. Phai.,enopsis Schillsriana. TROPICAL ORCW\^%—Continued. Dendrobium Formosum Gi^antenni. Flowers wliite, 4 to 6 inches across; lip large, white with orange throat. $ Dendrobium Lituiflonim. Sepals and petals rosy- purple; lip white, bordered with purple, having a dark purple centre. $ to $ Dendrobium Primulinum. Sepals and petals small, pinkish wliite; lip downy, very-large, shell-shaped, white, with a faint tint of blue; February and March. $ Epidendrum Nemorale. Flowers about 3 inches acniss, freely produced on large droopincr panicles; sepals and petals of a delicate ma
. Phai.,enopsis Schillsriana. TROPICAL ORCW\^%—Continued. Dendrobium Formosum Gi^antenni. Flowers wliite, 4 to 6 inches across; lip large, white with orange throat. $ Dendrobium Lituiflonim. Sepals and petals rosy- purple; lip white, bordered with purple, having a dark purple centre. $ to $ Dendrobium Primulinum. Sepals and petals small, pinkish wliite; lip downy, very-large, shell-shaped, white, with a faint tint of blue; February and March. $ Epidendrum Nemorale. Flowers about 3 inches acniss, freely produced on large droopincr panicles; sepals and petals of a delicate mauve; lips striped with violet; flowers in July. $ Oncidium Ampliatum. Flowers clear yellow, much ))aler on the under side, scape 3 feet high ; spring and early summer. $ Oncidium Krameri. A pretty species, somewhnt like 0. Papilio; color yellow, heavilv si)otted brown. $ Oncidium Lanceanum. Sepals and petals large, cround color yellow, tincred wttli green, barred and blotched with chocolate brown; lip large, rich violet in the lower portions, rose above. $ to $ Oncidium Papilio {nnVerfly Orchid). Flowers pale golden yellow, barred with chestnut brnwn, resembling a large butterfly in shape; sepals long, narrow, erect, bearini; a resemblnnce to the anteiniEB and proboscis of a butterfly. $ to $ Peristeria Elata { Holy Ghost Flower). Flow- ers wliite, witli small lilac sjiecks on the base of the lip, waxy, very , about li inches in diameter"; July or August. $1 ..50 to $ PhalFcnopsis Amabilis. Flowers often 5 inches in diameter; sepals and petals pure white, of great sub- stance, the lip having a few bright yellow streams; autumn. to .$ Phalrenopsis Schilleriana. Flowers 2i inches in diameter, arranged in two rows along the spike ; petals 9 and sepals of a fine rose color; lips rose color and white ; spike 3 feet in length, bearing sometimes 100 flowers; winter. $ Rodriguezia Secunda, A pretty speci
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