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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[September 5. 
Hills.—This is a truly magniliccnt species. Sepals 
and petals of a tine golden colour ; lip of the same 
line, with a large blotch in the centre of the richest 
purple chocolate. They are produced in pairs, on 
short thick drooping pseudo-bulbs, sometimes as many 
as four pairs on a stem; each flower measuring two 
inches across. It is the finest of all the yellow Den- 
drobes. 63s. 
D. Jenlcinsii (Capt. Jenkins’s); India.—A neat grow¬ 
ing species, clinging close to the block; the pjseudo- 
bulbs are produced close together, overlapping each 
other like the tiles of a house. The flowers are pro¬ 
duced singly, and are very large in proportion to the 
rest of the plant. The colour is a pale buff, with a shade 
of orange towards the centre. A very pretty little plant. 
21s. 
D. longicornu (Long-horned I).); Nepaul.—A hand¬ 
some species. The stems are covered thickly with short 
purplish hair; sepals and petals white : lipi large,shaped 
like a half moon. It is yellow, with orange-red stripes. 
42s. 
D. pulchellum (Pretty D.) ; Sylhet.—A desirable spe¬ 
cies found growing on trees. As it is of a dwarf habit 
and branches freely, it may be so managed as to 
cover very soon a largo upright log. The sepals are 
white, edged with green ; the petals of the same colour, 
edged with delicate rose; the lip finely fringed at the 
edge, and has a blotch in the centre of bright orange 
red. There is a variety with the rose on the petals of a 
deep purplish hue. Every collection ought to have in 
it a good plant of this very pretty, easily-managed 
species. 15s. 
D. tetragonum (Four-angled D.); Moreton Bay, New 
Holland.—Excepting D. speciosum, this is the hand¬ 
somest of all the New Holland species. The sepals and 
petals are yellowish, bordered with rod ; lip pale yellow, 
striped with narrow bands of crimson. The sepals and 
petals are much lengthened, so as to givo them a strap¬ 
like appearance. 42s. 
This section of JJciidrobke, that wo have selected as 
proper to grow on logs of wood, might have been con¬ 
siderably extended. There are from New Holland a 
large number of dwarf-growing curious species belong¬ 
ing to this genus, but as they are more objects of 
botanical curiosity than fine ornamental plants, if com¬ 
pared with the rest of the tribe, we have thought it best 
to omit them altogether. Such as we have described are 
really beautiful or otherwise interesting species, and are 
all worth growing. There are several handsome varie¬ 
ties that would grow and flower well on blocks, but they 
grow much liner in pots. Wo mention this to give our 
readers to understand that wo have not overlooked such 
handsome species, but have reserved them to be described 
in the next section amongst those that do best in pots. 
The Culture on blocks is, first, to procure them of 
suitable sizes, in proportion to the plants; to fasten a 
little moss (thin green flakes are the best) on the blocks; 
and then to fasten the plants to the blocks upon the moss 
with some zinc wire : wo think this better than copper, 
because it is softer, and not so liable to injure the plant. 
Then hang them up in the house pretty near to tiro glass; 
and whilst they are growing syringe them gently twice 
a-day, keeping up a high temperature and moist atmo¬ 
sphere in the house. When their now pseudo-bulbs are 
fully formed, gradually lessen the syringing, moisture, and 
heat of the house. This will induce rest, and enable them 
to fill up the buds with llowers. If they are kept con¬ 
stantly growing they will not bloom, hence this resting is 
a point of culture that is indispensihle ; indeed the growth 
itself will be stronger for having a period of cessation of 
growth. In the regions where these plants are found 
there are throo seasons, quite distinct ; a season that is 
hot and dry, during which orchids generally bloom ; a 
rainy season—the rains in those tropical regions com¬ 
pared with ours being perfect deluges, long continued, 
and this is the season of growth to the orchids; lastly, 
there is a cold season—and this is the season of rest. 
The cold season of India is, however, warn compared 
with ours; therefore, we must not subject our orchids 
from that country to too low a temperature, but induce 
rest by withholding moisture, in conjunction with a 
reduced moderate beat. These observations apply to all 
plants of this tribe as well as to those on blocks, and 
we trust our readers will exercise that judgment and 
discretion in supplying the throe seasons at such proper 
periods as will be most conducive to the health and 
well-being of the plants. 
Epulendrum aloifolium (Aloe-leaved E.); Mexico.— 
Sepals and petals greenish yellow, changing to a deeper 
colour; lip large, pure white, and shaped like the head 
of a lanco. The flowers are produced, as it were, out of 
the bosom of the leaves, sometimes in fives, but gene¬ 
rally in threes. When large and well grown this species 
is very handsome, particularly in the latter stage of 
blooming. They continue a long time in bloom, and 
are fragrant. 31s 6d. 
E. bicornutum (Two-horned); Trinidad.—This is a 
very handsome species, vicing with the famed Phalanop- 
sis. The flowers are large, and when the plant is healthy 
and strong are produced numerously in upright panicles. 
Sepals and petals pure white; the lip is the same colour 
but beautifully spotted with crimson dots. 42s. 
E. lameUatum (plated); Honduras.—Sepals and petals 
delicate pink; the lip rose-colour and very bright. It 
has a row of scale-like plates of a yellow colour, whence 
its name; very rare. 84s. 
E. macrocliilum (Large-lipped); Mexico.—A very fine 
species and very fragrant. The sepsis and petals are of 
a curious colour, difficult to describe—greenish brown 
will perhaps come nearest to it. The labollum or lip* 
is the prettiest part of the flower, being pure white, with 
a bright rosy purple spot at the base. The whole flower 
will frequently measure three inches across. 31s. 6d. 
E. macrocliilum, var. roseum (Rose-coloured variety) ; 
Guatimala.—A very distinct and beautiful variety, hav¬ 
ing the sepals and petals of a deeper hue, and the lip of 
a rich rose-colour streaked with crimson. A very desir¬ 
able pilant. 42s. 
E. vitcllinum (Yolk-of-egg coloured); Mexico.—This 
is a splendid spiecies, on account of its brilliant colour. 
It is, indeed, very lovely. The leaves are glaucous 
(milky green), the sepals and petals rich orange scarlet, 
the lipi is of a clear bright yellow. 
The above are the epidendrums that do best on blocks 
of wood. E. bicornutum is a difficult pilant to keep, but 
may be managed by being placed on a log without moss 
and kept close to the glass, moistened when growing 
with the syringe, and kept quite dry through the winter 
and whilst at rest. The same treatment will suit the 
beautiful E. vitcllinum. The others should have a piortion 
of moss placed round their roots on the block, and will 
bear a much more free application of water, especially 
whilst growing. As they are nil, excepting E. bicornu¬ 
tum, natives of cooler piarts of South America, they are 
suitable inhabitants of the Mexican bouse, and will 
thrive well and flower finer in such a house than if kept 
warmer. E. macrocliilum, and its variety roseum, will 
grow in piots in a mixture of rough peat and broken 
potshords; but there is always dangor of the roots 
perishing in winter, and, therefore, we recommend 
placing them on blocks. T. Appleby. 
(To be continued.) 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
Carnations and Picotees. —If our directions about 
layering have been followed, the layers will now be rooted, 
and ought to be taken off and plotted in pairs in five-inch 
piots. By piuttiug them in pairs in pots your frames will 
