92 THE ORCHID-GROWER'S MANUAL. 



flowers are two inches across ; sepals cream colour, shaded 

 with pinkish purple ; the petals are broader than the sepals, 

 and are pink, with a deep purple stain ; the lip is broad and 

 fringed, rich purple on the ends, with two spots of rich 

 orange on the column. It blooms in May or June, lasts 

 two weeks in perfection, and is best grown in a basket 

 with moss. This makes a splendid plant for exhibition. 



D. Falconerii. A magnificent Orchid from India, and one 

 of the most beautiful of the genus; it is a pendulous 

 grower, and so difficult to cultivate that only a few have 

 succeeded well with it. Mr. Baynes, gardener to R. Michols, 

 Esq., Bowden, Manchester, manages this plant better than 

 any I have seen ; he grows it on a block, without moss, 

 merely tying the plant on with the bulbs hanging down ; 

 during the growing season it likes a good supply of water, 

 but after it has finished growth, which is by autumn, it 

 should be kept dry till it begins to show flower, merely 

 giving just sufficient moisture to keep it from shrivelling ; 

 under this treatment it flowers every year, well repaying 

 any trouble that is taken to induce it to produce its 

 charming white and purple flowers, which open in May 

 and Juns, and remain in perfection two weeks ; a very rare 

 plant. 



JD. Farmerii. A beautiful, compact, evergreen Orchid, 

 from India, with dark green foliage. This grows and flowers 

 in the same way as densiflorum. The colour of the flowers is 

 pink, with a yellow centre : it blooms in April and May, and 

 lasts two weeks in beauty if kept in a cool house, requiring 

 the same treatment as densiflorum. 



D. fimbriatum. A very good Orchid from India. A 

 drooping, evergreen species ; the bulbs grow two or three 

 feet long, producing their flowers on a spike at nearly the 

 end of the bulb : the flowers are of a bright yellow, and 

 beautifully fringed. This plant will continue flowering from 

 the old bulbs for years : it generally blossoms during the 



