Drakaea
(named in honour of Miss Drake, botanical artist for the "Botanical Register"). ORD. Orchideoe. A genus comprising three species of extremely curious Australian greenhouse terrestrial Orchids. D. elastica bears a solitary flower, resembling an insect, suspended in the air, and moving with every breeze; the stalk supporting same is slender, and about 1 1/2ft. long. D. ciliata and D. irritabilis have several flowers on a stem. They thrive in a compost of peat, loam, and rough sand. Propagated by divisions.