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brighter colour. Blooms about the same time as wrens, and 

 remains long in perfection. 



A. Williamsii.K distinct and charming kind from India, 

 with broad dark green drooping foliage. The spikes of flower 

 are produced in great abundance, measuring from two to 

 three feet in length, and branched ; colour pinkish white ; 

 very scarce. I am only acquainted with one plant, which is 

 in the collection of C. B. Warner, Esq., at Stratford, where 

 it blooms in June and July, and makes a fine Orchid for 

 purposes of exhibition, on account of its free-flowering ; its 

 delicate colour also associates well with that of other kinds. 



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A. pulchella. A pretty dwarf Orchid from Demerara, 

 eight inches high, the only species of this genus that I know ; 

 it produces from the bottom of the bulb a spike of flowers, 

 which are white, with a blotch of yellow in the centre of the 

 lip. It blossoms at different times of the year, lasts two or 

 three weeks in perfection, and is best grown in a pot, with 

 peat and good drainage. It requires a liberal supply of 

 water at the roots, and the hottest house. It is a very 

 scarce plant, and is propagated by dividing the bulbs. 



AN^CTOCHILI OR VARIEGATED ORCHIDS. 



The following short and plain description of all the Anaecto- 

 chili I have seen grown may, I hope, prove serviceable to 

 those who may be beginning their cultivation, as well as to 

 others who, having made a commencement, have not com- 

 pleted their collections ; I have also added the cultivation 

 which, from long experience, has been found to suit their 

 wants. Many are, however, not yet in cultivation, and there 

 are others in catalogues that I have not seen. 



Among Orchids, as well as among most other orders of the 

 vegetable kingdom, there are variegated varieties, and these, 

 like most other variegated plants, generally bear flowers 



