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being rich and of a most delicate hue, whilst others are not 

 worth growing. The following produce the best flowers, and 

 all I have seen are evergreen. Almost all the Coelogynes have 

 bulbs from three to six inches, from which the flowers pro- 

 ceed with the young growth : they make their leaves after 

 they have done blooming : the flowers of some are very large, 

 measuring as much as three inches across. 



These plants are all best grown in pots, with peat and 

 moss. Some of them will do on blocks, but the pot-and- 

 peat culture is the best. They require good drainage, and 

 an abundance of water at their roots in their growing season, 

 and are best grown in the East India house ; but after they 

 have finished their growth a cooler house will do. During 

 their period of rest they should have but little water. 

 They are propagated by dividing the bulbs. 



Coelogyne cristata. A magnificent Orchid from Nepaul : a 

 dwarf evergreen species, leaves six inches long ; the flowers 

 proceed from the bottom of the bulb, on a drooping spike, six or 

 eight together, each flower being three or four inches across : 

 the colour is a beautiful white, with a blotch of yellow on 

 the lip. It blossoms in February and March, and will con- 

 tinue in perfection four or five weeks if the flowers are kept 

 free from damp. This is the finest of the genus, and ought 

 to be in every collection. I have seen it with as many as 

 sixty blossoms on it at one time. This occurred on a speci- 

 men grown by Mr. Baker, gardener to A. Bassett, Esq., 

 Stamford Hill. 



C. Cummingii. A pretty species from Singapore. Sepals 

 and petals white ; lip bright yellow, with white down the 

 centre. It lasts long in beauty. 



C. Gardneriana. A very good Orchid from the Khoosea 

 Hills ; grows about a foot high ; the flowers, which are white 

 tinged with yellow, are produced on a drooping spike. It 

 blooms during the winter months, and lasts three or four 

 weeks in good condition. 



