GLEANINGS AND ORIGINAL MEMORANDA. 



Calanthe Sylvatica. Linclley. A beau- 

 tiful terrestrial stove Orchid, with long erect 

 spikes of large flowers, at first white, but 

 changing to bright yellow. From the Isles of 

 France and Bourbon. 



This is the most beautiful of all the species of Calanthe. 

 To the foliage and general habit of the "White Hellebore-leaved 

 {Calanthe veratrifolia), it adds far finer flowers, which are at 

 first pure white, but by degrees change to a clear bright yellow, 

 very different from the livery of death. Thus, each spike of 

 flowers resembles a massive plume, the upper part of which is 

 snow-white, the lowest very yellow, while in the middle the 

 one colour insensibly passes into the other through a tender 

 cream-coloured tint. 



Angr^gcum Virens. Linclley in Botanical 

 Register, 1847, under t. 19. A showy white- 

 flowered orchidaceous epiphyte, from Bour- 

 bon. Blossomed in the Garden of Plants, 

 at Paris, under the care of Monsieur 

 Houllett. (Figs. 9 & 10.) 



The sepals and petals, and the spur of the lip are 

 greenish, and the lip itself, although white, is neverthe- 

 less conspicuously tinged with green in the middle. It 

 is, however, a noble-looking plant, richly deserving a 

 place among even the most select collections. 



Odontoglossum Bubes- 

 cens. Linclley. From Ni- 

 caragua, imported by Mr. 

 Skinner. A very handsome 

 Orchid, with fine blush 

 flowers spotted with crim- 

 son. Flowers m November. 



"A charming species, belonging 

 to the beautiful white-lipped section 

 of the genus, and remarkable among 

 them for its flowers being suffused 



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