102 THE ORCHID-GROWEE'S MANUAL. 



E. maculatum grandiflorum. A splendid Orchid, and cer- 

 tainly one of the best of the genus. Grows about twelve 

 inches high, with short bulbs, and has evergreen foliage. 

 Flowers produced on spikes fourteen together from the top 

 of the bulb j sepals and petals creamy white spotted with 

 black spots, lip pink : blooms in June and July, and will 

 last several weeks in perfection. It is a very rare species, 

 and makes a fine show plant. 



E. phoeniceum. A fine species from Cuba ; the sepals and 

 petals purple ; the lip of the same colour, mixed with pink 

 and crimson : blooms during the summer months. 



E. rhizophorum. A pretty, but shy-flowering evergreen 

 Orchid, and a straggling grower, being often ten feet high. It 

 is best grown in a pot, in peat, with good drainage ; when the 

 plant becomes too tall, twist it round some sticks, which is the 

 best way to make it flower j the latter, which are produced 

 from the top of the bulb, are of a bright orange-scarlet, and 

 the same spike will keep in beauty for three months. I 

 have seen Mr. S. Woolley, of Cheshunt, have them in flower 

 for twelve months. 



E. Stamfordianum (from Guatemala). A small-flowering 

 species, producing its flowers in great abundance on a 

 branching spike : they are of a greenish yellow, thickly 

 spotted with brownish purple : it blooms in April and May, 

 lasting a considerable time in perfection. There are two 

 varieties of this plant ; one has much brighter coloured 

 flowers than the other ; the best has longer and thinner bulbs 

 than the other. 



E. verrucosum. A truly beautiful Orchid from Mexico ; 

 sepals and petals are of a delicate pink, spotted with crimson; 

 the lip of the same colour : it produces its flowers in June 

 and July, and continues flowering for four weeks. There are 

 two varieties of this plant ; one has much brighter coloured 

 flowers than the other. A very scarce Orchid. 



E. vitdlinum. A small-growing plant, but one of the finest 



