LYCASTE. 117 



flowers are produced from the side of the bulbs on spikes, 

 about six inches in length ; all the varieties are of easy 

 culture, if properly attended to with respect to water, as they 

 require a liberal supply during the growing season, especially 

 Skinneri and its varieties. Mr. Gedney, gardener to W. Ellis, 

 Esq., of Hoddesdon, managed these plants better than any 

 cultivator with whom I am acquainted. In that collection, I 

 have seen specimens with as many as fifty blossoms on them, 

 producing a grand effect. Mr. Gedney kept his plants in a 

 cool house, the temperature of which ranged from 50 to 60 

 in winter; he grows them in pots, in peat, with good 

 drainage, watering liberally during the growing season; 

 they should, in fact, never be allowed to get dry at the 

 roots even while at rest. They are propagated by division 

 after flowering. 



Lycaste cruenta (from Guatemala). Blossoms yellow, with 

 a dark spot in the centre of the lip. Flowers in abundance 

 in March and April, and lasts three weeks in perfection. 



L. Deppii. A good old species from Zalapa. Flowers 

 during the winter and spring months, and lasts long in 

 beauty. 



L. Skinneri. A beautiful free-flowering Orchid from 

 Guatemala ; sepals and petals pure white, tinged at the base 

 with rose ; lip same colour, spotted with crimson. Blooms 

 during the winter months, lasting a long time in beauty. 

 This plant ought to be in every collection ; it is one of the 

 finest for winter blooming, its large, numerous, singularly- 

 formed, and richly-coloured flowers, rendering it at that 

 season peculiarly attractive. 



L. Skinneri alba. A distinct and pretty variety from 

 Guatemala ; sepals and petals blush white ; lip white ; flowers 

 smaller than those of Skinneri, with which it blooms con- 

 temporaneously, and it lasts a long time in perfection. A 

 scarce variety. 



L. Skinneri delicatissima. Another distinct and hand- 



