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COCHLIODA NOTZLIANA 
The Gardeners’ Chronicle, in its number for May 26 last, publishes the 
following note respecting this Orchid : — 
© Now that this beautiful novelty is getting better known in gardens, its 
real merits are becoming acknowledged. As with most species of Orchids, some 
varieties are considered to be better than others, although it cannot be said 
that there is a bad one among them. The plant being small in stature, and 
neat in habit, would be considered well furnished even if it bore much less 
conspicuous flowers than even the worst varieties give. The best variety that 
we have seen is kindly forwarded to us by W. C. Crark, Esq., Orleans House, 
Sefton Park, Liverpool. It is a graceful, six-flowered spray, each flower 1 3/4 inch 
broad, in colour brilliant vermillon overlaying orange. The crest of the lip is 
bright yellow, and the apez of the column rose-coloured. The plant requires 
to be grown near the glass of the roof, like Sophronitis grandiflora, but slightly 
warmer, and with abundance of water. ” 
We may add that when this plant is well cultivated it produces long 
inflorescences carrying a large number of flowers, of very remarkable decorative 
effect. A connoisseur who recently visited the collection of M. Datremacne, of 
Rambouillet, tells us that among the plants most admired in this beautiful 
collection was a superb specimen of Cochlioda Notzliana covered with groups 
of very large flowers. The bright colour of this species is particularly splendid 
under artificial light, as it then gives silken reflections of incomparable brilliance. 
Cochlioda Notzliana is also very useful for cut flowers. 
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