ON ORCHIDS. 



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should be represented in every collection. A. eburneiim is 

 the most gigantic of the genus, and possesses a robust con- 

 stitution. The above two species, owing to their proportions, 

 are best accommodated in pots, requiring similar treatment to 

 that recommended for Vandas. All the other members of the 

 genus in cultivation are practically of miniature habit, and suit- 

 able for basket culture, suspended from the roof. The most 



Fig. 363. — Angr^cum sesquipedale. 



attractive sorts . are A. Ellisii (Fig. 364), A. citratu7n, A. fashiosuj?i, 

 A. Leonis (A. Hiimblotii), A. modestiim, and the terete-leaved 

 A. Scottiamim. The potting compost should be the same as 

 that recommended for Vandas. 



Saccolabium is another genus that requires similar treatment 

 to that recommended for Vandas. One of the best of the 

 species is >5. Blumei {^Rhynchostylis retusa). It is of free habit, 



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