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either in the East India or a cooler house. The flowers are 

 produced from the side of the bulbs on a long drooping 

 spike. They are all evergreen, with good foliage, each leaf 

 being a foot or more in length. They are best grown in 

 pots, with rough fibrous peat and good drainage, and require 

 a liberal supply of water at the roots in the growing season; 

 afterwards just enough water to keep their bulbs plump will 

 suffice, for they should never be allowed to shrivel. They 

 are propagated by dividing the plants when they begin to 

 grow. 



B. Lanceana. A free-flowering Orchid from Demerara, 

 blooming at different times of the year, and bearing yellow 

 blossoms spotted with brown, which last three weeks in per- 

 fection. There are two varieties of this plant, one much 

 better than the other, having larger and brighter coloured 

 flowers. 



B. Lawrenceana, from Demerara, blooming abundantly 

 from June to August. The colour of the flower is yellow and 

 green spotted with brown, and lasts three or four weeks in 

 good condition, if kept dry. 



B. maculata major, from Jamaica. A free-flowering Orchid, 

 sepals and petals greenish yellow spotted with brown; lip 

 white spotted with dark brown. Flowers in May and June ; 

 lasts five weeks in bloom if kept in a cool house. 



B. verrucosa. A curious species from Mexico. The upper 

 part of the flowers is of a pale green ; the lip white, 

 marked with green warts. It blossoms abundantly in May 

 and June. 



B. verrucosa superba. A fine variety from Mexico, whose 

 growth is stronger than, and the flowers twice the size of, the 

 preceding, and of a lighter colour. This is the best of 

 the genus I have seen, and is well worth a place in every 

 collection. 



B. Wrayce. A very good species from Guatemala, pro- 

 ducing its flowers on spikes two or three feet long; sepals 



