THE ORCHID GENERA 



Sandhurstiana, C. Sedenii, C. labrosior, C. versicolor, C. 

 Veitchi, C. V. alba, C. Victoria Regina, C. William Murray, 

 C. revert ens, C. Sander ian, C. Regnieri, C. Stevensii, and 

 the varieties of C. vestita. These deciduous Calanthes 

 may be easily propagated by taking off the old back 

 bulbs when repotting, and inserting them thickly into 

 pots filled with sphagnum moss. Place them on a shelf, 

 and damp well between the pots occasionally. They 

 will soon commence to grow, but just previous to the 

 appearance of young roots they may be repotted and 

 treated as previously advised for the older examples. 

 In the evergreen section the pseudo bulbs are compara- 

 tively small, and the inflorescence, borne on a stout 

 spike, is more of a cluster. C. Dominii has pink flowers, 

 C. masuca light purple, C. veratrifolia pure white, and C. 

 macroloba also white, but the flowers are larger. These 

 plants flower about the middle of May, and when well 

 grown they form beautiful objects for several weeks. 

 The same compost as advised for the deciduous kinds 

 will also suit the evergreen section, but the potting 

 should be more like that accorded to ordinary plants. 

 No doubt the new leaf-soil would also suit them 

 admirably. 



Catasetum 



Few groups of plants produce such remarkable and 

 interesting flowers as do the Catasetums, their quaint 

 distinctiveness and beauty in structure affording 

 sufficient reasons for their more extended culture. 

 Imported plants, when well grown, undoubtedly yield 

 many surprises. The following varieties are well worth 

 including in a general collection of Orchids : Catasetum 

 Bungerothi and its several beautifully distinct forms, 

 including the varieties C. B. mirabile, C. B. Lindenii, 

 C. B. imperiale, also C. barbatum, C. B. spinosum, C. 

 Christyanum, C. jimbriatum, C. scurra, C. longifolium, C. 



