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GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATORY. 



for years. Keep the moss moist, and the roots 

 will run freely amongst it. 



T. EDGERLEY. 



ORCHIDEiE. 

 Class, Gynandria. Order, Monandria. 



Brassia candata — Jamaica — 1823 — Division. 



A most curious species,, with large bright green 

 flowers spotted with deep purple ; its long sepals 

 give it a very curious appearance. 



lanceana — Surinam — 1833 — Feb.— Division. 



Yellow flowers, spotted with red ; fragrance 

 resembling cowslips ; a beautiful species. 

 — maculata — Jamaica — 1806 — June and July — 

 Division. 



Pale green flowers, much spotted with pur« 

 plish red. 



macrostachya — Surinam — 1838 — Division. 



This species resembles Brassia candata, but 

 the flowers are smaller, greener, and much more 



spotted. 



verrucosa — Mexico — 1839 — April — Divis. 



Clear greenish yellow flowers, with lip cu- 

 riously covered over the lower petals, with warts 

 of a green colour. 



Henchmannii — Demerara — 1836. 



The above genus are all well worth growing, 

 they being a good select collection. They de- 

 light mostly in pot culture, and grow freely in 



