54 ORCHIDS 



Anosctochilus. 



jjrocurable for horticultural purposes. These plants ha\e 

 been re-potted annually in Ma)-, the new growths making 

 their appearance about that time. The last season's 

 growth is divided from the previous year's, and the stock 

 has been thereb)' considerably increased. The potting 

 c(jmpost consists of fibrous peat (one part) and chopped 

 sphagnum (two parts), mixed with a liberal sprinkling of 

 finel)--broken crocks. The plants are then thoroughlj- 

 watered, and after being arranged on a shallow inverted 

 pan on the stage, the bell-glass is replaced. 0\\'ing to 

 the amount of moisture that accumulates inside the 

 bell-glass, little water is necessar}-. Imported plants 

 of the allied genera ha\'e been similarh' treated, and 

 with satisfactor)' results. Instances have occurred in 

 which the plants have succeeded under the close con- 

 ditions of a propagating-house, and without any protection 

 whatever. 



A. argenteus {Ilort.). — A S3-nonym of Phyiuriis picfiii. 



A. concinnus [Hort.). — A beautiful little plant, the leaves 

 being 5in. long by 3iii. broad, gradually narrowed to a point at 

 the a[)ex, rounded at the base ; the ground-colour is deep 

 olive-green, through which run stripes and a network of a 

 coppery-red colour. Native of Assam. 



A. Dawsonianus (Z('<-e). — A synonym o'i Hicinaria Dawinniaiia. 



A. Frederici = Aug-usti (Hort.). — A synonym of A. xantho- 

 pli I 'litis. 



A. Lowii {Hoii.). — A synonym of Dossinia tiiarmorata. 



A. Petolus {Hori.).~\_ synonym of 2/acodes Pctola. 



A. regalis {Bliiinc). — This is known in Ceylon as the King 

 of the Woods (VVana Rajah), and in England it is considered the 

 most beautifully variegated plant known. The soft, velvet-like brown 

 of the leaves, and the thick reticulation of sparkling gold, baffle 

 description, nor can they be truthfully represented by" the artist. 

 .Some of the forms are much more beautiful than others, that 

 known as cordatiiin being, perhaps, the finest. The best varieties 

 are natives of Ceylon and Singapore, the poorer kinds coming 

 from the Neilgherries. ^^n. A. setaa-iis. (B. M., t. 41 23.) 



A. Reinwardtii {BIiime).—K delicate little plant, with thin, 

 watery stems, bearing roundish leaves about ilfn. long, the 

 surface coloured deep bronze, with a velvet-like sheeii7 and 

 thickly covered with mtedacing lines of deep, shining ' gold. 

 It is a native of Malaya, and a little gem when m good heaUh. 



