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and petals rich brown, heavily barred with yellow ; lip from 

 one inch to an inch and a half across, of a very bright golden 

 yellow colour. Mowers during autumn and winter, lasting six 

 weeks in beauty. This species has borne fifty flowers on a 

 fine branched spike, in Dr. Ainsworth's collection. The 

 large flowers of this species closely resemble those of 

 the last-named, but the plants are widely different in habit- 

 0. splendidum has smooth, dark green bulbs, bearing a rigid 

 solitary leaf, while 0. (Barkeri) tigrinum has stout, angular,, 

 two to four-leaved bulbs, similar in form to those of Odonto- 

 glossum grande. 



Palumbina. 



*P. Candida. A pretty and distinct plant, related to the 

 Oncids. It is very rare in our collections. Its flowers are of 

 the purest white, of a stout, waxy consistence, and last a long 

 time in beauty. A native of Guatemala ; it thrives well under 

 cool treatment, in a small pot, with fibrous peat and fresh 

 sphagnum. It must be carefully drained, as stagnant mois- 

 ture is sudden death to it at any time. 



Pescatorea. 



P. cerina (Yeragua). A charming Orchid, growing at an 

 altitude of 8,000 feet, on the volcano of Cherique. Leaves a 

 foot long, distichous ; flower scapes stout, each bearing a 

 waxy blossom, from two to three inches across; sepals and 

 petals pure white or creamy yellow ; lip of a lemon yellow or 

 straw colour, having a semi-circular, plaited crest, streaked 

 with red ; column purple. It is a chaste and beautiful plant, 

 flowering in April and May, lasting a considerable time. This 

 plant is also known under the generic names of Zygopetalunx 

 and Huntleya. 



Phajus. 

 P. grandifolius. The plants of this small genus are ever- 



