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ORCHIDS. 



near the glass till they begin to grow, when they should be 

 moved back into heat and treated as above. They are pro- 

 pagated by dividing the bulbs. 



Ccel. cristata. — A magnificent Orchid from Nepaul ; a 

 dwarf evergreen species, leaves six inches long ; the flowers 

 proceed from the bottom of the bulb, on a drooping spike, 

 six or eight together, each flower being three or four inches 

 across : the colour is a beautiful white, with a blotch of 

 yellow on the lip. It blossoms in February and March, 

 and will continue in perfection four or five weeks if the 

 flowers are kept free from damp. This is the finest of 

 the genus, and ought to be in every collection. 



Ccel. Cumingii. — A pretty species from Singapore ; 

 sepals and petals white ; lip bright yellow, with white down 

 the centre. It lasts long in beauty. 



Ccel. Gardneriana. — A very good Orchid from the 

 Khoosea Hills, grows about a foot high ; the flowers, which 

 are white tinged with yellow, are produced on a drooping 

 spike. It blooms during the mnter months, and lasts 

 three or four weeks in good condition. 



Ccel, Lowii. — A fine evergreen species from Borneo : a 

 rather large-growing plant, about two feet high ; the flowers 

 are produced on a drooping spike, about a foot long, twelve 

 or more flowers together, which are large, of a pale yellow 

 and chocolate in colour. It blooms in June or July, lasts 

 two weeks in perfection. This requires a large pot to grow 

 it to perfection, being one of the freest of all the Coelogyne. 

 A scarce plant. 



Ccel. maculata. — A beautiful new deciduous Orchid, 

 from the Khoosea Hills, with leaves six inches long. This 

 plant flowers without any foliage ; the sepals and petals are 

 of a delicate white, with the lip of the same colour, beau- 

 tifully barred with crimson. It blooms in October and 

 November, continuing three or four weeks in perfection. 



