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the pallid edge with brighter chestnut brown, while the oblong sac of the 
lip has an olive tinge towards the front, and is speckled in the interior. The 
petals are upwards of 3 in. long, and § in. wide at the base tapering to the point; 
and the lip is nearly l|-in. long, the sides of its open mouth being folded in¬ 
wards, and a rounded lobe being developed in each front angle. The staminode 
is triangular, with a short fringe of black hairs on the upper edge. We are 
indebted to the Messrs. Veitch and Sons for the specimens figured. 
Although this species cannot take first rank as a garden plant, it is neverthe¬ 
less very interesting and distinct. It is a native of Costa Eica, though not of the 
warmest parts of that country, and has been called S. lieichenbachicinum. In 
habit it is somewhat robust, the long dark glossy green, strap-shaped leaves, being 
from one to two feet in length, and upwards of an inch in breadth. Though 
numerous flowers are produced on the scape, yet there is but one fully expanded 
blossom at one time. 
C. longifolium is a plant of comparatively easy culture. It requires to be 
potted in rough peat, sphagnum moss, and a small quantity of sharp sand, and 
should be placed in the Cattleya house, and treated liberally as regards watering 
during the summer months. It is a most singular species, though perhaps not 
one that is likely to become a general favourite, as there are so many other kinds 
which yield larger and more beautifully-coloured blossoms.—B. S. Williams, 
Victoria Nursery , Upper Holloway. 
ROSES AND ROSE-CULTURE. 
Chapter VII.— The Pot-Eose. 
A. aN what manner shall we grow our Pot-Eoses ? This is the first point to settle. 
Shall we choose them on their own roots, or worked on Manetti or Dog-rose ? 
? Shall we not also have a few standards as well as dwarfs in pots ? I may 
briefly say that I prefer on their own roots such kinds as grow freely in 
that way, because they renew themselves continually and vigorously by suckers, 
or underground shoots. But some kinds thrive better u worked,” and therefore the 
sound rule of practice is to choose each variety in the way in which it is known to 
grow best. As to Standard Eoses, they are beautiful objects in pots for conserva¬ 
tories, especially the Moss and Tea-scented kinds, but they are perhaps scarcely 
in character in small greenhouses. 
The spring or early summer is a good time at which to begin this branch of 
rose-culture. It is the greatest economy to choose plants a little in advance of 
the ordinary sale plants. When such can be obtained, grow them under glass in a 
cold frame or greenhouse throughout the summer. It is important that the 
summer’s growth should be well matured before the leaves fall, and therefore an 
early growth should be encouraged. Such kinds as cannot be obtained in pots in 
spring and summer, may be added from the ground in autumn (October), and 
then should be plunged, after potting them in some sheltered situation out-of-doors. 
