The Culture of Greenhouse Orchids 



is so strangely distinct and so renowned. The 

 green tlironghout is replaced by clear yellow ; the 

 white of the dorsal sepal remains, but its brown 

 spots vanish, excepting a few at the base. This 

 unique plant turned up in an importation of many 

 tliousands made hy Messrs. Sander, of St. Albans, 

 in 18'JU ; in my article on " Orchid Prices," siqnrc, 

 I have told its early adventures. 



Schlimii (Mr. Schlim, a collector). — Rather small, 

 but unusual and pretty in colouring — white, pink, 

 and deep rose. So free in blooming that it is 

 commonly said " to flower itself to death." New 

 G-ranada. 18(36. 7.5. 6d. 



Vcivmtum (beautiful). — Useful, if not striking. 

 Dorsal sepal greenish white, striped purple ; petals 

 greenish, spotted and tipped with purple ; lip 

 yellowish, tinged with purple. January and Feb- 

 ruary. Nepaul. 3s. Gd. 



N^ Villosum (hairy). — Dorsal se]>al green, fading to 

 white at the margin, which is set with brown hairs 

 — hence the name ; petals and lip yellowish, in- 

 clining to orange. The whole flower, which is 

 large, shines as if varnished. January to May. 

 Moulmein. 1833. .^).s. 



Many hybrids have been raised from one or other 

 of these, but in every case, I think, the other parent 

 belongs to a warm species, and the progeny is warm. 



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