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is white and purple. It blooms in June, lasting a long time 

 in beauty. A rare species. There are several more of this 

 tribe, but I have not seen them in bloom. 



W. tricolor. A very good species from Brazil. The flowers 

 are produced on an upright spike, two feet high, in June and 

 July ; sepals and petals white ; the lip white, with yellow 

 and purple in the centre : the blossoms last a long time in 

 perfection, and require the same treatment as the former 

 one. 



ZYGOPETALUMS. 



Handsome plants with evergreen foliage. They generally 

 bloom during the winter, which makes them very valuable. 

 They are rather large-growing plants, of easy culture, and 

 will do in either house in pots, with peat and good drainage, 

 and plenty of water at the roots. They are propagated by 

 dividing the plants. 



Zygopetalum brachypetalum. A Brazilian species and one 

 of the handsomest of the genus, having brownish sepals and 

 petals ; a little marbled with green and a deep blush violet j 

 lip veined with white. It blooms in December, lasting long 

 in perfection. 



Z. crinitum coeruleum. A handsome variety from Brazil. 

 It produces upright spikes, sometimes two from the same 

 bulb, and bears beautifully variegated flowers during the 

 winter. The sepals and petals are green, barred with 

 brown ; the lip is white or cream-coloured, streaked with 

 bright blue. 



Z. intermedium (also from Brazil). It produces green and 

 blue blossoms during the autumn, and continues in perfection 

 four or five weeks. 



Z. Mackayi. A handsome Brazilian plant. It produces 

 long spikes of large flowers during the winter. The colour 01 

 the flowers is greenish yellow, spotted with brown and lilac. 



