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from most others. The leaves are eight inches long, light 

 green ; spikes branching, with as many as eight flowers on 

 each ; flowers two inches across, the sepals and petals white 

 and green, the lip white, beautifully mottled and striped with 

 dark rose. This is a difficult plant to cultivate. The imported 

 plants of this species all appear as if they had been growing 

 beside streams of water which are subject to being flooded, 

 for the leaves are frequently coated to a great extent with 

 river mud ; and it would, therefore, appear that our difficul- 

 ties with this plant have arisen chiefly from an insufficient 

 supply of water. Pot in peat, a little turfy loam, and sand, 

 with good drainage, and take care that water does not lodge 

 in the heart of the plant. It is best grown in the Cattleya 

 house. There have been many seedlings of C. Schlimii raised 

 by Mr. Pilcher, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., and I hope he 

 will get some improved varieties. 



C. Stand. — This superb species is a native of Borneo, and 

 first flowered in the fine collection of J. Day, Esq., Totten- 

 ham. It produces dark green obtuse leaves, ten or twelve 

 inches long, from the midst of which the scape ascends, 

 bearing three flowers ; sepals large, white, streaked with dark 

 purple, and tinged with yellow ; petals five inches long, 

 yeUow, streaked and blotched with purple ; lip large, pur- 

 plish, with red veins. There are several varieties, but aU are 

 worth growing. 



C. Stand, platytomium. — This handsome variety has been 

 flowered by J. Day, Esq., Tottenham. It is similar to 

 C. Stand, but has long straight broad petals, beautifully 

 spotted, and is a grand addition to this class. 



C. buperUens. — This very handsome species of Lady's Slip- 

 per is a native of Java and Assam, and may be regarded as 

 the best of the C. barbatum group. It is of free growth and 

 good habit, and has finely variegated foliage, so that when out 



