Some cultivators take an especial interest in this peculiar class of Orchids, and we 
are sure that if those belonging to this terrestrial group were well grown ae 
flowered, many others would follow their example. 
Our drawing, here reproduced, was taken from a plant that flow one in 1885 
at the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society, Regent’s Park, through the kindness 
of Mr. E. A. Heath, to whom the specimen in question belonged, and by whom 
the species had been imported. 
Iassochilus Krebsii purpuratus is like its congeners, a terrestrial plant of 
deciduous habit, having conical pseudobulbs three inches in length, furnished with 
stout roots and broad thin plicate leaves. The flower stem is three and a half feet 
in height, and bears a spike of about twenty flowers, of which some four or more 
open at one time; the sepals are dark green at the back, deep maroon-purple in 
front, the margins revolute; the petals are ovate, bright yellow outside and creamy 
yellow within, faintly veined with red at the base; the lip is clear yellow, having its 
lateral lobes of chocolate-purple streaked with darker lines, and the spur is_ tipped 
with pink. The plant flowers in July, and continues in beauty for some time. 
These Terrestrial species of Orchids are best cultivated in pots, and must have 
good drainage. The material we find to suit them best is good fibrous loam, and 
the bulbs should be potted just below the rim so that they may receive a liberal 
supply of water during their growing season. When the growth is completed they 
should be kept nearly dry until they begin to start their flower-spikes, and their 
young growth appears; then a little water will help them, and when they attain a 
few inches in height a good supply may be given. As they come from a tropical 
clime they require a good heat, and, therefore, during their dormant season they 
should be kept in a warm house and not shaded, as they like to feel the warmth 
of the sun on their bulbs. The plants are best grown in the full light, though a 
little shading during their growth will benefit the foliage. After the stems and 
foliage die down great care must be taken of the bulbs, which must be set away 
in a moderately dry place until they commence to show signs of growth, when they 
may again have a gradually increasing supply of water, and all the light possible,. 
in order to acquire strength. 
