THE ORCHID REVIEW. 83 
Neilgherry, Pulney and other ranges of hills on the Western Ghauts of India. 
This variety, being separated from its ally by a distance of at least one 
thousand miles, is totally different in appearance. The stems are no longer 
short and stout, but of considerable length, and more slender than those of 
the common form. . 
The Ceylon form, as one would expect, comes near to this, but is again 
distinct, as although rather slender, like the Indian form, the stems are 
longer, frequently three feet long, and as they are formed throughout of 
swollen internodes, it is a variety that cannot possibly be mistaken. 
All these three varieties have deliciously sweet-scented flowers, and are 
also found up in the hills at from four to six thousand feet above the sea 
level, and therefore are easy to grow in our houses in England. 
The fourth variety of Dendrobium aureum is that found in the Philippine 
Islands. The form of the plant is again modified by the great geographical 
distance at which it is found separated from its allies. The stems of this 
plant are long and smooth, and the sweet scent found in the other forms is 
absent. 
Perhaps the Philippine Islands, having been so long separated from the 
adjacent continent, have lost the pollinating insect attracted on the continent 
by the sweet scent of the flowers, so that scent is no longer a necessity to 
the Philippine plant. All the varieties are pretty and well worth growing, 
the Philippine variety requiring more heat than the three others, which also 
flower earlier; indeed the ordinary form may be had in flower from 
November to February, at a time when good flowers of Dendrobiums are 
Scarce, 
(To be continued.) 
THE CULTURE OF HABENARIA MILITARIS. 
By W. H. WHITE. 
Tuts brilliant scarlet-flowered terrestrial Orchid from Cochin China is a 
Plant that has always been greatly admired when in bloom. Unfortu- 
nately, considerable difficulty has been experienced by many growers in 
Successfully cultivating this little gem; which has caused much disap- 
Pemement: <7 have no doubt that many failures have resulted from 
amv the plants in too low a temperature, keeping them too dry 
While in a dormant state, and using unsuitable material to root is. -1 
Ow of one instance where the plant, having finished its growth, and 
© leaves and stem naturally died down, was thought to be dead, and 
Consequence thrown on the rubbish heap. What a great mistake ! 
"F 88 's00n as the stem has decayed, the tubers begin to ripen and 
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