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specimen of the best variety, which I saw at Messrs. 

 Rollisson's, Tooting, in 1851, had five spikes of bloom 

 upon it. 



Ae. roseiim. — A beautiful dwarf- plant from India; 

 leaves a foot long, spotted with brown. A slow-growing 

 species, bearing rose-coloured flowers in June and July. 

 This plant, which does not root freely, requires less 

 moisture than any of the other kinds. 



Ae. suarissiyna. — A distinct and desirable species, of 

 free growth, with light green foliage spotted with smaU 

 brown spots, ten inches long. The sepals and petals are 

 white, and the lip has a blotch of yellow in the centre 

 edged with white. Blooms in July, August, and Sep- 

 tember, and lasts in good condition three weeks. We 

 flowered two varieties of this species, one of which was 

 much better than the other, having pink spots on the end 

 of each petal, which makes a more showy flower. 



Ae. virens. — A lovely plant from Java, with light 

 green foliage, eight inches long ; the flowers are of a light 

 peach colour, spotted with purple ; the lip is spotted with 

 crimson ; blooms in May and June ; the flowers remain 

 long in perfection. A scarce and desirable species. 



AGANISIA. 



Aganisia pulcJiella. — A pretty dwarf Orchid from De- 

 merara, eight inches high, the only species of this genus 

 that I know ; produces from the bottom of the bulb a 

 spike of flowers, which are white, with a blotch of yellow 

 in the centre of the lip. It blows at difl'erent times of the 

 year, lasts two or three weeks in perfection, and is best 

 grown in a pot, with peat and good drainage. It requires 

 a liberal supply of water at the roots, and the hottest house. 

 It is a very scarce plant, and is propagated by dividing the 

 bulbs. 



