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Masdevallia Barlceana. Vu'y Rare. Grand plant, 28 good leaves ... 
,, ,, Very fine plant, 12 leaves 
,, Chelsonii. A very pretty hybrid, between M. Veitchiana and 
M. Amabilis.” Grand plant, 20 leaves, sending 
up flower buds ... 
,, ,, Superba. Fine plant, 12 fine leaves, sending up 
tlowerbuds 
,, Chestertonii. .\ very rare species. Sepals strictly ovate, 
having abrupt tails of equal length, covered and 
bordered with very small and numerous acute black 
wails, greenish sulphur coloured, wiih black tails, 
black border, and numerous black spots. I. ip trans- 
versely rtinform, with two trapezoid low valves on the 
stalk, covered with radiating keeled veins, ochre and 
reddish ; column arched, ochre, with a few brownish 
red spots. Fine plant, with 20 leaves 
,, ,, Rice plant, with 9 leaves 
,, Courtauldiana. A jiretty hybrid between M. Rosea and 
M. Shutlleworthii. The flower is very intermediate in 
character; in colour inclining towards M. Rosea, but in 
shape it more resembles its other parent. Grand plant 
with 11 fine leaves ... 
Calura (Very Rare). Strong platit with 14 leaves ... 
,. ,, Good plant, with 8 leaves 
., Cucullata. A rare species, having one-flowered peduncles 
5 inches high and a large broad bract. The lateral 
segments are not much larger than the odd one; triangular 
in their free part;, jirolonged into tails, which surpass 
their length; thecup is whitish-ochre; apex of tail yellow, 
all other parts darkest blackish-purple ; glossy. The flowers 
with tails exceed 2 inches in length. Very fine plant, 
5 strong leaves 
., ChimcEra. Very fine plant, 16 strong leaves 
,, Fine varieiy, dark chocolate. Good plant, 9 
leaves, sending up flower buds 
„ ,, Backhouseana. Very fine variety. The largest 
of ihe section. Fine plant, 6 strong leaves and 
flower sjiiko 
Davisii (Very Rare). Grand plant, 2 4 fine leaves ... 
,, Very fine plant, 12 fine leaves 
,, Good plant, with 10 leaves ... 
Demisa. Very fine plant. 20 fine leaves 
Elephanticeps. A grand species of a bold and striking 
characti r. Peduncles are a foot high bearing a solitary 
horizontal flower, 4 inches long, of a peculiar form, and 
which has been compared to an elephant’s head. The 
lower sepals are of a dark rich crimson - purple ; pale 
purple on the outer side, united for about one-third of 
their length. The tails are yellow on the inner surface, 
and greatly curving upwards ; the upper sepal, which 
stands nearly parallel to the lower one, is bright yellow ; 
lip is small, obtusely rhomboid; its front half densely 
papellose. Grand plant, with 9 fine leaves 
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