396 ORCHIDS. 



Sepals large, deep, nankeen yellow ; petals narrow, the 

 same color ; both covered with large, irregular orange- 

 red spots ; lip yellow, with deep purple, chocolate spots. 

 Flowers very large and fragrant. 



Stanhopea tigrina lutescens. A fine variety from Guate- 

 mala. Flowers brilliant yellow or orange, barred with 

 deep chocolate. 



Stanhopea tigrina superba . . . Fl. des Ser., 713715. 

 A variety with deeper colors than the species, and 

 spotted with reddish violet, producing the largest flowers 

 of the genus. 



A. Stanhopea virginalis. Bahia. 



Flowers large, pure white, smelling like orange-blos- 

 soms, and remaining long in perfection. 



B. Stanhopea Wardii. La Guayra . Fl. Cab., 90. 



B. M., 5289. 

 Sert. O., tab. 20. 



Perianth dull yellow, with brown spots ; lip red, yellow, 

 and orange. 



All the plants of this genus are worthy of a place in a 

 collection. The flowers are produced several together, 

 on spikes from the bottom of the bulbs. The plants 

 should be grown in shallow hanging baskets filled with 

 coarse peat, moss, and charcoal, with plenty of space 

 between the bars of the baskets for the flower-stalks to 

 push out. 



Care should be taken not to rot the young shoots by 

 water, which from their shape they easily retain. 



During the long rest which they require, they should 



