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species are not sufficiently showy to render them worth the 

 attention of amateurs with limited space ; yet there are some 

 very pretty ones. The species here introduced, and which 

 flowered in the collection of Lord Eversley, at Heckfield, is 

 well worth growing. It is of free habit, producing spikes of 

 flowers which resemble little doves hanging by their beaks ; 

 the sepals and petals are chocolate colour, and the Hp white. 

 It requires the same treatment as the Cypripediums. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. 



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G. jmhescens. — A charming species, of dwarf habit. The 

 foliage is gi-een, enriched with white markings, and is in 

 appearance something like that of Physurus argenteus. It is 

 a beautiful foliage plant, and should be in eveiy collection. 

 Native of North America, and consequently a fine plant for the 

 cold frame. To cultivate this well, put some live sphagnum 

 moss with the peat, and also a portion of silver sand ; mix 

 them well together. It requires a liberal supply of water ; in 

 fact, it should never be allowed to get diy at the roots. 



Habenaria. 

 H. ciliaris. — A very pretty and rare species, though it 

 has been for a long time an inhabitant of our gardens. It 

 grows about a foot or more in height, wdth light green leaves, 

 producing a dense cluster of orange-yellow flowers, the lip 

 being beautifully fringed. It requires the same treatment as 

 Cypripediums. Native of Canada. 



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L. speciosus. — A free-growing kind, and an old inhabitant 

 of our gardens, though it is so much neglected as rarely ever 

 to be seen. With proper treatment, it grows about two feet 



