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OECHIDS. 



are best grown in the East India house, in pots of large 

 size ; they require plenty of pot room, as they send out 

 thick fleshy roots very freely. I grow these in rough peat 

 with good drainage, and a liberal quantity of water at the 

 roots during their period of growth ; afterwards less water 

 will suffice, and they should be kept at the cool end of the 

 East India house. They are propagated by dividing the 

 bulbs. The foUomng are the best I have seen : — 



Cymhidium ehurneum. — A remarkably handsome species, 

 the finest of the genus, with graceful foliage, and of very 

 compact growth. The sepals and petals of the flowers are 

 pure wdiite ; the lip is the same colour, with a blotch of 

 yellow in the centre : the flowers are erect, about sLx 

 inches high, and very large. It blooms in February and 

 March, and lasts a long time in bloom. A very scarce plant. 

 We are indebted to Messrs. Loddiges for the introducing 

 of this magnificent plant. 



Cyyn. giganteum, from Nepaul. — This is not so good 

 as the others, but it makes a good plant for winter 

 blooming : a rather large-growing species ; its brown and 

 purple flowei's are produced on long spikes during the 

 winter, and last long in perfection if they are kept dry. 



Cym. Master sii. — A pretty Orchid from India. It is a 

 great deal like ehurneum in its growth, but the flowers are 

 very different ; they are produced on a spike, and are white 

 with a yellow centre. This plant blooms during the winter, 

 and continues long in flower. 



Gym. ]pendulmn. — A very good Orchid from Sylhet : a 

 large-growing plant, with long drooping spikes from one to 

 two feet long ; sepals and petals bromi ; the lip red striped 

 with white. It blooms in July or August, and lasts long 

 in beauty. 



