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gemi-oYate; an inoli long, suddenly narrowed into a tail of aboiat equal length, 

 the tails all greenish-white. The flowers are sweet-scented, and generally 

 grow in pairs. This plant was at one timp. extremely rare in cultivation, but 

 it has been imported in such quantity that it can now be purchased at a very 

 moderate cost. It flowers during the winter months. — TJ. 8. of Oolomhia. 



MASDEVALLIA TOVAEENSIS. 



(From the Journal of Hurticultnre .') 



Fig —Bot Mag., t. 5505 ; Satem. Second Cent. Orch. PI., t. 120 ; VIll. Ilort., 3rcl 

 eer., t. 363 ; Gcird. Chron., 1865, p. 914, with fig. ; Id., N.s., xvi. p. 409, f. 79 B ; Puydt,LeK 

 Orch , t. 24 ; Jmrn. of Soii., 3rd ser., x. p. 153, f. 27 (specimen plant) ; i lor, a and Pom , 

 1873, p. 169, with tab. ; Eeme Hort. Selge, 1883, p. 25 (plate) ; Ltndmia, iv. 1. 1 / 1 ; T aUh s 

 Man. Orch. PI, v. p. 64 ; Woolward's Masd., ii. t. 20. 



Syn. — M. Candida, 



