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same colour, with a little yellow in the centre. Will make a 

 fine exhibition plant, the colour being very different from 

 that of many other Orchids. 



C. hybrida. This was raised in this country by Mr. 

 Veitch, a pretty species, but not so good as many others ; 

 still well worth growing. 



G. intermedia violacea. A beautiful Orchid from Brazil ; 

 a free-grower, and about a foot high. Sepals and petals are 

 delicate rose colour, and the lip has a rich purple spot in the 

 centre. It blooms in May and June, and lasts three or four 

 weeks in good perfection, if kept in a cool place. This 

 species frequently produces as many as nine flowers on a 

 spike, and makes a fine plant for the May and June shows. 

 There are several varieties of C. intermedia. 



G. intermedia superba. A splendid variety from Brazil ; 

 grows* about fourteen inches high, and makes two growths in 

 one year ; but only flowers from the one made in spring, 

 Sepals and petals delicate rose ; lip broad, and of the richest 

 purple ; from four to six blossoms produced on a spike ; 

 makes a fine plant for exhibition, and will last about four 

 weeks in perfection. 



C. labiata. One of the best of the Gattleyas ; comes from 

 Brazil ; is a free-blooming species, and grows about twenty 

 inches high. The flowers are rose coloured, with a rich 

 crimson lip. It blooms in October and November, and 

 will continue in perfection three or four weeks. The flowers 

 are very large, often six inches across, with three or four 

 on a spike. The finest specimen I ever saw was in the 

 collection of R. Hanbury, Esq., Pole's Gardens, near Ware. 

 The plant was cultivated in a large tub, about two feet 

 across. This superb Gattleya was first flowered by the late 

 Mr. Cattley, of Barnet, in honour of whom the genus is 

 named. 



G. labiata atropurpurea. A splendid variety which grows 

 about the same height as the preceding ; flowers large, and 



