47^ ORCHIDS 



Spathoglottis. 

 b)- Blume is from spat lie, a spathe, and o/ottis, a tongue ; 

 ill allusion to the form of the lip. The pseudo-bulbs are 

 usuall)-, but not al\va}'s, underground ; the lea\'es are long 

 and narrow, se^'eral species hax'ing onl}' one or two on each 

 growth ; the flower-spikes are erect, and bear the flowers 

 towards the top ; the sepals and petals are spreading, and 

 the lip is distinctly three-lobed. 



Culture. — Owing to the different latitudes and elewatjons 

 at which the \'arious species of Spathoglottis are found, 

 their treatment varies somewhat as to temperature. 

 .V. Fortnuei wft find to thrive in a warm or an inter- 

 mediate-house, whilst .S". aiirea and S. ]'ieillareUi require 

 a strong, moist heat \\'hen groH-ing. In other respects, 

 however, the treatment is similar. Pots or broad pans 

 should be used, and a compost of fibrous loam and peat, 

 with a little leaf-soil and fine potsherds added, is most 

 suitable. Being truly terrestrial Orchids, the surface of 

 the soil should be slightl}' below the rim of the pot. The 

 plants enjoy a good supply of water when acti\'c, but 

 when growth is completed this should gradualh" cease until 

 scared)' any is given. 



S. Augustorum {Rchb.f.). — A synonym of 6". Ilcillarail. 



S. aurea {Lindl.). — Leaves plaited, narrowly lance-shaped, 

 pointed, 3ft. long by liin. broad. The flowers are about 3in. 

 across, with oval-oblong, bright yellow sepals and petals, the 

 former being marked with a few brown lines and dots near 

 the base. The lip is small, yellow, sparsely spotted with 

 purple-brown ; the side lobes are erect, rounded, and the central 

 lobe, which is very variable in shape, may be (according to 

 Reichenbach) "narrow and acute, or broad, simply retuse, or 

 three-toothed " ; it has a triangular secondary lobe on each side 

 near the base. This fine species is a native of Mount Ophir ; 

 it was introduced originally by Messrs. A'eitch and Sons in 1S49, 

 and again in 1886 by Messrs. F. Sander and Co. Syn. S- 

 Kimballiaiia. (B. M., t. 7443.) 



5. Fortune! {Lindl) —A pretty-flowered, deciduous species, 

 with somewhat scanty foliage, found on the granite mountains 

 of Hong Kong. The pseudo-bulbs are flat and tuber-like. The 

 pale green leaves are ift. long, narrowly lance-shaped, thin, and 

 plaited. The flower-scapes are shghtly pubescent, erect, ift. high, 

 bearing six to eight flowers ; sepals and the slightly broader petals 

 ovate, bright yellow ; lip conspicuously three-lobed, the side lobes 



