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of a better colour, and the growth much stronger. I have seen 

 spikes of this from two to three feet long, and branched ; colour 

 of flowers creamy white, spotted and shaded with rose. Blooms 

 in June, July, and August, and keeps in perfection three or 

 four weeks. 



A. odoratnm. — A good old free-growing species, and one 

 of the most abundant flowering of the genus, having pale 

 green foliage, blooming in June or July, and remaining 

 two or three weeks in good condition. The blossoms are 

 white, shaded with pink, and have a delightful perfume. I 

 have seen specimens five feet high and four feet in diameter, 

 which produced thirty or forty spikes of bloom every year ; it 

 is altogether a noble and very useful plant. Native of the 

 East Indies. 



A. odoratum cornutum. — A handsome free -flowering variety 

 from India, distinct in growth from the former ; spikes about 

 twelve inches long, furnished with pink and white- coloured 

 flowers, which are produced in May, June, and July, and 

 continue upwards of three weeks in bloom. 



A. odoratum majus. — Like A. odoratum in growth, and 

 differing only in the larger and longer spikes of flowers. 

 This makes a fine exhibition plant, and may be retarded very 

 easily without the slightest injury. 



A. odoratum purpurascens. — This is a somewhat scarce 

 variety, and one of the very best ; it is robust in habit, with 

 broad dark green leaves. It is a free bloomer, producing a 

 long massive spike of large flowers, which are white tipped 

 with bright pink. 



A. quinquevulnerum. — A splendid free-flowering Orchid from 

 Manilla, with light green foliage, about one foot long, and less 

 compact-growing than many other species. The sepals and 

 petals are white, spotted with purple ; the tip of the lip is 

 green, the sides pink, and the middle a deep crimson : it 



