January 2, 1892. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
277 
Grammatophyllum Seegerianum 
GRAMMATOPHYLLUM 
SEEGERIANUM. 
The species of Grammatophyllum are by no means 
numerous, and they have the reputation of being 
difficult to flower. The old G multiflorum, so named 
by Lindley, seems to have dropped out of cultivation, 
and G. speciosum is certainly difficult to flower, 
although there seems no difficulty in growing it. 
Grammangis Ellisii is better known under the name 
of Grammatophyllum, and it flowers with tolerable 
freedom compared with G. speciosum, under the care 
and management of some cultivators ; but still it must 
be considered rare in British gardens Whether G. 
Seegerianum ever becomes widely popular or not, and 
it well deserves to be, it has already given evidence of 
being a much more easily flowered subject than G. 
speciosum, and is moreover beautiful and stately. The 
two kinds just mentioned must be considered as 
widely distinct types in the genus, the latter having 
pseudo-bulbs or more properly stems about 2 ft. or 3 ft. 
long, while the plant under notice has pseudo-bulbs 
about 6 in. or 8 in. long, bearing at the apex five to 
eight lanceolate leaves, 18 in. to 20 in long and 3 in. 
wide. The flower scapes arise from the base of the 
pseudo-bulbs, and attain a length of 4 ft. or 5 ft., bear¬ 
ing from forty to sixty or more flowers almost along 
their whole length. The flowers, notwithstanding 
their number, are relatively of large size, and con¬ 
spicuously blotched, as may be seen by reference to 
our illustration, made from a plant which flowered 
with Messrs. Seeger & Tropp, The Nurseries, Lord- 
ship Lane, East Dulwich, a short time ago. The 
lower flowers upon each scape have only four 
segments, namely the two petals, the upper sepal, 
and the two lateral ones united in one piece, the lip 
being entirely absent. The upper flowers are perfect ; 
the ground colour of the sepals and petals is yellow, 
or slightly tinted with green, and blotched with a rich 
brownish-purple. The lip is bearded at the mouth, 
and yellow, beautifully striated with sepia-brown on 
the lateral lobes, while three purple lines run down 
upon the middle lobe, the lateral ones forking at their 
ends. Messrs. Seeger & Tropp find no difficulty in 
its culture, and it may be regarded as one of the 
most distinct novelties introduced in 1891. 
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JACOBINIA CARNEA. 
Under the name ofjusticia carnea, this plant is 
known and cultivated very widely in this country, 
and when seen in good condition during the winter 
months is decidedly of great ornamental value. To 
attain the degree of perfection of which the plant is 
capable, cuttings must be taken in early spring and 
placed singly in thumb pots or three together round 
the sides of 60-size ones. A little bottom heat will 
enable the cuttings to emit roots more quickly, and 
when fairly well rooted they should be transferred 
singly to 60 size pots and stood in a light position 
near the glass in the same house in which they were 
rooted. This will enable them to start into growth 
quickly, and when this has taken place the tips of 
the shoots should be pinched out to induce the 
plants to become bushy. If this is done two or 
three times while the plants are yet small the 
various shoots should form a good bush, if the other 
cultural details are well attended to. Of course 
when the weather becomes sufficiently warm, the 
plants should be transferred to a frame in which 
plants for winter decoration are being grown. 
Here they can be syringed and receive the full 
advantage of light, which could hardly be the case 
in a greenhouse where numerous flowering subjects 
are generally crowded together during the summer 
months. 
No crowding should be permitted, but the plants 
must be freely 7 exposed on all sides so that the 
shoots may be as equally developed as possible. By 
this means only can the best results be obtained, 
and a number of heads of equal size obtained upon 
a plant. Six or eight heads upon a plant, nine or 
ten months old, should not be difficult to obtain. The 
name J. carnea hardly 7 expresses the colour for it is 
of a uniform deep pink rather than flesh-coloured. 
The bracts surrounding the heads give them a com¬ 
pact and solid appearance, and no doubt assist the 
durability of the flowers themselves. The ovate, 
acuminate leaves are of large size and of a pleasing 
green. On the approach of cold weather in autumn, 
the plants should be transferred to a stove or inter¬ 
mediate house till they commence to flower when 
they may 7 be taken to a greenhouse or conservatory 
where the night temperature is kept about 50°.—/. 
