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SOBRALIA MACRANTHA SPLENDENS. 
temperature of a damp and well shaded stove. The heat, however, to which it is 
exposed should not be too great, or the plant will at once show signs of suffering. 
The soil proper is a mixture of turfy peat two parts, and turfy loam one part ; these 
must be roughly broken together. Give plenty of pot room, as the roots will not 
bear to be cramped. Set the pot containing the plant in a pan of water, which 
should always be kept full during the season of growth, but at the time of the plant's 
repose the pan of water must be dispensed with. The subjoined wood-cut exhibits 
the habit of the plant. 
The name is given in honour of Don Francisco Martin Sobral, a Spanish 
botanist. 
