OcropéR, 1914.| THE ORCHID REVIEW. 305 
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ae A GROUP OF HABENARIAS. LG 
HE three beautiful Habenarias here depicted are not too frequently 
seen in good condition in gardens, but Habenaria Susanne, the 
specimen seen in the upper figure, was well shown by Messrs. Charles- 
worth & Co., Haywards Heath, at the R.H.S. meeting held on September 
8th last, bearing a spike of six flowers. The group here figured bloomed in 
the collection of the late Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., at Burford, and 
includes H. Susanne, with two plants of the brilliant H. militaris on either 
Fig. 37. HABENARIA SUSANN#. 
Fig. 38. H.micrraris. ‘Fig: 39. H+ CARNES: 
Side, and three plants of H. carnea in front. The first-named, being 
naturally tall, had to be lowered when the photograph was taken, and the 
two others are hardly advanced enough to show the spikes at their best. 
These Plants are always admired when seen ‘n collections, and the chiet 
"€ason for their rarity is that, by reason of their deciduous habit, they are 
not easily grown with other Orchids. They are tractable enough when 
Placed under suitable conditions, and H. militaris has long been successfully 
sown at Burford, under a method of treatment that was given in detail by 
