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winter months, and continues in bloom four weeks. This 

 will do on a block of wood. 



0. ncevium. A pretty dwarf Orchid from Truxillo, the 

 colour of the flowers being white spotted with crimson ; the 

 lip yellow. It blooms in June and July, and lasts a con- 

 siderable time in perfection. A scarce plant. 



0. ncevium majus. A beautiful variety of the preceding 

 from South America ; grows ten inches high, and produces 

 upright spikes of flowers, which are pure white speckled all 

 over with rich crimson. Mr. Stone, gardener to J. Day, Esq., 

 of Tottenham, has flowered some fine plants of this splendid 

 variety, which is very rare ; it requires great care to grow 

 it well ; a cool house suits it best, with a good supply of 

 water; in short, it should never be allowed to become 

 dry. 



0. Pescatorei. A magnificent species which grows ten 

 inches high, which has small bulbs, and leaves a foot in 

 length ; produces branching spikes, richly ornamented with 

 flowers, during April and May ; sepals and petals white, with 

 a shade of rose in them ; lip white, yellow, and rose. This 

 is also a difficult plant to manage, and requires great care. 

 A. Basset, Esq., of Stamford Hill, has some fine plants 

 of it j likewise J. Day, Esq., of Tottenham. There are 

 several varieties of it, and all of them are good. It does best 

 in a cool house in pots, in peat, with a good supply of water 

 during the growing season. 



0. Phalamopsis. A magnificent species from South Ame- 

 rica ; compact-growing, and having short bulbs and narrow 

 leaves about eight inches long ; flowers on a spike, generally 

 two together, from the bottom of the bulbs, which are flat 

 and very distinct from all other kinds ; sepals and petals 

 white ; lip crimson in the centre, edged with white ; will 

 last in bloom four or five weeks. This is a difficult plant to 

 cultivate, and very few grow it well; it requires a well- 

 drained pot, good fibrous peat and a cool house. Mr. Byers, 



