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require much more care except shading from the sun. When 
water is applied it should be given in the evening, or in cloudy 
weather, and the glass may be taken off on fine dewy evenings, 
but must be replaced before the plants become dry in the 
morning. The potting of these new plants should be performed 
as soon as it is known that roots are emitted in the manner 
described for seedlings, and their after treatment, may be assi¬ 
milated in every respect. 
Amicus Floribus. 
LIST OF ORCHIDEiE. 
( Continued from p. 66.) 
295. Oncidium ornithorhynchum. Plant pseudo-bulbous; bulbs nearly 
three inches long, and a little more than one inch broad, oblong, glabrous ; 
leaves in pairs, one foot long, and a little more than one inch broad, lan¬ 
ceolate, acute ; flowers produced on a long, slender, half-pendent spike, much 
branched; flowers pale purple; petals oblong, obtuse ; sepals nearly equal, 
oblong; column denticulate ; labellum having the tubercles upon the breast 
yellow; the flowers are small, but very fragrant, and densely crowded on the 
spike. This species ought to be in every collection, and well deserves the 
attention of every cultivator of this tribe of plants. It requires suspending 
from the roof of the house in a basket well drained, and a compost of turfy 
peat and sphagnum, well chopped and mixed with small potsherds; it should 
also be liberally watered while growing, and have a temperature of from 
65° to 70°. — Native of Mexico. 
296. Oncidium hians. Plant pseudo-bulbous; bulbs half an inch long, 
same in breadth ; leaves single, erect, crisp, 6 inches long, lanceolate, acute ; 
flower-spike one foot long, a little branched ; flowers of a pale straw yellow, 
destitute of spots ; the growth is the same as O. Harrisonia?. This species 
requires pot cultivation, with a free drainage, and a compost of turfy peat, 
sphagnum, and small potsherds ; very little water is required during any 
stage of its growth ; the temperature same as the above. — Native of Brazil. 
297. Oncidium cornigerum. Plant pseudo-bulbous; bulbs oblong, fur¬ 
rowed, 5 inches long and 1 inch broad, cylindrical; leaves single, oval, acute; 
flower-spike 8 inches long, few-flowered; sepals and petals yellow, spotted 
with brown; the latter ovate, concave, undulate, obtuse, inferior and narrow 
towards the base; labellum lobed, linear, and horned. This species also 
requires pot cultivation, with the same treatment and temperature as O. hians. 
— Native of Brazil. 
298. Oncidium Jlexuosum. Plant pseudo-bulbous ; bulbs oval, compressed, 
2 inches long and 1 inch broad; leaves in pairs, oblong, lanceolate, generally 
from 8 to 10 inches long and 2 inches broad; flower-spike 2 feet long, 
branched ; flowers numerous ; sepals pale yellow, spotted with brown, oblong, 
obtuse ; petals obo\ate, undulate, same colour as the sepals ; labellum yellow, 
lobed, and nearly round. This species is well deserving the attention of 
cultivators, particularly on account of its easy growth and free flowering ; it 
