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of a beautiful waxy appearance, bright rose in colour, and 

 produced in autumn. This will do either in a pot or on a 

 block, with moss ; if grown in a pot, peat and moss is the 

 best material for potting ; it will do well in the cool-house. 



MiLTONIA. 



This genus includes some beautiful species, all of which are 

 evergreen, compact in gi'owth, and have light green foliage, 

 with short bulbs, bearing two or three leaves on each ; they 

 flower freely from the side of the bulbs. Some of them 

 require different treatment from the others, which will be men- 

 tioned when describing the different species. They will suc- 

 ceed in the Cattleya house. The most of them requii-e to be 

 grown in pots, in peat and moss, with good drainage ; and 

 they like a liberal supply of water during the growing season, 

 and to occupy the shadiest part of the house. Propagation is 

 effected by dividing the pseudobulbs when they begin to gi'ow. 



M. anceps. — A singular and rare species, which, after being 

 in cultivation some time, was lost, and we are indebted to the 

 Messrs. Low for its reintroduction. Its flowers are about two 

 inches in diameter, produced singly; sepals and petals dark 

 olive colour ; Hp streaked and dotted with reddish purple, on 

 a white ground. It requires precisely the same treatment as 

 that indicated above. 



M. hicolor. — A beautiful species from Brazil, which grows 

 about eight inches high, with the habit of M. spectabilis^ but 

 it is stronger, and the flowers are larger; sepals and petals 

 white ; lip also white, with a blotch of violet in the upper 

 part. In bloom in August, and will last in perfection six 

 weeks. Of this there are two varieties, one called M. hicolor 

 superba, with larger flowers and more white on the lip. 



M. Candida. — A fine strong-growing species ; sepals and 

 petals yellow and brown ; labellum pure white, marked with 



