. The Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette . y. These speciescome next to Disa grandiflora in point of interest andbeauty, and are named by all collectors and travellers asranking amongst the most conspicuously attractivemembers of the Cape Flora. They are comparativelydwarf and compact in habit, growing from 9 inches to afoot high, and producing large terminal erect spikes ofbloom, from 6 to 8 inches in length, far surpassing thefinest British Orchids in their brilliancy of colour. S. candidum has pure white flowers, with remarkablylong spurs, dillusing a rich orgeat-like odour. Sir
. The Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette . y. These speciescome next to Disa grandiflora in point of interest andbeauty, and are named by all collectors and travellers asranking amongst the most conspicuously attractivemembers of the Cape Flora. They are comparativelydwarf and compact in habit, growing from 9 inches to afoot high, and producing large terminal erect spikes ofbloom, from 6 to 8 inches in length, far surpassing thefinest British Orchids in their brilliancy of colour. S. candidum has pure white flowers, with remarkablylong spurs, dillusing a rich orgeat-like odour. Sir JohnHerschel, who was a very successful cultivator ol thistribe, observes, that every part of this delicious plant,when dried, yields apparently ad inlimtum a rich and 294 THE GAEDENEES CHEONICLE AND AGEICULTURAL GAZETTE. [Maech 21, 1868. fire half up the flue, as may have been done byaccidents. Heat when generated rushes alonj A B and c, and ischecked in some boilers by pieces similar to I. Now,we all imagine that heat rises perpendicularly, there-. powerful odour, only to be compared to the Tonquinbean, or the Sweet Woodrufl. S. corilfoUum is of a rich yellow, with the Iront orlip tinged with orange red. , S. chrysostachijum is of a beautiful rich orange orgold colour. ,S. is, perhaps, the finest of the group,havinglarge radical leaves of an orbicular outline, and fineterminal raceme of large, shaded, rosy pink grows better under pot-culture than some otherkinds. Sir John llerschel brought a collection of theseplants to England, and bloomed some of the finestvarieties with slight protection in his open garden inHanover Terrace, Regents Park. The soil herecommends is a deep sandy peat, enriched withvegetable matter, using a perfect drainage, and asmuch water as the soil will naturally retain, whilethe phmts are leafing, with a temperature of not lessthan SO. It is essential that all moisture should bekept from the inner folds of the leaves. On the firstap
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