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in February and March, and is of a bright orange- vermilion colour; 

 should occupy the warmest part of the house, especially during winter. 

 Newly imported or established plants at 3s. 6d. to 5s. for two 

 strong leading bulbs. 



DEXDROBITJM FALCONERI. From Northern India. 



This is a very beautiful Dendrobe and amply repays any trouble 

 expended on it, and does best grown on a block of wood, a portion of 

 a tree fern stem, or on a teak-wood raft, and may also be grown in 

 pans or baskets. Its natural habit is to send out new growths in great 

 profusion anywhere on the old bulbs, and in time forming a thick mass 

 of short knotty pseudobulbs, which are connected with the stem or 

 portion of the tree from whence it first started by means of a few 

 slender stems only. This fact should be clearly noted by the cultivator 

 when fixing his plants, and it will be seen that there is little use iu 

 trying to keep the plant too much confined to the block, but plenty of 

 water should be given to the aerial growths during the summer and up 

 to September, by the free use of the syringe, but after this date the 

 supply of water must be gradually reduced to about once a week or 

 longer. Under this treatment the plant may be expected to flower 

 satisfactorily, but without this long and perfect rest, from November 

 until the nodes are seen to be sending forth tiny shoots, it will not. 

 When these tiny shoots appear from either side of the bulb, about 

 March, more water may be given, but only sparingly, otherwise they 

 will turn to growths instead of flowers. After the shape of the flower 

 bud can be detected, it is quite safe to apply water without stint. 

 This species flowers in May, the colours of the flowers being dark 

 crimson, white, and yellow. The plant should be suspended. 



Buy newly imported clumps in spring at from 3s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. 



CcELOGYNE CRISTATA LEMOXIANA. From Nepaul. 



This lovely species must be treated in the same way as advised for 

 C. cristata (page 89), it being a variety differing only by the colour on 

 the lip being pale lemon instead of orange, and it blooms in February 

 or March. 



Established plants, with from four to five leads, at from 7s. 6d. 

 to 10s. 6d. 



LJELIA DAYANA. From Brazil. 



This should be treated in the same manner as advised for Lselia 

 preestans (page 90), the chief difference in the flowers being in the lip, 

 and it blooms in the autumn. 



Newly imported plants are best, but good established plants can 

 also be purchased, with two or three leads, at from 5s. to 7s. 6d. each. 



