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much water at the roots at any time, and require the same 

 treatment as Cattleyas. Those on blocks require more 

 water. All are best grown in the Mexican house, except 

 Perriniij which requires a little more heat to grow it in 

 perfection. They are propagated in the same way as 

 Cattleyas. 



Lcelia acuminata. A pretty, delicate-flowering, and com- 

 pact growing plant from Mexico ; sepals and petals white j lip 

 white, with a dark blotch on the upper part. It blooms in 

 December and January, and lasts two or three weeks in 

 beauty. 



L. albida. A lovely compact-growing species from Oaxaca ; 

 sepals and petals white ; lip pink, with stripes of yellow 

 down the centre. It blossoms in December and January, 

 lasting a good time in beauty. There are two varieties of 

 this plant. The best is called superba. In the latter, the 

 flowers are much larger than in albida. 



L. anceps. A remarkably handsome Orchid from Mexico ; 

 sepals and petals rose-lilac ; the lip of a beautiful deep 

 purple. It blooms in December and January. The flowers 

 are three or four inches across, and last a month in perfec- 

 tion, if kept in a cool dry house. Of this there are several 

 varieties, one of which is called Barkerii. 



L. autumnalis. A lovely and showy Orchid from Mexico. 

 It produces its blossoms on a spike twelve inches or more 

 high, and often as many as nine flowers on a single spike. 

 I have bloomed it with that number. The sepals and petals 

 are of a beautiful purple colour ; lip rose and white, with 

 yellow in the centre. The flowers are four inches across : 

 it blooms at the same time as anceps, lasting two weeks 

 in good condition. There are several varieties of this plant, 

 some of them much richer in colour than others ; one fine 

 one I saw grown by Mr. Toll, gardener to J. A. Turner, Esq., 

 Manchester. 



L. Brysiana. A fine showy Orchid from Brazil, and very 



