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weeks ; sepals and petals green, tinged with brown ; lip large 

 and flat, blue, streaked with deep purple. Native of Brazil. 



Z. Mackayi. — A very handsome plant, producing long 

 spikes of large flowers during the winter months. The colour 

 of the flowers is greenish yellow, spotted with brown and lilac. 

 There are several varieties of this plant, some much finer than 

 others. It lasts in perfection a long time. 



Z. Mackayi intermedium. — A very fine and distinct plant 

 having the leaves longer than in Z. Mackayi ; it flowers at the 

 same time, but the blossoms are of a paler colour, with a fine 

 large lip ; it is well worthy of cultivation. Native of Brazil. 



Z. maxillare. — A free-flowering pretty species from Brazil, 

 producing its drooping spikes at different times of the year, 

 and keeping in beauty a long time. I have bloomed this 

 species with seventy flowers on a plant at one time ; sepals 

 and petals greenish, stained with chocolate near the base ; the 

 lip a rich blue. 



Z. rostratum. — A showy compact free-flowering plant, which 

 blooms three times a year, and lasts six weeks in perfection. 

 It requires more heat and moisture than any of the other 

 species. This makes a fine exhibition plant when well grown ; 

 I have shown it with twenty or more flowers, and grown like 

 this it is a beautiful object ; sepals and petals yellowish green ; 

 lip two inches across, white, striped with pink. Native of 

 Demerara. 



ORCHIDS FOR THE GREENHOUSE, COLD FRAME, 

 OR PIT. 



HIS subject was first introduced to these pages in 

 the third edition, and I am glad to find the 

 remarks then made have induced many to turn 

 their attention to these beautiful plants, for there are many 



