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fumes. These plants require strong heat during their grow- 

 ing season, and should be potted in peat and sphagnum moss, 

 and have either some rough logs of wood to grow upon, or 

 should be trained upon a wall. 



V. Phalmnopsis. — This is an exceedingly interesting plant, 

 and one which is quite an exception to the rest of the known 

 species, as it produces very showy flowers. These flowers are 

 large and produced in bunches; sepals and petals white, 

 tinged with rose ; lip large, pale rose outside, rich orange 

 within. At present it is an exceedingly rare plant, but one 

 which is well deserving of the attention of Orchid growers. 

 Native of ^Madagascar. 



Warrea. 



W. cyanea. — A very pretty and distinct Orchid from 

 Columbia. It is an upright- growing plant with evergreen 

 foliage, and requires to be grown in a pot, with peat and 

 good drainage, in the East Indian house. The colour of the 

 flowers is white and purple. It blooms in June, lasting a 

 long time in beauty. A rare species. 



W. tricolor. — A very distinct species from Brazil. The 

 flowers are produced on an upright spike, two feet high, in 

 June and July ; sepals and petals white ; the lip white, with 

 yellow and purple in the centre ; the blossoms last a long 

 time in perfection. It requires the same treatment as the 

 former one. There are several other species, but I have not 

 seen them bloom. 



Zygopetalum. 



This genus comprises many handsome plants with evergreen 

 foliage, which generally' bloom during the winter months, a 

 circumstance which makes them very valuable. Most of the 

 species are rather large-growing plants, of easy culture ; the 



