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tion must be given to the shading of the plants on bright 

 days in summer. The principal varieties and those 

 which are most interesting and deserving of culture are 

 B. antherotes, B. brachiata, B. caudata, B. Gireoudiana, 

 jB. Kieliana, B. Lavurenceana, B. maculata and B. verrucosa. 

 They should all be grown in pots, in a mixture of peat 

 and moss, and would probably thrive better in the new 

 leaf-soil. When potting, keep the plants well above the 

 rim of the pots, as the bulbs are liable, through too 

 close contact with the soil, quickly to turn black and 

 decay. Grow them in the Cattleya house, and afford 

 moderate waterings at all times. 



Broughtonia 



Broughtonia sanguinea is the only plant of the genus 

 that I know. It is one of the earliest epiphytal Orchids 

 cultivated in England, having been introduced to the 

 Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1793. ^ 1S a nat i ye °f Jamaica, 

 where it grows upon the trunks of trees not far from 

 the seashore. The flowers are bright crimson purple, 

 of a tint scarcely to be seen in any other Orchid 

 in cultivation ; and are produced on arching panicles. 

 Broughtonia sanguinea requires but little compost to root 

 in : the best method I have found being to obtain two 

 imported pieces of about equal size, then to make a 

 suitable open raft of teak wood, and to wire one plant on 

 one side and the other on the opposite side, so that in time 

 both pieces may grow together. Suspend the plants 

 in the Cattleya house where they may obtain plenty of 

 light, and sun in moderation. Apply water copiously 

 when growing, but very little will suffice while at rest. 



BULBOPHYLLUM 



There is a fashion in the appreciation and cultivation 

 of Orchids. At the present time, fashion favours such 



