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tinged with rose ; lip large, pale rose outside, rich orange 

 within. At present it is an exceedingly rare plant, but 

 one which is well deserving of the attention of Orchid growers. 

 Native of Madagascar. 



Wakrea. 



W. cyanea.- — A very pretty and distinct Orchid from 

 Columbia. It is an upright-growing plant with evergreen 

 foliage, and requires to be grown in a pot, with peat and 

 good drainage, in the East Indian house. The colour of the 

 flowers is white and purple. It blooms in June, lasting a 

 long time in beauty. A rare species. 



W. tricolor. — A very distinct species from BrazU. The 

 flowers are produced on an upright spike, two feet high, in 

 June and July ; sepals and petals white ; the lip white, vrith 

 yellow and purple in the centre ; the blossoms last a long 

 time in perfection. It requires the same treatment as the 

 former one. There are several other species, but I have not 

 seen them bloom. 



ZyaOPETALUM. 



This genus comprises many handsome plants with evergreen 

 foliage, which generally bloom during the winter months, a 

 circumstance which makes them very valuable. Most of the 

 species are rather large-growing plants, of easy culture ; the 

 Cattleya house is the best place to grow them in, and they 

 should be in pots, with peat and good drainage, and plenty 

 of water at the roots. They are propagated by dividing the 

 plants. 



2. aromatlcum. — A rare and little-known plant, which I 

 have only seen in the rich collection of J. Day, Esq., under 

 the care of Mr. Stone. It does not, however, appear to be 

 a very strong-growing species. The flowers are large, three 

 or four inches in diameter ; the sepals and petals of a light 



