Sepals and petals white, lip white with blotch of purple at rear with two golden 
yellow crests; and a crimson purple patch in the throat. About two to two and a 
half inches across and delicately scented. Blooms late Winter and early Spring. 
Outdoor treatment will suit this plant in Sydney and Brisbane, but it is desirable 
that it be placed where it gets some protection from the midday sun. Watering 
should be profuse during the Summer, but very much less is needed in the Winter 
months. 
CYMBIDIUM IRIDIFOLIUM. Native of Australia. 
One of our native orchids found on the gum and ironbark trees on the forests of 
the coastal areas from the far north of Queensland down into New South Wales. 
The plants are handsome with three pseudobulbs 6 to 12 inches tall, topped with 
long and graceful leaves. The racemes are up to two feet in length and carry 
numerous golden-brown to brownish-green flowers which last for a long time. 
They are sweetly scented. Although there is nothing particularly striking about 
the flower, the plant is worth including in collections for comparison with the 
exotic varieties and also for the purpose of gaining experience in the growing of 
orchids by beginners. No difficulty is experienced in cultivating it, but the best 
way is to place it firmly in a wire basket well packed with staghorn peat; hang 
the basket to a branch of a tree and the plant will do the rest. (Syn. Cymbidium 
albuciflorum.) 
CYMBIDIUM ALOIFOLIUM. Native of Burma. 
Pseudobulbs spheroidal and about 2 inches tall. Leaves strap-like and fleshy, dark 
green in colour, and up to about 18 inches long. Flower scapes short and pendent, 
carrying up to ten flowers, each about 1} inches across. Sepals and petals dull 
yellow, lip yellow marked with brown. They last for some weeks. Flowering 
period late Winter and early Spring. This plant is rather slow growing, and is a 
shy bloomer until it has become well established. It is a native of the mountain 
ranges in Kachins, one of the northern provinces of Burma, where it grows at an 
elevation of 8000 feet. Here the Summer is soakingly wet, it being looked upon 
as worthy of remark should there be seven or eight days in succession on which 
rain does not fall between daylight and dark, quite apart from the almost invari- 
able downpour after dusk each evening. The Winters are comparatively dry. 
The Summer temperature ranges from a minimum of about 53° to a maximum of 
87°, while the Winter range is about 40° to 67°. The plant, therefore, should be 
grown in the coolest position possible. A cool, shady place in the open air will 
suit it well enough—failing this, the coolest part of a well-lighted, airy bushhouse. 
This species is not likely to grow in the North. 
CYMBIDIUM BICOLOR. Native of Ceylon end Southern India. 
This pretty Cymbidium has short, stout pseudobulbs crowned with fleshy strap- 
shaped leaves up to 30 inches in length and about an inch across. The flower 
spikes are pendent and bear up to 30 beautiful flowers with creamy sepals and 
petals striped with rosy purple. The crest of the lip is tinged with yellow. The 
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