EPIDENDRUMS. 



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April and May, and lasts five weeks in good condition, if 

 the flowers are kept free from damp. 



Epi. macrochilum roseum. — A beautiful variety of the 

 former ; the lip is of a darker rose colour, blooms at the 

 same time, and lasts long in beauty. 



Epi. plmniceum. — A fine species from Cuba ; the sepals 

 and petals purple ; the lip of the same colour, mixed with 

 pink and crimson : blooms dming the summer months. 



Epi. Stamfordiamim, from Guatemala. — A small-flower- 

 ing species, producing its flowers in great abundance on a 

 branching spike : they are of a greenish yellow, thickly 

 spotted with brownish purple : it blooms in April and May, 

 lasting a considerable time in perfection. There are two 

 varieties of this plant ; one has much brighter coloured 

 flowers than the other ; the best has longer and thinner 

 bulbs than the other. 



Epi. varicosum. — A truly beautiful Orchid from 

 Mexico ; sepals and petals are of a delicate pink, spotted 

 with crimson ; the lip of the same colour : it produces its 

 flowers in June and July, and continues flowering for four 

 weeks. There are two varieties of this plant ; one has 

 much darker coloured flowers than the other. A very 

 scarce Orchid. 



Epi. vitellimim. — A small-growing plant, but one of 

 the finest of the genus, from Mexico : a very distinct Or- 

 chid ; the sepals and petals rich orange scarlet, the lip a 

 bright yellow : blossoms during the winter, lasting six 

 weeks or more in good condition. A very scarce Orchid. 



Epi. vitellinum major. — The same colour as vitelUnum, 

 the only difference being in the larger size of the flowers, 

 and in its blooming during the summer months : it lasts 

 long in bloom. A very rare plant. 



