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three weeks in perfection ; grows two feet high ; foliage rich 

 dark green. 



L. RusselUana. — A very distinct and elegant variety, be- 

 longing to the L. purjmrata section of this genus ; the flowers 

 are large, the sepals somewhat narrow, white suffused with 

 lilac, the petals broader and slightly deeper in colour, the 

 lip large and rosy-lilac, having a band of pale rose near 

 the throat, which latter is light yellow pencilled with rose. 

 Very rare. Native of Brazil. 



L. Schilleriana. — A very fine species in the way of 

 L. elegans, as regards growth as well as flower. It grows 

 eighteen inches high, and has Hght green foliage nine inches 

 long. The sepals and petals are white, the lip long and of a 

 rich crimson ; blooms during May and June, lasting three and 

 four weeks in beauty. It makes a good exhibition plant on 

 account of its showy flowers. 



L. Schilleriana splendeiis. — A splendid variety which grows 

 eighteen inches high, with two leaves of a light green colour 

 on the top of the bulb. The plants flower twice a year; the 

 blossoms are large, the sepals and petals light rose, veined 

 with a deeper coloui', the lip large, and of a beautiful magenta, 

 the top part light rose, and throat yellow. It blooms in June 

 and autumn, and as it lasts several weeks in perfection, it will 

 make a fine exhibition plant. 



Z/. superbiens. — A magnificent Orchid from Guatemala. 

 It is rather a large-growing plant, but it is one of the finest 

 of the genus. The flowers are produced on a spike five feet 

 long, having sometimes on one spike from fourteen to twenty 

 flowers, each measuring nearly four inches across. The 

 flowers are of a beautiful deep rose, variegated with dark 

 red; the Hp is a rich crimson, striped with yellow. It 

 blooms during the winter months, and continues long in 

 beauty. The finest plant I ever saw of this was in the 



