Odontogl 



lute o-piir pure 



wt 



was sent by him to ^i. Linden in 1868. 



was first discovered by Wallis, and 



the branches 



It was found 



growing upon 



of trees, 



forming 



dense clumps, on tlie Central Cordillera of New Grenada 



It 



IS 



a 



compact-g 



evergreen 



ety 



th 



lip-lit 



■ O 



g 



ipike 



of bloom after the bulbs are matured 



The 



pal 



leaves, freely producing its 



are somewhat 



oblon 



& 



acuminate 



othed and undulated at the 



edo-es, deep chestnut-brown, margined with 



o 



yellow 

 yellow, 

 brown 



The petals are broader than the 



blotched 



as m 



the 



pals 



lip yellow, 



pals 



havino; 



irreffularlv lobed 



at the ed 



t) 



a curved blotch of chestnut 



in front of the disc 



It blooms 



durinej 



May and June, and requires 



the 



same treatment as 0. AlexandrcB (crispitm) and other New Grenadian kinds 



These plant 



remam 



in flower for a verv 



lonff 



time 



so 



long, 



indeed, that 



This 



very injurious 



sometimes the plants become exhausted and the bulbs shrivel. 



w 



and before it occurs the spikes should be removed and placed in water, where 

 can be enjoyed without injury to the 



<^y 



• 



Orchids at the Chateau de Gouville, France (the residence of M. Le Comte 



Adrien de Germiny), — We recently had the pie 

 where there exists a very grand collection of 



visiting 



and 



% 



of visitino- this establishment^ 



t them are many 

 wonderful specimen Orchids ; but one of the most notable features at the time of 



which was, without 

 option, the finest that has ever come under our notice. There were about two 



our visit was the magnificent display of D 



grandiji 



hundred spikes 



bearing 



about four hundred of its brilliantly-coloured blossoms 



pandcd, beside a vast quantity of 



pened buds^ which bid fair to maintain a 



like display for some time to come. The plants, when in bloom, are taken 



the 



Orchid house, and intermixed with 



Oncidhim 



other flowering Orchids, such 



as 



Odontoglossums 



anth 



and many other beautiful kinds, the bright flowers of the 



Disa, which are vivid scarlet and 

 effect. Mr. Vincent, the gardener. 



imson veined with pink, producin 



a 



'T 



and 



sa\ 



that these D 



im from small pi 



they are kept in the 



greenhouse 



hav< 

 both 



the 



and resting seasons, and 



removed to the Orchid h 



decoration 



he 



J are m 



flow 



er. 



one, and the plants occupy a 



and a free circuh 



stage 



The hous 

 near the 



in which they are 



;Town by 



growing 



for purposes of 



low 



all be 

 durino; 



grown 



IS a 



m 



iiple light 



ch pots, full of 



of 



Mch position they enjoy 



air. 



The 



growth 



3 



and flo 



specimens are m 



ght 



and ten- 



.pikes ; and, jud 



g 



from the quantity of 



strong 



vigorous 



shoots which are pushing up all over the surface, they are likely 



be fully double as 

 leaf-mould, and 

 and 

 has 



large 



in another 



y 



The soil used for these plants is peat 



flowerino- 



am 



season. 



and they are liberally supplied with water 



We heartily congratulate 



durino; 



the 



g 



Mr . Vincc 



upon the success 



he 



achieved in the cultivation of this most beautiful 



found the secret of its cult 



towards solving the 



to the same section, — B. S. ^Y 



terrestrial Orchid; and having 



we hope he will turn 



mj 



which 



his knowledg 



and 



y 



ound many other beautiful species belon 



n o 



T 



