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in a conical manner ; let the smallest pieces project 

 nearly through the surface of the soil. Use com- 

 post composed of fibry peat, chopped sphagnum 

 and potsherds. Elevate the plants above the rim 

 of the pot : with such treatment they will grow 

 freely. 



Class, Gynandria. Order, Monandria. 



Ccelogyne fimbriata — China — 1824 — Division. 



Sepals and petals yellowish green ; lip white, 

 marked with red. 



punctata — East Indies — 1822 — Division. 



Flowers yellow : an elegant species. 



flaccida — Nepaul — 1829 — February — Divis. 



Lip white, blotched with yellow ; a moderately 

 large flower : an interesting species. 



Wallichiana — India — 1 837 — October — Divis. 



Large flowers of a deep rose colour : one of 

 the handsomest of this genus. 



ovalis— India— 1837 — Division. 



Yellowish green flowers, twice the size of 

 Ccelogyne fimbriata. 

 — ocellata — India — 1837 — Division. 



Sepals and petals white ; lip white, with two 

 beautiful yellow spots on the lateral lobes. 

 The same treatment as is generally recommended 

 for Orchideae will answer for this genus. They 

 grow freely in a moist stove. Give them a season 



