Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.
(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.