GALEA NDRA — GRA MM A TOPHYLL UM. 



Flowers white, spotted with violet. Costa Rica, 

 1873 (A), 



B. falcatum. — A distinct plant with pale yellow sepals 



and orange lip. Mexico, 1839 (c). 

 E. feagrans. — Flowers variable, sepals whitish, lip 



striped pm-ple. West Indies, 1778 (i). 

 E. Godseffianum. — A fine species. Flowers light 



green and brown ; lip white, with rosy purple 



lines. Brazil, 1892 (i). 

 E. ibaguense. — An attractive plant. Flowers bright 



orange red and yellow. New Grenada, 1867 (c). 

 E. leucochiltjm.— G*rowth 2 feet high; the flowers 



yellowish green and white. Caracas, 1842 (i). 

 E. myeiantiium. — A rare and brilliant flowering 



kind ; colour, rosy purple. Guatemala, 1863 (/). 

 E. nemoeale. — A fine orchid ; the ground colour rosy 



mauve, the lip streaked with a deeper tint. 



Mexico, 1843 (/). 

 E. O'Bbieniantjm. — Bright and showy hybrid, 



between E. evectum and E. radicans. 

 E. OCHEACEUM. — A small-flowered species ; the 



colours brown and yellow. Mexico, 1838 (c). 



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E. PHCENICEUM. — Flowers of varying shade of purple 



and crimson. Cuba, 1840 (;')• 

 E. PEIsmatocaepum. — A pleasing and popular kind ; 



sepals yellow, spotted with purple ; lip yellow. 



Chiriqui, 1849 (»). 

 E. eadicans. — A tall, loose-growing species, with 



panicles of scarlet flowers. Guatemala, 1859 (c). 

 E. ScnoMBURGKi. — Stems nearly a yard high. Flowers 



bright red and yellow. British Guiana, 1837 (/()■ 

 E. Stamfohdianum.— Pseudo-bulbs erect. Flowers 



on large racemes; yellow and white, with red 



spots. Guatemala, 1837 (i). 

 E. TOVARENSE. — Plant dwarf and attractive. Flowers 



white and pink. Tovar, 1850 (c). 

 E. vitellinum. — A beautiful and popular species. 



Flowers orange-red, with yellow lip ; one of the 



best of the genus. Mexico, 1830 (c). 

 E. Wallisi. — ■ A pretty, large - growing species. 



Flowers yellow and white, spotted with purple. 



New Grenada, 1874 (*). 

 E. xanthintjm. — Very fine plant, producing large balls 



of golden-yellow blossoms. Minas Geraes, 1837 (?'). 



gale an dba. — These plants thrive best in fairly large pots of peat and moss, 

 requiring a large amount of water during active growth, and much less while at rest. The 

 flowers occur at the apex of growth. Great care is necessary in keeping down insects, 

 especially thrips and red spider. Four species are named for cultivation : — G. Eaueri, 

 stems a foot high ; flowers in drooping racemes, sepals olive-brown, lip white and purple ; 

 Guiana, 1850 (h). G. Devoniana, attractive, flowers white with purple stripes; Eio 

 Nigro, 1840 (h.) G. flaveola, stems less than a foot high, flowers yellow ; Brazil, 

 1887 (V); and G. nivalis, a pretty species with brownish sepals and white lip, Tropical 

 America, 1882 (h). 



grammatophyllum. — These are large-growing plants, for the most part produc- 

 ing striking and handsome flowers ; but as they take up much room, and in some instances 

 do not flower very often, their culture is by no means general. They should be grown 

 in large pots, encouraged by adequate warmth and moisture, and afterwards allowed 

 a rather sharp resting season by keeping them cooler, and withholding water. Three 

 of the best species are : G. Ellisi, a beautiful and easily managed plant ; the flowers are 

 yellow, reddish-brown and white, produced on long racemes ; Madagascar, 1859 (h). 

 G. Fenzlianum, flowers pale yellow, with brown spots ; Amboyna (h) ; and G. spcciosum, 

 a large-growing plant that produces its immense spikes at too long intervals ; flowers, 

 6 inches in diameter, yellow, spotted with reddish-purple ; Java, Cochin China, 1837 (h). 



