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the collection of E. McMorland, Esq., Haverstock Hill, who 

 has flowered it very finely. 



0. roseum. A pretty small flowering species from Hon- 

 duras : the flower is rose-coloured spotted with red : blooms 

 at different times of the year j lasts six weeks in good condi- 

 tion, and is best grown in a pot with peat. 



0. sar codes. A fine species, with handsome flowers, from 

 Brazil : it produces its branching spikes of yellow and crim- 

 son flowers during March and April. This fine species was 

 first flowered in the collection of Mr. Bunney, at the Stratford 

 Nursery. A very rare, compact-growing plant ; is best grown 

 in a pot with peat. 



0. sessile. A pretty species, of compact growth, from 

 Santa Martha : it produces its slender spikes of yellow 

 flowers, spotted in the centre with pale cinnamon colour : 

 blooms during the spring months. This fine species was 

 flowered in 1850, by Mr. Iveson, then gardener to the Duke 

 of Northumberland. 



0. sphacelatum majus. A good, free-flowering Orchid, from 

 Honduras, producing its long branching spikes of flowers in 

 April and May, lasting three or four weeks in beauty. The 

 colour of the flower is yellow, barred with dark brown ; it is 

 best grown in a pot, with peat or moss. 



0. unguiculatum (from Guatemala). A pretty winter- 

 flowering species : the large yellow flowers are produced on 

 a long branching spike, three or four feet high, lasting a long 

 time in perfection ; pot-and-peat culture suits it best. 



0. variegatum. A pretty species from the West Indies ; 

 grows six inches high and has dark evergreen foliage ; spikes 

 branching and upright, bearing many blossoms of a rose 

 and pink colour, and continuing in beauty several weeks ; 

 it is best grown on a block with plenty of moisture at 

 the roots. 



