long, broad, leathery leaves, dark green in colour with a narrow margin of yel- 
lowish or light green. The scape is about two feet in height, green, and hairy, 
and carries a number of blooms which open in succession. Each of these flowers 
is semi-sheathed with a large light-green, boat-shaped bract. The sepals and 
petals are pale green, veined with red on the outside and rather hairy—the edges 
are crinkled and the dorsal sepal bends forward at the apex. The petals are about 
24 inches long, narrow, and sickle-shaped with the edges curled inwards, and 
hairy. The lip is a yellowish olive-green, with brownish veins, and densely spotted 
with crimson or brown dots on the side lobes. 
This very striking species is found in the vicinity of the Kaieteur Falls, in the 
upper reaches of the River Guyuni, in the depths of British Guiana. The climate 
here is hot and moist throughout the year, the minimum temperature being 62 
degrees. There is very little difference between Summer and Winter tempera- 
tures, and the rain precipitation is heavy for ten months of the year. There is a 
short dry period, but the annual rainfall is so heavy that even in the dry months 
the ground is so wet that the atmosphere remains moist. P. Lindleyanum will 
therefore, need warm treatment, and in the South and the cool areas in Queens- 
land a heated glasshouse will be necessary. In the warmer parts a glasshouse which 
preserves a minimum temperature of about 60 degrees will serve. Copious water- 
ing is necessary for the greater part of the year, and the compost must be kept 
moist at all times. 
Syn. Selenipedium Lindleyanum and Selenipedium Kaieteurum. 
PHRAGMOPEDILUM LONGIFOLIUM. Native of Panama. 
A free growing and handsome plant of the Selenipedium class, belonging to the 
first (or tropical) group. The leaves are long, keeled, strap-shaped, shining, and 
dark green. The scape is long (up to 3 feet) and somewhat downy, and carries 
from six to ten flowers, opening one after the other, keeping the plant in flower 
often for many months at a time, though usually only one bloom is fully expanded. 
at once. The dorsal sepal is narrow and pointed, and very wavy, and is a pale 
yellowish-green, with a number of rather indistinct reddish streaks. The lower 
sepal is large and concave. The petals are narrow, up to six inches in length, and 
much twisted. They are green with deep pink and white margins. The pouch 
is large with a wide mouth, and is a shiny purplish-brown, tinged with green. 
It does best in a heated glasshouse in the cooler climates, but will grow easily 
enough in an ordinary glasshouse in Brisbane, and even a bushhouse will serve in 
the warmer parts. Copious water is desirable throughout the warmer weather, 
and the compost should be kept damp in the Winter months. 
Like most of the Selenipedium group, P. longifolium is very tardy in commencing 
to flower. It should be disturbed as little as possible, and for this reason should 
be overpotted so that it will not be necessary to repot it for some years. Hence 
the drainage must be free, so that the compost can be preserved as long as possible. 
Syn. Selenipedium longifolium. 
PHRAGMOPEDILUM SCHLIMII. Native of Columbia, 
A species which belongs to the second group. Leaves 6-7 inches in length, thin, 
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