RENANTHERA MATUTINA. Native of Sunda Islands. 
A small growing species with rather stout and mottled stems with fleshy roots. 
The leaves are dark green, obtuse and unequally bilobed, and are arranged in two 
rows along the stem. Flowers grow on racemes from the axils of the leaves. They 
are about 24 inches from top to bottom and shaped like those of Imschootiana. 
In colour they are orange, with darker blotches. Lip minute, white with a red 
central spot. Flowers Spring and Summer and lasts well. 
RENANTHERA STORIEI. Native of the Philippines, etc. 
Similar in habit to R. Imschootiana. Flowers about 2 inches across. Sepals and 
petals dark orange, lower sepals broad and brilliant velvety crimson, with lighter 
crimson patches. Lip small, deep crimson, barred with yellow, and with a white 
centre. Flowers in Spring and Summer and lasts a month or five weeks. 
RHYNGHOST YLis 
A small genus of epiphytical orchids which derives its name from the waxlike 
form of the column or style. They are closely related to the Saccolabiums, and 
in fact the best-known species, R. retusa var. praemorsa, is generally regarded as 
being synonymous with Sacgolabium Blumei. They are easily cultivated, and 
will grow quite well under open bushhouse conditions in Brisbane and the North, 
and in a cool glasshouse in Sydney. For compost a mixture of polypodium or 
staghorn peat with a little matured cow-dung suits them admirably. A topping 
of green sphagnum moss may be given to preserve moist conditions. Copious 
water is necessary all through the growing period. In Winter less applied water 
is required, but enough should be provided to prevent any tendency to wither. 
During the growing season the application of a weak liquid manure will make 
for vigorous growth and better blooming. The two species generally grown are:— 
RHYNCHOSTYLIS COELESTIS. Native of Siam. 
A handsome, compact plant with evergreen stems up to a foot in height, clothed 
with fleshy, praemorse, deflexed, light green, channelled leaves. (Note.—Praemorse 
means bitten off—that is, ending abruptly.) These are from 4 to 6 inches in 
length. Flower scapes grow from the axils of the leaves. They are from 3 to 4 
inches long, and are crowded with flowers, each about 3-inch in width, and on a 
white or pale blue pedicel. Sepals and petals are oblong-cuneate, white tipped 
with indigo-blue. The lip is saccate, white at the base and indigo-blue at the 
apex. Flowers in Spring and Summer, the scapes lasting two to four weeks in 
perfection according to the weather conditions. 
Syn. Saccolabium Coeleste. 
RHYNCHOSTYLIS RETUSA. Native of Java, South Burma, Malabar and India. 
(Illustrated. ) 
A variable species, all the varieties being attractive. The variety praemorsum is 
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