from 4 to 8 inches long, and from 3 to }-inch in width. Flower scapes, slender 
and about 9 inches long, carry up to nine or ten graceful flowers about an inch 
across and with ovoid-ovate sepals and petals of pure white with a large number 
of small bright reddish-purple spots at their bases, forming a ring round the short 
orange lip. It grows mostly upon rocks in the deep ravines of our coastal ranges, 
usually in a very moist and fairly shaded position. Like S. falcatus it has a very 
slender hold upon its host rock or tree. It will often grow quite well under the 
benches of a cool bushhouse among Adiantums. It can also be grown in a shallow 
pan with a compost of leaf-mould, crocks and moss. Another method is to wire 
a few pieces through the meshes of a wire basket lined with moss or fibre, and 
suspend it in a cool part of the bushhouse. It requires copious water at all times. 
Flowers in Spring and lasts about three weeks. 
There is a pure white variety which is not uncommon. 
SARCOCHILUS HARTMANNII. Native of Queensland and New South Wales. 
Another handsome species with short, stout, oval stems clothed with stiff, fleshy 
leaves 6 to 8 inches long and about 3-inch in width. The flowers are similar in 
shape to those of S. Fitzgeraldii, and resemble it in colouration, but those of S. 
Hartmannii are of heavier texture and rather more waxy. The general appear- 
ance of the plant is that of a grosser variety of S. Fitzgeraldii. It is found on the 
cliff faces of the Great Dividing Range, where it is exposed to the full glare 
of the sun. A compost of leaf-mould, sand, a little dried dung and a small amount 
of peat suits it. A moderate amount of water in the Summer and very little in 
the Winter time is necessary. It must have plenty of light, and direct sunlight is 
beneficial to it. Flowers in Spring and lasts two to three weeks. There is also a 
white variety of this species, but it is uncommon. I have seen only three plants 
of it. 
SARCOCHILUS HILLII. Native of Queensland and New South Wales. 
This species is found along the coastal mountain districts of Queensland from the 
tropics to well down into New South Wales. It has very short stems with three 
or four narrow linear, brownish-green leaves, and short, slender racemes which 
bear a few small, white or pinkish flowers with expanded oval sepals and petals 
into crocks so that top of cone is level with top of blister. Sit plant on top and spread out 
roots down sides of cone; long roots will come up and out of pot—let them. Secure all roots by 
hairpin-shaped pieces of stiff copper wire stabbed into peat. 
Then intersperse a few more crocks and a few of the cone shapings on the roots, wedging 
them firmly against the sides of the blister, and cover all with a liberal coating of sphagnum moss, 
leaving, of course, the crown of the plant exposed. A tall growing variety may need staking. 
In the case of Cymbidiums I use a mixture of wood chippings, dry and rotting refuse from the 
inside of blisters, including a lot of the wet, red, almost puggy clay which the white ants leave. 
and intersperse with small lumps of peat. I find they are doing very well. 
Another idea which may be of use is a swivel for hanging. They are made of two pieces of 
galvanised wire, No. 8 gauge, each 73 inches long. They are quite simple to make with a hammer, 
pliers, and vice. They are invaluable in growing even baskets; a slight twist and they will stay 
wherever put. I equip all my pots and hanging baskets with them. (See illustration). 
CW dar 
