for the opportunity of figuring this fine species; it is a well-grown specimen, and 
in this collection it produces very long spikes of bloom. 
Angrecum caudatum is a rare species and evergreen, it grows from a foot to 
eighteen inches in height; the leaves are two-ranked, lorate, channelled and emarginate, 
about ten inches long, and pale green in colour; it produces long racemes of flower 
from the axils of the leaves, these are pendant, a foot or more in length, bearing 
from six to twelve flowers, which are greenish yellow, tinged with brown; the lip 
being ovate-cuneate, tapering to a point and furnished behind with a long tail-like spur, 
which is some nine inches long, and of a pale olive colour. It blooms about the 
month of June up to September, and lasts in full beauty for several weeks. 
This Angrecum is a native of the hot district about Sierra Leone, in Western 
Tropical Africa, and, therefore, it requires the temperature of the East Indian, or 
hottest house in our gardens, it also requires a large amount of moisture, especially 
during the summer months, in autumn and winter the supply must be reduced; 
but even during this season it should not be allowed to become dry at the roots, as it 
has no thick fleshy bulbs to support it. The best material to grow this plant in 
is living sphagnum moss, this will keep it moist and in a healthy condition, which is a 
point of material importance, for, if neglected, it frequently leads to the loss of the 
lower leaves, in this respect Angrecums resemble Airides, and loss of foliage means 
loss of beauty. Angrecums are nearly always growing, and care must be exercised 
that the flower spikes are not allowed to injure the plant; if it appears to be 
impoverished, the spike or spikes should be at once cut off and placed in a glass 
of water, where the flowers will continue to display their beauty for a long time, 
especially if the water is renewed every few days. We find these plants thrive 
best when grown in baskets suspended from the roof, they enjoy sun and light, 
but must be shaded when the sun’s rays are very powerful; the morning and 
evening sun, however, will not harm them, whilst during the autumn and winter 
months they should be exposed to all the sun and light it is possible to give 
them, this strengthens their foliage and ripens their growth, causing the plants to 
flower more freely. Drain well and do not use much sphagnum about the 
roots, these roots being mostly made in the open if the atmosphere is kept suffi- 
ciently moist. 
