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stove, at Messrs. Brooks & Co.'s establishment at Man- 

 chester, and they were certainly growing most vigorously. 

 Blooms in November. 



Z), superbum. — A fine deciduous species, from the Philippine 

 Islands, of pendulous habit, losing its leaves just as it begins 

 to show its flower-buds. The spreading or drooping stems 

 grow about two feet long, from which the flowers proceed in 

 a row on each side ; they are pink, tinged with rose colour, 

 each three or four inches across and lasting two weeks in 

 perfection, if the flowers are kept dry. The flowers have a 

 strong smell of rhubarb. It is best grown in a basket, with 

 moss. This makes a noble plant for public exhibition. It is 

 commonly grown under the name of D. macrophyllum, which 

 proves to have been previously appropriated to the plant 

 hitherto known in gardens as D. Veitchianum. 



D. superbum giga7iteum. — A showy variety from Manilla, 

 which flowers in the same way as the preceding, and about 

 the same time. Flowers from five to seven inches across 

 sepals and petals beautiful rose purple ; the lip the same 

 colour, fringed and marked at the base with a pair of rich 

 purplish red spots, and they remain about two weeks in 

 perfection. A fine plant for public exhibition, but it requires 

 to be kept in a cool-house to keep it back for that purpose, as 

 it generally blooms very early. 



D. superbum Huttoni. — This exceedingly rare and beau- 

 tiful variety has pure white sepals and petals, whilst the lip 

 is the colour of the normal form, saving a marginal border of 

 white. The rhubarb scent is not so decided as in the spe- 

 cies. It requires the temperature of the East Indian house, 

 and is a native of the Malayan Archipelago. 

 D. macvophyllum, — See also D. superbum. 

 D. M'CarthicB. — This really splendid Orchid is a native of 

 Ceylon ; it is a free grower and profuse bloomer, producing 



