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E. cuspidatum (Pointed E.); Mexico.—Sepals and 
petals pale yellow, changing to a brown; lip white, 
i beautifully fringed; and the flowers are very fragrant. 
They very much resemble those of E. aloifolium, only 
they are not fringed. 2 Is. 
E. Flortbundum (Many-flowered E.); Mexico.— 
Sepal brownish, petals white, lips white also with a 
curved line of reddish spots. A gracefully growing plant. 
Though the flowers individually are small, yet the long 
spreading panicle gives them a pretty appearance. 21s. 
E. Grahamii (Dr. Graham’s E.); Mexico.—Sepals 
and petals yellowish green turning to brown; lip white, 
long, and broad, undulated, and striped with red. A 
fine species but little known. The flower stems grow 
about eighteen inches long, and each flower is near 
: three inches across. Very rare. 84s, 
E, Hanburii (Mr. Hanlniry’s); Mexico.—Sepals and 
petals deep purple; lip pale rose with crimson veins. 
A fine species, with deep green roundish pseudo-bulbs, 
from the top of which the flower stems spring to the 
height of eighteen inches or two feet. 31s. Od. 
E. ionosmum (Violet-scented E.); Essequibo.—Sepals 
! and petals of a dull red colour; lip the same colour 
and delicately sriped with deep lilac lines. The flowers 
are large, and have a scent like that of violets. Scarce. 
63s. 
E. macrochilum (Large-lipped E.); Mexico.—Sepals 
and petals brownish; lip pure white with a deep purple 
stain at the base. It is by far tire most conspicuous 
part of the flower, being very broad and projecting well 
out from the rest. The flowers are produced on stems a 
foot high, and are handsome and fragrant. 42s. 
E. macrochilum var roseum (Rose-coloured large¬ 
lipped E.); Guatemala. — This is a truly beautiful 
variety, like the other in every respect except the lip, 
which, instead of white, is of a beautiful dark rose colour. 
42s. 
E. oxciDioiDEs (Oncidium-flowered E.); South Ame¬ 
rica.—Sepals and petals yellow and reel; the lip is 
yellow. A fine species; the flowers are like those of 
Oncidium luridum. It is fragrant, and remains a long 
time in bloom. 31s. 6d. 
E. pastoris (Shepherd’s E.); Mexico.—Sepals and 
petals very narrow and sharp pointed, and streaked with 
purple on an olive ground colour; the lip is oblong, 
beautifully stained with purple on a cream-coloured 
ground. Very fragrant. 31s. 6d. 
E. phceniceum (Purple-flowered E.); Cuba.—Sepals 
and petals light purple; the lip has a shade of the same 
colour running through it, mixed with a delicate pink 
and veined with crimson. This is considered one of the 
finest species of this large genus. The flower stem rises 
two or three feet high, branches, and the flowers are 
; pretty thickly studded upon it. Each flower is large, 
i and they keep expanding for two or three months. All 
these good points recommend this plant to the notice of 
cultivators as being well worth growing. It is, however, 
| scarce. 84s. 
E. rhizophorum (Root-bearing); Guatemala.— 
Flowers produced in umbels at the end of the shoots, in 
the same manner as E. cinnabarinum. They are scarlet, 
veined with crimson. This very handsome species has 
been long cultivated without its blooming. The reason 
for this is now obvious. It is a long rambling plant, 
and most likely runs up the branches of the trees in its 
native country, and as soon as it surmounts them then 
forms a dense mass, and blooms something like our 
common ivy does. Mr. Bassett, gardener to R. S. 
; llolford, Esq., with his accustomed sagacity, has hit 
upon a mode of growing this plant that assimilates in a 
degree to the above supposition. He places it in a kind 
of wide pan, and as the shoots grow, continually keeps 
them pegged down, at the same time placing the plant 
I close to the glass. In this way he blooms it finely every 
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year, using the usual treatment of a moist warm atmos¬ 
phere when growing, and a cool dry one when at rest. 
31s. 6d. j 
E. Schomburgkii (Dr. Schomburgk’s E.); British 
Guayana.—There is a considerable resemblance between 
this species, the preceding one, and E. Cinnabarinum. 
They possess in common a long stem, the flowers are j 
nearly alike, and they flower in the same style. Not- i 
withstanding these points of resemblance there are J 
sufficient distinctions between each to warrant their i 
separation. The E. Schomburgkii may be distinguished 
easily from E. cinnabarinum by the great number of dark- 
coloured spots on its stems, and by its larger flowers. 
The colour is also more brilliant, being bright scarlet. 
T. Appleby. 
(To be continued.) 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
Carnations and Picotees. —The season for shifting 
them into their blooming pots has now arrived; the 
right compost we have repeatedly described, but for the 
benefit of our readers that may not have seen or read 
this description, we will venture to repeat it. Good 
light fresh loam, such as would be formed if a heap of 
turf, three inches thick, from an old pasture were laid up 
for twelve months and frequently turned; to which 
should be added one-f'ourth well-decomposed dung, and 
as much leaf mould. You will then have a first-rate 
mixture for carnations. If the leaf mould be un-come¬ 
at-able, then use a little more of the dung. A very small 
dressing of quicklime would be serviceable both in im¬ 
proving the soil and destroying insects. Look diligently 
out for their grand enemy, the wire-worm. The size of 
the blooming pots is from ten to eleven inches across; 
they must be clean, sweet, and perfectly dry. Place an 
oyster shell, or a large piece of broken pot, over the hole 
at the bottom of the pot, and about half an inch of 
drainage above it; then fill it with soil till there is just 
space left to allow the present ball to stand upon it level 
with the edge of the pot. Fill in the compost round the 
ball till the pot is filled; shake it down by a gentle stroke 
upon the potting bench; give then a good watering, and 
place the plants in such a position that you can readily 
protect them from any severe weather that may yet occur. 
T. Appleby. 
THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. 
The weather this month has hitherto been most 
favourable for all kinds of out-of-doors work, and the soil 
having been prepared for the reception of seeds or plants, 
every comer or piece of spare ground should be without ; 
loss of time ridged, trenched, forked, and scarified, and 
no kind of sprouting cabbages, savoys, kales or borecoles, 
sivedes or turnips, should be left to exhaust the soil any 
longer than is absolutely necessary. The late-planted 
coleworts and early cabbage, with a good piece of spinach, 
\ and naturally produced sea-kale, as well as the young 
\ carrots,forced French beans, and asparagus, assisted with a ! 
little heat and covering, will now be in request. On well- 
prepared light soils, carrots in full crop may be sown. 
The Early Dutch, American, and Stone turnip, also, may 
be sown on gentle heat or sheltered borders, with the 
soil well-prepared and pulverized. Radishes, too, in 
varietieSj as well as small salad, should be sown in suc¬ 
cession ; and also lettuce, of which a succession should like¬ 
wise be planted out. Finish planting sea-kale. Put in 
cuttings of lavender, rue, wormwood, hyssop, &c. Part 
the herbaceous herbs, and put the herb garden in good i 
order ; sow, also, thyme, winter savoys, &c. Sow Kidney 
beans for transplanting, on to slight hot-beds, to be pro- | 
tected. Garden beans and late peas sow in succession; 
those kinds already up, and intended for sticks, should j 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER, 
