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A. YeitcMi.— See Macodes Petola. 



A. xanthopliylllim. — See Ancectochilus Fkiderici-Augusti. 



A._ zel)rilllini, Hort. Bull— An elegant dwarf-growing 

 species, with ovate lanceolate leaves, of a deep olive green, 

 striped with about three light copper-coloured lines. — India. 



AngULOA, Fiuiz et Pavon. 

 {Tribe Vandese, subtrihe Cyrtopodiese.) 



These are stately plants with large pseudobulbs about 

 eight inches high, and broad plicate leaves a foot or more 

 long ; their flower-scapes are about twelve inches high, and 

 issue from the base of the bulbs just as they begin to grow. 

 The flowers are large and beautiful, with thick fleshy con- 

 nivent sepals, which often give them a subglobular outline, 

 but though remarkably showy, they have no pretence to the 

 graceful beauty which is the charm of most Orchids ; theirs, 

 on the contrary, is a solid, massive beauty, which is very 

 effective in contrast with other types. The plants make 

 good subjects for exhibition, especially A. Cloicesii and J, 

 Bucheri, which are all the more valuable from the colour of 

 their flowers, being somewhat different from that of most 

 Orchids. The flowers have some fancied resemblance to a 

 bull's head, whence in its native home it is called El Torito. 

 There are several recognised species, natives of the Andes of 

 Colombia and Peru. 



Culture. — These plants are all best grown in pots, with 

 rough fibrous peat, good drainage, and plenty of moisture at 

 the roots in the growing season. The cool-house is the most 

 suitable place for them, as they succeed best in a cool tem- 

 perature. They ought to liave a good season of rest, and 

 during this time they should be kept rather dry, till they 



