middle one is crisp, and has a hairy ridge running along its 
middle ; the side lobes are hairy too near the base. The 
flowers are deliciously sweet. 
We owe the opportunity of figuring it to Sigismond 
Rucker, Esq. Jun., with whom it flowered in February last. 
Fig. 1. represents a front view of the column and base of 
the labellum ; 2. shews the latter spread open. 
It should be potted in rough turfy peat, mixed with pot- 
sherds ; the pot to be half filled with broken pots, and the 
soil considerably elevated above its brim, in order that the 
roots may sustain no injury from stagnant water. In summer, 
while the plant is growing, plenty of water should be given to 
its roots, and it may be slightly syringed once or twice a day. 
The house at this time should be shaded in sunny weather, 
and kept as moist as possible, taking care not to let the tem- 
perature rise above 80° by day, nor above 70° at night. In 
autumn water should be very much withheld, so that the 
plant may gradually receive its state of rest. In winter the 
temperature should never be raised above 58° with fire heat. 
