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and petals yellowish green, blotched with brown ; the lip 

 is broad and yellow, spotted with brown. Blooms from May 

 to August, and continues flowering for two months. 



BROUGHTONIA. 



B. sanguinea, from Jamaica ; the only one of the genus 

 that I have seen cultivated. A very compact evergreen- 

 growing plant, which succeeds best on a block of wood, with 

 a little moss, suspended from the roof. It requires a good 

 supply of heat and moisture in the growing season, and pro- 

 duces its spikes of crimson flowers from the top of the bulb 

 during the summer months, lasting a long time in good 

 condition. This plant ought to be in every collection, on 

 account of the distinct colour of its flowers. It is propagated 

 by dividing the plant. 



BUKLINGTONIA. 



There are some beautiful species of this genus ; they are 

 very compact in growth, except amoena, with beautiful ever- 

 green foliage, from four to six inches high. They produce 

 their delicately-coloured flowers on drooping spikes shooting 

 from the sides of their bulbs. These plants ought to be in 

 every collection, however small, as they require but very 

 little room, and may be easily grown to perfection. I find 

 them thrive best in baskets with sphagnum moss and pot- 

 sherds, and a good supply of heat and moisture while growing. 

 They require but little rest, and should never be suffered to 

 get too dry at the roots. They are propagated by dividing 

 the plant. The following are among the best kinds of this 

 beautiful class of plants with which I am acquainted. 



JS. amoena. A beautiful free-flowering species from Brazil, 

 but a straggling grower ; it keeps on growing and flower- 

 ing and throwing out roots all up the stem. The flowers, 

 which are produced on upright spikes, are of a delicate white 

 pencilled with light rose. They are produced during the 



