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ORCHID- GROWER S MANUAL. 



December, ought to be in every collection. Two varieties of 

 it are grown, the one producing short obtuse leaves, with 

 exceedingly brilliant-coloured flowers, the other with the 

 leaves and pseudobulbs longer ; this latter appears to be the 

 same as S. coccinea. Mr. Warner's figure represents forms 

 with vermilion and crimson flowers respectively. — Organ 

 Mountains. 



YiQ.—Sertum Orch., t. 5 ; Bot. Mag., t 3709 ; Moore, III. Orch. PI, Soph- 

 ronitis, 1 ; Jennings, Orch., t. 5 ; Floral Mag., t. 329 ; Wai-ner, Sel. Orch. PL, 

 iii. t. 3 (two forms) ; Puydt, Les Orch., t. 41 ; Paxton, Mag. Bot., ix. 193, 

 with tab. 5 Hart. Parad., i. t. 15 ; Paxt. Fl. Gard., iii. 10, fig. 237. 



SOPHRONITIS GRANDIFLORA. 



S. violacea, Lindley. — A pretty and distinct species, having 

 small oval pseudobulbs, each bearing a solitary linear dark 

 green leaf longer than the one-flowered scape, which pro- 

 duces during the winter months violet-coloured flowers, 

 which last long in beauty. — Organ Mountains. 



YiG.—Paxt. Fl. Gard, iii. 11, 



238. 



StANHOPEA, Frost. 



{Tribe Vandese, suhtribe Stanliopieas.) 



A genus of beautiful epiphytes, the majority of which have 

 ovate furrowed pseudobulbs, bearing each at their summit a 

 large dark green plaited leaf, some twelve inches or more 

 lonff, and six or more inches broad ; and from their base a 



