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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
ents, who have had experience on this matter, will assign a 
reason, and thus oblige 
A Constant Reader in Sussex. 
June 14, 1844. 
[We insert the above letter entire, as it at once conveys 
information, and opens a matter of much consequence for 
inquiry. With respect to the Ranunculi we think our corre¬ 
spondent cannot do better than he proposes. The want of the 
due proportion of lacing in Pinks is a source of frequent disap¬ 
pointment to florists, and as we think the cause of it well worthy 
consideration, for which purpose we defer it for the present, 
and shall be glad to receive the opinions of our friends on the 
subject. — Ed.] 
LIST OF QRCHIDEjE. 
( Continued from page 114.) 
193 . Lycaste tetragona (four-angled). Plant pseudo-bulbous, bulb three 
inches long, tapering towards the summit; leaves single, one foot long, of a 
lanceolate shape ; flowers borne on a short stem, proceeding from the base of 
the bulb, four to five in number; sepals and petals pale green, flamed with 
brown, the former broader than the latter, and ending in an acute point; the 
labellum is singularly shaped in the form of a jug, white on the outside with 
a blotch of purple on the apex, the inside dark purple; the flower possesses 
a disagreeable scent. This is a singular species, requiring to be grown in a 
mixture of sphagnum, turfy peat, and rotten wood or charcoal, and should be 
elevated a little above the rim of the pot. It requires but a scanty supply of 
water, with a temperature of 65° to 70°.— Native of Brazil. 
194 . Lycaste cruenta. (Derived from blood colour.) Plant pseudo-bulbous, 
bulbs very similar in growth to L. aromatica ; the flowers are a great deal 
larger, and produced in clusters from the base of the bulb; the flower stalk 
is from three to four inches long ; the sepals are yellowish green, and the 
petals are orange, with a few dark red spots at the base ; the labellum 
orange, spotted at the base with blood colour. This species is well worth 
growing on account of its free habit of flowering. It requires the same 
treatment and temperature as the above. — Native of Brazil. 
195. Lycaste aromatica. Plant pseudo-bulbous; bulbs nearly three inches 
long, rather broad; leaves ovate-lanceolate; flowers produced in clusters; 
sepals greenish yellow; petals orange colour; labellum orange; with a very 
■powerful scent of cinnamon, particularly early in the morning. It requires 
the same treatment and temperature as the others. — Native of Mexico. • 
196 . Lycaste Skinnerii. Plant pseudo-bulbous; bulbs ovate, and four- 
angled, of a dark green colour ; leaves one foot long, ovate-lanceolate ; flower 
stem nearly erect; sepals nearly three inches long, of a dirty white ; petals 
of nearly the same colour; labellum white, beautifully spotted with purple 
along the throat. This is one of the handsomest of the entire genus, and 
exceedingly scarce at present. It appears to sport a great deal in the colour 
of the flowers, nearly all of those that have yet flowered having exhibited 
