1G THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. [ JANUARY, 



which, merits an additional designation to its specific name. It might very 

 appropriately be known as var. Dayanum. Unquestionably the most beautiful that 

 has come under my notice is in the choice collection of the Messrs. Veitch. It is 

 spotted regularly over sepals, petals, and labellum, and adds to this charm a very 

 desirable outline, such as a florist would, with all his heart, recommend. I have 

 described this variety in the Farmer under the name of var. pardinum. These 

 are the three types of 0. nebulosum, all of them very beautiful, and now that they 

 are come-at-able at a reasonable price, they should be bought by every grower. 

 Nothing we have, but the species in question, unless it be 0. Pescatorei, can 

 withstand the cold and revel in it. It will live in an atmosphere that would 

 kill 0. Alexandrae and its allies, and even the plethoric and robust-looking 

 0. grande. Amateurs may safely grow this in their little greenhouses, and by 

 all means should give it a good supply of water ; they should grow it among 

 two-parts fibry peat and one-part sphagnum, with a good sprinkling of silver sand, 

 crocking the pots moderately. 



Meadow Bank. James Anderson. 



VIOLA CORNUTA. 



\F this beautiful Viola I have had two long rows in great beauty during the 

 whole summer, and they remained so up to the middle of September. 

 On the terrace, a combination of this and Beaton's Variegated Polar- 

 is gonium continued in perfection until late in October. Last year I 

 witnessed it very fine at Huntroyde, in October, quite equal, as to profusion 

 of blossom, to its appearance in spring. It has also been blossoming very finely 

 during the past autumn at Thoresby. 



Osberton. E. Bennett. 



ORCHARD-HOUSE TREES IN POTS. 



f* IRCUMSTANCES, and not inclination, made me a cultivator of Orchard- 

 Q) house Trees in pots. My preference would have been for trees planted 

 Wf£ out in the border of the house, whether that were a span-roof, a half- 

 W span, or lean-to ; and for the early forcing of Peaches and Nectarines, 

 I still think the best house is a lean-to, having the trees fan-trained, 

 planted near the front wall, and trained to wires fixed horizontally about 15in. 

 from the glass. My experience, though extensive, does not extend to forcing 

 trees grown in pots ; so that I cannot say whether pot -trees would do for very 

 early work. When my employer wished for an Orchard-house, and for trees 

 grown in pots, I determined, though doubtful as to the result, to manage them 

 to the best of my ability, all the time wishing I could have had them planted 

 out in the borders ; but I have now changed my opinion, and I would rather 

 dispense with any of the other houses than with the Orchard-house. 



I grow between thirty and forty varieties of Peaches and Nectarines, and I 



