no hesitation in saying that Mr. Day lias, to a greater extent perhaps than anv 

 other amateur Orchidophilist, a correct knowledge of the o-enera and sne-" 

 Orchids. His first collection was of many years' standing, and was the 

 complete as regards species and varieties that we ever saw; he not only had the 

 plants under cultivation, but had besides many drawings taken by artists, and also 

 took pleasure in sketching and painting them himself. We believe he still takes 

 sketches of all the novelties which he himself blooms, as well as of some of th 



llowered by other growers, being a most proficient artist. All this shows ^-hat 

 intense love he has for this noble class of 



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Cypripedium Curtisii, as will be seen by our drawing, is an evergreen plant 

 with charmingly spotted foliage. The flowers are well thrown up above the foliatn^- 

 the dorsal sepal is white veined with green, the petals crimson flushed with gr^ 

 and faintly veined and spotted with purple, and margined with a dense friniie of 

 pur^.le hairs, while the lip is large and of a reddish brown hue. This 



spetiiB 



ms 



in July, and continues in beauty for several weeks. It requires the mi. 

 tment as (7. harhatum and others of that class, and from its appearance we 



conclude that it will be found to be a free-growing as well as a fi 



plant. 



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ZYGorETALUM liupjvEi. — This new species was exhibited by Messrs. Jas. \ 



& Sons at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, on November 13th, and 

 was gTcatly admired both on account of its distinct character and novel appearance 

 he pseudobulbs are about three inches long, carrying long narrow leaves ; the ?q ' 



and i)ctals 



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green transversely barred and spotted with " brown ; and the 



white, nrid furnished with a crimson rufi" or frill. It has been introduced fn^m 

 Guiana. Altogether this is a most distinct and desirable species, and we 

 shortly to figure it.— H. W. 



Cymbidium elegans.—W. McDonald, Esq., Woodlands, Perth, has kindly ^ 

 lis a fine spike of this rare and distinct species. The spikes are very dense, " 

 eontam a large number of yellow flowers, which are very distinct. Mr. McD 



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informs us that his plant beats seven spikes of flowers, a rather unufnnl nun' 

 - .1 a fact which we think worth recordinc^.— H A\ 



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