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tiful white spoon-shaped lip, streaked with crim- 

 son. 



Galeandra succeeds well in tufty peat, chopped 

 sphagnum, and potsherds. They require a moist 

 stove, and a liberal supply of water when growing ; 

 but care must be taken not to pour it upon the 

 plants in such a manner as to allow it to remain in 

 the sockets of the leaves, so as to cause them to 

 damp off, and finally lose the plant. Give them a 

 season of rest, as recommended for Catasetum. 



Class, Gynandria. Order, Monandria. 



Gongora atropurpurea — Trinidad — 1824 — June 

 and July — Division. 



A brown purple flower spotted with a darker 

 colour. 



— — nigrita — Demerara — 1837 — Division. 



Flowers of a deep prune coloured velvet. 

 maculata — Demerara — 1 822 — May — Di v. 



Flowers of a fine orange, much spotted with 

 deep red. 



• fulva — Demerara — 1 8 S 6 — July — Division. 



Flowers a dingy yellow, thickly spotted with 

 brown. 



This genus requires a light fibry peat, potsherds, 

 and a portion of sand ; owing to the long pendent 

 racemes of this tribe, it is necessary to grow them in 

 baskets or pots, which may be conveniently sus- 



