Plate 443. 



MASDEVALLIA TROCHILUS. 



This species, although not so showy as many, is nevertheless both beautiful and 

 interesting, and cannot fail to find many admirers. It was introduced by Mr. B. S. 

 Williams from New Grenada a few years ago, and has only since been once or twice 

 imported, on account of its extremely rare character, and being seldom met with. 



It will be observed that there is a marked distinctness in the shape and colour of the 

 flowers, and we leave our readers to describe it for themselves. In our illustration the 

 terete tail-like points rising from the crest of the flower are seen to be bent downwards ; 

 but this has been done by Mr. Fitch, because the space at his disposal would not admit of 

 their being given erect as seen on the flower. 



The plant from which our plate was taken flowered in the collection of Mr. B. S. 

 Williams, Victoria Nursery, Holloway, N., and we are informed by Mr. Williams that this 

 interesting species requires similar treatment to the other Masdevallias. 



Plate 444. 



PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA POSY QUEEN. 



This very distinct and beautiful variety is in course of distribution by Messrs. Sutton 

 and Sons, of Reading. It is one of several fine new types of great beauty raised by this 

 enterprizing firm, and it is found to come true from seed. It will be noticed that it is 

 a Fern-leaved variety, with a dense head of large, stout and finely-formed flowers, 

 that are handsomely fringed ; the colour pink, changing to rose, or when the colour 

 is fully developed, satiny rose. It is a very early-flowering variety, as it commences 

 blooming in September, and in November last we saw a large batch of it in fine condition. 



A thoroughly good pink-flowered form of Primula sinensis fimbriata has long been a 

 desideratum, and this is fully secured in the variety now represented, and we have every 

 confidence it will become a great favourite with growers of this useful winter-flowering 

 plant. 



