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short branches ; flowers rather small and lax ; sepals and 

 petals white, spreading ; lip white, tinged with yellow at the 

 base, centre part rich amethyst suffused with purple, and 

 deeply emarginate in front. Native of the Sunda Isles. 



P. casta. — This plant is supposed by Dr. Reichenbach to 

 be a natural mule ; the leaves are slightly spotted in the 

 young state, but disappear as they attain maturity ; flowers 

 white as in P. amahilis ; slightly tinted with purple. 



P. cornu-cervi. — A very pretty Orchid, originally found by 

 Mr. Lobb, and which was frequently sent to England, but 

 never arrived in a living state until two or three years ago. 

 It is a native of Moulmein. This plant is not particularly 

 showy in a small state, but when grown strong, it blooms 

 very freely. The leaves are eight inches or more in length, 

 and bright green. The flower stem is thickened and flattened 

 at the top where the flowers are situated ; sepals and petals 

 yellow, tinged with green, and barred and striped with brown. 

 It may be grown in a pot or basket, living sphagnum being 

 the best material to pot it in ; a liberal supply of water and 

 heat is essential to its well-being. 



P. grandiflora. — A truly handsome species from Java. The 

 flowers are produced in the same way as in P. amahilis ; 

 and, indeed, the only difference between the two is, that P. 

 grandiflora has larger flowers, with yellow instead of pink 

 in the centre of the lip ; and the leaves are much longer, and 

 of a lighter green colour. This makes a fine plant for ex- 

 hibition. 



P. grandiflora aurea. — This certainly is the grandest of 

 the many varieties of this fine Orchid. It is a variety that 

 bloomed among several hundred I imported from Borneo ; 

 the sepals and petals are unusually broad and rounded, and 

 the lip is conspicuously marked with deep orange. It is a 

 compact-growing plant, with light green foliage, and is 



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