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be allowed to get dry at the roots. G. piihescens minor 

 (tesseUata) is figured in Bot. Mag., t. 2540. Fig. — Sweet, 

 Brit. Ft. Gard., iv. t. 47 ; Lodd. ^Bot. Cab., t. 1. 



Habenaria Ciliaris, R. Br. — A very pretty and rare species, 

 which has been for a long time an inhabitant of our gardens. 

 It grows a foot or more in height, has light green ovate 

 lanceolate leaves, and terminates in a dense oblong spike of 

 orange-yellow flowers, the lip of which is beautifully fringed. 

 It requires the same treatment as Cyjmpediimis. Fig. — Bot. 

 Mag., t. 1668; Andr. Bot. Bep., i. t. 42. — North America. 



LisSOcMlus SpeciosUS, R. Br. — A free-growing kind, noticed 

 at p. 375. It is an old inhabitant of our gardens, though 

 it is so much neglected as rarely ever to be seen. With 

 proper treatment, it grows about two feet in height, and pro- 

 duces in June its spikes of magnificent yellow butterfly -like 

 flowers, which remain in their beauty for a considerable time. 

 Fig. — Bot. Beg., t. 578 ; Paxton, Mag. Bot.,i\. 25, with tab. 

 — South Africa. 



OrcMs. — A beautiful genus, containing many species well 

 worthy of general cultivation. They require soil and treat- 

 ment similar to those described in our introductory remarks. 

 In their habit of growth they may be compared to Hyacinths. 



OrcMs Miosa, Solander. — This, though rarely seen, makes 

 a very fine exhibition plant. It has been exhibited in splendid 

 condition by the late A. Turner, Esq., 

 Leicester, and has frequently been 

 shown in our own coUectiou, where 

 it has always attracted universal ad- 

 miration. It grows about a foot and 

 a half high, has oblong lanceolate 



acuminate leaves, and in May and _^ 



June produces its deuse oblong ^"^^ ^ MM^^ik 

 spikes of beautiful purple darker 

 spotted flowers, which continue in 

 perfection for some time. It should 

 be in every collection. Fig. — Bot. 

 Mag., t. 5074 ; Batern. 27id Cent., 

 t. 170 ; Bot. Beg., t. 1701.— Madeira. 



OrcMs longicornis, Smith. — A really beautiful species. It 

 blooms generally from about December to the end of May ; 



ORCHIS FOLIOSA. 



