growth, several flowers being produced on each peduncle. The sepals and petals are 
of a rosy lilac colour, margined with white; the lip is also rosy lilac, but of a darker 
shade, flushed with yellow and marked and spotted with purple at the neck, and 
having two semi-circular bands of dark purplish rose and white near the base. The 
plants continue in bloom for several weeks. 
We have found this species to thrive well in the Cattleya house, platited in 
small pans or pots with good peat and sphagnum moss. It might possibly do in 
a cooler structure, but we have ag yet only cultivated it in the Cattleya house, and 
this treatment has been found to suit it. It requires to be kept moist during the 
growing season, but when at rest should’ have only just sufficient water to keep it 
in a plump condition. The plant possesses one great advantage—that of blooming 
during the autumn months, when such flowers are so much in request. It has also 
another good quality—that of occupying but a small space, so 5 any cultivator 
who has a spare niche in his Orchid house can grow it without any inconvenience. 
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CartteyA TriaAna.—R. B. Dodgson, Esq., of Blackburn, has kindly sent us a 
wonderfully fine series of flowers ofthe different varieties of C. Triana, including 
some of the grandest ‘that have yet come under our notice. Of two or three of these 
our Artist is preparing plates, which will be issued in due course in the Orchid Album. 
The variety named C. Triane Dodgsoni bears most beautiful flowers, which are quite 
distinct from all that we have previously seen, the sepals and petals being large, and 
of a pure white, while the lip is of a rich magenta colour, with the throat rich orange, 
white in the upper part. C. Triane Osmani is also a very fine’ variety, the flowers 
being rich in colour, the sepals and petals rosy pink, and the lip large, of a bright 
magenta colour; it is in fact altogether a wonderfully fine flower. There were 
several other varieties sent, including one which we have selected as the original 
C. Triane; this we shall first biag under the notice of our readers, and the other 
- two will follow.—B. 8. W. , 
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Mr. Dorman’s Orcutps.—When visiting this grand collection last month (March) we 
noticed the rare _ Epidendrum Wallisii in flower. Mr. Coningsby,” the gardener, 
informed us that the flowers on this plant had been open since N ovember, and 
they still looked fresh. , Lelia flava was also good. Galeandra Devoniana, a plant 
one seldom sees in bigmi, ‘was quite‘at home here, flowering and growing luxuriantly. 
Lycaste Skinner alba, with its pure white flowers looked very charming; this was 
an extra fine wie ty, with flowers as large as any we remember to have seen. In 
addition to these there were many fine ching? in flower, which space will not permit 
us to mention. Mr. Dorman’s Orchids are looking remarkably well, and are well 
cared for, both employer and gardener being enthusiastically fond of them.—H. W. 
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