from 24 to 4 inches in height and oblong in shape. The leaves are sword-shaped, 
pale green in colour, about 2 feet in length, and 3 inch in width. Flower spikes 
are erect and about 9 inches long, and carry two or three large, ivory white, sweet- 
scented flowers. The lip is white, like the petals, broadly banded with yellow 
and with a yellow crest. Flowers in Spring, and blossoms last 5 to 6 weeks under 
suitable conditions. 
Shaded open air treatment or a cool, airy bushhouse will serve. 
Crossed with Cymbidium Lowianum, this species gives the very popular hybrid 
eburneo-Lowianum. 
CYMBIDIUM ELEGANS. Native of Nepal. 
This orchid is now classed botanically in a small separate genus known as Cyper- 
orchis; but as the species comprising it are known to orchid growers as Cym- 
bidiums, and as they resemble Cymbidiums in manner of growth and in their 
cultural requirements I am dealing with them here. 
C. elegans has long, narrow, sword-like leaves and smallish, compact pseudobulbs, 
and produces its numerous flowers upon short, densely sheathed scapes from which 
a large number (up to 40 or 50) of cylindrical flowers appear. These are about 1}: 
inches long and closely overlap each other on the scape. They are a tawny yellow 
in shade (as a rule, though there is a white variety as well). They do not open 
fully, but make a graceful “plume.” The lip is spotted with red. 
They flower in the Autumn, and last well. The same general treatment as pre- 
viously prescribed will suit them. 
(Syn. Cyperorchis elegans). 
CYMBIDIUM GIGANTEUM. Native of Nepal. (Illustrated. ) 
One of the best known and most frequently grown species. It is vigorous grow- 
ing, and flowers freely in Queensland, and although its colouring is rather dingy 
its large flowers and prominent bright lip make it an attractive item in a col- 
lection, while its easy culture makes it a suitable subject for the experiments of 
the beginner. The pseudobulbs are large and fleshy, and are swathed with the 
broad, sheathing bases of the long and plentiful ensiform (sword-like) leaves. 
The flower scape comes from the roots at the base of the pseudobulbs, and is stout, 
long (reaching a length of three feet at times), and erect, but becomes bowed as 
the buds develop and the flowers open. As many as 25 large flowers (though 
usually somewhat less) may be produced from each scape. They are between 
four and five inches across and have dull greenish-brown (sometimes yellowish) 
sepals and petals, streaked and dotted with flat reddish or purplish marks. The 
lip is prominent and large, and is yellow, sometimes densely spotted with bright 
crimson—and sometimes only spotted in the margin. It flowers during the Winter 
(sometimes early Spring), and the flowers last up to 6 weeks if kept reasonably 
dry. 
Outside treatment serves this species excellently in Sydney and Brisbane. Being 
particularly hardy it may grow in North Queensland if placed in a cool position, 
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