THE MOST USEFUL ORCHIDS 141 



everyone. The following may be added as taste suggests and space 

 permits ; indeed, the addition of a few is strongly advised, because 

 of the greater interest they lend to a collection. 



O. BiCTONENSE has the honour of being the first member of 

 its family to reach England alive; it was introduced in 1835, and 

 first flowered at Bicton, in Devonshire, hence its name. It usually 

 flowers in the Autumn, and carries its blooms on erect spikes ; the 

 sepals are green and brown, and the broad heart-shaped lip is 

 rose coloured. O. blandum is a graceful little species, a sort of 

 diminutive 0. cirrhosum. O. Cervantesii is another dwarf 

 species, and should be grown in the same manner as 0. Rossii ; 

 its rounded flowers are white, with tangential lines of red-brown 

 at their base. O. cordatum has spidery flowers, three or four 

 inches across, yellow with brown marking, except for the lip, 

 which is white with brown spots. O. coronarium is not a 

 diflflcult Orchid to grow, but it is a difficult one to accommodate, 

 and not an easy one to flower ; its pseudo-bulbs are set widely 

 apart, and so a raft or long, trough-shaped basket has to be provided 

 for it. O. CORONARIUM has stiffly erect spikes, and the rounded 

 blooms, nearly three inches across, bright brown, marked with yellow, 

 are very attractive ; the variety O. c. miniatum has a yellow lip, 

 is of better habit, and more amenable to cultivation than the type. 



O. HuNNEWELLiANUM will appeal to some, but is chiefly 

 interesting as being one parent of the popular hybrid O. Adriance. 

 O. Insleayi may be likened to O. grande^ but it is smaller, and 

 the brown markings are usually darker and more numerous. 

 O. Krameri is a dwarf Costa Rican species with small flowers, 

 coloured violet and white. O. l^ve is a variable species, and 

 produces spikes from two to three feet in length, bearing many 

 flowers that are brown and yellow or greenish yellow, and have a 

 white or rosy lip. This is a fragrant Orchid, and is sometimes 



