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plants, and some of them produce pendulous spikes as much 

 as two feet long. They are best grown in the East India 

 house, in pots of large size ; they require plenty of pot room, 

 as they send out thick fleshy roots very freely. I grow these 

 in rough peat with good drainage, and a liberal quantity of 

 water at the roots during their period of growth ; afterwards 

 less water will suffice, and they should be kept at the 

 cool end of the East India house. They are propagated 

 by dividing the bulbs. The following are the best I have 

 seen : 



Cymbidium eburneum. A remarkably handsome species, 

 the finest of the genus, with graceful foliage, and of very 

 compact growth. The sepals and petals of the flowers are 

 pure white : the lip is the same colour, with a blotch of 

 yellow in the centre : the flowers are erect, about six inches 

 high, and very large. It blooms in February and March, and 

 lasts a long time in bloom. A very scarce plant. We are 

 indebted to Messrs. Loddiges for the introducing of this mag- 

 nificent plant, of which there are two varieties. I saw a 

 pretty kind grown by Mr. Stone, gardener to J. Day, Esq., 

 Tottenham. This is smaller in growth than eburneum, and 

 the flowers are not so large as the former. Sepals and petals 

 pure white ; lip same colour, with a blotch of yellow in the 

 centre, and rose-coloured spots on each side. 



(7. giganteum. From Nepaul. This is not so good as the 

 others, but it makes a good plant for winter-blooming : a 

 rather large-growing species ; its brown and purple flowers are 

 produced on long spikes during the winter, and last long in 

 perfection if they are kept dry. 



C. Mastersii. A pretty Orchid from India. It is a great 

 deal like eburneum in its growth, but the flowers are very 

 different ; they are produced on a spike, and are white with a 

 yellow centre. This plant blooms during the winter, and 

 continues long in flower. 



C. pendulum. A very good Orchid from Sylhet : a large- 



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