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between that species and 0. gloriosum ; sepals and petals in 

 shape like those of the last-named plant, white spotted with 

 purple; lip resembling 0. AUxandrcB, I have only seen this 

 plant in the rich collection of Thos. Dawson, Esq., Meadow 

 Bank, and it is named in compliment to Mr. Anderson, his 

 gardener. 



0. astranthum. — This is a pretty species with a large 

 branching spike, bearing upwards of fifty flowers, which are 

 nearly two inches in diameter ; sepals and petals yellowish, 

 blotched with purplish-brown ; lip white, spotted with pale 

 rose. It requires quite cool treatment. Native of Ecuador. 



0. bictoniense superbum. — A distinct free-growing plant, 

 much superior to the old form ; pseudobulbs and leaves light 

 green ; spike erect, many flowered ; sepals and petals dark 

 chocolate brown; lip large, purplish mauve, marked with darker 

 lines. It blooms duiing the autumn months, and is a very 

 desirable plant. Native of Guatemala. 



0. blandum. — This is a very fine species, being somewhat 

 in the way of 0. nmvium. The sepals and petals are equal in 

 size, narrow and pointed, yellowish white, beautifully spotted 

 and freckled with maroon crimson ; the lip of the same 

 colour, but much broader than in 0. navium. Native of New 

 Grenada. 



0. Bluntii. — This is very nearly allied to 0. Alexandra, ; 

 indeed, most Orchid growers consider it a variety only of that 

 species, whilst several high authorities maintain it is specifi- 

 cally distinct. The sepals and petals are white, shaded with 

 rose, and richly spotted with crimson ; lip white, and also pro- 

 fusely spotted. There are many varieties of this, as well as 0. 

 Alexandra. I saw a very fine example of this plant with Messrs. 

 Brooke & Co., of Manchester ; it had a long branching spike, 

 bearing twenty-eight flowers. Native of New Grenada. 



0. cariniferum. — A very free-growing plant, producing large 



