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Lindeni.—A superb species, but uncommonly reluctant 

 to display its charms, as a rule. In my own poor little 

 house It has been growing bigger for years and years. The 

 pseudo-bulbs are five inches high now, and more than two 

 thick, but I look for flowers in vain. When they condescend 

 to appear they are all sulphur-yellow, crumpled, or, as the 

 phrase goes, undulated, in a fashion quite unlike any other 

 Odontoglot. 



Grande magnificum, — The common form of grande 

 ranks among the showiest of flowers, much too big, indeed 

 and too strong in colour, to be approved by a dainty taste.' 

 But this is even bigger, its yellow more brilliant, its red- 

 brown markings more distinctly red. There is record of 

 sixteen flowers on one spike, each seven inches across '—I 

 scarcely expect to be believed, but ' chapter and verse ' are 

 forthcoming on demand. 



Crispum anreum. — Almost as yellow as polyxanthum, 

 ' the very golden '—a most remarkable variety. The spots 

 are few and small. 



Crispum Cooksoni, on the other hand, is white, superbly 

 spotted, or rather blotched, with crimson-brown. Perhaps 

 the best of its class. 



Crispum Reginae.—lmmQnsQ. White. The handsome 

 spots, of purplish brown, are more regularly disposed than 

 usual. 



Crispum Chestermi. — VtzuYmr for a yellow lip, while 

 sepals and petals are white ; the former of these heavily 

 splashed, and the latter sprinkled, with red-brown. The 

 lip has a brown blot on the disc. 



Rossii aspersum is a natural hybrid of Od. Rossii and Od. 

 maculatum, as is supposed. Sepals and petals faintly yellow' 

 spotted with brown at the base ; lip creamy white. 



Pescatorei album. — Large. All pure white. 



Pescatorei superbum. — A round flower, of great 'sub- 



