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leaves on the top of the bulb ; from the centre of the leaves 

 are produced spikes, with six or seven flowers on each, 

 measuring more than five inches across ; sepals and petals 

 light rose-spotted with rich purple ; lip deep purple ; blooms 

 in March, April, and May, and will last five weeks in per- 

 fection. I have only seen this in the collection of R. Warner, 

 Esq., of Broomfield ; I know of no one else who has it true : 

 plants sometimes sold for it appear to differ from it both in 

 growth and flower. 



C. bicolor. A beautiful and free-flowering Orchid from 

 Brazil ; sepals and petals pale green, with a rich purple lip. 

 It blooms in September, and remains a long time in perfec- 

 tion. It produces as many as eight or ten flowers o# p, 

 spike. This is a strong grower, rising eighteen inches or 

 two feet high. There are two varieties of this plant^, pne 

 much better than the other, 



0. Candida. A desirable free-growing species from Brazil, 

 about a foot high ; sepals and petals are of a delicate white, 

 slightly shaded with pink : the lip is of the same colour, 

 with a shade of yellow in the centre. It flowers from July 

 to November, and lasts three or four weeks in good condition, 

 if the flowers are kept free from damp. This plant makes 

 two growths in a year, and blooms from both, producing 

 three or four flowers on a spike. 



C. citrina. A beautiful dwarf plant from Mexico, with 

 bright yellow flowers, one or two together, and large for the 

 size of the plant ; blooms from May to August, and lasts 

 two weeks in perfection. This is best grown on a block of 

 wood, and the plant should be tied to the block with the 

 leaves hanging downwards, as it is found growing beneath 

 the branches of trees in its native country. 



C. crispa. A splendid free-growing Orchid from Brazil, 

 about a foot and a half high ; it flowers in July and August : 

 the blossoms are pure white, with a rich crimson stain in the 

 middle of the lip. A single spike frequently produces four 



