bright chestnut-brown, the petals being dark brown in the middle, broadly 
bordered with rich yellow, and bearing numerous streaks and spots of the same 
-eolour as the centre of the petals. The lip is large, deeply bilobed in front, 
and waved at the edges, the colour being golden yellow; the narrow part of 
the lip at its base .and the disc are freely spotted with chestnut. This plant is, 
we suppose, found with its near relatives in the Organ Mountains of Brazil, which 
range, although covering a considerable area, does not attain any great altitude. 
We have, however, found many plants from these regions thrive well under cool 
treatment, and this plant we opine should be grown at the cool end of the Cattleya 
house. When its growth is completed, it should have a season of rest in the 
Odontoglossum house, from whence it should be brought and restored to its former 
position when its flower spike or spikes appear. It belongs to a set of plants 
which we have always found to dislike a great amount of soil about their roots, 
but what it has should always be kept in a sweet condition, and this can only 
be effected by thorough drainage, which we contend is of more importance in the 
cultivation of Orchids than of any other plants. White scale will prove trouble- 
some to these plants, but this must not be allowed to accumulate; they should 
be kept clean by frequently wiping and sponging with soft soap and warm 
water. 
