Plate 333. 



ODONTOGLOSSUM LINDENI. 



If this plant is not so attractive in appearance as some other Odontoglots, it is yet well 

 worthy of being illustrated, both on account of its promising useful character and as having 

 flowered for the first time in this country during the past summer. It was exhibited at the 

 meeting of the Eoyal Horticultural Society on the 6th of August, by H. J". Buchan, Esq., 

 Wilton House, Southampton, who purchased it some five years ago at one of Mr. Stevens' 

 sales of orchids. Mr. Buchan informed us that up to the autumn of 1877 it had been 

 subjected to the temperature given to Cattleyas, when it was in a house with other Odonto- 

 glossums, Oncidiums, etc., and other cool orchids, and during the winter of 1877-8, the house 

 was never higher than from 55° to 57°. It was grown in a basket placed near the glass 

 roof, and subjected to the same practice of watering and treatment as the Oncidiums and 

 Odonto glossums. 



One object in exhibiting the plant in London was to enable Professor Eeichenbach to 

 see it, as he had been unable to bloom it ; and to Mr. H. J. Buchan belongs the honour of 

 having bloomed it in this country for the first time. It will be seen in our illustration the 

 plant puts up a fine bold spike of flowers which are of a pleasing shade of lemon or pale 

 yellow. 



Plate 334. 

 GLOXINIA MACULATA. 



This fine plant, which was introduced to English gardens so long ago as 1739, was 

 exhibited a short time since at one of the meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society, and 

 attracted a large amount of attention because of its rare beauty and novel character. It is 

 by no means common, and we have illustrated this fine species in order that it might 

 become better known, for it is of a far greater value than many novelties of recent intro- 

 duction. The flowers are of a peculiar shade of bluish-lavender, and they arc freely 

 produced in the form of a commanding spike. 



Mr. C. Green, gardener to Sir George Macleay, Bart., PendrelFs Court, Bletehingley ; 

 the exhibitor of this charming plant informs us that it is also known under the names 

 of Gloxinia trichoto?na, and it is the Martynia perennis of Linnseus. The flowers are similar 

 to Martynia ; and in some respects it would seem somewhat strange that it should be 

 called Gloxinia and Martynia, since the former have solid tubers, and the latter have fibrous 

 roots. Gloxinia maculata has tubers, or rather underground imbricated buds similar to the 

 genus Tydwa or Achimenes. Some cultural directions will be found on another page. 



