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pot or pan in a slightly larger one when the plants die down and 

 go to rest, filling the space between the two pots with tightly- 

 pressed sphagnum. The latter should be moistened occasionally, 

 and then the tubers in the inner pot will not become so dry as to 

 lose a large part of their vitality or even their life, while the danger 

 of causing the tubers to rot by the direct application of water to 

 the material in which they grow is obviated. Potting should be 

 done in the Spring, just as the new growth appears. 



The following species are best grown in a stove temperature, 

 and raised near the glass ; moderate shade is desirable all through 

 the season of active growth : — H. carnea is from the Langkawi 

 Islands, where it was found by the writer's namesake while on a 

 botanising expedition. It is a charming little species, about a foot 

 high when in flower ; the broad leaves are deep green, freely 

 spotted with white, while the flowers are a lovely shade of flesh 

 pink, large for the size of the plant, the lip being over an inch 

 broad. This species was sent to Kew by its discoverer, and first 

 flowered in this country at Kew at the time the writer had charge 

 of the Orchid collection at that establishment. H. c. nivosa is a 

 beautiful pure white variety. H. pusilla is far better known as 

 H. militarise but the former is the correct title. This is a low- 

 growing species from Cochin China, a foot or more in height when 

 in flower ; it has narow, light-green leaves, and spikes of scarlet 

 flowers. H. rhodocheila is very like H. pusilla in general 

 appearance, rather less in stature, of paler colour, but with a 

 vermilion lip. H. Suzann.^ is now referred to Platanthera 

 SuzANN.^; it is the largest grower of the present selection, being 

 about two feet high, occasionally rising as high as three feet when 

 in full bloom. The flowers are large, white, fleshy, and the three- 

 lobed lip is finely and deeply fringed. H. Suzanne ranks with 

 Dendrobium Brymerianum as a most wonderful floral development. 



