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blooms in June and July, and will last three or four weeks in 

 perfection. 



S. guttatum Holfordianum.-. — This splendid variety is the 

 finest of the genus. The leaves are broader than those of 

 the ordinary form of S. guttatum, and more praemorse at the 

 ends ; the flower spikes are also much larger and longer, and 

 the flowers are of a richer colour than those of the kind just 

 named, the lip being a rich crimson. This was bloomed first 

 by K. S. Holford, Esq., Weston Birt, Gloucestershire, in 

 compliment to whom it is named. It is figured in Warner's 

 " Select Orchidaceous Plants.'' 



S. Harrisonianum. — This is no doubt a variety of S. viola-, 

 ceum, to which it bears great resemblance. The leaves are, 

 however, of a somewhat lighter green colour. It produces 

 dense spikes of large pure white blooms, which are remarkably 

 sweet scented, and as these are produced in the winter, they 

 become doubly valuable. Native of Pulo-Copang, an island 

 in the Chinese Seas. 



S. miniatum. — A pretty, distinct, small-growing Orchid 

 from Java. It is not so showy as some of the other species 

 named, but it is well deserving attention on account of its 

 distinct colour. It produces its short spikes of vermilion- 

 coloured flowers in March and April, lasting three weeks in 

 beauty. This will do well on a block of wood without moss. 



S. prmnorsmn. — A lovely species from Malabar. The leaves 

 are stout and fleshy, broad, with very praemorse end, and dark 

 green ; spike long and dense ; flowers white, thinly spotted 

 with Hlac. It blooms in May and June : lasts three weeks in 

 perfection. A slow-growing kind, which makes a fine exhi- 

 bition plant. There has been a variety imported which is 

 more free in growth, produces much finer spikes, and is alto- 

 gether superior to the form first introduced. 



S. retusum. — A fine handsome free-growing species, more 



