200 ORCHIDS FOR EVERYONE 



SPATHOGLOTTIS 



These are terrestrial, deciduous Orchids that may be grown 

 in loam, peat, leaf-mould and sand, or in the usual peat and 

 sphagnum mixture. They need a warm house, plenty of water 

 when growth is vigorous, but only enough to keep the corm-like 

 pseudo-bulbs plump during the time they are dormant. They 

 are graceful plants, with long, plaited leaves, and spikes about 

 eighteen inches or two feet high. The flowers are rounded, two 

 or three inches across, bright yellow in S. aurea and S. Fortunei, 

 and rosy in S. Vieillardii. These are the three best species, but 

 there are several hybrids that merit attention where Orchids of 

 this kind are appreciated. These are S. Colmanii (^S. aurea x S. 

 Veitchii), S. Kewensis [S.plicata x S. Vieillardii), and S. Veitchii 

 (S. aurea x S. Vieillardii], often grown as S. aureo-Vteillardii. 



STANHOPEA 



Stanhopeas have large flowers, and these are usually very 

 attractive, but they are short lived, and cannot be used in floral 

 decorations, hence they cannot be considered first-class. They 

 are, however, worth growing for their interest and striking appear- 

 ance, where room can be provided in a stove or intermediate house, 

 near the roof glass. Basket culture is advised, and if crocks are 

 used as drainage, these must be stood on edge and not laid flat, as 

 the flower spikes are pendulous, and have a knack of pushing 

 downwards through the compost and coming out at the bottom 

 of the basket. New rooting material, peat and sphagnum, should 

 be provided when new growth commences, and when growth has 



