may be placed in the pot in lumps or rolls and rammed into a compact mass. 
High potting is advantageous. 
BRASSAVOLA DIGBYANA. Native of Honduras. 
Short, stout pseudobulbs, each carrying one thick, fleshy, grey-green leaf about 
six inches long. Sepals and petals pale green, lip variable, but generally creamy- 
white with a well fimbriated lip. This fringe is an outstanding characteristic 
of the flower and its influence is generally plainly seen in the hybrids bred from 
it. Another character generally noted in the Brassavola-Cattleya cross is the 
livid green throat the resultant flowers show. The climate of Honduras does 
not differ greatly from that of Brisbane, though it never becomes quite so cold 
there as it does in our midwinter months. The rainfall is much greater during 
the Summer than in Brisbane, however, as the following table will show. 
Brisbane Honduras 
January 656 points av. Summer 28 points av. Winter 
February 656 ” ” 3” 28 ” ” » 
March SRP iat Nias Autumn . Dah eel Maree a 
April PEA) keg = PAD) vi tees pase Spring 
May Pate ae aes aR 4 Winter Se Pe AN Paes Pa 
June PR At Veeyh | Wh ie ESAO sue Uke Summer 
July 224 ee ac a 1192 oc + 5s 
August 204 BRT Spring 1228 Pe a i 
September PERS, tay WN! 1) BEA 2) tse eas Autumn 
October 2 Sak en Me TOES eer, a 
November SSOMN ways: Summer TSAR BAGS 2 Winter 
December 496 oy) 9 ” 52 2” ” > 
BRASSAVOLA GLAUCA. Native of Mexico and Guatemala. 
Pseudobulbs like Digbyana, but leaves much longer. Flowers from sheath. Sepals 
and petals pale green, lip pure white, with pink streaks in throat. Cultural con- 
ditions similar to those for B. Dighbyana—but can bear a greater degree of cool- 
ness and also needs less water in the Summer months. 
BRASSIA 
An interesting genus of the Oncidium group, having large spidery flowers. They 
are natives of the tropical forests of Brazil, Ecuador, the West Indian Islands, 
and the Guianas. Although there are many species, they are not much grown 
here, but American growers and many English and Continental orchid lovers 
have representatives of the genus in their collections. They have not the same 
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