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plants require a liberal supply of water at the roots — in fact, 

 they should be kept well watered till they are in flower ; after 

 they have done blooming, give them rest by withholding 

 water. They do well in the East Indian house, in pots with 

 peat, leaf mould, and sand, and potted in the same manner 

 as Calanthe vestita, which they resemble in growth ; they 

 also flower about the same time as that equally useful Orchid. 

 They are propagated by dividing the bulbs just when they 

 begin to grow. 



LiSSOCHILUS. 



L. HorsfaUii. — This is a genus much neglected and despised 

 by Orchid growers, but we have not had the best species intro- 

 duced to our gardens yet, or if they have been, they have soon 

 disappeared again. The present one is a magnificent plant ; 

 in habit of growth it resembles our old acquaintance Phajus 

 grandifoUus ; its flower spike stands up well above the leaves, 

 producing a mass of large and beautiful flowers. Sepals of a 

 rich brown ; petals large, white, with a delicate shade of rose ; 

 lip green and rich purple. It was received by the gentleman 

 whose name it bears from Old Calabar, and consequently will 

 take strong heat. It is a terrestrial plant, and requires fibrous 

 loam and good drainage, with a liberal supply of water during 

 the time it is making its growth. 



Lycaste. 



Of this genus several fine varieties have appeared during 

 the past few years ; these chiefly belong to L. SJdnneri, and 

 difi'er very much from each other in colour. I have seen 

 several varieties in the collection of R. Warner, Esq., and also 

 in those of J. Day, Esq., of Tottenham, and T. Dawson, Esq., 

 of Meadow Bank, as well as in various other places. All the 

 sorts of Lycaste have short thick pseudobulbs and flag-shaped 



