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It should be potted in fibrous peat, and grown in the cool- 

 house. Native of Peru. 



0. unguiculatum. — A pretty winter- flowering species from 

 Guatemala ; the large yellow flowers are produced on a long 

 branching spike, three or four feet high, lasting a long time 

 in perfection. It succeeds best potted in good fibrous peat. 



0. variegatum, — A pretty species from the West Indies ; it 

 grows six inches high, and has dark evergreen foliage ; spikes 

 branching and upright, bearing many blossoms of a rosy pink 

 colour, and continuing in beauty for several weeks ; it is best 

 grown on a block with plenty of moisture at the roots. 



0. xantlwdon. — This plant belongs to the 0. serratum 

 section, and although the flowers are not so large as in 

 that species they make a good display from their being so 

 freely produced. In growth it very much resembles 0. ser- 

 ratum ; the flower spike is very long and trailing ; sepals and 

 petals rich dark brown, bordered with yellow ; lip brown, and 

 yellow in the centre. Native of Ecuador. 



Palumbina. 

 P. Candida. — This plant, though nearly allied to Onci- 

 dium, is very distinct in habit and appearance. It has light 

 green leaves and pseudobulbs, and produces upon its slender 

 erect spikes several flat waxy white flowers, which continue 

 in perfection a long time. It is from Guatemala, and thrives 

 best under rather cool treatment ; a rare and interesting 

 species. This will do in a pot, with peat, moss, and good 

 drainage, but it does not require much water at the roots 

 at any time. 



Paphinia. 



Of this pretty genus there are only two with which I am 

 acquainted, but both of them are well worth growing, being 

 compact in habit, and having short pseudobulbs and flag- 



