MILTONIA. 409 



very yellow appearance, but no notice should be taken of this 

 as it is natural to them. The pseudobulbs are short, bearing 

 two or three leaves each, and the flower-scapes, usually one 

 or two-flowered, are produced from the sides of the bulbs. 

 The lip is sessile at the base of the column, and is broad 

 spreading and undivided ; otherwise they come near to 

 Oncidium. There are nearly a dozen admitted species, which 

 with one exception (Peruvian) are natives of Brazil. 



Culture. — Some of the species of Miltonia require treat- 

 ment different from the others, as will be mentioned when 

 treating them individually. They will succeed in the Cattleya 

 house or the cool end of the East India house. The most of 

 them require to be grown in pots, in peat and moss, with 

 good drainage ; and they like a liberal supply of water 

 during the growing season, and to occupy the shadiest part of 

 the house. Propagation is effected by dividing the pseudo- 

 bulbs at the time when they begin to grow. 



M. Blimtii, Echb.f.—A very distinct plant — a lovely and 

 elegant thing, as Eeichenbach calls it, and which he has 

 named after its discoverer. The plant was exhibited by 

 W. Lee, Esq., Downside, Leatherhead, at the Eoyal Hor- 

 ticultural Society's meeting in October, 1883. In growth 

 and habit it resembles M. spectahilis, between which and 

 M. Clowesii it is supposed to be a natural mule. The flowers 

 are as large as those of i)/. spectahilis, with lanceolate acute 

 sepals and oblong-lanceolate less acute petals, both creamy 

 white, with some large brownish lilac or cinnamon-purple 

 blotches chiefly in the centre; the lip, which is oblong-obovate 

 obtuse or subpandurate, like that of ill. spectahilis, is white 

 or pale rose with purple-violet stripes at the base, where there 

 are two keels, and the short thick column has two large purple- 

 violet wings.— Brazil. 



Syn. — Oncidium Bluntii, 



M. anceps, Lindley. — A singular and rare species, which, 

 after being in cultivation for some time, was lost, and we are 

 indebted to the Messrs. Low for its re-introduction. It has 

 narrow oblong compressed yellowish pseudobulbs two inches 



