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British and otfier Hardy Orciiids. 



Culture. — Both species flower about Ma\-. The)- should 

 be planted in a well-drained bed, or in pots, in a light 

 loam, and be kept wet whilst in growth, and dry when 

 at rest. 



5. cordigera (Z.). — This has narrow, green leaves, mottled 

 with purple at the base. The spike is from Sin. to i2in. high, 

 and about six-flowered. The sepals are lilac, streaked with red, 

 and the lip is pendulous, flat, lin. long, and coloured rich purple- 

 brown. (B. ^L, t. sS68.\.) 



S. lingua (Z.). — In habit and stature identical with S. cordigera, 

 but the leaves are wholly green, and the flowers are slightly 

 smaller, the lip being crimson, narrower, and less pendulous 

 than in that species. (B. JNI., t. 5S6S1;.) 



We have selected for description in this chapter only^ 

 such hard}- kinds as are popularh' known as pretty in 

 flower ; but there are many others, both British and 

 foreign, wdiich are possessed of characters of interest for 

 those cultivators whose pleasure in plants does not stop 

 at size and colour beaut}-. The singular forms and highly 

 specialised structure that characterise almost every one 

 of the British species form the subject of one of Charles 

 Darwin's most delightful works, namely, " The Fertilization 

 of Orchids," a book that ever}-one interested in Orchids 

 should read. 



