be satisfactory. By conning the tables given, it will be seen that, from the begin- 
ning of Winter until the Spring, little water is necessary—an occasional wetting 
on sunny Winter mornings being sufficient to prevent wilting or shrivelling of 
the stems and leaves. In Spring and Summer the amount of water should be 
progressively increased, the quantity being reduced in Autumn. At all times 
falcatum needs much less water than multiflorum, crassifolium or crispum, but, so 
long as there is a free circulation of fresh air, excess watering will not do any 
damage. Flowers in middle of Summer. 
AERIDES FIELDINGII 
This is one of the finest species of the genus. Plant grows to about two feet in 
height with dark green leaves about 8 to 10 inches long and thick and fleshy in 
texture. Flower racemes (which are occasionally branched) grow to a length of 
two feet or over and carry numerous large flowers with sepals and petals white and 
mottled with bright rose, the lip being rose coloured. The flowers are delicately 
fragrant. The plant is a native of the hills of Assam, Sikkim and Upper Burma, 
growing at a height of from 6000 feet to 8000 feet above the sea level, gener- 
ally on tall oak trees. 
The treatment required is largely that suggested for multiflorum and crassifolium, 
but this species can stand a somewhat greater degree of cold, providing it is kept 
dry during the Winter months. Sufficient water must be given to prevent shrivelling 
and it is desirable that, when watering is necessary during the cold weather, 
this be done early or on bright mornings. In the Summer months almost unlim- 
ited water may be applied. 
Rainfall and Temperature.—Statistics are so close to those given for the species 
above referred to that it is not necessary to recapitulate them. Flowers during 
middle and late Summer. 
AERIDES HUTTONII. Native of Celebes and Borneo. 
A compact ‘species with typical stems and light green leaves about 6 inches long. 
Flowers produced on axillary racemes a foot in length. Sepals and petals rose-pink. 
Lip white. Flowers in Autumn and lasts three weeks, 
AERIDES LAWRENCEAE 
A rarely met with species which may be called a gigantic form of odoratum, 
which it greatly resembles in shape and colour. Treatment as recommended for 
odoratum is suitable for this species, which blooms in late Summer and Autumn. 
AERIDES LINDLEYANUM 
A variety of crispum—which see. 
AERIDES MULTIFLORUM 
Which is synonymous with Aerides affine and Aerides roseum. This is a rather 
small growing plant, its leaves being about 12 inches long, pale green in 
colour and leathery in texture. The racemes, which are erect and often branched, 
carry numerous flowers which range in shade from about white to pink and rose, 
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