in any collection. Possibly an opportunity will be afforded Australian growers to 
obtain one or more species of the genus. They should thrive under bushhouse 
conditions in Brisbane and further North, but in Sydney a glasshouse will be 
desirable. A compost of peat, osmunda or polypodium fibre with plenty of drain- 
age, wood-charcoal and a few lumps of well dried dung will suit their needs. 
The best species are:— 
TRICHOPILIA FRAGRANS. Native of Colombia. 
This species has oblong, somewhat compressed pseudobulbs topped with a single 
broad, oblong-lanceolate leaf. The flower scapes grow from the bases of the 
pseudobulbs, and bear three or four fragrant flowers with sepals and petals about 
23 inches long, wavy, somewhat twisted and pointed; they are a pale greenish- 
yellow. The prominent oblong lip is pure white with an orange spot at the base. 
Flowers in Winter and lasts about three weeks. 
Var. Lehmannii.—Sepals and petals white. 
TRICHOPILIA LAXA. Native of Colombia, 
Another sweetly scented species, similar in habit to T. fragrans. Scapes carry up 
to nine flowers with sepals of pale, dull rose-pink, with a greenish tinge. Lip 
broad and white in colour. Flowers in late Winter and lasts three weeks. 
TRICHOPILIA NOBILIS. Native of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. 
The finest species. Pseudobulbs elongate, oblong and flattened. Leaves solitary, 
broadly oblong acute. Flower scapes, erect, carry four or five somewhat nutant, 
sweet-scented blooms, much larger than those of T. fragrans. Sepals and petals 
white. Lip constricted near the base, the front part being 13 inches wide. It is 
snow white with a double orange blotch at the base. Flowers in Winter and 
lasts nearly a month. 
ERICH OS MA 
A genus of epiphytical orchids of which only one species has been recorded to date. 
This is Trichosma suavis. It is closely allied to Coelogyne, the chief difference 
being in its erect tufted stems. It is a hardy type and will grow well in a cool, 
moist atmosphere in a compost of any fibrous vegetable material such as osmunda, 
polypodium, todea, staghorn peat or cocoanut fibre. A topping of green sphag- 
num moss will help to maintain the moisture of the compost, for although the 
amount of applied water should be lessened in the Winter time, the roots should 
not be allowed to become dry. The plant has slender tapering stems up to 8 
inches high, furnished with two apical, bright green leaves, oblong in shape, 
between which the terminal raceme is produced. From four to eight fragrant 
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