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dwarf-growing species, but the flowers are large, four inches 

 across, of a delicate rose colour, the lip striped and spotted 

 with chocolate. It blooms with the young growth, and lasts 

 five or sis weeks in beauty. This is one of the finest of the 

 genus, and is rather difficult to flower in some collections, but 

 I have flowered it successively for several years. I keep it 

 rather dry and cool dui-ing the winter, with plenty of water 

 during the growing season. It has been flowered very 

 finely by Mr. Anderson, gardener to T. Dawson, Esq. 



L. peduncularis. — ^A charming compact-habited evergreen 

 plant from Mexico, growing like L. acuminata. The sepals 

 and petals are of a beautiful dark rose ; the lip is of the same 

 colour, with darker spots in the centre. It requires to be 

 grown on a block ; blooms during the winter months, and 

 lasts about a fortnight in perfection. The finest form of this 

 plant I ever saw was in the collection of E. F. Ainsworth, 

 M.D., under the care of Mr. Mitchell; the flowers in this 

 case were deep rose-coloured, and three inches and a half 

 in diameter. 



L. PerrinU. — A truly beautiful species from Brazil, re- 

 sembling a Cattleya in growth and flower ; the sepals and 

 petals light purple, with a crimson lip. It blooms in October 

 and November, and continues in good condition a couple of 

 weeks. There are two varieties of this plant ; one producing 

 much darker-coloured flowers, and being stronger in growth 

 than the other. 



L. Pilcheri. — This is a fine hybrid, obtained by Mr. 

 Dominy. It is a cross between L. PerrinU and Cattleya 

 crispa, and has light rose-coloured sepals and petals, the lip 

 being narrow and pointed, purple with a white throat. 



L. prcBSta7is. — ^A splendid dwarf evergreen species from 

 Brazil. It grows six inches high, and often blossoms twice 

 a year. The sepals and petals are darJi rose, the lip rich 



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