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ORCHIDS. 



damp. This plant makes two growths in a year, and 

 blooms from both, producing three or four flowers on a 

 spike. 



Cat. citrina. — A beautiful dwarf- plant from Mexico, 

 with bright yellow flowers, one or two together, and large 

 for the size of the plant ; blooms from May to August, and 

 lasts two weeks in perfection. This is best grown on a 

 block of wood, and the plant should be tied to the block 

 with the leaves hanging downwards, as it is found growing 

 beneath the branches of trees in its native country. I 

 always grow this in the coolest house. 



Cat. crispa. — A splendid free -growing Orchid from 

 Brazil, about a foot and a half high ; it flowers in July and 

 August : the blossoms are pure white, with a rich crimson 

 stain in the middle of the lip. A single spike frequently 

 produces four or five flowers, which continue in perfection 

 for two weeks. This is a fine plant for exhibition in July. 

 The colour of the flowers is remarkably attractive, and 

 always produces a good effect in a collection. We have a 

 splendid plant, that produces fifty or sixty blooms every 

 year. 



Cat. elegans. — A most beautiful species ; sepals and 

 petals pale purple, suflused with cinnamon brown ; labellum 

 (form of Cat. Loddigesii), of the most brilliant purplB ; 

 flowers in clusters after the manner of granulosa. This 

 beautiful species was imported by Messrs. James Back- 

 house and Son of York. 



Cat. granulosa, from Brazil. — A free-gromng species, 

 producing large olive- coloured flowers, with rich, brown 

 spots ; the lip is whitish, spotted with crimson. It blooms 

 in August and September, and remains long in perfection. 

 This species is not so good as many of the Cattleyas ; but 

 where there is room it is w^orth growing, for its distinct 

 colours. 



Cat. granulosa Leopoldiana, — ^A new Orchid, in the way 



