i66 ORCHIDS FOR EVERYONE 



Other Species 

 Other species of more or less interest and value are V. Bensoni, 



V. CCERULESCENS, V. CONCOLOR, V. CRIST ATA, V. HoOKERIANA, V. 

 LIMBATA, and V. ROXBURGHII. 



ZYGOCOLAX 



This is a small group of beautiful little hybrids between 

 the small growing Colax jugosus and species of Zygopetalum. 

 They have greenish brown marks on the sepals and petals, and a 

 fleshy lip usually with blue or violet-purple colouring. The 

 principal kinds are Z.-c. Amesianus (C. jugosus x Z. Mackayt\ 

 Z.-c. leopardinus [C. jugosus X Z. maxillare\ T^.-c. Veitchii (C. 

 jugosus X Z. crinitum\ and Z.-c. Wiganianus [C. jugosus x 

 Z. intermedium). 



ZYGOPETALUM 



The best of the Zygopetalums form a group of attractive, easily 

 grown, and extremely useful Orchids. They are of sturdy growth, 

 with stout pseudo-bulbs and fairly large, green leaves. In some 

 of them the rhizomes are elongated, and these should be placed in 

 pots, but be given a piece of old tree-fern stem to grow and root 

 upon. Fibrous peat and loam, with a little sphagnum and sand 

 added, make a suitable compost. During the late Autumn and 

 Winter the several species should be placed in an intermediate 

 house, but throughout the Summer the cool house is the best place 

 for them. As they are evergreen, the plants do not require a severe 

 rest, nor must they ever be allowed to get dry at the roots, but, 

 obviously, much less water is needed when growth is finished for 



