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and produces its spikes of blossoms three or four feet 

 long, several together ; colour of flowers white, spotted with 

 purple ; will succeed either on a block or in a basket sus- 

 pended from the roof, and lasts in bloom three weeks. 



S. tibicina. A species from Honduras, and the best I 

 have seen of the genus ; bulbs, large when 'well grown, and 

 will not flower till the bulbs are strong ; the blossoms are 

 produced on long spikes five feet or more in length, many 

 together ; each flower measures more than two inches across ; 

 sepals and petals pink, spotted with rich chocolate ; lip white 

 with rose colour on the side ; blooms in May and June, and 

 will keep flowering for six weeks ; it requires to be grown 

 strong before it will blossom, and is best grown on a block 

 with plenty of heat and moisture during the growing season. 



SCUTICARIAS. 



A small genus, of which I know of only two species, both 

 of which have evergreen foliage in the shape of a rush. The 

 flowers, which are handsome, proceed from the bottom of the 

 bulb, on a short stalk about two inches high. They are best 

 grown in the East India house, either on blocks or in baskets 

 with moss, with a liberal quantity of water at the roots in 

 the growing season. They are propagated by dividing the 

 plants just as they begin to grow. 



Scuticaria Hadwenii. A pretty Orchid with foliage a foot 

 long. This plant is very much like Steelii ; the only dif- 

 ference between the two is, that Hadwenii furnishes flowers 

 more erect, and stands one or two inches higher. The 

 colour of the flowers is nearly alike. A rare plant. 



S. Steelii. A handsome plant from Guayana, the foliage of 

 which is pendulous, three or four feet long j flowers yellow ? 

 spotted with crimson. It produces its blossoms at different 

 times of the year, lasting a good time in perfection. Of 

 this plant I saw three varieties growing in the collection 



