Bulbophyllum 



(145) 



Bumelia 



1 Propagation. By division of the pseudo-bulbs; 

 and by M-eds where they can be obtained. 



Soil. Very little soil is required, except in the 

 case of Lobbii siamense. The plants should be 

 bound firmly to blocks of wood, with a little fibrous 

 peat and sphagnum moss worked here and there in 

 the spaces between the roots. Lobbii siamcnx- 

 likes a full compost of peat and sphagnum, with 

 plenty of drainage. 



Other Cultural Points. Bulbophyllums need 

 plenty of water while they are making their 

 growth, but less when they are undergoing their 

 annual rest. Water must not be entirely withheld, 

 however, or the roots and the pseudo-bulbs will 

 shrivel, and the existence of the plants be im- 

 perilled. 



BULBS. 



Bulbs are leaf buds with fleshy scales. Many 

 bulbous plants are greatly to be recommended for 

 culture in glasshouses, as, when their flowering 

 season is past and the foliage matured, many of 

 them may be stored until growth commences again 

 in the spring ; thus affording room on the stage for 

 other plants. Well known examples of bulbous 

 plants which lend themselves to this treatment 

 are Amaryllises, Crinums, and Freesias. 



Dutch bulbs, such as Hyacinths and Tulips, are 

 largely imported for forcing purposes ; though, 

 pleasant to relate, home growers have recently 

 successfully entered into competition with the 

 Dutch growers. These bulbs, if intended for 

 indoor decoration, are placed in pots as soon as 



pnoto: E.J. Wattis, Wanasworth, S.W. 



BULBOPHYLLVM MEDUSAE. 



Principal Species : 



barbigerum, 3", sum., st., 



grii., br. 

 Krirssoni, 1', Mch., yel., 



wli. 

 gramliflorum, 8", sum., 



gni., bru. 

 Ltibbii, 6", sum., St., yel., 



spotted pur. 



Other Species : 



amplum (see Dendro- 

 bium araplum). 



auricomum, 8", Dec., wh. 



Beccari, st, br., vio., 

 cl. 



comosum, 6", spr., wh. 



dayanum. 



Dearci (syn. Sarcopodium 

 Dcarei). 



slogans, 3", Je., ro. pur. 



godseffianum (syn. Sarco- 

 podium godseffianum). 



mandibulare, 1 ' , Dec. , br. , 

 gru., yel. 



bnrfordiense. 



siamense, sum. , warm 

 grh., yel., striped pur. 



reticulatum, 6", sum., st. , 

 wh., flowers in pairs. 



silleinianuin, 4", Ap.,or., 

 mauve, wh. 



Medusa;, pale yel. , dotted 

 pk. (XyN. Cirrhopetalum 

 Medusse). (See figure.) 



psittacoglossum (;/. Sar- 

 copodium psittaco- 

 glossum) . 



saltatorium, C", win., st., 

 grn., br. 



saurocephalum, 6", spr., 

 pale yel., wh. 



tremulum, 6", My., wh., 

 red pur. 



Hunloss (see Anchusa}. 

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received, and plunged beneath 4" of ashes or 

 Cocoanut fibre, until top growth commences ; by 

 this time the pots are full of roots, when they 

 may be transferred to a cold frame for a few days, 

 and thence removed to the forcing house or 

 greenhouse as circumstances dictate. Other bulbs 

 which are profitably grown in pots under glass 

 are Liliums auratum, candidum, longiflorum, 

 and speciosum. For details of culture and selec- 

 tions of varieties see the various plants. 



BULLACE. 



The black Bullace (Prunus insititia) is indi- 

 genous to Britain, and is occasionally found growing 

 in hedgerows in various parts of the country. The 

 abundantly produced fruits are used in puddings 

 and pies, but their inferiority of flavour as com- 

 pared with Damsons and cultivated Plums is 

 bringing them into disfavour. The fruit does not 

 develop its full flavour until it has been frosted. 

 An infusion of the flowers with sugar is said to be 

 a mild cathartic. 



BUMELIA. 



Hardy or greenhouse trees and shrubs from 

 North America and the West Indies. Many 



