QQ orchid-grower's manual. 



producing long spikes of deep rosy pink and white blossoms ; 

 foliage light green, about eight inches long and nearly two 

 inches wide. Altogether a very showy kind, of which there 

 are several varieties; many of them produce long branching 

 spikes, and make a fine display when in bloom. This has 

 become one of our best Aerides for exhibition. 



A, maculosum. — A lovely dwarf Orchid fi'om Bombay, with 

 dark gi'een leaves, eight inches long, close and compact, stiff 

 gi'owing, with light coloured flowers, spotted all over with 

 purple, and a large pui-ple blotch on the lip. Blooms in June 

 and July, and, if the flowers are kept dry, lasts four weeks in 

 perfection. The colour of the bloom is very striking. The 

 plant is slow growing, which is the reason we so seldom see 

 fine plants. 



A. maculosum, var. Scliroderi. — A magnificent free -gi'O wing 

 plant fi'om the hills near Bombay, much stronger than A. 

 maculosum and more in the way of A. crisjmm, with dark 

 green fohage, ten inches long ; the flowers are veiy delicate, the 

 sepals and petals almost ahke — white, tinged with hlac and 

 spotted with rose, the labellum being of a beautiful rose colour. 

 It flowers in June or July, lasting three weeks in perfection. 

 This was first flowered by J. H. Schroder, Esq. It is supposed 

 that there was only one plant imported ; and the stock at 

 present in this countiy is fi'om that one plant. 



A. McMorlandi. — A magnificent species fi'om India, com- 

 pact in gi'owth, and having bright gi'een foHage, about ten 

 inches iu length ; blossoms fi'eely, producing long branching 

 spikes of peach and white flowers in June and July, and con- 

 tinuing thi'ee or four weeks in perfection. The only plant I 

 know of this, was in the collection of E. IMcMorland, Esq., in 

 compliment to whom it is named. 



A. margaritaceum. — This pretty species has spotted 

 leaves, and in its general appearance somewhat resembles 



