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