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ORCHIDS 



Platyclinis. 



spreading ; petals similar or smaller ; lip sessile, or shortly 

 unguiculate at the base of the column, ovate, concave, 

 almost equalling the sepals ; colunm erect, semi-terete ; 

 anthers two-valved ; pollen-masses four, ovoid. Leaves 

 narrow, contracted into petioles. 



The two species generally met with in cultivation, 

 P. filiforinis and P. crhiinacca, require to be grown in 

 the warmest house available, and are best accommodated 



Fig. 150. Platyclinis glumace.a. 



(much reduced). 



in shallow pans. Afford liberal drainage, and use a 

 potting compost of good fibrous peat, sphagnum, leaf- 

 soil, and a liberal sprinkling of rough sand or finely- 

 broken crocks. During the acti\-e season of growth they 

 require an abundant supply of water at the roots 

 especially after the flower-scape is obser\'ed advancing 

 with the expanding leaves. The atmosphere must also 

 be kept in a highly humid state. Should red-spider be 



