AN^CTOCHILTJS AND OTHER VARIEGATED ORCHIDS. 77 



the cockroaclies are destroyed. In smoking be careful not to 

 give too strong a dose. The best way is to fumigate three 

 times, with an interval of one night between each operation, 

 till both thrips and spider are destroyed. 



A. argyroneurm. — This extremely pretty little plant is a 

 native of Java ; it has the ground colour of the leaves light 

 green, mottled with a darker hue, and the veins form a 

 beautiful silvery network. 



A. Bullenii. — This charming species from Borneo grows six 

 inches high, and has leaves two and a half inches in length ; 

 ground colour bronzy green, marked through the entire length 

 with three broad distinct lines of coppery red, varying at 

 times to golden stripes. 



A. Dayi. — A very pretty and rare species, having good- 

 sized dark green leaves, beautifully veined with red, and 

 grows nearly as large as A. Lowii. 



A. Dominii. — This is a hybrid between Goody era discolor 

 and Anmctochihis xantliophyllus, and possesses a fine vigorous 

 constitution. The leaves are of a dark olive green, with a 

 pale yellow coppery streak dovm the centre, the main ribs 

 marked by pale lines. 



A. El Dorado. — A distinct species, and very difficult to 

 cultivate. It appears to be a deciduous kind, and is often lost 

 by people throwing it away, thinking that it is dead, whereas, 

 if left, it would push up again ; the foliage is dark green, with 

 a small tracery of a lighter colour. This plant should not be 

 allowed to get too dry at the roots when at rest; if so, it 

 will die. It requires a good deal of care to keep it in good 

 condition. 



A. intermedius. — A fine distinct species, and one of freer 

 growth than some others. It grows three inches high, and 

 has leaves two and a half inches long, one and a half inch 

 broad, with a soft silky surface ; colour dark olive, striped 



