pure white, and fleshy in texture ; lip also pure white, the dise yellow, faintly 
dotted with red, its agreeable odour rendering it a decided acquisition; the blooms 
are produced during the winter and spring months, and they remain a long time 
in full beauty. 
This plant is one of the easiest to cultivate, and as it may be grown in 
shallow pans, and placed on a shelf or suspended from the roof near to the glass, 
a goodly number may be accommodated in but little space. It was discovered by 
Warscewicz about forty years ago on the mountains of Costa Rica at some 7,000 
to 9,000 feet elevation, but it was not until some sixteen years ago that it came 
to this country in a living state. From the altitude to which it grows it may 
readily be imagined that it requires cool treatment, and we find that it succeeds. 
best when grown in shallow pans, of a small size, suspended from the roof, or 
stood upon a shelf near the glass in a position to obtain the full light, but shaded 
from the hottest sunshine. The drainage must be kept in thorough order, and the 
potting material which suits the plants is fibrous peat and living sphagnum moss, 
this material should be used sparingly, for these small-growing kinds in particular 
require but little material about their roots, and this should be kept in a_ sweet 
and fresh condition. The best time to re-pot this species is just after the flowers. 
have faded and before new growth appears, and this operation must be carried out. 
in a careful manner in order to preserve the living roots. This is of more con- 
sequence than some growers appear to bestow upon it, and we have recently 
noted in a collection of Masdevallias of the Chimera section the dire consequences. 
of a mutilation of roots in re-potting. Should the plants after blooming not require 
larger pans, they will be much benefited by a renewal of soil, so that the older 
soil must be carefully removed and replaced with new, and care should be taken 
both in re-potting and renewing the soil to keep the plant elevated upon a cone- 
like mound above the rim of the pot or pan. In its native country it is said to 
select low-growing trees, in the moss-covered branches of which the plants nestle, 
that dense fogs daily envelop them, and that the temperature, at all seasons low, 
falls very low during the night,“so that in this country during the growing season 
the plant enjoys an abundant supply of water, and during the winter season it 
must never be allowed to get dry, or the bulbs will shrivel, and the plant will 
suffer in health in consequence. The winter supply of water must be much reduced,. 
but the plants must be kept in a genial moist condition. 
Insects are very injurious to these small-growing kinds in particular, and 
_ therefore it behoves the grower to carefully eradicate them by washing with sponge 
- and water. 
