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colour light rose and white. A very distinct kind, which 

 lasts in bloom four or five weeks at a time. Generally blos- 

 soms in September or October, and is best grown in a pot, 

 in peat. Also a rare Orchid. 



M. spectabilis. A beautiful Orchid from Brazil ; grows 

 about six inches high, and very free in producing its large 

 solitary flowers in July and August, lasting six weeks in 

 beauty if kept in a cool house and free from damp ; sepals 

 and petals white ; the lip violet, edged with dull white. Of 

 this beautiful species there are four varieties, some much 

 better than others. A. Basset, Esq., of Stamford Hill, has 

 some fine varieties of spectabilis ; the lip of one which I saw 

 in flower measured four inches across, and of a distinct and 

 beautiful colour. 



MORMODES. 



There are several of this genus, but only three that I know 

 of are worth growing j these are deciduous, and will do in 

 either house, growing in pots, in peat, with a liberal quantity 

 of water at the roots during their period of growth ; after- 

 wards they should be kept dry, and placed near the glass 

 till they begin to grow. They are propagated by dividing 

 the plant. 



Mormodes citrinum. A Mexican plant, and the best of 

 the genus j flowers yellow, and produced on a short spike in 

 July and August. 



M. luxatum. From the same country as the former ; 

 sepals and petals creamy white ; lip the same, with stripes of 

 brown in the centre. Blooms in July, lasting in bloom two 

 weeks or more. 



M. pardinum. Also from Mexico ; a beautiful species, 

 with bright yellow flowers spotted with rich brown. 



