them until towards the end of Winter, when they can be repotted for the next 
cycle of growth. They require little water at the commencement of growth, but 
as the leaves begin to spread a generous amount may be given them, together with 
a little weak liquid manure. 
The spikes are terminal and tall, and are crowded with a mass of good-sized blooms 
which look something like babies’ bonnets. The best species are:— 
SATYRIUM CARNEUM.—Flowers pink flushed with crimson. 
SATYRIUM CORIIFOLIUM.—Flowers deep orange flushed with crimson. 
They flower in late Summer or Autumn and last some weeks in perfection. 
SCHLIMIA 
A small genus of epiphytical orchids which closely resemble the Stanhopeas in 
the form of their plants, the leaves being rather broader. Treatment as for the 
cooler growing Cattleyas will serve them best. The best species is:— 
SCHLIMIA TRIFIDA. Native of Colombia. 
Pseudobulbs clustered, elongate-ovate in shape and topped by a solitary, oblong, 
acute, plaited, dark green leaf which tapers to a stem-like base. Flowers produced 
from an arching raceme which grows from the base of the matured pseudobulb. 
This bears four helmet-shaped, waxy white flowers whose sepals are curled out- 
wards. There are a few purple spots on the inside. Lip short, white marked with 
orange. The flower is very fragrant. Blooms in Spring and lasts two to three 
weeks. 
SCHOMBURGKIA 
A small epiphytical genus from tropical America. They have something ot the 
habit of the Cattleya group, having stout, erect pseudobulbs topped with two or 
three leathery leaves. They are not often grown in cultivation as they are 
notoriously slow at coming into bloom under artificial conditions. In their native 
state they grow in the upper branches of tall trees, fully exposed to the sun, and, 
as their natural haunts are in the equatorial belt, this means that they have long 
days of hot sun with copious rainfall throughout the Summer and a moist, mild 
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