rather less water is necessary, but they should not be allowed to remain dry for 
any length of time. The best species are:— 
GRAMMATOPHYLLUM SCRIPTUM. Native of Amboina, 
Pseudobulbs 4 to 6 inches long with two opposite rows of oblong, lanceolate, rather 
stout leaves each a foot to eighteen inches in length. Flower scapes up to 4 feet in 
length produced in clusters, each flower over two inches in diameter. Sepals and 
petals are a light greenish-yellow, prettily spotted with brown. The petals are 
narrower than the sepals and are somewhat reflexed. Lip yellow, diagonally 
striped with brown, the centre lobe curled back and having a white channelled 
plate between the side lobes. 
Temperature range, minimum 71°, maximum 92°. Maximum variation of mini- 
mum temperature 3°, maximum variation of maximum temperature 3°. 
Rainfall—Average in driest month, 44 inches. 
Ka >, wettest ,, Oy es: 
Altitude under natural conditions, 100-150 feet above sea-level. 
GRAMMATOPHYLLUM RUMPHIANUM. (Var. of G. scriptum.) Native of 
Moluccas. 
Pseudobulbs 6 to 9 inches long. Flowers very similar to those of scriptwm, but 
the middle lobe of the lip is white with a few purple lines on the inside. Treat- 
ment as for the firstnamed. 
GRAMMATOPHYLLUM SPECIOSUM. Native of East Indies, Malacca, Malay, 
Sumatra and Cochin China. 
Probably the largest orchid plant in existence. The stems grow to a length of 10 
feet or more and the flower scapes exceed that length, while the seed pods are up 
to 74 inches in length. Stems erect and compressed terete, growing in a cluster, 
and sheathed with the bases of the long (up to 2 feet) strap-shaped leaves which 
clothe the stems in two parallel rows. Flower scapes grow from the bottom of the 
stems and are about an inch in thickness. They bear a cluster of many blooms, 
each being up to 54 inches in diameter. They are deep yellow, densely spotted 
with brownish-red, sepals and petals broad-oblong and rounded at the tip. The 
lip is comparatively small and is bright yellow with symmetrical stripes of red, 
with some hairy bristles; the furrowed disk has three raised plates. Flowers Spring 
and Summer and occasionally in Autumn. Flowers last for 2 to 3 months if 
protected from water. Treatment as already suggested. With such a tremendous 
plant it seems ludicrous to suggest hanging it over a fishpond, but actually this 
treatment should suit it admirably. Only growers with ample space available 
should undertake the cultivation of this plant, but it is such a wonderful orchid 
that I doubt if any of us would baulk at it if the opportunity of growing it were 
given us. 
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