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flowered, small, bright scarlet; lip yellow. Eio Janeiro, 1826 (c). S. grandiflora. — A 

 beautiful species, also one of the finest and most popular cool-house orchids. The 



Fig. Si. Sophro-Cattleya exqiia. 



blossoms are large in comparison with the small pseudo-bulbs ; bright scarlet and 

 crimson. Organ Mountains, 1837 (c). (Fig. 85.) And S. violacea.— Not a popular plant, 



but very attractive, the blossoms only about 

 an inch across ; magenta- violet with a paler 

 centre. Organ Mountains, 1840 (c). 



spathoglottis. — Very pretty terrestrial 

 orchids, and the following species are de- 

 serving of more attention than they receive 

 from orchidists : S. aurea. — Flowers 3 inches 

 across, bright yellow, more or less spotted 

 with purple and brown. Mount Ophir, 

 1850 (//). S. Fortimei.-Spikes 1 foot high; 

 flowers bright yellow, with chocolate mark- 

 ings. Hong Kong, 1845 (7). And S. Veil- 

 Fig. 86. Spatho 3-lot ns aureo-Veillardi. lardi. — Spikes large ; flowers 2 inches 



