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having broadly ovate leaves of a dark green, marked with 



silvery veins. 



P. Ortgiesii. — A very distinct and pretty species from New 



Grenada, having dark gi-een leaves and a whitish mid rib ; spots 



of the same colour being distributed over the entire sm-face of 



the leaf. This plant was discovered by Signor Triana. 



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Angr.ecum. 



Curious Orchids, of which there are many species, but as 

 the flowers of most of them are not showy, only a few are 

 worth growing where space is limited ; many of these, how- 

 ever, are handsome in growth, and ought to be in every collec- 

 tion. In habit they resemble Aerides, having beautiful ever- 

 green distichous foliage, which in some kinds is regularly curved 

 and very graceful : the flowers are produced on long spikes from 

 the axils of the leaves. Even when not in bloom, the plants 

 themselves are objects of interest, and give a noble appearance 

 to the house in which they are gi'own. The flowers are not 

 so much prized as they oiight to be, as they are produced at 

 the wrong time for exhibition ; but, blooming as they do in 

 winter, they are invaluable to those who look for beauty at 

 that season. They continue six weeks or more in perfection. 

 If in vigorous health the plants generally flower every year, and 

 also produce young plants at the bottom. The latter, if required, 

 should be taken ofl" when rooted ; if not, leave them on, in 

 order to make a finer specimen. They require the same 

 treatment and material as Aerides, and, like that genus, are 

 best grown in the East Indian house ; A.falcatum, however, 

 being an exception to this rule, as it succeeds best in the 

 Mexican house. 



A. bilobum. — An elegant little Orchid from Cape Coast, with 

 dark green leaves and very compact growth ; the blossoms are 

 white, and have a small tail about two inches long. The plant 



