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a butterfly. Peristeria elala, the beau- 1 flowers downwards in the same direc- 

 tiful dove flower. Miltonia Candida,' tion as the roots, and have a very curi- 

 Cattleya labiata, C. Mossia, C. rrispa, ous appearance." — Card. Chron. 



C. intermedia, C. Harrisoniala : these 

 flower in great profusion during sum- 

 mer, and are remarkable for their great 

 beauty. Cymbidium sinense, with dingy 

 coloured flowers, but very fragrant. 

 Zygopelalum, Mackaii, Z. intermedium, 

 Z. crinitum, very showy and sweet- 



Hardy Orchideous Plants. — M. F.Otto 

 lias written as follows upon these: — 



" The best time for transplanting 

 Orchises is early in autumn, when the 

 plants are in a state of rest, and the 

 cultivator must devise the means of 

 finding them, although they are almost 



scented. Brassia caudata, B.Lanceana, withered upon the ground. 



and B. maculata. Acantliaphippium bi- 



They grow much better if placed 



color is easily cultivated, and produces between other plants, as they find theui 

 a nest of flowers in spring. Gon^ora selves in their natural situation 



atropurpurea likes heat and moisture, 

 the flowers are striking and curious. 



" 2. To be grown in pots and placed in 

 the coolest end of the stove. Oncidium 

 Cavendishianum produces large spikes 

 of yellow flower. Cattleya Skinneri, 

 Epidendrum Stamfordianum, whose 

 flowers hang very gracefully, and the 



" They should be brought into the 

 garden not only with the whole of their 

 ball of earth, but also with all the sorts 

 of plants belonging to it. They never 

 thrive so well as if they stood among 

 the other plants whicli naturally sur- 

 round them. 



" Experience has taught that the 



violet markings of them are delicate ; greater part of the Swiss and Tyrolese 



and beautiful. Trichopilia tortilis with 

 finely spotted flowers. Catassetnm 

 tnaculatum, and Pkasius grandifolius, 

 which should be kept near the light, 

 and is very thirsty while growing. 

 Maxillaria aromatica and M. cruenta 



Alpine Orchises, as well as those fro'm 

 the south of Europe, are cultivated in 

 pots, but in this situation the plants 

 weaken from year to year, until the 

 tubercles at last disappear. If we would 

 retain them longer in our gardens, par- 



have fine yellow flowers, highly fra- ticular attention must be paid to the 



grant. M. tenuifolia has pretty spotted 

 flowers. Cyrtochilium maculatum, and 

 several varieties of it, are well worth 

 cultivation. 



3. To be suspended in baskets, or 



soil in which they grow, and it would 

 probably be best to cultivate them in 

 boxes, which may be covered during 

 the winter months. 



" It may be useful to those who would 



on blocks of wood near the warmest collect the northern species into gar- 



end. Dendrohium cucullatum, macula- 

 turn, and fimhriatum, the former with 

 rose coloured, the latter with pretty 

 yellow fringed flowers. Oncidium am- 



dens, to know the situation and soil in 

 which they naturally grow. 



" Malaxis paludosa upon very wet 

 peat earth, among sphagnum. Coral- 



pliatum, large varieties; 0. Lanceanum, lorrhiza injiatn upon stumps of roots in 

 one of the best of the genus, will also i wooded peaty marshes. Liparis Loc- 

 do well in a pot. Aerides odoratum, selii, in peat meadows, among sphag- 

 very sweet; Saccolabium guttatum ;' num. Orchis morio, in meadows and 

 both of these want a very warm and pastures. O. pnlustris, in damp mea- 

 moist situation, but their beautiful rose dows, often half under water. O. mas- 

 and lilac blossoms wil 

 trouble. 



repay any cula, in meadows and pastures. O. 



pallens, upon chalk, in mountain pas- 



"4. To be suspended in baskets, or tures. 0. militans, in meadows. 0. 



blocks of wood near the coolest end of /usco, upon chalk, in mountain mea- 



the stove. Laliaautumnalis, L. albida, dows. 0. cor/op/iora, in meadows. 0. 



and L. anceps, are very ornamental, re- 

 sembling Cattleyas. Oncidium leuco- 

 chilum is easily grown, and the delicate 

 white of the lip contrasts well with the 



ustulata, in meadows. O. glohosa, in 

 meadows. 0. sambucina, in meadows. 

 0. maculata, in very dry meadows. O. 

 latifolia, in meadows. O. anacamptis 



brown markings of the other parts of pyramidalis, in meadows. O. gymnn- 

 the flower. Odontoglossum grande, denia conopsea, in meadows. O. con- 

 whose flowers are very large and par- densijlora, in meadows. O. plalan- 

 ticularly striking. Stanhopea tigrina thera bifolia, in dry meadows, on 

 and several other species send their mountains, and in forests. O. hermin- 



