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seen a sensitive Orchid, would have been delighted had 
he seen this plant. 
Culture—The details of cultivation for most of the species 
described here are given under three representative kinds, 
viz., M. Chimera, M. Harryana, and M. Shuttleworthii. 
To these the reader is referred for instructions on the 
treatment of the plants. All of them require a moist 
atmosphere all the year round, with moisture always at 
the root; whilst in summer the soil should never be allowed 
to approach dryness. In an establishment where a large 
number of kinds are grown, a house is devoted specially 
to them. The aspect of this house is north, with a view to 
summer coolness and shade, and it is so constructed as to 
admit of abundant ventilation without drying-up_ the 
atmosphere. In summer the house must be kept quite cool, 
whilst in winter the temperature should be: day, 5odeg. 
to 55deg.; night, 48deg. for the coolest species. Those 
requiring a little more warmth, such as M. Chimera, 
should be kept at a temperature 5deg. higher than this. 
Green fly sometimes attacks these plants: it should be 
removed with a sponge and soapy water, or by dipping 
the plants in a solution of tobacco and soft soap. Masde- 
vallias cannot bear tobacco fumigation. The species 
enumerated here are the best of those known in cultiva- 
tion. They are, with few exceptions, easily obtained, 
being plentiful in dealers’ collections. 
M. amabilis.—A graceful species, forming tufts of 
erect, fleshy, green leaves, 5in. long and #in. across, the 
apex recurved and acute-pointed, the base narrowed to a 
stalk. Scape gin. long, erect, one-flowered; tube jin. 
long and curved, carmine above, pinkish below; upper 
sepal erect, tin. wide at the base, narrowed to a tail 1in. 
long; lower sepals r}in. long, joined for about one-third 
