CHAP PER’ VEE 
BURLINGTONIA. 
A SMALL genus of epiphytal Orchids, for the most part 
natives of the warmer parts of Brazil. The species are few 
in number, and only one or two are good garden plants. 
The pseudo-bulbs are small, flattened, and usually two- 
leaved; leaves sheathing at the base, stiff and leathery in 
texture, not more than 6in. long. Flower-scape from the 
base of the pseudo-bulb, bearing numerous flowers, which 
have short sepals and petals, arranged in a more or less 
tubular manner. The lip is large and spreading, with a 
short, horn-like spur at the base. 
Culture.—All may be grown upon small blocks of wood, 
or in small teak baskets suspended from the roof of the 
stove, and liberally watered whilst making new growth. In 
winter they require less water, but the plants must not be 
allowed to get quite dry. When fastening them to blocks 
of wood, use a little sphagnum moss, but sparingly, for 
we have found that the plants thrive best when their thin, 
white roots can grow out, and hang free in the air. When 
basketing them, we prefer first to fasten them securely upon 
small pieces of teak, then to fill the basket with crocks, and 
cover the whole thinly with a layer of living sphagnum. 
Burlingtonias are not difficult to cultivate; their greatest 
