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which the flowers bear to those of a Brassavola. The sepals 

 and petals are of a rich yellowish brown, while the lip is in 

 part white, the rest being of a beautiful mauve. The flowers 

 are four inches in diameter, borne upon long and many- 

 flowered spikes, very durable, and sweet-scented in the evening. 

 The plant in its general habit resembles a large form of 

 E. prismatocarpum. 



E. cinnabar ilium. — A tall-growing plant, from Pernambueo. 

 It grows four feet high, and blooms from the top of the 

 stem ; the flowers, which are bright scarlet, and are produced 

 in abundance in May, June, and July, continue to be produced 

 for two or three months. 



E. cnemidophorum. — This is a rare and pretty cool-house 

 Orchid, a native of Guatemala, where it is found up to an ele- 

 vation of nearly 8,000 feet. It is one of those plants which 

 the lamented Mr. Skinner had so much difficulty in getting 

 home alive. It is a strong-growing plant, throwing out large 

 fleshy roots, and making stout stems from three to five feet 

 high. The leaves are about eight inches long, glossy, green, 

 and somewhat sharp-pointed. The flower spike is terminal, 

 and about a foot long, producing a cluster of hght yellow 

 flowers, spotted with brown inside, and pure white at 

 the back ; the lip is white shaded with rose, and deeply 

 divided. 



E. Cooperianum. — A beautiful species from Rio, growing 

 fi-om two to three feet high. The flowers grow in racemes, 

 and are brownish yellow, with the lip large and bright rose- 

 coloured. It is named in compliment to Mr. Cooper, of the 

 Old Kent Road. A most desirable species, and of easy culture 

 in the Cattleya house. 



E. crasdfolium. — This is not so ornamental as many of the 

 species of this genus, but it is worth growing on account of 

 its distinct colour. It is rather tall, attaining a height of some 



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