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LISSOCHILUS SPECIOSA. 
general delight, but will not succeed well with the treatment of green-house plants, 
unless the house in which they grow is kept at a higher temperature than is usually 
recommended or suitable for them. One intermediate between these will suit it. 
It prefers good rich loamy soil, mixed with a little peat and sand ; it should be put 
into a well drained pot, not over large, and the plant in summer liberally watered, 
but in winter it should scarcely have any. It is propagated by dividing the bulbs. 
The generic name alludes to the smoothness of the lip, and the absence of swell- 
ings or crests from that part. The specific name speciosa applies to the showy 
character of the flowers. 
