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OECHIDS. 



green foliage ,* sepals and petals yellowish, green — the 

 upper petal is tipped with white, and spotted with brown ; 

 the labellum is orange and brown. It produces its solitary 

 flowers during the winter, lasting six weeks in bloom. 



Cyp. Lowii. — A curious and beautiful Orchid from 

 Borneo, with light green foliage. This rare Orchid pro- 

 duces its flowers on a spike, two or more together, during 

 the summer, and continues in perfection for two or three 

 months if kept in a cool house. 



Cyp. purpuratwn. — A pretty species from the Indian 

 islands, with beautifully spotted foliage ; produces its 

 flowers during the winter months : the flowers are very 

 much like harbatum, except the upper petal, which has 

 more pure white on the end of the petal. 



DENDROBIUMS. 



This is a magnificent class of plants ; some of their 

 flowers are very large and delicate in colour, and others 

 delightfully fragrant. There are not many plants that 

 surpass the Dendrobiums. Their beautiful flowers are of 

 nearly every shade of colour, and many produce them very 

 freely ; some are compact in their growth, while others are 

 straggling ; some are very gracefully growing plants, espe- 

 cially when cultivated in baskets and suspended from the 

 roof, so that their pendulous bulbs hang dow^n and exhibit 

 their flowers to the best advantage : all the drooping kinds 

 require to be grown in this way ; some of them are ever- 

 green, others are deciduous. 



Though some of the Dendrobiums require different 

 treatment from others, they may all be successfully culti- 

 vated w^ith proper attention. They are generally found in 

 the hotter parts of India, growing on the branches of trees, 

 frequently such as hang over streams of w^ater ; and to grow 



