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slugs may leave the plants, which they will readily 



do. 



Class, Gynandria. Order, Monandria. 



Eulophia ensata — Sierra Leone — 1822 — Division, 

 Flowers yellow, somewhat pretty. 



streplopetala — S. America — 1820 — Division, 



Sepals green, petals yellow ; lip yellow and 

 white. 



— Guineensis — Sierra Leone — 1822 — Root. 

 Sepals and petals green; lip large and of a 



white colour. 



— macrostachya — Ceylon — 1836 — November 

 and December— Division. 



Sepals and petals green ; lip yellow, marked 

 with bright red. 



This genus succeeds well in tufty sandy peat and 

 a portion of potsherds. They require a good 

 drainage and a large supply of water when in a 

 growing state. 



Class, Gynandria. Order, Monandria » 



Galeandra Banerii — Mexico. 



Sepals and petals green, shaded at the base 

 with purple ; lip of a purplish rose and whitish 

 colour : a fine species. 



Devonianum — Rio Negro — 1840. 



Flowers of a rich purplish brown, with a beau- 



