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about the same time. The foliage is shorter, and is very- 

 free in growth. This is one of Mr. Patin's introductions. 



RODEIGUEZIA. 



B. secunda. — Flower spike six to nine inches long ; flowers 

 standing all to one side of the spike ; sepals, petals, and lip 

 are carmine red, sparkling as if frosted. It blooms in October, 

 and through the autumn and winter months. There are 

 several species belonging to this genus, but the one here 

 described is the most distinct, and the only one worth culti- 

 vating. It succeeds well on a block suspended from the 

 roof, and should be grown in the Cattleya house. Native of 

 Tropical America. 



Saccolabium. 



This genus contains some of the finest Orchids in cultiva- 

 tion. They are very compact in their growth, and are 

 furnished with long, thick, and fleshy pendent evergreen 

 foliage. From the axils of the leaves their long graceful 

 racemes of flowers, which often measure from one to two feet 

 in length, are produced. Their habit of growth is the same 

 as that of Aerides, and they require the same heat and 

 treatment, except they are best grown in baskets suspended 

 near the roof so that they may receive all the light possible 

 and not too much shade, only enough to preserve their foliage 

 from being injured. The more light they receive, the better 

 they will produce their long racemes of bloom; they will 

 also do in pots placed near the glass, also on blocks, 

 but grown in this way they require more water. The various 

 species of this genus mostly inhabit the hottest parts of India, 

 and are found growing on the branches of trees. They are 

 propagated in the same way as the Aerides, and are liable to 

 become infested by the same sorts of insects. The following 



