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Scuticaria. — Curious plants, having singular thong-like 

 leaves depending from the branch or block on which they grow. 

 S. Hadwinii, named in compliment to one of the earliest of 

 amateur Orchid growers at Liverpool, has yellow flowers barred 

 with cinnabar, and is very showy. 



Stelis. — Singular little plants with small and inconspicuous 

 flowers. Nearly related to Pleurothalls and Masdevalls. S. 

 muscifera has brownish-purple hairy or ciliated blossoms re- 

 sembling small flies, hence its specific name. 



Leptotes. — See Tetramicra. 



Thunia. — See Phaius. 



Trichopilia. — A showy genus of South American rock plants 

 or epiphytes. T. coccinea was the only species shown. Flowers, 

 dark reddish-crimson, with an open convolute Gloxinia-like lip. 



Uropedium. — This genus, founded by Lindley, from a 

 specimen discovered by M. Linden, is now generally supposed 

 to be a pelariad form of Cypripedium caudatum, from which 

 plant it differs only in having three anthers developed instead of 

 two, and the lip, instead of behig saccate or slipper like, is petaloid 

 or strap shaped, attaining the same length as the long lace-like 

 petals. Two well-grown specimens were exhibited in flower. 



Vanda. — A well-known showy genus of Eastern epiphytes, 

 which are great favourites in Orchid houses from their graceful 

 and evergreen habit of growth. The sky-blue T. coerulescens, 

 and the white V. Denisoniana, were very lovely, as also were 

 V. teres, and several well-bloomed plants of V. suavis, including 

 Veitch's, Paterson's, and two or three other forms. 



Warscewiczella. — A small genus, related to Huntleyas, 

 Bolleas, Pescatoreas, and Zygopetalums. W. Wailesiana, with 

 purplish flowers, was the only kind shown. 



Zygopetalum. — A well-known Western genus of winter and 

 spring-blooming Orchids, of which Z. Mackayi is the type, and 

 Z. maxillare one of the best. The only plant now shown was 

 the hybrid, Z. Sedeni, raised by the Messrs. Veitch, and alluded 

 to elsewhere. 



