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drooping. The same treatment and temperature as the others. 
— Native of Brazil. 
69. Cirrhcea Warreana. Plant pseudo-bulbous ; bulbs nearly 
two inches broad, and tapering a little towards the summit; 
leaves single, one foot long, and better than two inches broad; 
raceme drooping, and coming from the base of the bulb. This 
genus includes fourteen species ; and all of them require the 
same treatment, and ought, by all means, to be well elevated 
above the pot, in order to preserve the racemes from too much 
damp when young, as many flowers are lost by not attending in 
time to this important point; and it also secures a good drainage, 
as they do not require much water at their roots, but like a 
moist atmosphere and shady situation. — Native of Brazil. 
70. Chysis aurea. (Derived from the colour of its flowers.) 
Stem bulbous, two to three feet long, and round, much swollen 
in the middle ; leaves mostly in fours, placed at the summit of 
the stem, with smaller leaflets alternating up the stem ; flowers 
in racemes, of a yellow colour. It requires hanging up, in a 
mixture of sphagnum, turfy peat, and rotten wood, and a liberal 
supply of water when growing; also in a temperature of 70 to 
7 5°. — Native of Venezuela. 
71. Chysis Icevis. Plant much similar to the former, except 
that the bulbous stems are shorter and thicker, and the leaves 
are more undulated: it also flowers in racemes, and requires 
hanging up, and in a mixture of sphagnum and turfy peat, in a 
temperature of 70 to 75°. — I believe , a ?iative of Mexico. 
72. Chysis bractescens. Plant much similar to the latter in 
growth, but different in the colour of its flowers. It also requires 
the same treatment as the others. This genus comprises only 
three species, which all vary in the colour of their flowers, and 
require hanging up in a pot on account of their pendent habit; 
and a plentiful supply of water while growing should be given 
them: they seldom bear dividing on account of their tender 
habit. — Native of Mexico. 
73. Bendrobium amcenum. (Derived from its pleasing flowers.) 
Stem slender and drooping, nearly three feet long ; leaves alter¬ 
nately along the stem; the flowers proceed from the joints; sepals 
and petals white, with a stain of pale purple at the apex ; labellum 
same colour, with a blotch of greenish yellow near the throat. 
This requires hanging up, in a mixture of sphagnum, rotten wood, 
and a little turfy peat, in a temperature of 70 to 75°. — Native 
of India. 
74. Bendrobium sulcatum. (Derived from the bulbs being fur¬ 
rowed.) Stem bulbous, nearly eighteen inches long, rather flat, 
and much furrowed; leaves in threes, about six inches long, 
