produced in long, branching panicles which carry a large number of brownish- 
yellow or golden-yellow, somewhat connivent flowers, the sepals and petals being 
acutely lanceolate, the dorsal sepal curving inwards. The broad labellum has 
undulated, lateral lobes, the front lobe being round with silky down on the disk, 
which has two raised longitudinal lines. Flowers in the springtime, its strange per- 
fume filling the surrounding scrub with fragrance. 
GALEOLA FOLIATA. Native of Coastal Scrubs and North and Central Queens- 
land. 
Rather more robust than the last, the panicles being larger and spreading, while 
the individual blooms are nearly three inches across. The flowers are golden yel- 
low, while the labellum is glossy between the two typical raised lines, while the 
margins are marked with two diverging fringes of small yellow hairs. Very 
fragrant. 
GALEOLA LEDGERIANA. Native of South East Queensland and Northern 
New South Wales. (A synonym of the above.) 
A very tall growing species, which reaches a height of over 45 feet, more slender 
than either of the previous species. Flowers produced prolifically on long branch- 
ing scapes. They are brilliant yellow marked with purple at the bases of the 
sepals and petals, the wavy fringed labellum having blotches and spots of purple. 
Sweetly scented with a honey-like perfume. 
GALEANDRA 
A small genus of which some species are epiphytical and others terrestrial. They 
are not usually found in cultivation, but a few of the species are worthy of 
inclusion in a collection if opportunity offers—particularly by those who can 
give them warmth during the growing period. 
They can be grown in pots or baskets with peat or fibre topped with sphagnum 
moss. When the spring growth starts they should be placed in the warmest part 
of the glasshouse, suspended close to the glass, and should then be kept saturated 
until growth has been completed—after which they can be moved to a cooler 
position and the moisture reduced to just sufficient to prevent shrivelling of the 
stems. Care should be taken to guard against insect pests, such as thrips and 
red spider to which they are very subject. 
The following are the best species:— 
GALEANDRA BAUERI. Guiana, 
A small growing epiphytical species with slender, leafy stems up to a foot high 
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