slightly retnse. Spur compressed, hlunt, or cluh-
shaped at the point, ahout the length of the germen.
Stamen attached to the point of the stigma, the 2 lohes
diverging. Pollen masses pedicled, and covered with
a hood.
Our drawing of this rare and handsome plant, was
made at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill; it had heen lately
imported from North America, and was procured for
Mr. C. hy Mr. George Charlwood. The plants were
potted in a very sandy red loam, M'here they flowered
strong, and are appearing to thrive very well, and
we have little doubt but the whole of the Orchideous
plants might be managed as well as any others, by
proper attention; many of them, we think, would
succeed well in a frame, or pit, and to be covered
occasionally with glass, particularly when the weather
was very wet, as moisture is much more injurious to
them than cold; the soil should be prepared for them
according to the different species ; the greater number
succeeds best in light sandy loam, a few species
prefer peat, and many are fond of a chalky soil, which
could be imitated by pounding or grinding chalk, and
mixing it with the other mould; the bed should be
made a little sloping, that the wet may pass more
readily off. Some of the sorts that prefer chalky hills,
might be planted on a little mount made of chalk, and
covered with sandy loam mixed with powdered chalk;
in such a situation, we believe many of them would
thrive well.
1. P a rt of the Flower-stem, to show the 5 angles. 2. Germen. 3. The
3 outer leaflets of the Perianthium. 4. The 2 inner leaflets. 5. Labellum.
6. Spur. 7. Anther, showing Us diverging lobes covered with a hood. 8. Thè
same divested of the hood, showing its pedicled pollen masses attached to
2 little glands at the base.