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Miltonia— continued. 
base; column short, with two auricles 3 scapes radical, 
few-flowered. Leaves narrow, flat. The species are dwarf 
in habit, somewhat rapid growers, and profuse blossomers. 
As a general rule, amateurs are rarely successful in 
getting foliage beyond a sickly yellow colour—a draw- 
back which precludes the more extensive culture of 
these plants. Miltonias can be grown with green leaves 
and yet produce an abundance of blossoms; but it is 
not in every orchid house that just the right accommo- 
dation can be supplied. The plants like exposure to the 
light; but, in order to prevent the leaves turning yellow 
by the action of the sun, a certain amount of shade 
must be afforded. Miltonias should have plenty of heat 
and an abundant supply of water, the result of which 
Miltonia—continued. 
M. anceps (two-edged). f. dark olive, about 2in, in diameter; 
lip streaked and dotted with reddish-purple, on a white ground. 
July. 1851. (B. M. 5572.) f 
M. Bluntii (Blunt's). ., sepals and petals whitish-yellow, with 
some large purple-cinnamon blotches, chiefly in their centre ; lip 
white, with a purple area at the base. 1879," An elegant species. 
M. candida (white).* Al., sepals and petals yellowish, spotted with 
rich brown ; lip white, tinged with rosy-pink, remarkably undu- 
lated or wavy; scape radical, five or six-flowered. Autumn. 
Pseudo-bulbs ovate, bearing upon the summit two narrow, light 
green leaves. h. din. 1830. A strong, erect-growing species, 
and one of the handsomest of the genus. Two forms occur in 
cultivation : in grandiflora, the flowers are larger and brighter, 
with the column purple and the li white; in flavescens 
(B. M. 3793), both column and lip are yellowish, 
M. Clowesii (Clowes’).* fl. about 3in. across; ole and petals 
thick, spreading, ground colour yellow, barred and blotch: with 
FIG. 571. MILTONIA PHALANOPSIS. 
will be green foliage and plenty of flowers. Some spe- 
cies, such as M. spectabilis, do well in a pan suspended 
from the roof of the house. These plants should not at 
any season be allowed to suffer from drought; indeed, 
they must never be kept dry. The pans should be 
thoroughly drained, and the piants potted in a compost 
of half-chopped sphagnum and good peat, to which may 
be added, with considerable advantage, some medium- 
sized lamps of charcoal. Miltonias should be kept in 
the East Indian house when growing; and in winter, 
when at rest, they should be removed to the Cattleya 
. Propagated by dividing the pseudo-bulbs, when 
they commence growth. 
i rdate, ich purple at the base, and 
rich 12 — =. 8 va „ Autumn. Pseudo- 
white at 3 pig sword-s l, light green leaves. 1840, 
bolba oya tiful and remarkably distinct erect-growing plant. 
68 5 * The variety major differs from the type only in its 
larger size and more showy blossoms. w 
M. C. Lamarcheana (Mons. Oscar Lamarche de Rossius’). A 
synonym of M. Lamarcheana. So. 
: (wedge-lipped).* fl. nearly 4in. in diameter; sepals 
M. cuneata (w° chocolate, tipped, and sometimes transversely 
ith tawny yellowish-green ; lip pure white, tinged with 
barron, Y: the base, differing in form from that of M. candida in 
rant a more narrowed to the base, and scarcely curled at 
pus scape erect, four or five-flowered. Early summer. 
Penta Baldi somewhat conical. k. lft. 1343. An erect-growing 
bende bei deserving more general attention than it now 
