time. The sepals and petals are of a pale magenta colour, while the lip is much 
darker, of a rich purple, with a bronzy orange blotch. Sometimes the spikes produce 
as many as fifteen of these beautiful blossoms, which was the case with the plant 
from which our illustration was taken; they do not, however, all open at the same 
time, but follow in succession until the spike is exhausted. 
The Thunias are all deciduous plants, and require different treatment from that 
given to evergreen Orchids. After their growth is completed, they require a season 
of rest, which must be given by putting them away in a dry part of the house. 
It is after they have finished their growth that their foliage begins to decay, and 
subsequently falls away. When in this dormant state they require just sufficient 
moisture to keep them from shrivelling. This treatment must be continued until 
March, when they will begin to show signs of growth; at that time they must be 
shaken out of the pots, the decayed roots cut off, and the plants re-potted, setting 
the bulbs one inch below the pot rim, and just into the soil, so that the young 
growths are not covered. We find rough fibrous peat and sphagnum moss suitable 
material for growing them in, and good drainage is indispensable, as the plants 
require a considerable amount of water when they are in a vigorous state, as their 
growth and flowering are both completed in about six months. Water should be 
sparingly applied until the stems are a few inches high, just sufficient being given 
to keep them moist until the roots are beginning to fill the pots ; then a_ little 
manure water will benefit them, making them grow stronger and flower more freely. 
They are of easy cultivation, and do not require deep pots, indeed pans from 
three to four inches deep will suit them, and they may _be suspended from the 
roof, where they can get plenty. of light. They will, however, thrive on tables if 
they receive all the light possible, and are shaded from the sun. We have also 
grown them on blocks, but grown in this way they require more frequent and 
copious supplies of water. 
Thunias are readily propagated by taking off some of the old bulbs when the 
young growths are about ten inches in height, but only part of the old bulb 
should be removed or cut off, dividing it in pieces of about six inches in length, 
and placing these in sand. The growths proceed from the joints, and these make 
plants during the season; they must be potted in due course, and often bloom 
during their second year. | 
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ODONTOGLOSSUM CORONARIUM MINIATUM.—We received in August last from the 
garden of Lord Rendlesham, M.P., Woodbridge, Suffolk, a fine inflorescence of this 
rare Odontoglot, which is seldom seen in flower. The spike bore twelve of its 
gay-looking yellow and brown flowers. In growth it resembles O. coronarium, only 
it is much smaller; the flowers also resemble those of that species, but they are, 
like the growth, considerably smaller. Many growers believe this to be the same % 
O. brevifolium, but the two plants are quite distinct, both in flower and in growth, 
besides which 0. brevifolium is much the freer flowerer of the two.—B. S. W. 
