59° 



THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



loam and rough sand. The plants are mostly gross feeders, and 

 require a fair amount of pot room. The pots should be drained 

 to one-third their depth. Phaius tube?'cuIosus is rather a diffi- 

 cult subject, requiring a position near the glass, the atmospheric con- 

 ditions of a Phalcenopsis house, and a potting compost of peat 

 and living sphagnum moss. Fig. 372 represents P. XoTman^ a 

 hybrid between P. Sanderia7uis and P. tnherailosiis. Peristeria 

 data (the Dove or Holy Ghost Orchid), when in flower, is always 



a subject of admiration. 



Nis {£)endrochilu??i). 

 nother lovely Orchid, 

 :ove culture. There 

 several species, the 

 being P. glumacea^ 

 racemes of creamy- 

 flowers. Its per- 

 is delightful, two or 

 three spikes being 

 sufficient to scent a 

 house. It requires 

 a compost of peat 

 and sphagnum, and 

 a well-drained and 

 shallow receptacle 

 suits it best. 



Paphinia and 

 Promencea.- — These 

 are dwarf - srowms: 

 kinds suitable for 

 hanging purposes. 

 They produce their 

 quaint flowers during 

 the summer months, 

 and these, though 

 small, are v e r v 

 attractive. The 

 potting compost 

 should consist of good peat and sphagnum. The plants 

 require a moist position in the temperature of the East Indian 

 house. 



Grammatophyllum is a somewhat unsatisfactory genus to deal 

 with. It is very unusual to meet with a plant in vigorous con- 

 dition that has been imported many years. I find G. {Gram77iangis) 

 Ellisii the most satisfactory : grown in a basket suspended from 

 the roof of the East Indian house. The potting compost consists 

 of two parts fibrous peat to one part sphagnum. These are an 

 interesting class of plants, and worthy of consideration, as 



