down in entangled tufts. He mentions a variety whose 

 petals are a deep rich purple on the outside. 



The Dutch Colonists, in the Malayan Archipelago, call 

 this plant the Vliegende Duive ; the Malays themselves An- 

 grec poeti besaa?% Bombo terbang, Angrec colan, and Wanlecu. 



It belongs to that class of Orchidaceous plants which 

 succeed best when fixed to pieces of wood, along with a little 

 turf or moss, and suspended from the roof or pillars of the 

 stove. It grows very well in this manner in the Orchida- 

 ceous-house at Tooting, which is kept saturated with mois- 

 ture, and scarcely ever receives any air. The wood on which 

 it is fixed should either be covered with rough bark, or be in 

 a decaying state, to enable the roots to fix themselves to it; it 

 may be a foot or eighteen inches in height, and four or five 

 inches in diameter. The plant does not appear to throw out 

 side shoots freely, and consequently will be difficult to pro- 

 pagate. 



