256 ORCHIDS 



Grammatophyllum. 



mure than ordinary care is required in their manage- 

 ment. Indeed, we should not advise the amateur to 

 commence the culti\'ation of these plants until he has 

 become familiar with the treatment of more easil)'-gro\vn 

 Orchids. The plants should be grown in perfect!)' drained 

 pots or baskets, and as they root freely and resent dis- 

 turbance, these should be of rather large size. A compost 

 of peat fibre and sphagnum suits them best, to which may 

 be aflded, as potting proceeds, pieces of charcoal or broken 

 brick. The\- must be jiberallv' supplied with water during 

 acti\'e growth ; but after they have become well established, 

 a decided j^eriod of rest is needed to ensure their flowering. 

 All the species enjoy a light position near the roof-glass 

 in the East Indian-house, with cooler conditions while 

 in a dormant state. 



Q. Ellisii (Liiidl.). — A synonym of Grammaiigis Ellisii. 



Q. Fenzlianum (Rchb. /.). — Flowers 2]in. in diameter, in 

 large clusters ; sepals and petals pale greenish-yellow, spotted 

 with brown ; petals narrower and retle.\ed : lip yellowish, 

 obliquely striped with brown, the mid- lobe reflexed, while 

 between the side lobes is a channelled, white plate ; scapes 3ft. 

 to 4ft. long, many-flowered. Leaves ift. tij i .Ut. long, oblong 

 or lanceolate-oblong. .Sterns pseudo-bulbous, 4in. to 6in. long. 

 Ambo\-na. 



Q. Quiielmi 11. (Kraiizl.) — A synon)'m of G. Riimphianuin. 



Q. Measuresianum (Hort.). — A synonym of G. Rumphi- 

 aimin. 



Q. Rcemplerianum {Rchb. /.). — A synonym of Eiilopliiella 

 Pccteniana . 



Q. Rumphianum {Mi</.). — This is a showy, much-confused 

 sjjecies, having se[ials and petals pale yellowish-green, spotted with 

 brown, the petals being narrower and reflexed ; lip three-lobed, 

 yellowish, obliquely striped with brown, the mid-lobe reflexed, 

 wdiite, lined with purple inside. Pseudo-bulbs tut'ted, 6in. to 

 gin. long. Moluccas. Syns. G. Gulielini II., G. Jleasi/rcsia/iiim, 

 and G. .St\\i;L'riaiiiiin 



Q. Sanderianum (Hart.). — A synonym of G. spcaosiim. 



Q. Seegerianum (Hort.). — A synonym of G. Rniiiphianuni. 



Q. speciosum (BIudu-). — The flowering of this remarkable 

 Orchid (the giant ot its race) in the collection of Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart., at Burlbrd, Dorking, in 1S97, was one of the most 



