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l-ose colour beneath. The diminutive flowers are rosy-pnrple, on erect spikes, 

 and have very narrow sepals and petals, and an obovate pink lip, sagittate at 

 the base. — Borneo. 



Fm.—Bot. Mag., t. 6668 ; Selge Ilort., 1884, t. li, f . 1 . ■ 



M. PURPUREA, Lindl. — A fine species, with broadly oyato leaves 4 to 5 

 inches long and 2 inches or more broad, very m'uch- undulated, the upper 

 surface of the leaves of a dark metallic crimson colour, the under surface and 

 petioles of a pale reddish metallic grey. The flowers are yellowish purple. — 

 Ceylon. 



WI. SCOTTII, ITook. — A handsome species with, ornamental, fpliage ; the 

 leaves are ovate, acuminate plaited, light bronze, the margins yellow spotted 

 with brown ('underside of leaves greenish yelfow veined with purple, spotted 

 with green. .' Flowfers small. — Pegu ; Malay Peninsula. 



Jia.—HooK'Jcon. PI., t. 2001 ; Bot. Mag., t. 7268. '- 



MILTONIA, W%. 



. . (TciJe Vandeae, *MJ<riJ« Oncidieae.) 



. This.geims.tnclud^s several beautiful Orchids. : They : are .all of ever- 

 igrefen 'habit^ and compaict in growth, and for themost part produce light 

 green foliage^ which.' sometimes has a very yellow appe^arance, but no 

 notice should be taken of this as it is natural to them. The pseudobulbs 

 are short, bearing, two' , or three leaves' each,: and . the flower-scapes, 

 usually one- or two-flowered, are produced ffora tte sides of the bulbs. 

 The lip is sessile at the base of the column, and is broad spreading and 

 undivided ; otherwise they come near to Oncidium. There ai'e upwards 

 of a dozen admitted species, which are natives of Brazil, U. S. of 

 Colombia, Peru, and Costa Eica. 



Culture. — Some of the species of Miltonia require treatment different 

 from the others, as will be mentioned when treating them individually. 

 They will succeed in the Cattleya house or the cool end of the East India 

 house, but M. vexillwria , may be grown in the cool house during the 

 summer months. Most of them require to be grown in pots, in peat 

 and moss, with good drainage ; and they like a liberal supply of water 

 during the growing season, and to occupy the shadiest part of the 

 house. Propagation is effected by dividing the pseudobulbs at the time 

 when they begin to grow. 



M. ANCEPS, lAndl. — ^A singular and rare species, which, after being in 

 cultivation forborne time, was lost, and we are indebted to Messrs. Low for its 

 re-introduction. It has narrow oblong compressed yellowish pseudobulbs 



