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pink, and the lip rich rose-magenta, being beautifully frilled and edged with a 

 lighter tint of the same colour. The flowers, which are two and a quarter inches 

 in diameter, have the throat orange veined with a deeper orange, and are produced 

 in February and March, lasting for several w^eeks in beauty. 



It thrives best in a pot with rough peat and good drainage, and requires the 

 same treatment as C. Mossiw and C. Triance, beginning to grow after it has finished 

 blooming. Tliese make their flower sheaths in summer, much earlier than most of 

 the Cattleyas, which secures to this section more light and heat in which to 

 finish ofi" their growth before winter sets in. Their psendobulbs must be kept dry 

 during winter, as if allowed to get wet they will probably rot away ; therefore, 

 when their growth is finished, give only sufficient water to keep the pseudobulbs 

 in a plump state. 



OncniDs AT GouviLLE.— The Comte de Germiny, Chateau de Gouville, France, 

 hns a noted cullection of Orchids, which we recently had the pleasure of visiting. 

 AVc found many grand specimens that interested us exceedingly, including fine 

 Cattlcijas, Lcdia^, Saccolabliuns, Aerides, Vandas, Angrmums, Cijpripediums, 

 J'hahrnops'ts, kc. We gave a short notice of this splendid establishment in our 

 second volume, and now confine our remarks to the specimens we saw in flower. 

 ()f CaUlvja lahiata pallida there were two wonderful specimens, with over one 

 hundrrd pseudobulbs on each ; the first had forty-eight expanded flowers on it, and 

 tlip other twenty-eight, a m^^^t gorgeous sight. Contrastino- well with these 



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SI ycnil good iilants, in full Lloom, of EpkhniJrum nemomle tnajus, with their drooiiin;: 

 f^liiki's of showy delicate rose-coloured flowers. These were backed up with ii fine 

 specimen of Sohralia macmnlha, bearing thii-ty spikes of its rich purple and crimson 

 flowevH, of a large size. Then came Epidendntm vitellmnm majus, suspended on a block, 

 witli twelve spikes of its bright orange-scarlet flowers, which always form a fine 

 -•ontrast with the surrounding colours. Near this were fine specimens of Cattkija 

 en J, .o.,2>erha, and a specimen of Catlh'i/a MendeK. There were also some fine Vandas 

 in full beauty, as well as Oncidinms with bright yeUow blossoms, and DcndnMim 

 »"-.--.,-,««, w,th orange yellow and brown spotted flowers. A fine .specimen of 



Kl.;d.„dnn.i im.matocnri„nn was showing fourteen spikes. M. Kondeau, the energetic 



gardener, informed us that they bad at one time three hundred and ninety expanded 



tlouvrs of Cattkya ih.s^icB, Mcmhlii Warnem, and others, which n.ust have 

 lK-i> a gorgeous sight ; also Catdeya citnm, different plants, that produced fifty-two 

 of then- yellow fragrant flowers. It is always a delight to a lover of good plants 

 to vis,t a place where gems like these are the pride of the owner ; and in thi.s 

 e.use we found that the Con,tc de Genniny not only has a good knowledge of his 



l-lauts, but took the greatest interest in showing them to us.-B. S. W. 



