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plant, familiar in our Orchid houses as Ancectochilm Loivii, 

 is known. 



Culture. — The cultural treatment is the same as that of 

 Ancectochilus, under which genus it is explained in detail. 



D. marmorata, Morren. — A splendid plant, the largest of 

 the species of the Ancectochiloid group yet introduced. It 

 grows six inches high, and has ovate leaves from four to five 

 inches long, and three inches broad. The colour is a rich 

 dark velvety green, shading off to mellow orange-brown, 

 marked from stalk to point with well-defined deep golden 

 veins, and crossed by lines of the same attractive hue. This 

 remarkable plant was found by Mr. Hugh Low near an open- 

 ing of a large cavern in the interior of the island. — Borneo. 



Ym.— Morren, Ann. Gand, 1848, t. 193 ; Flo7'e des Serves, t. 370; Blume, 

 Orch. Arch. Ind., t. 18; Xenia Orch., t. 9fi, fig. 2. 



Stn. — Auoectochilus Loivii; Macodes marmorata ; Cheirosfylis marmorata, 



D. marmorata yirescens, Hort. — A charming variety of the 

 above, growing equally large, having the foliage of a hghter 

 green, with brighter markings over the whole surface. — 

 Borneo. 



D. marmorata Dayi, Hort. — A highly-coloured form of the 

 plant grown as Ancectocliihis Loivii, the dark green velvety 

 leaves beautifully veined with coppery red. It is a rare plant, 

 and grows nearly as large as the typical form. — Borneo. 



EpidendEUM, Linnmis. 



( Tribe Epidendrese, suUribe Laeliese.) 



A very large genus, consisting of upwards of four hundred 

 species, many of which, however, are scarcely worth culti- 

 vating except for their botanical interest. They are known by 

 the claw of the lip being distinctly though sometimes slightly 

 adnate to the parallel footless column, the limb being spread- 

 ing. The base of the column has also a long deep hollow. 

 Though thus rather of a weedy character, the genus con- 

 tains a limited number of really beautiful species, the flowers 

 of which are showy, being very distinct and attractive in 



