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bright green leaves, abont four inches long. The spike is 

 short and drooping, bearing eight or more of its curious 

 flowers. Sepals and petals lemon colour; lip white, with a 

 yellow centre and pretty frilled edge. It blooms about 

 November. Native of Burmah. 



S. Blumei. — A beautiful distinct species from Java. The 

 leaves are long and arched, prsemorse at the ends, light green 

 with a few parallel lines of dark green, extending from base 

 to apex, on the under side. It produces its flowers, which 

 are violet and white in colour, in July and August, and lasts 

 three weeks in perfection. 



S. Blumei majus. — A charming variety of S. Blumei. The 

 colours of the flowers are the same as in the preceding ; but 

 the flowers and spikes are much larger, and the whole plant is 

 of much stronger growth. 



S. Blumei Russellianum. — This is the very finest of the 

 S. Blumei section I ever saw ; the spike of flowers is very 

 long and massive, the blooms large, dense, and beautifully 

 spotted. It bloomed in the fine collection of J. Eussell, Esq., 

 of Falkirk, under the skilful management of Mr. Sorley. The 

 flowers are produced in September. 



S. curvifulium. — A handsome, compact-habited, dwarf- 

 growing species, from six inches to a foot in height, with 

 light green foliage. It is a free-flowering kind, with orange- 

 scarlet blossoms, and blooms in May and June. It will thrive 

 well on a block suspended from the roof, and was until within 

 the last few years very rare, but is now more plentiful. Native 

 of the East Indies. 



S. curvifolium luteum. — In habit like the preceding, the 

 flowers, however, instead of being orange-scarlet, are clear 

 yellow, which renders it very distinct from the ordinary form. 

 A somewhat rare plant. Native of Moulmein. 



S. furcatum. — A distinct and fine species from India, which 



