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of the year, and lasts some time in perfection. The plant 

 should be grown in the East Indian house. 



B. siamense. — A very pretty species, and well adapted for 

 those who, having but little space, devote it to the small- 

 growing kinds ; the leaves are longer and. stouter than those of 

 B. Lobbii, with ovate pseudobulbs ; the flowers are pale yellow, 

 and striped with purple ; lip yellow, streaked with purplish 

 Unes. It should be grown in a pot with peat and sphagnum 

 moss. Native of Siam. 



Brassavola. 

 There are several species of this genus, but only a few that 

 are sufficiently showy to be worth growing by the majority of 

 amateurs. They are of easy culture, and gi'ow best in a little 

 moss on blocks of wood suspended from the roof ; a liberal 

 quantity of water is necessary during the growing season, but 

 afterwards much less will suffice. They are best grown in 

 the warmest house, and are propagated by dividing the plants. 

 B. acaulis. — A very interesting species from Central America, 

 with rush-like foliage, and a compact habit of growth. Flowers 

 large, creamy white. They are produced in September, and 

 remain a long time in beauty. 



B. Digbyana. — A fine compact evergreen species from the 

 West Indies. The plant is about six inches high ; the sepals 

 and petals are creamy white ; the lip of the same colour, 

 streaked with purple down the centre, and beautifully fringed. 

 It produces its solitary flowers during the winter months fi*om 

 the top of the bulb. Lasts about two or thi-ee weeks in 

 bloom. 



B. Gihbdana. — This is a beautiful and distinct species, well 

 worthy of general cultivation : an erect plant, belonging to the 

 terete-leaved section, but in the present species the leaves 

 are somewhat broad and very thick. It is a very profuse 



