degrees, they will thrive well. The following are brief descriptions of the better 
species: — 
GONGORA ARMENIACA. Native of Nicaragua. 
Spikes a foot long and bearing a dozen or more apricot-yellow flowers in the 
Summer. These last about 6 weeks in perfection. 
GONGORA ATROPURPUREA. Native of Trinidad. 
Racemes over two feet in length, carrying numerous large, dark purple-brown 
flowers in succession. The sepals are lanceolate, the dorsal being smaller than the 
others. The petals are small and inward. The lip stands out at right angles from 
the flower, its base being developed into a cylindrical claw above which are placed 
two rounded and two sharply pointed horns. The pedicels are purple. Lasts some 
weeks. 
GONGORA CHARLESWORTHII Native of Guiana. 
Scape 18 inches long and carrying up to 20 flowers. Whitish, barred with light 
brownish-purple on the sepals. Flowers in Summer. 
GONGORA GALEATA. Native of Mexico. 
Flowers in Summer. Racemes short, carrying a few large fragrant, incurved, light 
brown flowers. 
GONGORA GRATULABUNDA. Native of Colombia. 
Flowers in’ Summer. Racemes long, loose, pendent and many flowered. Flowers 
yellow, much dotted with dull red. Tips of sepals twisted, dorsal erect, laterals 
reflexed., 
GONGORA QUINQUENERVIS. Central and Northern South America. 
Racemes a foot or more in length, carrying 8 or 9 good sized flowers of graceful 
shape, clear yellow in colour, barred and spotted with red-brown. 
Var. alba. Flowers white, lip having a few spots of light pink. 
GONGORA ODORATISSIMA. Native of Venezuela. 
Has long, drooping, many-flowered racemes of large flowers of brilliant yellow, 
heavily blotched with bright brick-red, these blotches being deeper in colour at 
the points and edges. Pedicels green. Lip clawed at the base. Flowers late Sum- 
mer, the blooms lasting 6 weeks. Very fragrant. 
GONGORA PORTENTOSA. Native of Colombia. 
Racemes long and drooping. Flowers yellowish-buff spotted with light purple. 
Texture of flower rather more fleshy than other species. Pedicels greenish. 
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