what scarce. The lighter-flowered seiition is usually earlier, floweiing during spring 

 and earlv summer. 



Lcelia elegans Morreniana is a grand evergreen variety, with bulbs attaining to 

 the height of about eighteen inches, and bearing upon the apex a pair of leathery 

 dark green leaves, each of which is some eight inches long- The scape proceeds 

 from between the leaves, and bears a raceme of seven or more flowers, the blossoms 

 being of good substance and standing out boldly, and are deliciously fragrant ; the 

 sepals and petals are magenta-rose, whilst the front portion of the lip is rich 

 magenta-crimson, margined with lilac. It flowers in October, and remains in bloom 

 for about three weeks. 



This variety, like all those of the L, elegans section, requires an abundance of 

 heat, and should be grown at the warmest end of the Cattleya-house, well exposed 

 to the light, but shaded from the hot sun ; it also recpiires a good supply of 



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moisture to the roots during the growing season, and therefore the drainage 

 should be good, in order to prevent stagnation. After growth is completed, just 

 sufficient water to keep it from shrivelling is all that is required, for if any of 

 this section are allowed to shrivel, either in the bulbs or leaves, it takes them a 

 long time to regain their vigour. Lwlia elegans and its varieties are free-blooming 

 plants, if grown with good exposure to light, in order to thoroughly mature their 

 bulbs, and thus enable the plant to produce stout and vigorous shoots, the flowers 

 usually appear before the growth is completed. Although these plants grow naturally 

 upon the stems and branches of the forest trees, we find them thrive best under 

 cultivation treated as pot or basket plants, and the soil in use for tliem sliould be 

 a mixture of good peat fibre, a little sphagnum moss," and some medium-sized 

 nodules of ^cliarcoal ; and, in potting, the plants should be well elevated above the 

 rim, as the roots often prefer to ramble outside the soil. 



Me. Ames' Orchids at North Easton, Mass., U. S. A. — At this place is to 



be found one of the best collections of Orchids in the United States of America. 

 Mr. Ames is a great lover of this family of plants, and his collection is in 

 excellent condition, and contains very many novelties of sterling merit. A 

 splendid new Cattleya-house has been erected during the last .tw^elve months, and 

 a grand collection of fine specimens adorn it, including hundreds of C. Tricmce, 



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many dozens of which were in flower at the time of our visit ; C. intermedia, 

 bearing three dozen flowers ; and a fine plant of a magnificent variety of C. 



amethystoglossa. Amongst the many Lselias in flower there were L. elegans, 

 L. Schilleriana, L. fVoIstenhoImioe, many fine L. anceps, L. harpophylla ; and the 

 innumerable sheaths that were showing promise well for a further grand display. 

 Zygocolax Veitchii was in flower; this is a hybrid obtained between Colax jugosus 

 and Zygopetahnn cnnitum, in which the characters of both parents are charmingly 

 blended, which renders it very distinct. Dendrochihim glumaceum was represented 

 by a pair of plants, each bearing over fifty spikes, rendering them very attractive. 



(Continued under Plate 332). 



