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one flowering in the autumn and the other in the late winter. 

 A. Leonis, also known as Aeranthus Leonis and Angractim 

 Humblotii, has white flowers and is a desirable dwarf species. 



ANGULOA 



Although they cannot successfully compete with the Odonto- 

 glossums in grace and usefulness, the Anguloas, natives of 

 Colombia, deserve a high position among cultivated Orchids. 

 The large fleshy flowers are carried singly at the apex of a stout 

 flower-stem about a foot high. The pseudo-bulbs are large, 

 often eight or nine inches long, and the broad, plicate, deep green 

 leafage rises to a height of eighteen inches or more. All are cool 

 Orchids and will succeed with the Odontoglossums while in growth 

 and bloom, but when they have finished their growth for the 

 season more light and a greatly reduced water supply are necessary, 

 consequently it may be desirable to move the plants to a warmer 

 house during the resting period. Anguloas need ample drainage 

 and a potting mixture of peat and sphagnum, with a little 

 peat added. Potting should be done when the new growth 

 has advanced a little, and the material be made firm about the 

 roots. 



The best Anguloa for general cultivation is A. Clowesii, a 

 species with bold, fragrant, golden-yellow flowers, in which the 

 lip is white or yellowish. A little more expensive, but not 

 less beautiful, are A. eburnea, white, with a pink spotted lip ; 

 A. RucKERi, yellow, crimson spotted and with a crimson lip ; 

 A. RucKERi SANGUiNEA, heavily sufi^used with deep crimson ; 

 A. UNiFLORA, white, spotted and shaded with pink; and A. UNi- 

 FLORA TuRNERi, more freely spotted and suff^used with deep pink. 



