CHAPTER, Exaae 
STENOGLOTTIS. 
ONE South African species constitutes this genus. It is 
terrestrial, its nearest ally being Habenaria—a genus little 
known in cultivation outside botanic gardens. The species 
was introduced in 1871. 
Culture.—In its natural state, S. fimbriata is found in 
moist, shaded situations, often on rocks, to which it clings 
by means of its thick, fleshy, white roots, and forms a 
turf-like mass. Under cultivation, it succeeds when potted 
in a compost of light loam, silver sand, and leaf-soil. A 
surfacing of live sphagnum is beneficial to the plants, and 
improves their appearance. Placed in the warmest part of 
the Odontoglossum-house, and kept fairly moist at all times, 
this little Orchid thrives admirably. It loses its foliage in 
winter, when it should be allowed to rest by withholding 
water, though it must not be allowed to get quite dry. 
S. fimbriata.—Both the foliage and the flowers of this 
little species are pretty and attractive. The leaves spread 
horizontally near the surface of the soil, forming a rosette 
6in. in diameter; they are narrowly oblong, undulated at 
the margin, and of a deep green, prettily marked with 
longitudinal bands of black-purple spots. The spike is 
erect, usually 6in. to 12in. high, bearing a great number of 
