 



,pn-.tlLtillW.ra...rb.^i™n^L-LnKT lirnt or loo c^d. s.. ^r.nl a ^M>- ^'^^^l^' '^ '^^^^^"^^^^^^J" ^ '^^^ 



Ihe drBmnc^. ^Oi^dicr ^ii |ir.t. ^r \u h^. nin^t .vJilet.tly h.^ m^l c.rcfdly Eittcn^L-d lo. ai^ tlic raMifalL itl4 

 (|[iin|^ie«^oroNLrcllTiiftlflft icrcatcr thacitSan FtbrclAcMh 



I .1^ iiLdclilc^ (c> ^U. llA^.c.S. of Nc^ Vorlc. .vho for D.Jny y^^ 



^r tJu- foll^i^ing .Lot., on tbo .ymc- =--/,. " ™/ii«jf.r-i..r»^. i. found in nluio^t 4.x-m^ c^ii^ty Ul CaUfoniia o.Ld 



Orc-on nic bc.t .Brit^y tliat I liavc^ ^cn i^ from Jack.oiiTill., Orcfion. wliiL-li Iniil Hl.^ bolU^ and ilow.rs lery 



W. «o.fl.lioi«i pLiTi- wlnlo, hul t^iLvr^lly ^yotttrl ^itH |inri*U.. HMCI orrEi.im.ilb uLth .^ y^Ho^^ l^and- Th.^ «0l] m 



thiM^irlMfth^ronn1r...i>rvnck..-.|.andwLlL-di.^^^^^^^^ 



lon-ert^ciitcirroniMn llcPi-.M^rt., of i^n Fniiiti.™. three l>olbH of i. J"V.A^>^^oififfJr™, t^ 



^m ti|Hr.stLL ancL lnjinpet-^Miicd,T^Ltli lliii Bctnt of ft cowslip. It Ijor^ on one ^iplkc JlHowcra. ITiero » * 



.j^lcndiHl v.mclj. STQ^vIng OH Hic b.ink^ of Eel HItcp, Culif^niU. uliicli hl^ How^r* of n li^hl ]5"r|>k^ .lU iLc 



vim^icfl Uhrivc in 1 dL^|>. r^ll, l^iose r^ml AhcL dry boUoin, and nrc^ niocls Avctm to ffcwt. TLeV Rrou l]tftt ih 



a fraiiii: Idltd wLtb Iruvt* and 4.^%crcd nilh A mat in ^inK^. ITiis waj of |HL>tc£:tiTi- Ihmi will mnku ihe bulb 



pjrowaUliLL- trr- hnt if ihe r^Otfl OHW rot. (be hulb uilUt^o (Jtmli. I ihhik (hr plFint i* Y^.U T^onh all tilt 



initibU^ E:i]]tndcd on il, lbon;fbfor coninifln gardcnini; il Lft worlbkh^-" 



The btnirturc iiftb<' bulb in tbi^ ^imcIl^ lh ^try iKfuliar, thi>u^h uihIlT n^Liblvntioil II pdrlly losLti lU cha- 

 ructcrl^defi. Il U quilc Unlike tlw btiLb of n-ky frfher H]iegL4.^p choU-b tbftt of L. Ilnmi^^dti rcRrmbln^H II Ul ^onie 



II rnnJ^U. ofi boriw^nlul rhiionie, n^vurcd nn bolh ftilleH by a quanlttj of HcJiy walc^, of * dirty wbito 

 C^duiar. Thi.^e ?<^r-i arc itbi^Ut ?-i laichcs Loni^H 'jy half nn iru* ^icIlh [NnnU-d nt tbc Iq|^ *nd c4inTca: oiitsLJi-, 

 'riiE^ir ha5tfl iin> artnchcd to tbc rbiioma bi »licIi ft ^"fty tbat Lbo^ uii crnrb ^Idc fflfC fich olhi^r, atwl arc ralhcr 

 blopuis tlun vcrt5raL lilt growth of nc^" BcfllnS, iOhU*d mf lakiii^ place ill the bH?arl of Ihi; bulb, a* n^oj^ 3s nl 

 ui]c<-nd only; aLid the Kt:uh-H gradually dn/cay al tim H]thL-r<-nd> ^0 that the tloTh-L^r-tlL-ni i:^ lbi'&wi3 up from one end 

 oftbc tJoiipilcd mash. Tbt mcitft prfjct^d fvnm [be Iml-:c of tht h\.\\b^ irrudLLiiLlv d^ini; *w.iy a. new ones are 

 fH^nned uiidLT tbt^ ud^aLicing Hiizome. llic arowlh of I or 5 ywim^ liowcvcr, it vislbk- In & lar^ bulb, nhicb Tnill 

 nicu^un^ ii or In inrhc-^ in leni^^b by ^ or S bi depth, and iti^ft ft tliickne-^*. nf abunt S lutln.-*- 



Ilic variety of Ibiii plant which bas beun dL -scribed by Mn. B^kkh ft^ var. purprtrrj^m dbfierr: from tbe |dant 

 nrhLeb 1 buve figured, bi the nearly ctl^^ |kk5lCloil of Iti flowers^ in its fiaialler }n-/A\ ftiid in tiLlw;r ri>^|ii:j;t> fLom tlic 

 lyiHcal varit-N, l'ftOP_ StatNO "iV.^TiOJj^ of llarrnni, prvpoaea to Ecparatc it 3|iifl.^i6Mlly nndt-r thu luinni of 

 Lr rt^lftat^Sy nnd ban donblluss fionic good rea^no for doiftB SO. A^ how(!v^;^^ 1 tbould be tinnble to say t<i uhich 

 F|3w?tf * some of tbo lllaala 1 baVt MCn ought to be refern.-dH T pruC-r to be«p tbeiU together, and will givij ji ^icparjlu 

 ikkHtrFLtion of Ihi^ fnrtn in uiy last |mrl- 



7\k plant lifH- finnrcd Hc>Wtn-cL bi the garden of Maw. li^TKMA^ i^l A^titli KtUSini^^onn b] Jaly^ 1S77 ; LUid 

 for permih^ion to figure it I am bide-lpted to tluit lacLv, wl^u cuhivftt^;^ LlUc^ in what would vC^ni ft moz^L un.^nit4b)e 

 HLtuBtidn> ^ ith aa mueli nnlonr and smxflfts, as her bu:5bn]id >Ik. J. bAii:^iA^H F-lt-S., fL^^Eue^ly ^^bowed in tile 

 eultivat]on of orchidfl. 



IliLMiiLde HL>^^erri;p["e*entstbtcQlOiU^ of the ordinary variet>p fThLH:h la much inf^nr m beauty to ihe ouo 

 h^r floored- 



