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C. 2^endiihim. — A very good Orchid from Sylliet. A large 

 growing plant, with long drooping spikes from one to two 

 feet long ; sepals and petals brown, the lip red, striped 

 with white. It blooms in July or August, and lasts long in 

 beauty. 



C. pendulum pur pur eum. — A fine variety of the former, pro- 

 ducing splendid racemes of bloom from two to three feet in 

 length, bearing the flowers, which are, in the sepals and petals, 

 of a rich deep red, the lip white, with crimson markings. 

 Flowers in May and -June, and remains a long time in perfec- 

 tion. Native of Sylhet. 



C. ticjrinum. — A very pretty plant from Moulmein. The 

 bulbs are nearly round ; the leaves some five or six inches 

 long ; the flowers large, greenish yellow, spotted with red in 

 the sepals and petals ; the lip large, and tapers to a point ; 

 its middle portion is white, striped with cross bars of purple ; 

 sides of the lip also purple. 



Cypripedium. 



Many of the species belonging to this genus have beautiful 

 foliage as well as flowers, and on this account are worth a 

 place in every collection. They are of easy culture, and 

 require but little space. The form of the flower is curious, 

 being that of a slipper ; hence they are generally called Our 

 Lady's Slipper. They are all dwarf, compact, and evergreen, 

 the leaves of some being beautifully spotted. They produce 

 their flowers from the centre of the leaves, on an upright 

 stalk, and rise from six inches to a foot high. The majority 

 of the species are best grown in the East Indian house ; 

 some kinds, however, thrive best in a cooler place, and will 

 do well in a warm greenhouse. I grow all in pots with rough 

 fibrous peat, sphagnum moss, and sand mixed together. They 



