The Culture of Greenhouse Orchids 



agreeably scented. Very cool. Spring. Peru. 

 1850. Is. Qd. 



Harrisonice. Vide Lycaste Harrisonise. 



Hubschi (Mr. Hiibsch, a collector). White. The 

 lip has a mauve-purple margin, two blotches, and 

 a few dots of purple at the base. Summer. 

 Peru. 



Lepidota (scaly). Of good size. Yellow. The 

 sepals purplish-brown. Not less than 50 in 

 winter. Autumn. Ecuador. 3s. 6d. 



Luteo-alba (yellow-white). Curious and pleasing 

 in shape. The sepals, narrow in proportion to their 

 length, are white at the base, tawny yellow above ; 

 the two lower droop, and even reverse. The petals, 

 much shorter, point forward like ears of an animal ; 

 white at base, clouded and striped with brown mid- 

 way, yellow at tip. It flowers generally in winter. 

 New Granada. 1846. 5s. 



Nigrescens (blackish). Not beautiful, but effec- 

 tive for its port-wine colour ; suffused on the lip 

 with purple. Very cool. Flowers irregularly. 

 New Granada. 1849. 5s. 



Picta (painted). So old and so familiar that it 

 claims mention ; wonderfully free-flowering, too, 

 but not otherwise to be commended. Flowers small, 

 yellow, dotted with chocolate ; lip white, spotted 

 with purple. Autumn. Brazil. 1832. 3s. 6d. 



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