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abundant bloomers. This is a mucb finer plant than T. crispa, 

 and will prove very useful for exhibition purposes, as it flowers 

 in June and July. The plant grows some twelve inches high ; 

 pseudobulbs ovate ; leaves lanceolate, slightly pendulous and 

 dark green. The spikes are produced from the base of the 

 bulbs, bearing two and three blooms each, which are large 

 and very showy ; the sepals and petals are of a light crimson 

 red, with a white margin ; the lip is of a beautiful deep crim- 

 son, two inches across, and narrowly edged with white. , This 

 is, without doubt, the finest of all the Trichopillas. I have 

 seen this in Mr. Warner's collection, and it is nicely figured 

 in his *' Select Orchidaceous Flants." Native of Central 

 America. 



T. Galeottiana. — The pseudobulbs of this plant are broad, 

 and light green, whilst the leaves are quite dark ; the flowers 

 are very freely produced ; sepals and petals white ; lip light 

 pink, margined with white, and sufi'used with yellow. It re- 

 quires cool treatment, and should be potted in peat and 

 sphagnum. Native of Mexico. 



T. picta. — A beautiful species, with pseudobulbs about two 

 inches long, bearing a single dark green leaf some six inches 

 high. A very distinct kind, the flowers of which are of a 

 pale yellow, and spotted with brown. In bloom in August 

 and September, and continues two weeks in good condition. 

 Native of Chiapas. 



T. suavis. — A magnificent plant, the pseudobulbs and leaves 

 of which very much resemble those of Odontoglossum yrande; 

 the bulbs are, however, flatter and sharper at the edges. 

 The flowers are white, spotted with pink, and as many as 

 three are produced on a spike. It blooms in March or April, 

 lasting about two weeks in perfection, and is best grown at 

 the coolest end of the house. Native of Costa Rica. 



T. suavis grandifiora. — A lovely variety of this really 



