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with cholocate. It blooms with the young growth, and lasts 

 five or six weeks in beauty. This is the finest of the genus, 

 and is rather difficult to flower in some collections ; but I 

 have flowered it successively for several years. I keep it 

 rather dry during the winter ; a scarce plant. 



L. Mary anii. A pretty species, very compact in growth, 

 with pale green foliage ; sepals and petals flesh colour 

 changing to salmon ; lip mauve with buff stripes ; blossoms 

 during winter ; a desirable species which continues in bloom 

 four or five weeks at a time. 



L. peduncularis. A charming compact-habited evergreen 

 plant from Mexico ; grows like L. acuminata ; sepals and 

 petals beautiful dark rose ; lip same colour, with darker 

 spots in the centre : blooms during the winter months, and 

 lasts two weeks in perfection ; requires to be grown on a 

 block. 



L. Perrinii. A truly beautiful species from Brazil ; grows 

 like the Cattleyas and flowers in the same way ; the sepals 

 and petals light purple, with a crimson lip. It blooms in 

 October and November ; continues in good condition three 

 weeks. There are two varieties of this plant ; one producing 

 much darker coloured flowers, and being stronger in its 

 growth than the other. 



L. prestans. A splendid dwarf evergreen species from 

 Brazil j grows six inches high, and often blossoms twice a 

 year ; sepals and petals dark rose ; lip rich purple ; grows 

 best on a block with a good supply of water at the roots in 

 the growing season ; of this there are several varieties, some 

 of which are much better than others. This plant resembles 

 Cattleya marginata in growth and size of flowers. 



L. purpurata. A magnificent Orchid from Brazil ; grows 

 two feet high and has light green foliage ; blossoms so large 

 and showy as to render this without exception one of the 

 finest Orchids in cultivation. There are, however, many 

 varieties of it, but all are well worth growing, though some 



