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Lycaste. 



L. tetragona {Liiidl.). — An interesting plant, very remarkable 

 in the colour of its flowers. In habit, pseudo-bulbs, and 

 leaves, it is similar to the well-known Bifreiiaria Harrisoiiia. 

 The flowers also resemble those of that plant, except in colour 

 and substance. Scajies short, three-flowered ; sepals and petals 

 broad-ovate, pointed, green, with lines and blotches of chestnut ; 

 lip hollow, fleshy, white, with blotches of crimson near the tip, 

 outside, purple within. The flowers remain fresh for nearly two 

 months, and are very fragrant. Introduced from Brazil in 1S27, 

 and flowered at Kew in 1829. (B. .M., t. 3146.) 



L. tricolor (Klo/zsi/i). — At present this is a very rare 

 species, and little known in our gardens ; it is, however, one of 

 the most beautiful and floriferous of Lycastes. It has ovate, 

 compressed pseudo-bulbs, about 2in. high, bearing two or three 

 deep green, lance-shaped leaves. The flow^er-scapes, as in the 

 other species, are clustered round the base of the pseudo-bulbs, 

 and each bears a single flower, ^in. in diameter ; the spreading, 

 pale brown sepals are oblong, pointed, and slightly recurved ; 

 the rose - coloured petals are smaller than the sepals, and 

 broader towards the apex ; the lip is still smaller, toothed at 

 the margin, and of a deep rose-colour. It is a native of 

 Cluatemala. 



(i.a.KIJ|-,.\ AM) X.VnRAI, HvBRlD.S. 



lUilli^r {Vv^. '(1 ) Sk/iinrr/ and inaii-ophylla Mcnsuiwsiaiia (Ball). 



/ivbrtifa Sl-i/inrri and Ih-ppri. 



IjnsLhDotiaihi Skinnrrl and cniciitd (Inischoot). 



Janetcv ^kinjini' and J\<>.\.\/a/nj (Ross). 



J/a/-v Grairix Skimuj-i and nincraphvllfi Mi'asjiirsiann . 



Sclwenhitrih-n-is Skimirj-i and >< hdli'riana ( Schoenburn). 



Smerimii Dtf^pri and S/:iiin,'i-i (.Snicei. 



Sidpliur(T J)i-ppri and i'ni,iitn. 



MACODES. 



As now constituted, this L;enus contain.s about five 

 species, allied to, and frequentl)- met with in culti\ation 

 under the name of, Aiuvctochilns. It belongs to the tribe 

 Neotticcd, and was original!)- flescribcd by Lindle)', the 

 name being derived from makos, length, in reference to 

 the shape of the labellum. The culture is identical with 

 that of AiiLCctochilus. 



M. javanica (Hook./.). — A large-leaved, prettily-marked species, 

 with leaves 4in. long by 2jjin. broad, suddenly narrowed at the ends; 

 the colour is apple-green, with numerous transverse veins of silver- 

 grey : the under surface is tinted rose. Java. (B. j\I., t. 7037.) 



