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supporting a solitary flower, in which the dorsal sepal is ovate, polished, fished in 
the lower part with purplish red and spotted with purple at the base, the upper 
part white, and the whole traversed by bright green veins which are alternately 
long and short. The petals are oblong, broadest at the apex, of a bright wine-red, 
polished, with black hairs along the margin, and Indian-purple warts near the 
upper edge, greenish towards the base and along the lower edge. The pouch-shaped 
lip is nearly as long as the petals, purplish red with a coppery tinge, glossy, veined 
with green at the sides and back. The flowers are produced during January and 
February, a season when they are much in request for decorative purposes. The 
Cypripediums are very useful for furnishing a supply of cut flowers, as they will 
keep fresh for several weeks in water, and will last for at least six weeks on the 
plant. ° 
These interesting plants are of easy cultivation, and occupy but little space, 
hence they may bé accommodated in every small collection, and may be grown 
without much expense. The species and varieties forming the barbatum group, to 
which this plant belongs, all require “similar treatment. They may be erown either 
in the Cattleya or East India house, and are best cultivated in pots. Some of 
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our Orchid-growers prefer to plant them in sphagnum moss, others in peat; for . 
ourselves, we prefer to use good fibrous peat, ample drainage being provided. We 
have seen them thrive well in fibrous loam. The plants must be kept above the 
rim of the pot, as they root freely over the surface of the rough material. Since 
they have no fleshy bulbs to »support them, and their growth is continuous almost 
throughout the year, they require to be liberally supplied with water at the roots; 
for this reason the pots must be well drained. 
Insects require to be constantly searched for. The scale sometimes appears upon 
the plants, but may easily be subjugated by sponging the surface with clean water. 
Their greatest enemy, however, is the red thrips, which must be hunted up and 
destroyed if the health of the plants is to be maintained, but it may be easily 
kept under if promptly, perseveringly, and vigorously attacked. ~ 
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DENDRODIUM MACROPHYLLUM.—We have received two. splendid spikes of this 
magnificent Dendrobe, with flowers of * an unusually fine colour, from a well grown 
specimen, such as we might expect from so experienced a grower as Mr. Penny, 
of the Royal Gardens, Sandringham, who has been one of the most successful 
exhibitors of specimen Orchids at our London shows, where he has, with the large 
collections staged by him, carried off” nearly all the leading prizes. We hope at 
some future period to be able to figure this fine Dendrobium, the sepals and petals of 
which are of a rose-magenta colour, and the lip of the same colour, with 4 
purplish crimson throat. We received with the Dendrobe a fine spike of the white- 
lipped form of Odontoglossum Hallit in grand condition, the sepals and petals being 
of a very bright golden yellow with rich markings of a brownish crimson colour. 
This variety forms a splendid contrast with the white-flowered O. Alexandre and 
O. Pescatorei, of which kinds there is a fine collection at Sandringham. The 
Prince of Wales is a great admirer of these as well as of other good Urchids.—B. S. Ww. 
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