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the growing season ; but after they have completed their 

 growth, it should be withheld until they begin to show flower. 

 Propagation is effected by dividing the bulbs. The following 

 are the best and most showy species I have seen : — 



S. crispa. — A pretty species from Brazil, with pseudobulbs 

 a foot high, and spikes from three to five feet long, on the 

 apex of which are situated its yellow and brown flowers. This 

 does best in a pot or basket, and will gi'ow to a considerable 

 size ; it blooms during winter, and will last three weeks in 

 perfection if the flowers are kept dry. 



S, Lyonsii. — A handsome kind, the pseudobulbs of which 

 grow about a foot high, from the top of which its flower 

 spikes are produced, and which grow three or four feet long ; 

 the flowers are white, spotted with purple and yellow. It will 

 succeed either on a block or in a basket suspended from the 

 roof, and lasts in bloom three weeks. Native of Jamaica. 



6'. tibicina. — A species from Honduras, and the best I 

 have seen of the genus. The pseudobulbs are hollow and large 

 when well grown, indeed it will not flower until the bulbs are 

 strong. The blooms are produced on spikes five feet or more 

 in length, many together ; each flower measures more than 

 two inches across ; sepals and petals pink, spotted with rich 

 chocolate ; lip white, with rose colour on the side. Its usual 

 time of blooming is May and June, and it will keep flowering 

 for six weeks. I have found this plant grow best on a block, 

 with plenty of heat and moistm'e during the growing season. 



SCUTICARIA. 



A small genus of cmious plants, producing very handsome 

 flowers, and long evergreen terete leaves. The flower spike 

 proceeds fi'om the base of the pseudobulb, and is about two 

 inches high. They are best grown in the East Indian house, 

 either on blocks or in baskets with moss, a liberal supply 



