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elongate the flowers come larger ; it sometimes produces from 

 twelve to fourteen spikes of bloom, and then makes a very 

 pretty specimen. 



P. Schilleriana. — A magnificent species from Manilla, and 

 which is undoubtedly one of the finest in cultivation, which I 

 had the good fortune to be the first to introduce to the notice of 

 English Orchid growers. It has beautifully variegated foliage, 

 and is quite distinct from all other kinds. The leaves are 

 similar in form and equal in size to those of P. grandifiora, 

 of a dark green colour, mottled with irregular bands of white ; 

 the flower spikes are produced from the axils of the leaves, 

 and in their native country are more than three feet long, and 

 more branched than those of the other kinds. I have a dried 

 spike, on which there has been developed more than one hun- 

 dred blossoms. The individual blossoms measure more than 

 two and a half inches across, and they are arranged in two 

 rows along the spike ; sepals and petals beautiful light mauve 

 edged with white ; lip of the same colour, with darker spots, 

 the upper part being yellow, spotted with reddish brown ; the 

 inside is handsomely spotted— indeed, the whole aspect of 

 the plant is very attractive. The roots of this plant are very 

 distinct from those of the other species of this genus, being 

 flat, and having a rough appearance ; they are, moreover, very 

 free in growth. The flowers of this species continue for several 

 weeks in full perfection. The finest display of PhaJcBnopsis I 

 have ever seen is in the collection of R. Warner, Esq., who 

 has a magnificent lot of specimens. Of P. Schilleriana alone I 

 have seen upwards of twelve hundred expanded blooms at one 

 time. Mr. Warner sent a specimen of this plant to the 

 St. Petersburgh Exhibition in 1869, which had one hundred 

 and twenty expanded blooms upon it, and presented a most 

 glorious spectacle. 



P.sumatrana. — A remarkable plant from Sumatra, flowered 



