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ORCHID-GEOWER S IMANUAL. 



striped with brownish crimson, the middle lobe undulated, 

 recurved, yellow margined with crimson, and bearing several 

 crispy crests on the disk. It flowers during the spring 

 months. — Khasya Mountains. 



YiG.—Boi. Reg., 1842, t. 21 ; Orchid Album, iii. t. 114, 

 Syn. — Eria suavis ; E. coronaria ; Cwlogyne coronaria. 



TJeOPEDIUM, Lindley. 



{Tribe Cypripediese.) 



This genus contains but one species, a very interesting 

 plant, agreeing entirely with the Selenipediwn gi'oup of 

 Cyprlpedium except as regards the character of the lip, which, 

 instead of taking the form of a pouch or slipper, is like the 

 petals, that is to say, long and caudate with the flat base 

 slightly broader and concave. The only species is a native 

 Colombia. 



Culture. — Though not very showy, this plant is well 

 worth growing on account of its peculiarly- shaped blossoms ; 

 and it is by no means a difficult plant to cultivate, if it gets 

 the treatment it requires. We have found it to do best potted 

 in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, with good drainage. 

 The plant should be placed just below the rim of the pot, and 

 watered liberally at the roots during the growing season, 

 which is nearly all the year. It requires but little rest ; for 

 having no fleshy bulbs to support it, a certain degree of 

 moisture is necessary at the roots, even when it is compara- 

 tively at rest. After the growth is completed it will begin to 

 show flower, and then care should be taken that it does not 

 get dry at the root, for it requires a good quantity of nourish- 

 ment to bring its flowers to perfection. We have seen this 

 plant shrivelled when the blossoms have been showing, and 

 from this cause they have been nearly spoiled and the plant 

 injured. If this species is allowed to get into an unhealthy 



