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and petals white ; lip white stained with yellow in the 

 throat. 



T. coccinea. — A very pretty and distinct species from Central 

 America. The sepals and petals are long and twisted, yellow 

 and reddish-brown in colour, and the lip is deep crimson, 

 with a narrow edge of white. It produces its blossoms in 

 May and June, lasting three weeks in beauty. Of this plant 

 there are many varieties. 



T. crispa. — A charming species, and very rare, resembling 

 T. coccinea in its growth, but the pseudobulbs are larger and 

 the whole plant is more robust. It requires to be grown in a 

 pot, and should be elevated three inches above the rim, in order 

 to show off the flowers, which are drooping, to the greatest 

 advantage. The drooping spike is produced from the base 

 of the bulbs, and bears two and three large flowers on each ; 

 sepals and petals light crimson, faintly edged with white ; 

 lip large and slightly deeper in coloui' than the sepals. It 

 blooms during April, May, and June, and lasts about two 

 weeks in perfection. R. Warner, Esq., of Broomfield, exhi- 

 bited a fine specimen of this plant, with upwards of a hundred 

 flowers, at the St. Petersburgh International Exhibition in 

 1869. This plant has the peculiarity of producing two crops 

 of flowers from the same bulbs every year. Native of Central 

 America. 



T. crispa rnarginata. — A decided acquisition to a very 

 pretty genus, all of which are dwarf, compact in habit, and 

 abundant bloomers. This is a much finer plant than T. crispa, 

 and will prove very useful for exhibition purposes, as it flowers 

 in June and July. The plant grows some twelve inches high ; 

 pseudobulbs ovate ; leaves lanceolate, slightly pendulous and 

 dark green. The spikes are produced from the base of the 

 bulbs, bearing two and three blooms each, which are large 

 and very showy ; the sepals and petals are of a light crimson 



