78 THE ORCHID-GROWER'S MANCTAL. 



producing their flowers with the young growth : these will 

 do on blocks of wood, but grow much finer in baskets or 

 pots, with peat, moss, and potsherds. They require a liberal 

 supply of heat and moisture in their growing season, but 

 after they have finished their growth should be moved into a 

 cooler house till they begin to grow : then they may be taken 

 back to the India house. During their season of rest they 

 require but very little water, and are propagated by dividing 

 the plants just as they begin to grow. 



Chysis aurea. A charming Orchid from Venezuela, pro- 

 ducing its flowers on a short spike, generally twice a-year : the 

 blossoms are yellow, the lip is marked with crimson. It 

 flowers at different times of the year, and lasts two weeks in 

 beauty. 



C. bractescens. A fine species from Guatemala : its flowers 

 are produced on a short spike, sometimes six together, each 

 flower measuring two or three inches across ; the sepals and 

 petals are white ; the lip has a blotch of yellow in the centre. 

 It blooms in April and May, lasts two or three weeks in 

 perfection : it makes a good show-plant. 



C. Icevis, from Guatemala. The blossoms are cream- 

 coloured, with a blotch of yellow on the lip : it flowers in 

 the same way as the two former kinds, but at different times 

 of the year, and lasts two weeks in good condition. A scarce 

 plant. 



C. Limminghii. A charming species from Guatemala, 

 which grows a foot high, producing delicate pink and rose- 

 coloured flowers very freely along with the young growth 

 in May and June, and they continue in perfection three 

 weeks. This makes a good exhibition plant, but requires a 

 cool house to keep it back for late flowering. 



CGELOGTNE. 



There are many species of this class of plants, some of 

 which are very beautiful ; the colour of the flowers of some 



