New, Rare and Beautiful Plants. 
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i ANGULiOA Ruckeri. A very handsome Orchid, of 
stronggrowth and bold habit, with large green leaves 
and rich, dark flowers ; the sepals and petals have 
crimson spots on a yellow ground, and a deep crim- 
son lip ; flowers remain in good condition for three 
• weeks. Is best cultivated in a pot in a warm tem- 
perature. $5 and upward. 
i A. Clowesii $i oo to 50 
i A. eburnea. (Rare) 5 00 to 7 50 
i A. virgiiialis 8 00 to 10 00 
1 BRASSAVOLiA. Epiphytal plants, with somewhat 
thickened stems ; one leaved, with terminal, showy 
flowers, of which the sepals are long and spreading- 
They should be grown on a block. 
2 (B. acaiilis $1 50 to $2 50 
i B. glauca i 50 to 2 50 
i B. Digbyaiia {Lcelia Digbyana) . . . i 50 to 2 50 
BRASSIA. This genus is closely allied to Oncidium, 
differing in the narrow, long sepals and petals. The 
flowers are in loose and simple racemes. They are 
evergreen plants of easy culture, and are best grown 
in pots, with fibrous peat and moss ; should never be 
allowed to get dry. 
i B. inaculata $1 50 to I3 Oq 
i B. major 3 50 to 5 00 
i B. verrucosa 75 to i 50 
i B. grandillora i 00 to i 50 
BURLINGTONIA. There are some beautiful species 
in this genus, all of which are compact in growth and 
very pretty. The lip is short, spreading and curiously 
shaped. The plants grow best in baskets with moss 
and crocks. 
i B. Candida $2 00 to S3 00 
i B. decora 3 50 to 5 00 
i B. fVagrans 3 50 to 5 00 
CALANTHE. A very distinct genus. The several 
species and garden hybrids are among the freest flow- 
ering and most satisfactory Orchids. Their very 
beautiful and also very useful flowers are produced on 
long spikes from two to three feet in length, and bloom 
in the most acceptable time. They are of easy culture ; 
a few varieties are evergreen, but most of them are 
deciduous. The latter sorts require a decided period 
of rest, while the evergreen varieties must be kept 
moist all the year. The majority of them are terres- 
trial Orchids, and therefore should be potted in loam 
and leaf-mold, and given a liberal supply of water 
when growing. 
h C. oculata gigantea. This very rare and truly hand- 
some Calanthe is certainly the most beautiful and 
showy of the genus. It has been comnionly named 
the "Christ Orchid," as the pure white, five-petaled 
flower, with the rich blood-red blotch in the center, 
very correctly represents the wounded hand of the 
Saviour on the cross. $5 and upward. 
h C. Pournerli $3 50 to $5 00 
h O. Regnicrii. Quite a rare acquisition, as 
its very beautiful and bright, striking 
flowers, with a wholly rosy pink lower 
petal, appear much later than those of 
most other varieties. Several strong 
plants . . • $3 50 upward 
h C. Turnerii 2 50 to $4 00 
C Veltchii i 50 to 3 50 
h CAIjANTHE vestlta |2 00 to $2 50 
h C. igiieo oculata 
h C. luteo oculata 2 00 to 3 50 
h C. oculata gigaatea 2 50 to 4 00 
h C. rubra oculata i 50 to 3 50 
CATASETUM. A genus of a very remarkable charac- 
ter, with short stem-like pseudo-bulbs, large leaves 
and erect spikes of quaint-looking flowers. The 
plants should be potted in a compost of peat, with 
good drainage. 
h C. Bungerothii. A beautiful and very handsome 
Orchid, with large white flowers of a waxy te.x;ture 
and of great substance. Its bold and strong-grow- 
ing habit and its easy cultivation make it at once a 
favorite with all who have seen it . . $7 50 to %\o 00 
h C. macrocarpum 75 to i 50 
h C. scurra 2 70 to 5 00 
h C. tridendatura i 50 to 2 50 
CATTLEYA. The species of this popular genus rank 
among our finest Orchids ; they are general favorites, 
and we are glad to find that they are beginning to be 
e.xtensively cultivated in this country. The pseudo- 
bulbs are, in many cases, enlongated and thickened, 
and the dark, massive, evergreen foliage renders the 
plants peculiarly attractive. The flowers are all large 
and elegant, and can scarcely be surpassed for their 
sparkling richness and depth of color, the most fre- 
quent tints of which are violet, rose, crimson, ma- 
genta, white, yellow, mauve and purple, with their 
intermediate shades. The flower-scape, which is en- 
closed in a sheath, issues from the top of the stem, 
and a single spike sometimes contains as many as 
from ten to twenty flowers. The plants are easily 
grown in baskets or pots, with a compost of fibrous 
peat and moss, good drainage and a liberal supply of 
moisture when growing ; they should always be 
shaded from the direct rays of the sun. (See view of 
one of our Cattleya houses, page 32.) 
h C. Acklandiae $2 50 to $3 50 
li C. ainethystina i 25 to 2 50 
h C. amethystoglossa 2 00 to 3 50 
h C. sulphurea 3 50 to s 00 
i C. aurea. This lovely Cattleya is from Colombia, and 
is quite distinct from C. Dowiana aurea, with 
which it is often confused. It is of strong growth 
and free-flowering ; very distinct. It flowers in the 
autumn ; sepals and petals greenish lemon-yel- 
low ; lip is undulated and of rosy purple, with 
yellow streaks ; the flowers are large and fra- 
grant Sio 00 to $15 00 
h C. bicolor 3 50 to 5 00 
i O. Bowringiana. A capital Orchid, of 
free and easy growth ; an abundant 
bloomer in autumn ; flowers ame- 
thyst ; rosy petals and sepals, with 
rich, pur])le lip ; many flowered, and 
good for cut-blooms. Fine specimens, $3 5b upwards 
c C. cltrina. This is the only Cattleya that thrives in a 
coolhouse, and it there grows to perfection. It is 
citron-colored and citron-scented ; should be grown 
on blocks of wood $1 00 to S2 00 
/; O. crispa i 50 to 3 00 
/ C. Doiuiiiiaua 3 50 to 5 00 
