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CATTLEYA x MANTINII. 

 The annexed figure shows a beautiful group of Cattleya X Mantinii from 

 the collection of J. Bradshaw, Esq., The Grange, Old Southgate. The 

 photograph showed fifteen plants, with an aggregate of twenty-four spikes, 

 averaging six flowers each. Two or three plants, however, on the extreme 



left, have been omitted in the illustration, because the photograph was rather 

 long, and the flowers were not shown very distinctly, owing to a glare of 

 light behind. Mr. Whitelegge states that this hybrid is a great favourite 

 with Mr. Bradshaw, and considers it well worth growing in quantity, it 

 being especially useful on account of its blooming at such a dull season of 

 the year. The plants are grown in a mixture of peat, sphagnum moss, and 



