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same colour, and yellow at the base. This species has 

 flowered with Mr. Sherratt, gardener to J. Bateman, Esq., 

 and also in the collection of T. Salt, Esq., Bradford. It 

 lasts in bloom for six or eight weeks, and is certainly a very 

 desirable species. This plant is difficult to grow. We have 

 found it thrive well on long blocks of wood in the cool-house 

 with Odo7itoglossums, and always kept damp at the roots. 



E. Frederici Guilielmi. — An erect-growing species, with 

 broad distichous, dark green leaves ; flowers produced in 

 large panicles from the top of the pseudobulbs ; the flowers 

 are supported upon long foot-stalks, sepals and petals narrow, 

 reddish brown, somewhat darker towards the base ; lip three- 

 lobed, side lobes much the shortest, and the same colour as 

 the petals, except the base and apex of column, which are 

 white. Native of Northern Peru. 



E. Hanhuryanmn. — This is not so showy as many of the 

 species of Eiyidendrwn, but is worth growing on account of its 

 pleasing colour. Sepals and petals deep purple ; hp palejrose. 

 It blooms during the spring months, lasting long in beauty. 

 Native of Mexico. 



E. macrochilum. — A beautiful species from Guatemala. The 

 sepals and petals are brown ; the lip large, pure white, with a 

 purple blotch at the base. It blooms in April and May, and 

 lasts five weeks in good condition if the flowers are kept free 

 from damp. It is more accm-ately called E. atropurpureum. 



E. macrochilum roseum. — A beautiful variety of the former. 

 The lip is large and wholly dark rose colour ; it blooms at 

 the same time, lasts long in beauty, and is a most desirable 

 plant. 



E. myriantlium. — A charming plant from Guatemala, very 

 rare in cultivation, of tall but graceful habit, with dense 

 spikes of rich magenta flowers. It will not bloom if subjected 

 to much heat : the cool-house, therefore, will suit it best. 



