54 THE ORCHID-GROWER'S MANUAL. 



and January, and lasts three weeks in beauty. A very rare 

 species, and certainly the finest of its class. 



ANGULOA. 



There are only five plants of this genus that I have seen. 

 The flowers are large and beautiful. The plants make good 

 subjects for exhibition, especially A. Clowesii, whose colour is 

 different from that of many of our Orchids, making it valu- 

 able. The pseudo-bulbs are large, about three inches high, 

 with broad flag-shaped leaves a foot or more long ; they all 

 produce their flowers, which are about six inches high, from 

 the base of the bulbs just as they begin to grow. All the 

 kinds are best grown in pots, with rough fibrous peat, good 

 drainage, and plenty of heat and moisture in the growing 

 season. The East India house is the most suitable place for 

 them during their season of growth ; afterwards they may 

 be moved to a cooler place. They ought to have a good 

 season of rest, and during this time they should be kept 

 rather dry, till they begin to show signs of moving, when 

 they must be grown in pots in peat and treated as already 

 recommended. They are propagated by dividing the bulbs 

 just before they begin to grow. 



A. Clowesii. A charming and free-growing species from 

 Columbia ; sepals and petals bright yellow ; lip pure white. 

 Blooms in June and July ; lasts long in perfection if kept in 

 a cool house. 



A. Clowesii macrantha. A fine variety, also from Columbia, 

 growing about the same height as the preceding ; the flowers, 

 which are bright yellow, spotted with red, are produced in 

 July, and, if kept dry, continue three or four weeks in perfec- 

 tion. A scarce plant. 



A. Ruckerii. A handsome Orchid from the same country 

 as the former, and flowering at the same time. The sepals 

 and petals rich brownish orange, lip greenish yellow : 



