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become sickly, from which state they very rarely 

 recover. 



All of this genus thrive best when risen high 

 above the rim of the pot. Fill the pot at least three 

 inches above the rim, so as to admit the roots 

 free liberty to twine round the pots, in which they 

 delight. 



Class, Gynandria. Order, Monandria. 



Chysis aurea — Venezuela — 1 834 — Sept. — Divis. 

 Racemes upright ; flowers yellow, with crimson 

 veins. 



Laeves — 1839 — August — Division. 



Large yellow flowers ; labellum spotted with 

 dull brown. 



Bractesrens — 1 839 — Aug. — Division. 



Flowers white, with deep yellow. 

 This genus grows best suspended in pots. 

 Soil. — Rough peat and large potsherds. 

 All these are worthy of a place with the best and 

 choicest Orchideae. 



Class, Gynandria. Order, Monandria. 



Cirrhcea Loddigesii — Brazil — 1 822 — Aug. — Divis. 

 Pale yellow flowers, slightly spotted with red, 



on a long pendent stem of many flowers. 

 viridi purpurea — Brazil — 1827 — June to Aug. 



— Division. 



Sepals and petals green, beautifully bearded, 



