DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF NEW PLANTS. 
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violet, obtusely three-lobed, with seven plates upon its surface, 
of which two at the side are confined to the middle lobe, and the 
five others are extended to the base, which is a little stained with 
vellow.” 
It is a terrestrial orchid, which require^ a slight protection 
from frost, and to be kept rather dry while in a dormant state ; 
afterwards it should be well supplied with moisture and heat. 
It grows freely in a mixture of fibrous peat and half-decayed leaf- 
mould, and is increased by dividing the old plants when in a 
dormant state. It flowers in April.— Bot. Beg. 60-47. 
Dendrobium cretaceum (Lindley). A very distinct species, 
remarkable for the dull chalky whiteness of its flowers, which 
are, nevertheless, neatly pencilled with crimson on the lip ; this 
is owing to the whole surface of the lip, inside and outside, being- 
covered with a short, close, white fur^ It appears to possess the 
additional peculiarity of bearing its flowers singly, not in pairs, 
at least the wild specimens, which were communicated to us by 
the late Mr. Griffith, from Mergui and Khasiga hills, are in that 
state, as well as the cultivated plant. It was received by Messrs. 
Veitch among Mr. T. Lobb’s Moulmein collections.— Bot. Reg. 
62-47. 
Eria convallarioides ft major (Lindley). When we formerly 
published this species, it exhibited little of the beauty found in 
the variety now made known. The old sort is indeed hardly to 
be recognised in this beautiful thing. The oblong heads of 
flowers are of the purest ivory white, which is rendered still purer 
by the presence of small brownish bracts at their base. The 
surface, too, of every flower is so polished as to resemble that of 
white cowries or similar shells.— Bot. Reg, 63-47. 
Vanda tricolor (Lindley). Under the name of Vanda insignis, 
. a very different plant, this fine Javanese species has been brought 
into cultivation by Messrs. Veitch. It has quite the habit of 
V. Roxburghii, and its flowers appear in the same manner, but 
they are larger, have yellow and brown spotted sepals, and a 
rose-coloured lip, with the lateral lobes rounded, not acute, and 
colourless. It is nearer V. Hindsii, a New Guinea plant.— Bot. 
Reg. 
Odontoglossum maxillare (Lindley). We have only seen one 
flower of this beautiful plant, which might at first sight be mis- 
