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OECHIDS. 



time in good condition. This plant ought to be in every 

 collection, on account of the distinct colour of its flowers. 

 It is propagated by dividing the plant. 



BURLINGTONIA. 



There are some beautiful species of this genus ; they 

 are very compact in growth, with beautiful evergreen 

 foliage, from four to sLx inches high. They produce their 

 delicately-coloured flowers on drooping spikes, shooting 

 from the sides of their bulbs. These plants ought to be 

 in every collection, however small, as they require but very 

 little room, and may be easily grown in perfection. I find 

 them thrive best in baskets with sphagnum moss and 

 potsherd, and a good supply of heat and moisture while 

 growing. They require but little rest, and should never 

 be suffered to get too dry at the roots : they are propa- 

 gated by dividing the plant. The following are among the 

 best kinds of this beautiful class of plants with which I 

 am acquainted. 



Burlingtonia Candida. — A pretty dwarf-growing species 

 from Demerara, very scarce : the coloin- is white ; it blooms 

 in June or July : lasts two or three weeks in flower. 



Burl, f ragrans. — A charming Orchid from Brazil, also 

 scarce. The white and pink flowers are produced on a 

 spike in April and May, and last three or four weeks in 

 beauty, if kept free from damp. 



Burl. Knowlesii. — A beautiful new species, somewhat 

 similar in habit to venusta, very dwarf and compact. 

 The flowers are white, in long racemes, slightly tinged 

 with a pinky lilac. It blooms during the autumn, and con- 

 tinues in perfection a long time. A scarce Orchid. 



Burl, veniista. — A very good species from Brazil, the 

 blossoms being white. It blooms at different times of the 



