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the lovely rose and purple-rose tints of the flower yet more attractive. Sepals and petals are rose-coloured on the outside, and of rich purple-rose hue on the inner ; the broad, waved lip is of the same colour, but with an orange disc, and, more noticeable than in any other species, are two long, recurved horns - one on either side of the anther bed. The blossoms are produced in quick and lasting succession. As Professor Kränzlin, in his description, says, " It is undoubtedly a charming plant."
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A new and lovely introduction, which blossoms later in the season than do the rest of the genus. The deep, rosy-carmine blossoms are exquisite, and the plant is dwarf in habit and very profuse flowering. A more faultless orchid would be hard to find ; its floriferousness and the length of time the blossoms last. surpass all other Sobralias. Our illustration (one-third natural size) gives a fair idea of the shape of this novel Sobralia, which is almost self- coloured, the prevailing shade throughout being rich rosy-carmine - deeper in the lip, and shading almost to white in the throat,
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Spathoglottis plicata var. Micholitzii.
A distinct and greatly superior variety ; so distinct is it, indeed, as almost to merit a specific name. It is only on close examination the structural affinity can be detected. The colour is more decided, and of richer amethyst ; the segments are broader and blunter, rendering the flowers more compact. The habit is quite distinct from plicata - much more dwarf, and the pseudo-bulbs are not so elongated ; the callus at the base of the labellum, which has the front lobe broader and more rounded in the type, is a rich yellow, with cinnamon spots : in plicata it is white. This sterling variety is named in compliment to our indefatigable collector, the discoverer of so many striking novelties.
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