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Monsieur le Due de Massa explains the gratifying results following his culture by the following treatment : " I use 

 as compost a mixture of fibrous leaf soil, with a little dry cow manure, which has always to be kept moist. I plant them 

 in large pots or tubs, with thorough drainage, and during the summer months I place them in the tank of my aquarium, 

 with the base of the pots or tubs sunk to the depth of a few inches in the water. In autumn I move them into the Vanda 

 house, where they remain during the winter, in a shallow basin, with just sufficient water to provide a slight moisture to 

 the roots. By this treatment I obtain my results : the plants carry in succession three flower spikes every year, each with 

 an inflorescence of a metre (3 feet) representing over fifty flowers and buds." 



shows habit of Lissochilus giganteus as grown at the Chateau de Fn 



