also seen the same species in bloom with W. Lee, Esq., and with R. H. M 
Esq., Streatham, in whose collections there are several well-grown plants. 
Saccolabium Hendersonianum much resembles a smal] Species of Ph 
with its compact bright green graceful foliage; the flower spikes, which stand erect, 
ceed from the axils of the leaf, and have a pretty appearance, being so densely stu¢ 
with their bright rose-coloured blossoms; the lip is white, reduced to little besides the — 
spur. SS. Hendersonianum thrives well either on a block or in a smal] basket, with wal 
drainage and sphagnum moss, but these small-growing species require very little 
material of any kind about them; a few small lumps of charcoal placed about their 
roots for them to cling to is beneficial, and, if the roots grow outside the 
allow them to remain, as it is a proof that they enjoy their treatment, growi 
they do on trees in their native country, they naturally receive and derive most ber 
from the dews and moisture that surround them. In the house, under cultivat 
they should be suspended from the roof, near the light, but shaded from the Nu 
ing rays of the sun, but in the early morning, before the sun attains power, 
posure will not harm them if the foliage is dry. They have no stout pseudo 
to support them, but their leaves are thick and fleshy in texture, and, if they be 
injured by the sun, or from any other cause, the plants are permanently disfigur 
This Saccolabium should, be grown in the East Indian house, and kept rather 1 
about the roots, more hy evaporation than any other way, as these plants do no 
like much water about them at any time; but, of course, they require most du 
ing the summer months, but otherwise in winter they should never be allowed t 
get dry. When the material about the roots shows signs of decay, it should at once | 
removed, and fresh given, taking special care the operation is performed wi 
breaking the roots; the stem should also be examined, and, if it shows any 
at the bottom, the infected part should be cut away, and this will give fresh 
to the plant. S&S. Hendersonianwm being a ‘very free flowering species, 
dense racemes of bloom are a very severe strain upon the health .and constit 
of the plant, therefore do not allow it to become exhausted through rem 
in flower for too long a time. Insects must be kept away from these small 
as they cannot withstand the ravages of these pests, so well as those kinds of 1 
vigorous growth. Cockroaches especially, if not well looked after, will oe 
their roots, and thereby injure their growth to an extent scarcely describable. 
slugs also, which so frequently get introduced with the sphagnum, are Bs: a 
their special food appearing to be young flower spikes and roots, which they 
a most provoking manner. | 3 7 : 
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