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best grown in the East Indian house ; A. falcatum however 

 being an exception to this rule, as it succeeds best in the 

 Mexican house. 



A. hilohum. — An elegant little Orchid from Cape Coast, with 

 dark green leaves and very compact growth ; the blossoms are 

 white, and have a small tail about two inches long. The plant 

 blooms from October to December, and remains two or three 

 weeks in good condition. I have grown this plant on a block, 

 but it does best in a basket, where the roots obtain plenty of 

 moisture. 



A, caudatum. — A singular free-flowering species from Sierra 

 Leone, with pale green drooping fohage, ten inches long, and 

 very compact growth, producing racemes of flowers a foot or 

 more in length ; the flowers are greenish yellow, mixed with 

 brown, the labellum being pure white, and furnished with a 

 tail of pale green colour, about nine inches long. I have 

 sometimes seen twelve or more of these curious flowers on a 

 spike. Its season of blooming is from June to September, and 

 it continues in perfection a long time. This is still, and 

 always has been, a rare plant. 



A. Chailluanum. — This is a very distinct plant, but at 

 present rare in cultivation ; it is interesting because of the long 

 tail-like spurs with which the flowers are furnished, proving 

 its relationship with A. caudatum. The leaves are six or 

 eight inches long, one to two broad, and dark green in 

 colour ; flowers white, with a long yellowish gi^een spur, pro- 

 duced upon pendulous spikes. It succeeds best grown on a 

 block of wood with a little moss. Native of West Africa. 



A. citratum. — A rare and pretty species from Madagascar. 

 It has smooth bright green close-set leaves, with a slender 

 pendulous flower spike ; the flowers are pale yellow, and 

 closely set in two rows upon the spike. It is a compact 

 growing plant. 



