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soft green ; the lip large, somewhat cordate, the margin white 

 and crenate, while the centre is of a rich deep blue. It 

 emits a very strong but agreeable perfume ; and succeeds in 

 a pot with peat and sphagnum moss. Native of Central 

 America. 



Z. hrachypetalum. — A Brazilian species, and one of the 

 handsomest of the genus, having brownish sepals and petals, 

 a little marbled with green, and a deep blush violet lip, 

 veined with white. It blooms in December, lasting long in 

 perfection. 



Z. crinitum cceruleum. — A handsome variety from Brazil. 

 It produces upright spikes, sometimes two from the same 

 pseudobulb, and bears during the winter beautifully variegated 

 flowers, which last a long time in perfection. The sepals 

 and petals are green, barred with brown ; the lip is white or 

 cream-coloured, streaked with bright blue. 



Z. Gautieri. — An elegant but somewhat rare plant. The 

 pseudobulbs are much fmTowed, and bear large dark-green 

 plaited leaves. The flowers are large ; sepals and petals 

 green, blotched with brown ; lip white, with a purple stain 

 towards the base. Native of Brazil. 



Z. gramineum. — This is a dwarf-growing species, attaiuing 

 the height of ten inches ; leaves narrow and light green in 

 colour; flowers white and purple, two to three on a spike, 

 which is about six inches high, and produced from the base 

 of the pseudobulbs in the aut".mn months. This very dis- 

 tinct and beautiful plant I have only seen in the fine collection 

 of Lord Egerton, Tatton Park, under the care of Mr. Clifi', 

 who finds it succeed best potted in sphagnum and peat, and 

 kept in the East Indian house. 



Z. intei-medium. — A free-growing, useful old plant, easily 

 grown, and a profuse bloomer; its flowers begin to open 

 during autumn, and continue in full perfection for five or six 



