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showy flowers in abundance on a long spike ; blossoms yellow, 

 slightly spotted with brown. It blooms at different times of 

 the year, and continues for several weeks. There are two 

 varieties of this plant, one called majus, which has much 

 larger flowers than the other, though of the same colour ; 

 this is a scarce variety, and is best grown in a pot with 

 moss. 



O. Forhesii. — A truly handsome dwarf species from Brazil ; 

 flowers large and very distinct, the colours being yellow, 

 scarlet, and white ; it blooms in November. This is a very 

 rare plant, and grows best on a block with moss. 



O. hdmatocliUum. — A fine compact-growing plant, similar 

 in habit to 0. Lanceamtm : leaves short, thick, and fleshy, 

 dark gi'een ; spike erect ; flowers moderate size ; sepals and 

 petals greenish yellow, blotched with chestnut ; lip rich crim- 

 son and rose ; this plant is seldom seen in collections. We 

 saw a fine plant shown by Mr. Mitchell at the Manchester 

 Show, in November last. A scarce Orchid. Native of Guate- 

 mela. 



0. liolochrysum. — This, though long known to botanists, 

 like many more fine things, has only recently become known 

 to cultivators. The plant is similar in habit to 0. hifoUuw, 

 but the bulbs are beautifully spotted ; the flowers are rich 

 golden yellow, and set very densely upon the spike. No col- 

 lection should be without this charming plant, which grows 

 freely in a low temperature. Native of Peru. 



0. hyphcEinatiaun. — This is a beautiful little plant, with 

 small oblong pseudobulbs bearing a single oblong-lanceolate, 

 obtuse leaf. The flowers are large, but somewhat laxly set 

 upon the branching raceme ; sepals and petals purplish brown, 

 blotched with a deeper hue of the same colour ; lip rich deep 

 yellow. The flowers of this species are very showy, as, in 

 addition to the colours already named, they are blood-red on 



