PL. CLXXXVII. 



DRACAENA (CORDYUNE) TROUBETZKOI, linden et andre. 



late CLXin. 



arboreus, simplex v. pauciramosus ; folia permulta, assur- 

 basi in petiolum canaliculatum semi-clausum decurrentia 

 insulis (! ; ) Oceani raeridionalis. — In hort. Lind. Gandav. 



i in their foliage. Like many other species and varieties of 

 this genus, which has become so confused since the nu- 

 merous introductions from the Pacific Islands, its flowers 

 are unknown. The botanists who ventures to attempt to 

 reduce this chaos to order will have a difficult task ; but the 

 time has not yet come to think of such a thing. For this 

 purpose it will be necessary to collect as many as possible 

 of the tonus in cultivation, arrange them according to their 

 habitats and study not only their mode of growth and 

 foliage, but also their flowers and fruits. 



It will be understood that although we employ the name 

 Dracaena for horticultural purposes , we are perfectly aware 

 that this and allied species really belong more properly to 

 Cordyline. ft. A 



THE KITCHEN GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 



OTTOTJMBER DUKE OF EDINBUEGH. 



lenght of 107 fruits grown by him was 248 feet, or an 

 average of 32 inches each fruit. The colour of the fruit is 

 bright green almost up to maturity, and the spines are 

 pearly white. It is of first-rate quality, and like the « Mar- 

 quis of Lome , may be pronounced one of the best varie- 



ORNAMENTAL GAEDENING. 



CATTLEYA GIGAS IN ENGLAND. 



rough-barked Hawthorn or Pear, or if not procurable , very 

 fibrous peat may be substituted to pot in, taking care that 

 the pot is rather small for the plant, for if over-potted, 

 it should ever get too wet, and its roots would quickly 

 perish. This species, like C. Dowiana, is very delicate in 

 its root action, and must never have a mass of material 

 unless very great care is used in watering. The atmosphere 

 on the other hand should he kept as moist as possible. 

 . Under such conditions this splendid plant will carry as 

 many as nine flowers on one pseudobulb, each flower about 

 eight inches broad, conspicuous by the two large pale yellow 

 crescent-shaped spots at the mouth of the throat, from which 

 radiate golden yellow rays, and the extraordinary richness 

 of the crimson labellum, on a deep rose pink ground. 

 E. A. 



