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does best in a basket, in which the flowers are shown off 

 to good advantage ; a general favourite with Orchid 

 growers. 



0. papilio majus. A truly magnificent Orchid from 

 Trinidad : with flowers the shape of a butterfly : it continues 

 blooming from the old flower stems for years ; as soon as one 

 flower fades, another appears in the same place : the colour 

 of the flowers is rich dark brown, barred with yellow ; lip 

 very large, with bright yellow in the centre, and edged 

 with dark brown. This will do either in a pot or on a 

 block. There are several varieties of papilio, but majus is 

 the best. 



0. phymatocTiilum. A pretty species from Brazil, and 

 very distinct from all others in flower as well as in growth ; 

 foliage dark green, attaining a height of twelve inches ; bulbs 

 thick ; flowers very curious ; sepals and petals yellow and 

 reddish brown, lip white ; this is a species which ought to be 

 in every collection ; it blossoms during May and June, and 

 continues in flower two months at a time ; it is best grown 

 in a pot, in peat. 



0. pulchellum. A beautiful dwarf compact species from 

 Jamaica, attaining a height of about six inches, with small 

 bulbs and leaves, and it produces its spikes of white flowers 

 in abundance during the summer months, remaining a long 

 time in perfection j it thrives well on a block with plenty of 

 moisture at the roots. 



0. pulvinatum. A free flowering Brazilian species com- 

 pact in habit, and growing about a foot high ; flower spikes 

 not unfrequently ten feet long ; colour of blossoms yellow, 

 orange and brown in bloom during the summer months, 

 and will last long in perfection ; pot culture and peat suits it 

 best. 



0. pulvinatum majus. A fine Brazilian variety of the 

 preceding, growing in the same way, but having blossoms 

 much larger and brighter in colour ; this I have only seen in 



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