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treated, but it must be remembered that their flowers are not so 

 large or fleshy as those of Stanhopeas. Three species may be 

 selected for consideration, and these are — G. atropurpurea, G. 

 BUFONiA, and G. quinquinervis. In the first the flowers are 

 purple^brown, and in the others yellow, with purple markings. 

 In all cases the flowers are borne in pendulous racemes. 



GRAMMANGIS 



One species, Grammangis Ellisii, from Madagascar, is in 

 cultivation, but it is not often grown because it occupies consider- 

 able space, and does not flower freely. It has stout, squared 

 pseudo-bulbs, and leaves that are often two feet long. The flowers 

 are yellow, heavily marked with transverse lines of red-brown on 

 the broad sepals ; the lip is white, streaked with red-purple. When 

 it does flower, Grammangis Ellisii is a striking plant, as it may 

 carry as many as thirty of its showy flowers on a long arching 

 spike. It should be grown in the stove, in peat and sphagnum, 

 and given an abundance of water at all times, except when at rest. 



GRAMMATOPHYLLUM 



The difficulty attending the cultivation of Grammatophyllums 

 is that they are large plants, and take up so much room that only 

 in a few establishments can they be accommodated. Further, our 

 Summers are not long and bright enough to ensure the specimens 

 flowering with any degree of regularity. G. speciosum is the 

 foremost species, and in all probability it is the largest growing 

 Orchid, both in height and spread. There is a fine specimen in 



