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in beauty two weeks, and is best grown in a basket with 

 moss suspended from the roof, 



V, chrysanthemum. — A charming species from India, 

 deciduous and pendulous, growing about three or four feet 

 long, and generallj flowers along the stem at the same 

 time it is making its growth. The colour of the flowers is a 

 bright yellow, with a dark red spot on the lip : it blossoms 

 at different times of the year, lasting two v>'eeks in perfec- 

 tion, and requiring the same treatment as Camhridgeanum. 



D. chri/sotoxum, from India. An upright- gro™ig plant, 

 a foot or more high, and evergreen. It produces its pale 

 yellow flowers on a spike from the top of the bulb ; blooms 

 during the winter months, and lasts a short time in perfec- 

 tion : pot-and-peat culture suits it best. 



D. cretaceum. — A compact, deciduous-growing plant : 

 it produces its white flowers during June and July, lasting 

 six weeks in perfection. This will do either in a pot or 

 basket, with peat or moss. A rare plant. 



D. Dalhousianmn. — This is a beautiful Indian evergreen 

 species ; bulbs are elegantly marked, and grovr three or four 

 feet high : it blooms from the old growth, with numerous 

 flowers on a spike, in April and May. The flowers are 

 large, of a pale lemon colour, with a pink margin, and two 

 dark crimson spots in the centre : it lasts four or five days 

 in beauty. This will grow either in a pot or basket, \^ith 

 moss. A scarce Orchid, justly prized by those who possess 

 it : it makes a good plant for exhibition. 



D. densiflorum. — A magnificent evergreen Orchid 

 from India ; compact and free flowering, of upright grovth, 

 a foot or more high. It produces its beautiful spikes of 

 rich yellow flowers from the side of the bulb, near the top. 

 It blooms in March, April, or May, and lasts from four to 

 six days in perfection, if kept in a cool house. This is one 

 of the showiest Orchids in cultivation, and is best grown in 



