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spike, six or more together. The color is a beautiful white with 

 a blotch of yellow on the lip. This is the finest species of the 

 genus. C. cristata alba is without doubt the most beautiful variety, 

 the whole flower being pure white, and no collection should be 

 without it. 



C. Jlaccida, C. Dayana, and C. Massangeana, all valuable 

 plants, are found in this collection. 



Of Cypripediums an unusually fine collection is found here. 

 We noted the following as among the choicest : — Cypripedium 

 vexillarium, a handsome variety which is a cross between C. Fair- 

 ieanum and C. harhatum^ and as yet is quite rare. 



C. Harrisianum is a garden hybrid from C. villosum fertilized 

 by G. barbatum. 



C. Ashburtonice is not unlike C barbatum; petals white, tinged 

 with green and veined with purple ; lip pale purple, tinged wi^h 

 3^ellow and slightly blotched with purple. It is a handsome 

 hybrid. 



C. Arthurianum has the dorsal sepal of a pale green tipped with 

 white, and ornamented with clear dark pencillings. It is a hybrid 

 between C. insigne and C. Fairieanum. 



C. oenanthum. 



C. Master sianum. 



C. Cartisi. 



C. Fairieanum is small and rare. 



C ciliolare is said to resemble O. superbiens, of which it is prob- 

 ably a form, the sepals and petals having more numerous nerves 

 and more hairy margins ; the keel of the lip is shorter, and the 

 staminode lower and broader. 



C. Schroederce is a hybrid between C. caudatum and C Sedeni. 



C. albo-piirpureum is a hybrid between C. Domini and C 

 Sedeni. 



C. Measuresianum has the dorsal sepal yellow margined with 

 white and veined with 3'ellowish green ; the petals are shaped as 

 in C. villosum and are light brownish purple, changing to light 

 orange, the upper half suffused purple ; the lip is large, orange 

 tinted, and veined purplish brown ; scapes, purple, hairy. 



Cymbidium ebiirnetim. — The foliage is pale green, from sixteen to 

 eighteen inches long and half an inch broad. The flowers are 

 borne two together on erect scapes and are generally of the purest 

 white. This is a superb species whicii flowers in spring and lasts 

 fully six weeks in beauty. 



