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OKCHIDS. 



a pot with peat, and is one of the choicest plants we have 

 for exhibition, on account of its colour. 



jD. Devonianum. — This is one of the finest of the 

 genus from India; a deciduous and pendulous-growing 

 species. The blossoms proceed from nearly the whole length 

 of the bulb, which sometimes attains the extent of four feet : 

 the flowers are two inches across ; sepals cream colour, 

 shaded with pinkish purple ; the petals are broader than 

 the sepals, and are pink, with a deep purple stain ; the lip 

 is broad and fringed, rich purple on the ends, with two 

 spots of rich orange on the column. It blooms in May or 

 June, lasts two weeks in perfection, and is best grown in a 

 basket with moss. This makes a splendid plant for exhibition. 



D. Farmerii. — A beautiful, compact, evergreen Orchid, 

 from India, with dark green foliage. This grows and 

 flowers in the same way as demiflormn. The colour of the 

 flowers is pink, with a yellow centre : it blooms in April 

 and May, and lasts two weeks in beauty if kept in a cool 

 house, requiring the same treatment as densiflorum. 



D, fimhriatum. — A very good Orchid from India. 

 A drooping, evergreen species ; the bulbs grow two or three 

 feet long, producing their flowers on a spike at nearly the 

 end of the bulb : the flowxrs are of a bright yellow, and 

 beautifully fringed. This plant will continue flowering 

 from the old bulbs for years : it generally blossoms during 

 the spring months, seldom lasting more than four days in 

 bloom ; is best grown in a basket with moss. 



D. formoswn. — A remarkably handsome, compact, ever- 

 green Orchid ; grows about a foot high, and blooms from 

 the top of the bulb, three or four together : the blossoms 

 are white, with a bright yellow centre, and frequently three 

 inches across ; they last six weeks or more in perfection. 

 This may be grown either in a pot or basket with moss or 

 peat : it makes a splendid plant for exhibition. 



