It will be seen from this table that the greatest amount of rainfall is precipitated 
during the Autumn months, whereas the Summer is comparatively dry, though it 
is never arid. Bushhouse treatment or out of door cultivation as previously advised 
for Cymbidiums will serve, but watering should be maintained right up to mid- 
winter, slackening as the flower buds swell, and the plant kept just reasonably 
damp during the Spring and early Summer. This plant likes rather warmer con- 
ditions than most exotic Cymbidiums. It will hardly stand out of door treatment 
in Sydney, except perhaps in the warmer part of the Summer. In Brisbane it 
should stand out of door culture, and, unlike most of the Cymbidiums, is 
worth trying, under cool conditions, in North Queensland. 
CYMBIDIUM LOWIANUM. Native of Northern Burma. 
A very popular and free growing species which is worthy of being included in 
any collection where it can be given reasonably cool conditions. The pseudobulbs 
are large and vigorous and are sheathed by the bases of the long, narrow, sword-like 
leaves. The flower scapes are stout and from two to four feet long, arching grace- 
fully under the weight of the twenty or more large graceful flowers. Sepals and 
petals are a delicate yellowish-green, faintly marked with brown lines. The lip, 
scoop-shaped, has large, erect, yellow side lobes; the centre lobe is cream with the 
front coloured deep maroon or a brownish red, and the back part of the mouth of 
the throat blotched with maroon, edged with yellow. It flowers in the Winter, 
and the blooms last as long as two months in suitable surroundings, 
The general culture previously recommended for Cymbidiums will be suitable. 
CYMBIDIUM MASTERSII. Native of Assam. 
It is similar to Cymbidium eburneum in manner of growth, except that the leaves 
do not sheath the pseudobulbs with their bases. The flower spike is erect and 
about 9 to 12 inches tall, and bears from seven to ten somewhat drooping blossoms. 
Sepals and petals ivory white. The lip is white, with purple spots on the front 
lobe. The throat is yellow. The flowers are strongly scented with an almond- 
like aroma, and are produced in Winter. Like many other orchids it is found in 
the Khasi Hills. Treatment as already recommended for Cymbidiums will be 
suitable. 
CYMBIDIUM PENDULUM. Native of Sylhet. 
This handsome plant is of vigorous growth and under suitable treatment grows 
quickly to great size. Pseudobulbs are stout and large, and leaves are distichous 
(i.e. growing in two parallel rows), 2 and 3 feet long, leathery, sword-shaped, and 
deeply furrowed. The racemes are long and pendulous, and carry numerous 
flowers, each about 2-24 inches across, with sepals and petals of a yellowish base 
tinged with olive-green. The lip is three-lobed, the side lobes being a rosy-red, and 
the centre lobe clear white in the rear portion crowned with two yellow crests, the 
tip of the lip being red. Flowers in early Autumn and lasts about two months. 
The treatment already prescribed for Cym. eburneum will be satisfactory. 
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