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grow them well; but we prefer to add a little good peat- 
fibre and charcoal, as it keeps the moss fresh and open. 
During summer, when growth is most active, these 
plants require abundance of moisture, both at the root 
and on the leaves. In hot weather they should be well 
watered daily. In winter they require less moisture; in 
fact, if suspended in a house where the atmosphere is 
kept moist, they do not require any attention in winter as 
regards water. Naturally they grow upon trees, and we 
sometimes see newly-imported plants attached to pieces 
of branches, which they have enveloped with a thick layer 
of roots; but it is not advisable to attempt to grow 
Stanhopeas on blocks of wood. Whilst in flower the 
plants should be placed in a cool or greenhouse tem- 
perature. 
The species here described are the best and the easiest 
to procure. 
S. Bucephalus.—A handsome-flowered, easily-grown plant, 
and one of the best known of all Stanhopeas. It belongs 
to the same group as S. oculata and S. Wardii, differing 
from them chiefly in the form of the lip. Its pseudo- 
bulbs are dark green, ridged and wrinkled when old, and 
the leathery, dark green leaves have petioles 3in. long and 
a blade gin. by 4in. The pendulous spike is about 8in. 
long, four- to six-flowered. Each flower is 4in. across. The 
sepals and petals are reflexed, the former broad, the latter 
wavy, their colour rich tawny yellow, marked with large, 
crimson spots. The column is 2in. long, green and white, 
spotted with purple. The lip has a curved, boat-shaped 
cavity, two projecting, curved horns, and a broad, fleshy 
mid-lobe, the apex of which is claw-like; the colour is 
similar to that of the sepals and petals. The fragrance 
of the flowers is overpowering when in a small house. 
