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OECHIDS. 



Ejn. hicornutum. — A remarkably handsome Orchid 

 from Guyana, about ten inches high : the flowers proceed 

 from the top of the bulbs on a spike ; sometimes on one 

 spike there are as many as twelve beautiful flowers, each 

 about two inches across, of a pure white, with a few 

 crimson spots in the centre of the lip : blossoms in April 

 and May, lasting two or three weeks in beauty. This is 

 rather a difficult plant to grow : the best plant I ever saw 

 was grown on a block of wood without any moss, and 

 flowered five or six years in succession ; but in the seventh 

 year the plant seemed to lose its vigour, and never flowered 

 afterwards, probably because the block began to decay and 

 get sour. I have seen plants do well in pots with peat 

 and good drainage. 



Epi. cinnabarinum, from Pemambuco. — A tall-growing 

 plant, four feet high, which blooms from the top of the 

 bulb : the flowers are bright scarlet, and are produced in 

 abundance in May, June, and July : it continues flowering 

 for two or three months. 



Ejn. crassifolium. — This is not so good as many Epi- 

 dendrums, but it is worth growing on account of its colour : 

 it is a rather tall grower, two or three feet high ; it pro- 

 duces its rose-coloured flowers in profusion in March, 

 April, May, and June, and will continue blooming for three 

 or four months, which makes it a valuable plant for exhi- 

 bitions. 



Epi. Hanhuryanum, from Mexico. — This is not so 

 showy as many of the Epidendrums, but is worth growing 

 on account of its colour ; sepals and petals deep purple, lip 

 pale rose : blooms during the spring months, lasting long 

 in beauty. 



Epi. macrochilum. — A beautiful species from Guate- 

 mala ; the sepals and petals brown, lip large, of a pure 

 white, with a purple blotch at the base : it blossoms in 



